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Volume XXIII, Number 19
Informing the Elon College Community
March 12,1998
Sigma Phi Epsilon turns in charter
EDITORIALS
2-4
COMICS
17
HEWS
Continiiing coverage of
^oitien leaders at Elon for
Women Histoi^ Month
London eorrespondant
Bryan SIceen looks at
leaving your comfort ^one
14
A&E
An exclusive interview
with Cravin’ Melon
IMl
Johnathan R. Jackson
reviews ”The Big
Lebowski’^
. 12
smiis
Editors* Final Four picks
22
Flon softball going strong
with 12-2 record
23
^Twas the Night Before
Tourney with Jeff Widick
and Dean Smith
. 24
Julie Koch
News Editor
Eleven brothers of Sigma Phi
Epsilon are looking for a new place
to live for the rest of the semester
after being told by Elon they no
longer have the privilege of resid
ing in their Greek house.
The fraternity was originally
told to be out of the house by 8 p.m.
Sunday but, was given an exten
sion due to the timeframe of the
semester.
The change in living condi
tions is a result of the fraternity’s
decision to hand in their charter last
Thursday.
“We feel that it (living in the
Loy Center) is a privilege that they
have relinquished with their char
ter,” said Smith Jackson, vice presi
dent for student life.
Sigma Phi Epsilon voluntar
ily turned in their charter to avoid
facing judicial proceedings.
The fraternity was accused of
hazing when anonymous sources
reported that Sigma Phi Epsilon
had excessively exercised and ver
bally harassed their pledges. How
ever, no life-threatening or alco-
hol-related incidences were re
ported or involved.
“There are other ways to build
brotherhood that are more positive
for the students,” Jackson said.
“These things (hazing proceedings)
can get out of hand and be detri
mental to the students,” he added.
Jackson said that Sigma Phi
Epsilon did not Have an acceptable
pledge program and was doing
things not accepted in this day and
age. By handing in their charter.
Sigma Phi Epsilon demonstrated
that it were not interested in chang
ing their its to conform to Elon’s
Greek system rules.
“We (Sigma Phi Epsilon)
thought the school was just trying
to take over things,” said Brad
Cook, former Sigma Phi Epsilon
president.
see FRATERNITY, page 5
New library breaks way into Elon’s future
Michelle Cater
Editor in Chief
Exactly 109 years after its founding on March 11, 1889,
Elon College continued its preparations for the future by
breaking ground for a new $14 million library.
Construction on the 75,(X)0-square-foot building, the fourth
library in Elon’s history, is expected to scheduled to begin
Monday.
“We are privileged in our generation to be part of an
astounding renaissance in the life of our college,” Chaplain
Richard McBride said at the groundbreaking ceremony.
Elon College President Fred Young said, “The new library
reflects our values and traditions and it is appropriate that we
celebrate its groundbreaking on the anniversary of our found
ing.” ,
The new library will feature state-of-the-art technology
and meeting spaces for group work and professor and student
interaction. The LaRose Resource Center, Writing Center,
tutoring and other academic programs will be located in the
new library as well.
Library Director Kate Hickey said, “Starting on Monday
see LIBRARY, page 5
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Library director Kate Hickey, Catalog Librarian Ann Vickers,
Trustee Chairman Bob LaRose, President Emeritus Earl
Danieley and Trustee Vice-Chairwoman Gail Drew toss the first
dirt for the new library.
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NY justices speak on diversity
Carolyn Lampila
Pendulum Reporter
Two New York justices spoke
to Elon about diversity on March 4
as part of a program entitled “Black
and Jews in Conversation. ”
Shannon Taylor, a Jewish
judge and Milton Tingling, the first
African-American judge, discussed
their views on the importance of
diversity. Jeffrey Ross acted as the
moderator.
Ross opened up the forum by
saying, “You have to understand
diversity in two waves. The first
wave of diversity on a campus is to,
in fact, bring in different bodies.”
He said that not only should
the student body be diverse, but so
should the staff, faculty and admin
istration. Ross stated that then there
will be a backlash with controversy
over affirmative action and reverse
discrimination. He said that the
second wave is to “make the insti
tution truly diverse.”
Taylor, an active proponent of
diversity, said, “I believe the best
education comes from traveling and
meeting people from all over the
world. The white race, after all, is
a minority on the planet.”
Taylor said that there have been
improvements in New York City
because of combined efforts by
Governor Pataki, Mayor Rudolph
Guliani and several judges, and that
there are “no restrictions of any
kind in terms of minority opportu
nity for business.”
Taylor hopes that efforts like
these will improve the country as a
whole. He said, “Rather than be
ing a country just for the native
born, it can be a country for the
immigrants it once was, and a coun
try for the persecuted as well.”
see DIVERSITY, page 5