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Volume XXIII, Number 6 Informing the Elon College Community October 2,1997 INSIDE ebuqiials 2>*4 COMICS 15 Eloti^s Sim m^or »^aches for the stars. When David Waters ^dilated Elon Id the sdtool had no ^ program^lBiitthat ^ntstojptheinaii classmates^ called ’Muddiy” fhjm makfi^ it ^ the often rouj^ and *^table movie business. £lon College held its ^fst in a series of teaching Conferences on Sept. 25-27. AM ®^xpertly blended harmo* *»»es, exceptional group camaraderie and the rollicking sounds of *'ock*n* roll favorites are hallmarks of Elon^s ^distinguished chorai ensemble El^n. _ 9 SrORTS sports vt^riter ^HUam Bartley previews year's M^or League Baseball Playoltis. 19 School ponders sophomore housing requirement Jeff Wirick Editor in Chief Future Elon students might be required to spend half of their col lege careers living on campus, John Barnhill, assistant to the dean of students, announced two weeks ago that the school is look ing into a requirement that would force students to live on campus during their freshman and sopho more years. The major reason for the pro posal is to boost Elon’s overall re tention level. “We know for a fact that stu dents who are more engaged on campus are going to be more suc cessful,” Barnhill said, “We want to get that (retention level) higher. And we think if we made this (sophomore requirement) a policy, we can do that,” The student issues commit tee, which is a subcommittee of the Student Government Associa tion, has researched the issue for the past couple of months. It points to Furman University as a prime example of a successful sopho- see HOUSING, page 6 Forum to address housing situatioit JeffWiiick Editor in Chief With all the research the stu dent issues committee has done to determine whether it should rec* ommendasophomorehousing re quirement, it has overlooked one important group — the students* This group of people will have Eendulum F.Y.I Amy Weldon/T/ie Pendulum Liqhts camera, action: Elon senior Jon Campbell (pictured with camera) continues the production of his second movie called "The Crossing" last Saturday at West End Station. See the "Filmmakers at Elon" tab, pages 10-11. ^ehance to speak tl^k miMs a&d elwcatet1«5mseJvesontheiss«e at the $t«dent Governmeui Associatlon’^s student life foitim at7 W(fii4n^d^y ifiMcKiimon Hail *"We really don^t think the students kflow what's going see SOA, page 6 Coolio set for Saturday Jeff Wirick Editor in Chief When Coolio visits Elon Sat urday, he’ll be greeted the same way big-name performers have the last three years — with mix reac tions. The Student Union Board, which has organized Elon’s annual big concert, has heard the usual chorus of complaints from those who aren’t happy with the group’s choice of music. “We hear the same comments every year,” SUB Adviser Barb Carlton said. “We try to reach out to every audience. But you can’t please everyone all the time. In your four years at Elon, hopefully we’ll get to everyone’s type of music.” see COOLIO, page 5 _ j : Source: Residence Life Jophomores Juniors Seniors Elon looks at becoming a university Leann Alfred Pendulum Reporter Elon College portrays itself as a “small college with university opportunities,” In the year 2000, new students may be walking onto a university campus if the Board of Trustees agree to change the name of the school. The Elon Vision, implemented in 1994, is a five-year plan that outlines Elon’s progress to become “one of the premier private under graduate institutions on the Eastern Seaboard,” The Elon Vision strives to im prove areas concerning academics, students, faculty/staff and resources that will give Elon the status of a university. Vision No. 14 states “to have the program, personnel, students and trustees worthy of recognition as a comprehensive undergraduate university.” “Are we at the stage where we are a university and do we want to be a university?” asked Provost Gerry Francis. The Board of Trustees will re convene in either 1999 or 2000 to evaluate the growth of Elon in re gards to the Elon Vision and deter mine if Elon is capable of being recognized as a university. “I think feelings are mixed across the board,” Francis said. Student reactions have ex pressed both positive and negative attitudes in changing the name of the school. see UNIVERSITY, page 6
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