THE
Pendulum
Volume XXII, Number 4
Informing the Elon College Community
September 19,1996
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INSIDE
EDITORIALS/
LETTERS
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COMICS
12-13
. NEWS ' ;
Psychology department's
awarded nearly $30,000/
4
Former senator to talk to
students.
Fire alarm makes people
wonder about safety.
5
Gay/Lesbian club
established on campus.
Campus shop awards
students.
Crime Watch: same
crimes, new names.
PEOPLE
A profile of an SGA
president.
A&E
Chasers ’*Cure” concert
review.
10
Students showcase talent in
performance Collage.
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SPORTS
Cross country has another
good showing at Carson-
Newman Invitational
Footbal: so close, but.
• 16
School Receives $3Million Gift
Michelle Cater
Elon received the largest gift
in its history when $3 million was
donated to the school, college offi
cials announced Friday.
“I’m pleased to be able to do
it,” said Dalton McMichael, the
donator of the gift. “I hope it will
have an impact on Elon and the
students’ future.”
McMichael’s gift will be used
to help finance the Elon Vision, a
plan to make Elon one of the best
colleges on the Eastern Seaboard.
“It’s going to ensure that we
have the financing for the new sci
ence building,” said Elon College
President Fred Young.
While McMichael never at
tended Elon, he has a strong bond
with the school.
His daughter, Gail Drew, is a
member of the Board of Trustees.
One of his grandchildren is an Elon
graduate and his step-grandson is
currently enrolled.
McMichael said Drew and
Young played very important roles
in his contribution.
Drew and Young have also
challenged the Board of Trustees to
match the gift by the end of Sep
tember.
Drew said the Board had hoped
to raise $12 million by the end of
September and they now had $10
million.
She is optimistic this goal will
be met.
College officials hope that this
gift will encourage others to make
similar gifts to the college.
“Generosity like this begets
like generosity,” Young said.
Jack Barner, vice president for
institutional advancement, said “It
is overwhelmingly important in that
it sets an example (to others). It is
actual concrete support to benefit
students.”
McMichael is the chairman of
the board for Mayo Yarns Inc. and
lives in Madison.
He has donated money to other
institutions in North Carolina and
Virginia.
BradyEncourages
Action at Fall
Convocation
Michelle Cater
Letters Editor
“You are going to face some adversity in your life.
Everybody does.. .but throughout it all you ’ 11 get through
if you look to others and realize that you are not alone.”
Sarah Brady said about “Overcoming Adversity”
at Elon College’s fall convocation held Wednesday in
Alumni Gymnasium. Hundreds of Elon students and
faculty attended the annual event.
Sarah Brady is the wife of former President Ronald
Reagan’s press secretary, Jim Brady, who was shot
during an assassination attempt on Reagan.
Since then Sarah Brady has lobbied for strong
handbill laws, such as the Brady Bill. She is currently
the national chairperson of Handgun Control, Inc.
“The way your life changes in a trauma like this is
amazing,” Brady said.
“You have to learn to mourn what happened and
then get on with your life... You have to change your
values.... Life becomes the most important thing....
The most important thing you can do is quit asking
‘Why me?””
Besides continuing their lobbying for stricter gun
control laws, the Bradys are spending a lot of time
campaigning for political candidates. While they spoke
at the Democratic National Convention, Brady said
that party politics are no longer important to her and her
husband, but that specific causes and issues are.
While much of Brady’s speech focused on how her
Emily Felnsod/r/)0 Pendulum
SGA Freshmen Officers Elected
Elections were held lues, and Wed., Sept. 10-11, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on first floor
Moseley Center. Over 380 freshmen voted on their class representatives. Pictured
In the top row from left to right: Carla Phillips, Laura Griffin, Jill Czarkowski, Corbie
Meadows, Lisa St. Louis and Jennifer Geurin. Pictured in the bottom row from left
to right are Matt Gile and Steven Harris.
she and her husband rebuilt their lives, she
also talked about the importance of getting
involved in a cause you believe in.
“Our life was fulfilling 15 years ago
(when Jim Brady was shot)... but nothing is
more fulfilling than to work for something
we care deeply about and truly believe in.
“Yes, you can make adifference... You
never believe that you can until you try it,
but yes you can,” she said.
Brady, who has spoken at many colleges
and universities across the nation, was very
impressed by her visit to Elon, especially by
the school’s emphasis on community ser
vice.
“This college is well ahead of where 1
think a lot of colleges and students are,” she
•see Convocation, page 4
Senators Prepare for Semester While on Retreat
Andrea Stoffer
SGA discussed the name of
the new college coffee shop. Octa
gon Cafe’s hours, communicating
with the students and the student
honor code on a retreat last week
end.
The coffee shop’s sign is al
ready hanging up on Williamson
Avenue but the name is still an
issue with students. The sign says
"College Coffee." Students want
the name changed to something
else. “College Coffee as a name is
too generic and boring," said fresh
man senator Stephen Harris.
SGA may speak to Gerald
Whittington, vice-president of busi
ness and finance and Jeff Gazda,
director of dining services, about
the name. Also, freshman vice-
president Jill Czarzowski suggests
“having the entire school vote on
the name.”
Octagon Cafe’s hours are
shorter than last year. Last year.
the hours were: M-F 7:30 a.m.- 10
p.m., Sat. 11 a.m.-10 p.m., Sun. 5
p.m.-9 p.m. The current hours arc:
M-F 8 a.m.- 8 p.m. Sat. 11 a.m.-8
p.m., and Sun. 5 p.m.-9 p.m.
When asked why hours were
changed, one Octagon worker said,
• see Senators, page 4