r-t- i
Greensboro artist
showcases traditional \
artwork, exhibit
opens Sunday.
Number of campus
burglaries increase
from six in 1992 to
19 in 1994.
New drinking and
driving law targets
under-age drinkers,
stiffens fines.
A REMINDER:
Second home
game kicks off
at 2 p.m.
Saturday!
THE
Pendulum
September 2S, 1995
Informing the Elon CollegB Community
Volume XXL Number 5
Dining hall scheduled to
begin serving Tuesday
Michelle Cater
Staff Reporter
Terri Culbertson/The Pendulum
The finishing touches are put on the newly renovated Harden Dining Hall.
The grand opening of the renovated
Harden Dining Hall is scheduled for Tues
day, provided it passes its final inspections
this week, said Jeff Gazda, director of dining
services.
To celebrate the opening, activities are
scheduled at Harden every day from its open
ing until fall break. These activities include
special giveaways, including a $600 scholar
ship, and live entertainment.
Tours through the newly-renovated din
ing hall will be given at 11 a.m., 2 p.m. and
4 p.m. everyday until it opens. Harden will
also be open and serving drinks for Parents
Weekend.
“I’m glad that it is opening. I think it’ll
have better food than McEwen and it's closer
to where I live,” Freshman Dawn Carroll
said.
Sherry Thornton, who was hired to work
at Harden, said she thinks working there wil!
be fun and she can’t wait until it opens.
The dining hall has been under con
struction since May. After completion, it
will seat about 425 people in tables anc
booths, as well as on an outdoor patio.
The indoor food-court style dining in
cludes an Allegro pasta bar and pizza station
a Grille Works, which will serve sandwiches
such as hamburgers and hotdogs as well as
french fries, a D.C. Subs deli and the World
Fare, which will feature specialties such as £.
Wokery, rotisserie chicken and international
foods. Harden will also feature a salad bai
and a potato bar. The food is all-you-can-ea:
and is included on the board plan.
“I’m excited about the new facilities
They make it easier for us to offer a widei
variety of food options and we should be able
to satisfy more students,” Gazda said.
He said that workers were still needec
See Harden, Page 4.
SGA appoints senators;
five positions still vacant
Parents pay a visit for family weekend
Stacey Ward
Staff Reporter
The Student Government As
sociation appointed four senators
^0 vacant positions in the senate
last Thursday night and five posi
tions are still vacant, SGA Presi-
'lent Michael Rodgers said.
Racheal Lee was appointed
junior class senator.
“I’m excited. I thought there
"'ould be alot of people going out
*or it. I’m involved with a lot of
other things. So it fits that I’m with
SGA now too,” Lee said.
John Larranaga, Brian Jinks,
iind Scott Sartini were appointed
senior class senators.
“I’m very excited to get in-
''olved. I’m looking forward to
^oing as much as 1 can. I’m looking
forward to working with the group
to communicate and facilitate with
faculty and increasing student mo
rale and involvement on campus,”
Jinks said.
The Academic Council, rep
resenting various departments, has
three vacancies, (one for Fine Arts/
Humanities/ Communications, one
for Education/HPEL, one; and one
for Business).
The At-Large Council, repre
senting the academic classes, has
two vacancies, junior class secre
tary/ treasurer and one senator.
Upperclassmen were sched
uled to have elections on Sept. 13
and 14 to fill open positions. How
ever, no one submitted petitions to
the SGA office.
Interested upperclassmen have
an opportunity to write a letter of
application, Rodgers said.
Letters of application will still
be accepted until the remaining
See SGA. Pace 4.
Heather Sewell
Reporter
The annual family weekend
at Elon College begins Friday and
even local motels are poised for
the events.
From Friday to Sunday, hun
dreds of parents and family mem
bers are schedule to converge on
Elon’s campus.
Last year, 746 families par
ticipated in the campus activities.
This year, 571 families have regis
tered and the requests are still com
ing in, according to the coordina
tors.
Area motels have consistently
been busy during Elon’s family
weekend.
“We have reservations from
parents all up and down the east
coast, from Maine to Florida.
People made reservations with us
as far back as last year’s'family
weekend. We’re booked to the
hilt,” said Monique Tunstall, desk
clerk for the Best Western in
Burlington.
The weekend opens up with a
family member/student “Captain’s
Choice” Golf Tournament. About
150 people are expected to partici
pate.
On Friday night, students and
their family members will be fea
tured in a Talent Extravaganza in
McCrary Theatre.
“Right now there are eight acts
scheduled for the talent show. We
have country and classical singers,
a father-daughter singing and danc
ing act, and a performance by Elon’s
Finest,” said Amanda Harlass, as
sistant dean of students for special
programs and coordinator of fam
ily weekend.
Saturday morning will consist
of a continental breakfast, parent-
professor meetings, and mini
classes taught by the former
Daniels-Danieley Excellence in
Teaching Award recipients.
Students and parents can then
enjoy a picnic lunch with Presi
dent Fred Young in McKinnon
Hall.
On Saturday afternoon the
Fightin’ Christians take on tlie
Bears of Lenoir-Rhyne at Memo
rial Stadium at Williams High
School in Burlington.
Saturday night, there will be
Catholic Mass in Whitley Audito
rium followed by food, music, and
dancing at the Fat Tuesday Feast
in McKinnon Hall. In addition,
there will be a student concert in
Yeager Recital Hall.
The weekend concludes with
a College Coffee at the home of
President Young's home before
the Worship Service at Elon Col
lege Community Church.
See Weekend, Page 4.