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www.eKofi.ediu/pendfiJufii Volume XXIV, Number 1 Informing the Elon College Community August 27,1998 New science building stresses technology INSIDE In Every Issue Academic Upilate pages Organization Briefs pages Staff/FacoUy PrbfUe page 9 Horoscopes page 15 Eion at a Glance page 16 Comics page 17 ■QpMons A message from SGA President Mark Richter pages News Elon holds its annual Organization Fair ’‘Under the Oaks" page 8 ME The summer's biggest movies reviewed ^ . page 10,11 Efiattires MeettwoofElon's newest students page n Jeff Sanders The Pendulum As construction of the new library proceeded nearby, the foot steps of numerous physics, biol ogy, chemistry and physical therapy majors inaugurated the halls ofthe new science building early Wednes day morning. Students who had yet to see the wide corridors took their first glimpses at spacious study ar eas, large laboratories and plentiful prep rooms. Construction of the nearly $ 18 million complex began a little over a year a half ago; due to a complica tion with lighting conditions the building didn’t pass its final inspec tion until Monday. “With any building project, there’s always a great deal of anxi ety about building being completed on time. I think 1 speak for the alumni 1 met with this morning when I say that the entire Elon commu nity is very pleased with the new facilities and especially pleased that they’re completed in time,” said Barry Bradberry, assistant dean of admissions. Earlier this summer, truck loads of equipment and supplies were moved from the dust-laden upper floors of Duke building, where the science department had been centralized for nearly 70 years. While the number of students majori ng i n scienti fic studies at Elon is not nearly as high as those in other fields, Dean of Math and Sci- see SCIENCE, page 5 Class of 2002 enters Elon Michelle Cater The Pendulum More than 1020 freshmen from 35 states and Washington D.C. started classes yesterday. The class of 2002 is the largest class ever to enter Elon. “We didn’t accept more students, but more students chose to attend Elon this year,” Susan Klopman, the assistant dean of admissions, said. In fact, there were only 94 more applicants this year than last. The class has an average high school GPA of 3.3 and an average SAT score of 1090. While the average GPA is the same as last year’s freshmen, the SAT score rose by a few points. The freshmen class is 62 percent female. This will help keep Elon at its current ratio of 59 percent female and 41 percent male. see FRESHMEN, page 4 Jenny Jarnecke/77)e Pendulum Stephanie Solosko(L) and Jessica Kenworthy keep their spirits up with cheers on Friday's Freshmen move-in day. Both checked new student in to the East Apartments all day Friday. Pendulum F.Y.I. Freshmen numbers affect housing r Other # 34% here the F en are North Carolina 20% Virginia 15% Maryland 14% New Jersey 8% Julie Koch The Pendulum l*ennsylvani 7% If someone new came ot Elon College they would notice one ma jor thing; change. The construction sites and the new buildings are not the only thing to give a hint of expansion, as the number of freshmen who decided to make Elon their home is on the rise. Though admissions accepted approximately the same amount of students as in previous years, the yield (the percentage of those stu dents who actually decide to attend Elon) is the highest it has been in 14 years. As Residence Life is used to housing 950-960 freshman, a few changes needed to be made as over 1020 students decided to become Fightin’ Christians. So how did Elon accommo date this surplus of students? The first project was to lease Ashley Oaks for the next three years and turn it into a student apartment complex, known as Elon Place. Elon decided it will be run differently as the old apartments have undergone complete renova tion and are being offered to upper classmen. Elon Place will add 80 spaces to housing’s list. Students are also temporarily staying in the old Phi Mu and the Lambda Chi Alpha houses until other arrangements can be made; however, Elon has decided these houses will go up on the market when the additional space is no longer needed. Elon then decided to rent apartments in West End, College Manor and Oak Hill. Upperclass men who were prepared to reside in the dorm rooms this fall were called see HOUSING, page 4
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