Volume XXIV, Number 7
Informing the Elon College Community
October 8,1998
INSIDE
Academic Update
page 5
Orgauizatioii Biiefs
page 8
StaWacalty Profile
page 9
Horoscopes
p^g« 15
Eioa^ a Glance
page 16
Comi^
page 17
Opinions
^^fesident Yonag discusses
the search for Eloit’s. ttexl
leader,
page 2
A&£
"^‘Felicity*’ neviewed
page 10
Eeatures
Bloji$tudettt$ discuss
alcohol yse
page 12
News
^paratioDs Bnderway fw
Homecoming
page 14
Sports
Blon volleyball
Olsen accepts sr. class presidency
Jenny Jamecke
The Pendulum
Angela Ol^^^^ccepted the
newly vacated position of senior
class president of the Student Gov
ernment Association on October 1.
The position became vacant
after former president Emily
Matesic was impeached early last
week. The impeachement came af
ter Matesic violated the SGA con
stitution by having more than three
unexcused absences.
The SGA constitution states
the vacancy of a class presidency
goes to the class vice president.
Olsen has worked in the SGA since
her freshmen year.
Mark Richter, SGA execu
tive president, believes the senior
class president has the most respon
sibility of all the class presidents.
He hopes for a smooth transition.
“The nice thing was that An
gela was in the loop with the office
Two points!
Jenny Jarnecke/7/7e Pendulum
Preshman Betsy Shavely entertains Sara Lenyon, 6,
at the children’s games during the Festival of the
Oafs iast Saturday. Many Elon College students
volunteered at the annual event
of advancement and all the other
offices on campus. Now she will
just step up and take charge,” Rich
ter said.
Senior Kassandra Kaan is dis
appointed the situation could not be
avoided.
“In the future the SGA should
make sure the person running is
able to fulfill their position. It is
good that people are willing to step
up and take on these positions. There
is time being lost here and the out
come affects the senior class di
rectly,” Kaan said.
Olsen believes that due to the
early timing, the change will not
have too much of an impact on the
senior class. The senior officers in
tend to follow the path already be
gun by Matesic.
“I think it will be an adjust
ment at first for some of the admin-
see PRESIDENCY, page 5
Trustees to vote on
president next week
Michelle Cater
The Pendulum
The Elon College Board of
Trustees will be voting on Elon’s
future next Tuesday and Wednes
day when they select the next presi
dent.
The college has been in the
process of searching for its eigth
president since current president J.
Fred Young announced his retire
ment in February.
“The Board of Trustees has
embarked upon a careful process
that will conclude with the most
important decision this board has
made in 25 years,” Trustee Noel
Allen, chairman of the presidential
search committee, said in February.
Young will be retiring on
December 31.
It is hoped that the next presi
dent will be available to start on
January 1, 1999.
The two presidential finalists
were on campus last week meeting
with students, faculty and staff.
Thomas Flynn, the acting
president at Millikin University in
Decatur, 111. was on campus last
Sunday, Monday and Tuesday.
Leo Lambert, the provost and
vice chancellor for academic af
fairs at the University of Wiscon-
sin-La Crosse, visted campus last
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thurs
day.
Both candidates met with stu
dents, faculty, administration and
visitors during their visits.
More than 110 candidates
submitted applications. Eight semi
finalists were interviewed off cam
pus in early September.
According to a memorandum
to the Elon College community,
both Lambert and Flynn were cho
sen as finalists “following exten
sive research by the committee,
which included an off-campus in
terview and many conversations
with people who have worked with
them and know them well.”
Faculty to help raise money for the Elon Vision
fundraisers to make the facultv and antnwarH? Amnnp the. choices are Thes
Julie Koch
The Pendulum
^ ^fter four years of hard work
Q, P^^*^ning the Elon Vision, Elon
the ^h^ging full force into
sh^ Plans are taking
andhp ’ are-being accomplished
unds are being provided.
The division of the Elon Vi-
Campaign in charge of finances
has raised over $31.5
steadily closing m on its $40 mil
lion goal.
Now that parents have
oledged more than $250,000,
hers of the campaign commiCte
„ill be going to their peers for fi-
"““S“tmbers, including
rporesentatives from all academ.c
departments, areinvenungideas an
fundraisers to make the faculty and
staff aware of the importance of
their contributions.
“I think they (the faculty) will
(contribute) when they realize that
they decide where their money
goes,” Laura Helvey, campaign
member, said.
Faculty members and staff
will be able to decide which fund or
“project” they wish their money to
go towards. Among the choices are
assisting in the construction of the
stadium or library or to sponsor the
endowed scholarships or professor
ships.
I think the faculty has a record
of supporting things,” Jim Brown,
history professor, said. “They (the
faculty) like their college and see
ing their money directly benefitting
the things they are interested in.”
These endowments are sig
nificant to Elon students for a num
ber of reasons as they will keep
tuition reasonable and keep Elon
competitive with other schools of
our level.
Helvey explained that the
campaign was important for two
reasons. Not only does financial
see CAMPAIGN, page 5