Volume XXIV, Number 3
Informing the Elon College Community
September 10,1998
INSIDE
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page 5
CkganizaUon Briefs
page 8
Stalf/Faciilty Pmiile
page 9
Horoscopes
page 15
Elon at a Glance
page 16
Comics
page 17
News
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new mascot?
page6
Dinner and a movie
page 10
features
Hae
comes to Blon
page 12
Meet the seniors on
, Blon*s volleyball team
page 23
Model to close because of speaker
Michelle Cater
The Pendulum
Next Tuesday the Liberal Arts
Forum is hosting a speech by Mor
ris Dees, co-founder of the South
ern Poverty Law Center. Dees is
known nationwide for bringing suc
cessful lawsuits against such hate
groups as the Ku Klux Klan.
Recently Dees won a lawsuit
against the Ku Klux Klan for its
burning of a church in Clarendon
County, S.C.. The church was
awarded punitive damages of $15
million against the Christian
Knights of the Ku Klux Klan, $15
million against the grand dragon of
the South Carolina chapter of the
Klan, $7 million against the South
Carolina chapter, as well as money
from each of the men involved.
Due to the press coverage this
case received, as well as numerous
threats against Dees’ life, security
for Dees’ speech will be tight.
The parking lot between
Koury Center and the Model Center
for Fine Arts will be closed from 11
p.m. Monday night until 7 a.m.
Wednesday morning.
On Tuesday morning only
two entrances to Model — the
lakeside entrance and the main en
trance on Williamson Avenue —
will be open for students and fac
ulty. All people entering the build
ing will need to pass through a secu
rity check. Model will close at 11:30
a.m. when classes end.
At 3:30 p.m. Model will open
again only for those attending a
function with Morris Dees. Every
one entering the building will need
to enter through the Williamson
Avenue entrance. Everyone will
also be required to pass through a
metal detector.
Dees’ lecture will be held at
7:30 p.m. in McCrary Theatre. All
attending the lecture will be required
to pass through the metal detectors.
Since the lecture is not open to the
public, all who attend need to bring
their student or faculty ID.
While the security may seem
extreme to Elon students and staff,
see SPEAKER, page 5
SGA fills
remaining slots
Julie Kc^ch & Lauren Bigge
The Pendulum
Amidst all the activities and excitement of the
first two weeks of classes, elections took place to
introduce the class of 2002 to the world of the Student
Government Association (SGA),
On September 1 and 2 Elon voted for freshmen
officers in the Moseley Center lounge.
Those elected were Josh Phoebus, president,
Mandy Ketzner, vice president and Shayla Ferguson as
secretary/treasurer.
Six senators, Kristin DePietro, Katie Fitzgerald,
Catherine McConville, Cheri Seagraves, Hillary
Sherman and Sarah Young, were also voted into office.
Mark Richter, SGA president, said “I feel the
freshmen are a, diverse an eclectic group.”
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Steve Snyder (left) and Randy Miyaoka (right) enjoy listening to the
Aristocrats during Shoutfest ‘98 last Friday in Jordon Center.
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Security issues yearly crime report
Stephen Ryan
The Pendulum
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Surely for most students at
Elon College safety is a major con
cern. Elon provides an extensive
police and security service 24 hours
a day, seven days a week for our
protection.
The college’s safety office
consists of ten state certified police
officers, six security officers, six
dispatchers and two traffic officers.
In addition to constant police pa
trols, Elon has set up emergency
phones throughout campus. The
phones stand about eight feet tall,
are bright red and have a blue strobe
light on top to catch attention. At
any time, a student can go to one of
these phones, report a problem and
campus police will respond
promptly.
“I feel safe at any time on
campus because there are usually
always a few people walking
around. The emergency telephones
everywhere on campus are really a
big help. It is comforting to have
the police protecting us regardless
of how much we see them.”, said
Allison Ricciardi, an Elon senior.
Paul Rosotto, ajunior, said“ I
think that the campus police do a
great job serving and protecting the
Elon community. Twenty four
hours a day, seven days a week,
they are always out and around. I
never watch my back at any time on
campus because I feel safe with
them around.”
Like many schools nation
wide, Elon has been touched by
date and acquaintance rape.
A major factor involved in
this problem is alcohol. Elon makes
it a major point to try to educate
students about the potential dan
gers of
see CRIME, page 5