November 1995’ s lE? Alumni enjoy homecoming festivities Stacey Ward Staff Reporter I: Stepping back on Elon’s cam pus, alumni may enjoy a variety of activities during this weekend’s homecoming festivities. Alumni and Parent Relations have prepared for Elon graduates from 1945,1970, and 1985 to have class reunions during the weekend. Bill and Janet Winstead are visiting for their 25th reunion. They ; have also helped prepare the activi ties. “For us it’s not so much an absence of 25 years,” said Janet Winstead, who lives in Elon Col lege. “The thing that’s unbeliev able now is how much the campus has changed. When we started, there were less than 1,000 people.” Assistant Director of Alumni and Parent Relations Laura Lewis and Director of reunions Greg Zaiser prepared an eventful week end for alumni. Each class has headquarters at a local hotel and in Moseley Cen ter. Each class will meet Friday from 5 to 7 p.m. in its designated area for a wine and cheese recep tion. Registration packets and class memorabilia will be available. Alumni will have the opportu nity to attend the fireworks and student pep rally at 7 p.m. atFonville Fountain. Alumni are encouraged to watch the parade and attend the homecoming football game at Walter Williams High School. i • From Homecoming, Page L space between 11:30 a.m. and 11:45 a.m., he said. If parking spots are not claimed by 11:45 a.m. they will be given out on a first-come-first-serve basis, Belardi said. Flyers were sent to organiza tions with reserved parking spots, announcing the policies for tailgat ing, Belardi said. Burlington police will be sta tioned monitoring the area, Tail- gating Chair Stacey Draper said. Police officials will not check IDs as long as students stay within the designated area, SGA Presi dent Michael Rodgers said. Students must have a cup for their beverage. Cups can be pur chased at tailgating for $1, Draper said. Each group is required to des ignate a driver for the afternoon. 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They will have the opportu nity to eat hot dogs from a street vendor, make an ice cream sundae in an ice cream parlor, or relax in the fireplace lounge in Moseley. There will be a cash bar. Se niors are asked to bring their stu dent ID and a driver’s license. A dance is scheduled in McKinnon Hall. There will be a jazz trio, headed by music Profes sor Thomas Erdmann. Sunday morning the reuniting classes are scheduled to have cof fee with President Fred Young. “I’m looking forward to hav ing my friends together that I went to Elon with,” said Maureen Becker, a program chair for the class of 1985. Groups must also provide one recycle receptacle and one garbage receptacle. They will also be re sponsible for cleaning up their area. Any group which does not clean up will be fined $20. Each group must have people signed up to clean their area. The football game is sched uled to begin at 2 p.m. Homecoming king and queen will be announced at half-time. 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Parakeets, Lovebirds, Cockatiels, Pythons, Rabbits, Hamsters, Gerbils, Hermit Crabs, Parrots, Macaws, Finches, Ferrets, Reptiles, Guinea Pigs, and Exotic Tropical Fish Hillel holds vigil for former prime minister Stacey Ward Staff Reporter Elon’s chapter of the Jewish organization Hillel held acandle- light vigil for the former Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin Monday night. Jewish and non-Jewish stu dents and faculty/staff came to gether to remember the man, said Jodi Pearlman, a member of Hillel. Twenty-seven people present at the vigil sang Hebrew peace songs and said the; mourner’s Kaddish, a Jewish prayer that the bereaved say for the deceased, Pearlman said. Students and faculty met outside Moseley at 7 p.m. The vigil here coincided with candle light vigils held around the world, Pearlman said. Pearlman and Darren Coo per, a member of Hillel, agreed that those who attended the vigil felt very much at one with those keeping the candles burning in Israel, and all across the world. Rabin was shot and killed Saturday evening. Yigal Amir, a 25-year old Israeli Jewish law student is accused of the murder, Pearlman said. According to the Jewish faith, Rabin should have been buried Sunday. However, the funeral was held Monday be cause many heads-of-state could not arrive in time, Pearlman said. ic V4M0 -wis TteesoM upg. in® ^ -ruw fwe Rcw op ^ (JS foR »»*PoeMATlcW All

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