Letters
November 9,1995
Hettersi
To The
Editor
Racial understanding needed at Eion
Dear Editor,
Elon consists of a great diver
sity of people and we have a lot to
learn from each other. Every per
son on this campus should try to
learn about other racial and ethnic
groups. Elon has many African-
American studies classes and a re
source room. We also have other
classes that cover other races and
cultures. There are many interna
tional students here who can fill us
in on how the rest of the world sees
things. I think we need to use these
opportunities much more. Every
one should get to know people in
all the groups. The more we under
stand each other, the easier it will
be for us to get along and succeed.
We do not have to agree on every
thing, but we must understand each
other’s point of view. Sometimes it
is easy to have our friends and not
reach to others, but we must go
beyond this. Each person, race,
culture, and gender are better off
when we learn to understand each
other and value one another. No
organization or group on this cam
pus is racially exclusive so let’s use
the freedoms we have to learn about
each other. Lets take a cue from the
Bible, “ Love your neighbor as your
self’, Mark 12:31. Every one in
this world are neighbors so let’s
start acting that way. This letter is
not a complaint or a condemnation.
It is a call to unity. As Martin
Luther King said, sit down to
gether at the table of brotherhood.”
The benefits are harmony, unity,
justice, understanding, and peace.
Who in this world would think we
don’t need more of these things?
Unity in Christ,
Geoff Gentry
Airport shuttle needed for Raleigh-Durham
C>ear Editor,
This letter is in regard to the
airport shuttle system that is of
fered to students over the holiday
breaks. I feel there should be more
than the offered shuttle to
Greensboro’s Piedmont Triad, but
also to the airport at Raleigh-
C^urham,
The idea of a shuttle is great.
but I feel that those students flying
out of Raleigh (and there are many)
should be given an equal opportu
nity to avoid high taxi and plane
fares depending on their destina
tions, We should also be guaran
teed a safe ride to our destinations.
This adds unwanted stress and con
fusion in trying to find a ride to and
from the airport making sure we
are at the right place at the right
time,
I didn’ t arrange my travel plans
around the shuttle system, but I
don’t feel it’s too much to ask the
college to provide a shuttle in both
directions, I hope this is taken into
consideration in the near future.
Sincerely,
Chris M. Brillant
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Criticizing is easy when
looking in from the outside
Dear Editor,
I don’t understand why people
on this campus are so quick to
criticize. It seems like they don’t
care whose feelings they hurt in
the process. So far this year, I’ve
heard that the cafeteria has a ter
rible selection and The Pendulum
sports section sucks. ^ The only
thing that I find horrible here is
that no matter how much time or
effort people put into organiza
tions , they never get appreciation.
If you were to visit UNC-
Chapel Hill and grab a bite from
their cafeteria, which is also run
by ARA, you would be surprised.
It is not all you can eat, and al
though they have a nice selection,
you are hungry two hours later.
Our cafeteria has a budget and
they do whatever they can, with
what they have, to please us. It
would be a miracle if someone
could come up with a system that
stays within the budget and pleases
everyone. If you hate it thatmuch,
you should try getting your money
>ack and see if you can provide
yourself with meals off campus.
Save yourself a quarter to call
lome for more money, because
after a month you might be broke.
As far as the sports section
goes, I do not see a problem. I see
an obvious effort by The Pendu
lum to make sure that they have
(Ufferent'teams or sports in the
paper every week. If a team
doesn’t have an aiticle, at least
their results are shown in the box
scores. TTiere is even a box that
contains the upcoming sporting
events, for those who attend. With
only two pages to work with, I
think the sports section does a
nice job. There isn’t a lot of room
and there are so many sports to
cover. Also, Tve noticed that the
same four reporters write all the
stories. These reporters are vol
unteers who go out of their way to
write and I wouldn’t be surprised
if their feelings have been hurt.
My point is simple. It’s so
easy to sit back and look at things
from the outside in. Nobody ever
has an understanding of how dif
ficult something is unless they are
actively involved. Why not make
a conscious effort to try and de
velop an understanding or ask
questions to find out what really
happens before we criticize?
Maybe then, life at Elon won’t be
so difficult.
Karen Schiayelli
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