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I Volume XXIII, Number 2 Informing the Elon College Community September 4,1997 INSIDE ECHQSIALS WSOE may be packmg ts bags and moving across fee airwaves to a new borne, ^ ^ins its battle Mitb an- local college sUklion, is Elon's campus ra- Wo station trying to move ^om 89.3-FM to 88,1-FM what is holding up that nove? Find out Eomi It s common knowledge that freshmen are prone to packing on the pounds, ^nd it^s not just a prob- for women. It^s about change, not gender. 13 A&£ ^akkota talks about its success with Pendulum ^^porter Katisha Hayes. II Volleyball opens the ^^ason with a five-set loss to Campbell. 19 Staff hopes changes will decrease dorm vandalism Amy Medders Pendulum Reporter A significant rise in dormitory vandalism in the 1996-1997 aca demic year led members of Elon’s Residence Life staff to scratch their heads and try again. Vandalism in Smith, Sloan and Moffitt halls dramatically increased last year, resulting in more than $20,000 in combined charges. Smith Hall alone totaled $11,636 in reimbursable charges, continu ing in its legacy of hellraising. Reasons for vandalism vary, but “alcohol plays a big part,” said David Blackman, director of resi dence life. Much of Smith's van dalism took place on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights — the Elon weekend—when binge drink ing is frequent. Former Smith resident John Harrison agrees. “There is a defi nite link between alcohol and the vandalism that occurred in Smith for the last two years.” Weak alcohol policies and slow judicial processes led to indifferent behavior on the part of the resi dents last year. East Area Director Molly Burnett said she witnessed underage residents openly drink ing in front of security officers and the community development coor dinator staff. Because Smith’s damages were commonplace and increasing ev ery year, many felt a change was needed. The result was the Smith Hall Plan. see SMITH, page 4 Faculty discusses tenure Michelle Cater Managing Editor After meeting for nearly two years, Elon College’s Tenure Task Force has finally developed a pro posal for a new tenure system. The task force, which consisted of a student, members of the fac ulty, administration and Board of Trustees, was brought together af ter both the Board of Trustees and members of the Elon faculty had concerns about the current tenure policy, Vice President of Academic Affairs Julianne Maher said. Tenure is an employment pro cess that is used by most colleges and universities. When professors are granted tenure, they are given a contract that guarantees employ ment, except in extreme circum stances, at the institution until they retire. This contract allows profes sors to have more academic free dom to research and express un popular ideas. “As a member of the faculty, I feel that it is important to ensure Pendulum F.Y.I. flow does drug and alcohol use affect Elon Students? 1*1 the past year; 62% have ’’missed a class" 52% have experienced memory loss 60% ”did something I later regretted” | X8% "were^takeh advantage of sexiially - academic freedom and tenure is one way to do that,” said James Bissett, a faculty member on the task force. The faculty wanted to increase the number of tenured positions at Elon, while the Board was afraid of the college becoming overtenured. Maher said that if the number of tenured faculty at an institution becomes too high, the college or university has less flexibility when it comes to hiring new staff or if it needs to cut faculty positions. Currently only two-thirds of the faculty in any department can be tenured or on the tenure track (the process a faculty member goes through to receive tenure). Under the new policy, which is to be voted on the by the Board of Trustees in November, the percent will be raised to 75. “By increasing the number of tenured and tenure track positions we will be able to attract a higher quality of faculty to Elon,” Maher said. Bissett said, “I think it will create see TENURE, page 4 WEST rf- !" j w "A ' jgiiiP Signing on the dotted line: Freshman Jenny Jarnecke/T/ie Pendulum Annie Evans adds her name to the growing list at the Elon Student Television table during the Organization Fair. About 400 students saw what Elon organiza tions had to offer at the annual event, held last Friday. See story, page 4. Alcohol consumption high at Elon Natalie Ordine Pendulum Reporter A survey given to Elon students last spring by an alcohol task force showed that Elon College is above the national average when it comes to consumption of alcohol. Distributed to students in 10 a.m. classes on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, this survey provided inter esting facts on the issue of alcohol at Elon. The survey showed that 72 percent of Elon students drank al coholic beverages at least once a week. Sixty-two percent of the students surveyed missed a class due to alcohol and 52 percent have experienced memory loss due to drinking excessive amounts. “We were not all that surprised with our findings,” said Chaplain Richard McBride, the appointed spokesperson for the faculty and student task force in charge of the survey. “What we were surprised with was that the definition of ‘party’ has changed. Before the word ‘party’ did not equal alcohol, but having a good time. “These new findings do not go along with the college’s new 'Elon Vision’ for the future. This is a barrier for Elon to become the type of college we want it to be.” One reason for Elon’s high abuse of alcohol is blamed on the rumors of Elon being a “party school.” Tales that publications such as “The Princeton Review” and “Playboy” have rated Elon as one of the top party schools in the nation have see ALCOHOL, page 4
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