Volume XXIII, Number 14 Informing the Elon College Community February 5,1998
INSIDE
EDITORIALS
2-4
COMIg
12
NEWS
The Academic Ethos
Committee examines the
academic attitude of Elon
Elon receives a grant to
help equip the new science
building
Sororities and fraterni>
ties get in gear for spring
Rush
;
A look at Winterstock:
”The Diviners^*and
"The Robber
Bridegroom"
A review of the Aerosmith
concert In Greensboro
SEQEIS
Elon alumnus Patrick
Singleton prepares to luge
in the Olympics
Men's basketball loses to
UNCG
20
Local law enforces North Carolina's
newly enacted drunk driving policy
Michelle Cater
Editor in Chief
People who drive drunk might
want to think twice.
A new North Carolina law,
statute G.S. 20-28.3, “requires a
law enforcement officer to seize a
vehicle if the driver is charged with
driving while impaired and the
driver’s license is suspended as a
result of a prior impaired drivers
license revocation.”
Dan Ingle, the chief of police
for the Town of Elon College, said
that the purpose of the new law,
which took affect January 1, is to
“deter these people (habitual of
fenders) from driving when their
license is in a state of revocation.”
Ingle said that habitual offend
ers were often the most dangerous.
The car is seized by the county
school system. If the driver is found
guilty the car becomes the property
of the school system. Ingle said the
school system can keep the vehicle
see DWI POLICY, page 5
Elon administrators
receive promotions
Michelle Cater
Editor in Chief
Two Elon College deans were
recently named vice presidents by
Elon College President Fred
Young.
Nan P. Perkins, the current
dean of admissions and financial
planning, was named vice presi
dent for enrollment management.
Dr. G. Smith Jackson, the cur
rent dean of student life, has been
named vice president for student
life.
“These promotions recognize
the significant leadership they have
brought to areas of vital impor
tance to the college,” Young said.
Perkins said the promotion had
surprised her.
“I had not expected it and was
very pleased,” she said.
Most of her duties will not
change. Perkins said she would
still be in charge of admissions and
financial planning at Elon. She said
she also hopes to work more with
the faculty to develop new pro
grams to keep students interested in
the college.
“For me the exciting thing
about the new title is that it recog
nizes the importance the role (of
admissions) is to the college,”
Perkins said.
Jackson had just returned from
spending winter term in London
when he learned of his promotion.
“I got back from London
see PROMOTIONS, page 5
mm
Jxr'
Pendulum F.Y.I.
Jenny Jarnecke/r/ie Pendulum
Joe Robinson waits as a clerk at the Campus Shop totals up
his books. The bookstore was crowded Monday and Tues
day as students bought books for the Spring semester.
I I
Wjs ■ .9M
I I
i I
New masters of physical
therapy program starts classes
Julie Koch
News Editor
Five long years of preparation
and hard work have paid off as Elon
passed with flying colors the in
spection for the new Masters of
Physical Therapy Program (MPT)
and started classes on Jan. 5.
This proposed program, funded
with $300,000 from the Duke En
dowment, has become Elon’s first
daytime graduate program.
After undergoing the process
of initial plans, funding situations,
the hiring of consultants and in-
depth critiques, Elon received the
best possible review from the
American Physical Therapy Asso
ciation which was based on the
extent of preparation and quality of
curriculum.
The program was the first ever
in the history of the Association to
receive a review without any defi
ciencies.
Physical therapy professor
Bill Andrews said the current goal
of this department is to strengthen
Elon’s reputation and improve its
graduate school by making the
Masters of Physical Therapy a top-
notch program.
see MPT, page 5