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Editorials April 21,1994 2 Viewpoint I have to admit, I am not thrilled with the idea that Rex Waters, associate dean of Student Affairs, advised both the SG A and the Media Board. Since the Media Board asks the Student Ciovemmait Assoda- tioQ foo* funding, I think it is a clear a conflict of interest I was relieved to find out that a new adviser for SGA would be taking Waters’s place. However, when I found out that Barb Hanke, director of Student Affairs, was going to be the new adviser ofSGAandremain theadviser of the Student Uni(m Board, I was baffled. Why did Waters even bother to step down as SGA adviser? Isn’t Hanke becoming the SGA adviser creating the same conflict of interest that Waters went through this year? Hanke told a Pendulum reporter she doesn’t see a conflict of intoest. Hanke said only “students who are not matureenough” may see that as a conflict Well call me “immature.” I dcMi’t see how Hanke believes that being the adviser of SGA and SUB is not a conflict of interest If Waters stepped down as the adviser the SGA because he finds it “awkward to advise both the SGA and the Media Board,” then why wouldn’t Hanke feel the same way? Waters said the Office of Student Affairs is doing somerealignmcait of responsibilides to get “a better balance between positions.” How is this b^ter balanced? Hanke will now be adviser fCM* both groups, one which a^ the other for funding. Yet, this is not a conflict of interest? I understand that the students make the actual decisions on the budget hearings, but how can Hanke give unbiased advice on what decisions to make concerning the two groups? The same situation would occur if I was the president of another organization on campus. How could I, as editor of The Pendulum, give my reporters unbiased advice on covering the organizaticxi I was presid^t of? I couldn't And 1 don't think anyone else could either. Erick Gill, Editor-in-chief ThePendulum Serving the Elon College Community Editor-in-Chlef Erick GiU Managing Editor Rob Mancuso Graphics Editor Amy Logerwcll A & E Editor Lori Haley Advertising Beaumont Martin Reporters Heather Anderson Mary Kelli Bridges Tiffany Edmondson Jeannine Erdmer Marc Gentile Shannon Prater Sarah Clarke Sports Editor Sports Reporters Angie Riley Tony Carrick John Piontek Opinion Editor Bob Grinunie Scott Miller Jeff Dunlop Photo Editor A & E Reporters Marco Ormaetxea RickGaliher Ingrid Quinn Photographers Stacy Mogol Office Manager Scott Hildebrand Heather Baldwin Adviser Joey Senat Cartoonists Brian Cotrado The Pendulum, founded in 1974, is published by Elon students. The Pendulum welcomes your opinions with letters limited to 300 words. Letters must be signed with a phone number for verification. Deadline for submission is noon Monday. Single copies of The Pendulum are fk«e. If extra copies are needed, they can be purchased at The Pendulum office. Office: 102 Ivebanon Ave., Elon College, N.C^ 27244. 584-2331. An open letter to a friend History is the most important subject to study. If one does not have a good grasp of historical events, the material that is learned in other disciplines is useless. Unfortunately, many of the members of my generation do not seem to understand that simple idea. In Bosnia, the ethnic cleansing the Serbian onslaught produced has made the cry of, “Never again” seem soft and conceited. The leaders of the world seem to have forgotten the lesson that had been taught to them by the horror of Auschwitz and Cambodia. In another fifty years, another movie will be made, about another Schindler. His name will be different but the story of raw courage to help his fellow man will be the same. This time it will be the Topic Bosnians, instead of the Schindler Jews. At a recent class of mine, the : professor asked who thought that !the UN should intervene on a massive scale, in a Persian Gulf type response to the carnage in the former Yugoslavia. I was the only one to raise my hand, and even my affirmation was condition^. I would only give my approval if other historical lessons were applied to our intervention. Not one individual other than myself responded positively. I’m sure that the lessons of the past have begun to fade away into the night. Kim Sung is taking notes as we speak. Scott Miller "A uf weidersehen Professor Lansen, Elon will miss you." The economic isolationism of Smoot and Hawley is returning in the from of Ross Perot. The total isolationism of Senator Robert Taft is returning in the form of Patrick Buchanan. Their support runs strong and deep, way to deep. Indeed, we are repeating the past by our simple ignorance of it At this institution, which is probably the mirror image of most of America, history for many is simply another require ment on the road to the degree. Complaining of papers, heavy reading and hangovers many students stumble through history like it was a morning chore. This is where your incredible talents come in. There is not a bad professor in the Elon College history department. However, the difference between a good professor and a great professor in the study of history is in the way they approach the classroom. Some professors use the Dragnet approach to teaching, “Just the facts Ma’am.” There is nothing wrong with that for students who are into history. However, most students are not into history, so there needs to be another way. | You are the best at motivating your students to do what is most' important, learning to use history as a blueprint fw what makes the world tick. If there is to be hope for the future of our generation, | Generation X, it will only be! because you, and hundreds of| others like you, drag us kicking | and screaming into the 21si' century with the lessons of the| past firmly implanted in oufj minds. f The service that you perform to your school, the country and thf j future is monumental when yoU] consider how many you have affected during your time at Elon Oscar, the reason that you hav«,i been so popular is not because you were “easy.” Over the pa^ three years that I have bee" attending this institution I hav« heard hundreds of comment^j about your teaching style. Theyj have been all positive. No'.; because you were “laid back,” bu*, because you challenged our mind^^ in a creative and provocative That is the true mark o', greatness. • Auf Wiedersehen ProfessO; Lansen, Elon will miss you. I Was it male-bashing at the march? The second annual Take Back The Night March was held April 14, 1994. By all accounts it was a success. Women and men of our community gathered together to protest rape, violence against women, and the general fear of violence all of us must live with every day. In this weeks article, I was invited to discuss the idea that events such as ‘Take Back The Night” arc forums for male- bashing. Did some men stay away from this event because they feared being bashed? Probably. Did some men (and women) attending the march feel there were “male- bashing” statements made? Possibly. It is an acceptable response to feel uncomfortable with new ideas. One’s discomfort may take the form of anger, defensiveness, and even “shutting down”, ignoring and rejecting the idea being presented. But, as with any other new idea. Sister Insider one must be willing to move beyond one’s own reaction to the idea; one must make effort to develop a “greater understanding” of the information being presented. Such is the case with rape and sexual violence. In most cases of sexual violence, a male is the perpeo^r and a female is the victim. This is a simple fact. From this fact, one can make the statement, “men rape." But one can lake the statement further to say “men can stop rape.” Both statements are factual. One places the responsibility on men for rape. The second statement empowef^i; men to take the responsibility ^ ; stop rape, to stop behaviors ^ lead to rape. If you find yourself bashed by some statements about rape, stop. Listen. Fir*^ listen to your feelings and try * understand what they are you. Second, listen to tn statements you find af "bashing.” Try to undersWj what the statement is real'j saying. Third, remember th^ RAPE is real It happens evc*' day. j Historically, women ha^ greatly outnumbered men in fight to stop sexual violence a*’^ rape. Men must be able to beyond feeling bashed to ^ anything positive about ra^^ sexual violence, and violencc general. It will take men a^ women working together to rape. Brad Cokendolp*’*^
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