Speakers at luncheon
with president serve
up some "Food for
Thought."
Highly-acclaimed
twin pianists tickle
the keys in McCrary.
I Religious Life tent-
party promises fun,
alcohol-free Friday
night.
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REMINDER:
Seniors: Remem
ber to schedule a
meeting with the
Registrar.
THE
Pendulum
Volume XXI, Number 4
Informing the Elon College Community
September 21,1995
Habitat for Humanity founder speaks at convocation
Michelle Cater
Staff Reporter
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Millard Fuller speaks during a press conference in front of a Habitat House.
Standing proudly in front of
the second house the Elon Chapter
of Habitat for Humanity can call its
own, several people witnessed an
important event for Elon College
and Habitat for Humanity.
Millard Fuller, founder and
president of Habitat for Humanity
International, HFHI, and the Elon
chapter held a joint press confer
ence before Fuller delivered the
fall convocation speech Wednes
day.
At the press conference, a his
tory-making event was announced
when Tracey Herling, the president
of Elon’s chapter said, “We (the
Elon chapter) have taken up the
challenge...to build one house ev
ery year.”
To help them in this project,
Elon College will donate $5,000 a
year as well as help them obtain
land on which to build.
Dean of Students Smith Jack
son said the land for the next house
has been donated by Ernest Koury
Jr. Fuller said this was the first
time this commitment had been
made by a college or university.
A crowd of about 2,000 fac
ulty, staff and students attended the
convocation.
“The difference between yes
and no is only one letter.... You here
at Elon College have decided to say
yes,” Fuller said, referring to help
ing people around the world.
During convocation, Fuller
was presented the honorary degree
Doctor of Humane Letters by eco
nomics Professor Thomas Tiemann
and President J. Fred Young.
Fuller graduated from Auburn
University in Alabama and received
his law degree from the University
of Alabama Law School at
Tuscaloosa.
While in college. Fuller and a
friend began a marketing firm and
Fuller was a millionaire by the age
of 29. He and his wife, Linda, were
not happy with this life and searched
for something else.
What they found was the
Koinonia Farm, a Christian com
munity in Georgia. At the farm, the
Fullers started several programs,
including a housing ministry for
needy families.
In 1973, Fuller and his family
moved to Africa to try the building
program over there. Upon their
return to the United States in 1976,
Fuller decided to create Habitat for
Humanity International.
The goal of HFHI is to elimi
nate poverty housing and
homelessness around the world.
Members build and fix houses for
needy families.
“This goal that we have is not
a pipe dream. It is not impossible... .1
know that what we are proposing
can be done,” Fuller said.
All labor for HFHI is volun-
See Habitat, Page 4.
Freshman class officers
elected by plurality vote
Stacey Ward
Staff Reporter
In the first election after the
Student Government Association’s
new constitution, a plurality vote,
the greatest number of votes, elected
freshman class officers Sept. 14.
Giselle Pole was named fresh
man class president with 86 votes.
“I was very excited when I
found out the results. I’m looking
forward to working with the fresh
man class, and finding out their
ideas and interests,” Pole said. 1
foresee a great year for the class of
1999.”
Julie Bean was named fresh
man class vice president by a plu
rality of 90 votes.
Ashley Hayes, with 207 votes,
was chosen freshman class secre
tary/ treasurer.
There were six freshman sena
tors elected. They are Andrea Cook,
Kim Henry, Amy Misselwitz, Laura
Rice, Mark Richter, and Jack
Vaccarezza.
SGA freshman elections were
held Sept. 13 and 14 from 10 a.m.
until 6 p.m. in the Moseley Center.
The results were announced
Thursday night in the fire place
lounge in the Moseley Center.
The first meeting of the entire
SGA, including the new freshmen
members, is scheduled to be held
today at 5:15 p.m. in Carlton 106.
Candidates also received a tele
phone call from the committee, said
SGA President Michael Rodgers.
Upperclassmen were sched
uled to have elections to fill open
positions. However, no one sub
mitted petitions to the SGA office.
Interested upperclassmen will
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Freshman President Giselle Pole
have an opportunity to write a letter
of application, Rodgers said.
Letters of application can be
turned into the SGA office, and
will be accepted until positions are
filled.
From the letter, appointments
will be made by the SGA senate,
Rodgers said.
Running for freshman class
president were Polo, Erica Babini,
Keith Brewer, Brad Carpenter,
See SGA, Page 4.
Police have no suspects in
last week's kidnapping
Gillian Jablonski
Staff Reporter
Police have no suspects in a
kidnapping on Sept. 12 that started
in Elon College and ended in
Greensboro.
At about 1:50 p.m. a 27-year-
old woman was leaving an Elon
College day care center where she
works when she went out to her
Nissan Pathfinder to drive home.
According to the police re
port, the victim was traveling on
Trollinger Avenue in the direction
of the post office when she looked
into her rearview mirror and saw a
black male sliding from her car’s
storage compartment into the
backseat.
The man placed a gun to her
head and ordered her to drive to
Greensboro, police said.
During the excursion, the vic
tim looked at her kidnapper and
he struck her, either by fist or by
gun, on the right side of her face,
which caused bruising, police
said.
The victim was treated for her
bruises and released from Moses
Cone Hospital in Greensboro.
Elon College Police Sgt, Mike
Stidham is investigating the case.
The subject is described as a
black male in his late 20*s to early
30* s. He is tall with a slender
build and a dark complexion. He
was wearing dark clothing, a dark
stocking mask and dark gloves,
police said.
If anyone has information
concerning the case call 584-1301.