THE
Pendulum
Volume XXII, Number 15
Informing the Elon College Community
February 13,1997
INSIDE
■EPITORIALS/
LETTERS
2-4
COMICS
14-15
Former CIA Director
StamlEleld Turner to
speak at comineiiceineitt
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Chuck review!^
“Star Wars/' the film that
made movies what they are
today*
Black History
Month
9-12
SPORTS
Women's golf added to
Division 1
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Haippy
Valentine's
Day!
West End Station to Open Saturday
Amy Frazier
Pendulum Reporter
Jesse Regan-Laur, a Decem
ber 1996 graduate of Elon, was told
that it was virtually impossible to
open a private business that was
not owned by the college in the
Elon community.
However, if one final inspec
tion is passed this week, Regan-
Laur will have proved this rumor to
be false.
On Saturday, Feb. 15, West
End Station, Inc., located at 138 W.
Lebanon Ave., will open and be
competing with the Lighthouse
Tavern and other area businesses
for customers.
West End Station, Inc., is a bar
and restaurant that will incorporate
the atmosphere of a traditional En
glish Pub.
Co-owners Regan-Laur, Jer
emy Russin (graduate of Salisbury
State University in Maryland) and
Patty Regan are very excited about
the opening.
“I’mreal excited to bring some
thing new (to the area),” Regan-
Laur said. “There is not a place
around here like this one.”
West End Station, Inc., will be
open seven days a week from 4
p.m. to 2 a.m.
The kitchen will be open until
1 a.m.
The bar will serve pub-style
food and late night gourmet pizzas.
The food on the menu has
names that are Western and train
related. For example, “coal,” more
commonly known as popcorn, will
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be served free of charge. Among
the items on the menu are spe
cialty pizzas, such as Greek Pizza,
White Pizza and Pizza Florentine.
Regan-Laur said his bar has
one of the best selections of beer
and wine in the area. Various wines
from around the world, such as
wines from Australia, will also be
served.
Regan-Laur said there will be
various scheduled activities dur
ing the week.
Some of these activities in
clude live entertainment, comedy
night, a DJ and open-mic night.
Also, there will be daily specials
on food and beverages.
The bar is intended for people
of all ages to gather.
Among the games that will be
available are pool, fooz ball, domi
noes, chess and backgammon.
As a special for the first month
after the opening, each time the
train passes, every person that is
sitting on one of the 24 bar stools
will receive a free beer.
Located in the rear of the
building is a mural of a train that
was painted by Jeff Ruemann, a
1992 Elon graduate. Regan-Laur
said he hopes to showcase Elon
students' artwork in the building
Regan-Laur thought of the
idea to open this business last Janu
ary.
Through the help of Brad Metz
and other friends and family mem
bers, the goal was reached. Reno
vations of the building started in
August and modeling began in
October.
In regard to area competition,
such as the Lighthouse Tavern,
Regan said, “Competition is the
best thing for business and it helps
people to try harder.”
“This definitely has been a
learning experience,” said Regan-
Laur, who has a political science
degree from Elon.
“I have definitely used what I
have learned from political sci
ence when I was dealing with
people, such as city and county
officials.”
Regan-Laur said he feels that
opening the bar will promote the
growing community of Elon.
"We’re just some college guys
trying to make a difference,” he
said.
Oh Baby!
Andrew Brickey/r/7e Pendulum
Lisa Kanoy practices for the musical comedy "Baby." The musical will be
performed Feb. 13-16 in McCrary Theater. See story, page 7.
Nobel Prize Winner
to Speak at Elon
Jeff Wirick
Editor-in-Chief
One of men responsible for
ending apartheid rule in South Af
rica will speak at Elon’s spring con
vocation.
F.W. de Klerk, former South
African president, will speak to Elon
students, staff and members of the
Elon Society on April 21 in Alumni
Memorial Gymnasium at ?:30 p.m.
De Klerk’s visit comes two
years after another world leader,
former Great Britain Prime Minis
ter Margaret Thatcher, spoke at
Elon’s 1995 spring convocation.
George Troxler, director of cul
tural programs, said de Klerk was
on the list of possible speakers be
cause he fell under the “world leader
who brought about change,” cat
egory.
“This is a way to honor our
dean’s list (students) and donors,”
he said. “We want to bring atten
tion from a regional audience... it
definitely helps with our self-im-
age.”
Under de Klerk’s leadership,
the National Party and the ANC
agreed in 1993 on a transition to
majority rule. The first all-race elec
tions were held the following year
and Nelson Mandela was elected
president.
Even though de Klerk currently
has no formal title io South Africa’s
government, Elon political science
professor Bob Anderson said he
will still have a major role in the
country’s future.
“This was one of the first coun
tries in which a minority peacefully
gave up power.
And de Klerk had a lot to do
with that.”
Mandela and de Klerk won the
1993 Nobel Peace Prize for their
efforts.