THE
Pendulum
Volume XXI, Number 14
Informing the Elon College Community
February 8,1996
INSIDE
EDITORIALS/
LETTERS
Chaplain McBride
speaks out
page 3
Study Abroad;
Africa, S. America
page 5
Black History Month
page 15
A&E
Little Shop of Horrors
page 8
Ghris Adams’
Valentines Review
pages
Q&A
Charles Gantos:
Safety and Security
page 10
Photo Essay
page 11
SPORTS
Softball looking strong
page 16
36 Days till
Spring Break!
Tonya Hubart/ The Pendulum
Mike Kennedy, of landscaping, clears the path of higher learning outside of Carlton.
Online research
offers students
guide to the net
Tonya Hubart
Senior Reporter
An online research class is being offered by
the communications department this semester.
The one hour credit class is four two-hour
seminars and a visit to The News and Observer.
The seminars are being conducted by Bruce
Siceloff, new media editor at The News ana
Observer, and Teresa Leonard, research depart
ment staff member at The News and Observer.
The seminars are Feb. 29, March 14, April
11, and April 25 from 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
If anyone wants to attended one particulai
seminar, it can be accommodated, George
Padgett, head of the communications depart
ment said.
The department offers seminar classes ev
ery spring, rotating between communication
fields.
The ’rush' is on at Elon
Tonya Hubart
Senior Reporter
Formal rush for sororities starts
this weekend. But, what is it?
“Rush is a mutual selection
process. Women chose a sorority
that they want to be a member of
and sororities chose women they
want as members,” Amanda
Harless, head of greek life said.
“It’s called rush because you
rush from one activity to another,”
Harless said.
The week-long process starts
Sunday with convocation. “Con
vocation is orientation to the pro
gram. It tells them what to expect
and teaches wellness, how to bal
ance academics, health and rush,”
Harless said.
The last day to sign up for
rush is Sunday. There is a $20
registration fee which has doubled
since last year.
“The fee is more because Pan-
hellenic provides food for the girls
and the rush booklet we give out
costs more,” said Harless.
You must have a 2.25 GPA
(See Sorority Rush Page 4)
Men's Rush
Men’s rush begins Saturday
with convocation from noon until
2:00 p.m. in Whitley auditorium.
Sunday is open house for all
the fraternities. It will be in
second floor Alamance. Each
fraternity is in a room and rushees
go from room to room.
Rush parties are Feb. 12- 22.
Each fraternity has two, two-hour
parties.
Men’s rush is less structured
than sorority rush. There are no
(See Men's Rush Page 4)
Debating the historical Jesus
Tricia Ziegler
Stajf Reporter
Who is Jesus? It is a question
that has confounded scholars for
the 2000 years since his birth.
The “Jesus at 2000” confer
ence brings together six scholars to
discuss the issue from a variety of
perspectives. The conference will
be fed via satellite to Elon tomor
row and Saturday, Feb. 9-10,
beginning at 11 a.m.
The event, sponsored by the
Religious Life Office, is open to
all students and faculty. Registra
tion is not necessary.
The itinerary includes:
• “From Galilean Jew to the Face
of God: The Pre-Easter and Post-
Easter Jesus” Marcus Borg, Or
egon State University. Feb. 9,12:15
- 1:30 p.m.
• “Jesus and the Kingdom: Peasants
and Scribes in Earliest Christianity”
John Dominic Crossan, DePaul Uni
versity. Feb. 9, 3:15 - 4:30 p.m.
• “Jesus, Judaism, and Early Chris
tianity” Alan F. Segal, Barnard Col
lege. Feb. 9, 5 - 6:15 p.m.
(See Jesus Page 4)
Candidates
slated to speak
on ECTV
Stacey Ward
Editor in Chief
Student Government Associa
tion elections ke scheduled for
Tues. and Wed. Feb. 27-28 from 9
a.m, to 5 p.m.on first floor Moseley
Center. ,
Candidates for executive po»
sitions are scheduled to give
speeches on ECTV at 7 p.m. to
night.
Petitions for elections are due
by 5 p.m. Feb. 14. A mandatory
meeting is scheduled for 6:30 p.m.
The petitions are available in the
SGA office, 231 Moseley Center.
Positions on the Executive
staff, the At Large Council and the
Academic Council are available.
Elections have been held in
March in the past. Because of up
coming budget hearings, the new
budgeting system and executive
job training, election dates are
scheduled earlier said Election
Committee Chair Matt Bel^di.
The SGA elections may have
"rear* booths, Belardi said. This
would make it easier to count the
votes and make voting more con
fidential.