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Volume XXII, Number 16 Pendiilum Informing the Elon College Community February 20,1997 INSIDE EDITORIALS/ LETTERS 2*4 mraes 1647 NEWS Find out who be representing yim next year in the Stifdent G»verninent A$sQei9tion» UA9 Good and bad reviews of ”Vegas Vacation,'' 9 ! FEOFLE THI iTTm I Erie Keiss and Drnest Lonsfard. SPORTS Botfa the golf and softbaO teams start their last year in Division II Mlth enow^ talent to compete for South Atlantic Conference titles* 23 Greeks Receive $2.5 Million for Housing Donough Forde Pendulum Reporter Elon is investing about $2.5 million on the construction of six new fraternity/sorority houses. The Greek Court will have an addition of three house while another three houses will be located about fifty yards to the west and will be known as Harper Court. The development money was sanctioned by the Board of Trust ees as an internal loan. The new houses are projected to be ready for use by August. However, wet weather has hampered the preparation of the sites, said Jim Johnson, director of administrative services, who is in charge of overseeing the construc tion. “The construction is a battle between me and the weather. With all this wet weather, we have had difficulty working.” Burlington Central Builders see HOUSING, page 5 One Organization to be Left Out Elon can only accommodate 13 of iiie 14 Greek oi^anizations who have applied for new housing Doitough Forde Pendulum Reporter The sororities and fraternities of Elon are playing Russian rou lette: for new hmjsjng, Fourteen Greek orgamzations have applied for housings how* ever, there are oiijy thirteen avail able slots. Applications were filed wiUi the school on Feb, 3 and are cuniBntly being reviewed by an anonymous 10-person committee comprised of faculty and staff. The results will be released Feb*21 or Each organization presented see GR£EK$, page 5 mwmWB. “t ESTV Happy with New Set Lane Watterson Pendulum Reporter Andrew BrIckey/TTie Pendulum Do the Right Thing! Movie director Spike Lee encourages students to make the most of their college years during his speech Saturday in Alumni Gymnasium. See story, page 8. endulum F.Y.I. Assistant Professor of Communications Gerald Gibson is still pulling the splinters from his blistered hands. On Feb. 4, Gibson, along with four other staff members and 20 students, spent up to 12 hours at News Channel 8 tearing down their set. News Channel 8, a Fox affiliate, (lad called ESTV in late December wanting to donate the set. Christopher Waters, coordinator of television ser vices, graciously accepted. The donating of the set had to do with the fact that Elon has been a great source of interns and employees for the station. When Channel 8 decided to update their looks, they naturally looked to Elon. The set, valued at $30,000 includes a ‘V’ shaped wooden desk for the anchors. The backdrop contains see ESTV, page 5 Where Students Were Over Winter Term Stayed home 22% Overseas 8^ Traveled for more than a week 6^ Stayed at Elon 64^ Source: Office of International Affairs. See travel section, pagesll-14. SGA Candidates Air Views Tonight JeffWirick Editor-in-Chief Less than 58 hours after the deadline for entering the race, five SGA executive candidates will make their first campaign appear ance on an ESTV election special. “People need to listen to the speeches and find out what these students are all about,” said SGA adviser Barb Carlton about the speeches, which will air on channel 14 tonight at 9:30 p.m. The show will be a round-table discussion. ESTV will also air the half-hour show four times through out the weekend: Friday at 5 and 8 p.m., Saturday at 4 p.m. and Mon day at 7 p.m. The only executive office that will be contested is executive presi dent. Running for executive presi dent are Ashton Newhall and Mat thew Belardi. Jennifer Hamblen is the only candidate running for ex ecutive vice president. Kelli Palmer and Mark Rich ter are the lone candidates for ex ecutive secretary and treasurer. The speeches might be the most visible way for the candidates to see ELECTIONS, page 5 SGA niections The candidates for executive offices make their first public appear ance tonight. Where and when: To night on ESTV at 9:30 p.m. • Students can vote for all SGA elected officials Monday and Tuesday Where and when: McKinnon Hall, Moseley Center, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. See SGA election \special, pages 18-19. .
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