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THE Volume XXII, Number 22 Informing the Elon College Community April 10,1997 INSIDE EDITORIALS/ 2-4 ■■■■■■ill NEWS Exploring the dangers of artificial tanning: is the look worth ttie risk? 6 George Padgett and his communications senior seminar class raise money for The NAMES Project witti *'West End Aware ness'' tonight. 4 Students get read;^ to stand in line in an attempt to get the classes they need at the times they want. 16 Vai Kilmer hides his true identity in ”The Saint Erik Akeiaitis reviews tiie former Batman^s newest movie* Both the men^s and women*s tennis teams end its regular season and look forward to the 'second season.' 19 Twenty-three Organizations Receive Raise in Funds Michelle Cater Asst. Managing Editor The Student Government As sociation budgets, distributing a total of $320,481.15 to 50 campus organizations, were released ear lier this week. “I think all but one or two budgets got cut from what they requested and a lot got cut from what they got last year,” said in coming Executive Treasurer Mark Richter. Contrary to what Richter said. The Pendulum's calculations show that 23 out of the 38 organizations with comparable data had a budget increase. “Well, I guess I was wrong,” Richter said after learning The Pen dulum calculations. The organization to receive the largest increase was the Liberal Arts Forum. The group is responsible for many of Elon’s speakers in cluding Joycelyn Elders, and SGA see BUDGET, page 4 Media Board Among the Groups Cut Michelle Cater A$st, Managmg Editor Hje Me^ia Board^s current SGA budget of $49,2CX) will be cut to $45,(XK> tot next year. One rea* son for the cut was BSTV^s; deei- not to air movies on caropus and to use the $6,000 it spends on movies for other equipment and programming, said SGA Executive Treasurer Mark Richter, “Since ESTV has decided to stop showing movies, SGA has de* cided to set aside $6,000for a movie see MEDlA^page 5 Freshman Laura Thorpe (at podium) was one of several students who spoke Monday afternoon at a renaming ceremony for the Center for Service Learning in the Moseley Center. The center changed its name to the John Robert Kernodle Jr. Center for Sen/ice Learning Allison Poinsett/rA?e Pendulum Pendulum F.Y.I Wei of Fun and Games Start For Greek Groups Jeff Wirick Editor-in-Chief Sunday officially begins a week of unity, fun and games for Greeks at Elon. It’s also a chance to do something for the school, said co-chair Jennifer Hamblen. During April 13-20, 14 Greek organizations will compete in 22 events, from tug-o-war to basket ball to dance to a Trivia Bowl. There will also be a time capsule ceremony Wednesday and an all- Greek party April 19 at the Greek Court. Hamblen said the time capsule ceremony will educate students on the history of Greek organizations at Elon. “Each organization will give a see GREEK, page 5 hir WQrldwide Annual Per Person (Snaim^oii UnitedStates exico Australia Every day more: servings of Coca Photos Bring AIDS Quilt To Life Tricia Ziegler Pendulum Reporter Six Elon students spent three full days photographing the AIDS Quilt in Washington, D.C., They raised about $1,200 to cover ma terials and expenses. They came back with almost 100 rolls of film. Their work, 32 photographs in all, is currently displayed in the Art Lounge in Moseley Center through May. The photographs in the ex hibit were taken by Aime Bauer, Dana Burzymowski, Darcie Cascone, Lindsay Richards, Sh annon Stevens and Tricia Ziegler. The Quilt, which commemo rates those who have died of AIDS, covered most of the Mall. It was displayed in its entirety October 11-13. Photography professor Ken Hassell said the students went be yond just completing the project as an assignment. It became a per sonal commitment to an important community issue, he said. Stevens agreed. The senior philosophy and psy chology major wasn’t even taking a photography class when she de cided to go on the trip. She said now she feels more in touch with people suffering from AIDS and said she has a better understanding of the issue. “The most rewarding part is seeing the exhibit,” she said. “I’ve never been able to put so much effort and energy into a cause this worthy and important.” A Six Month Commitment Hassell said the project has been a six month commitment from the time the students began raising funds last fall, through the winter and spring semester when the stu dents were making their final prints, see QUILT, page 5
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