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October 22,1998 Opinions 'yiewpoint If you have ever wanted to swipe a sacred Elon Brick (admit it, the lure of owning your very own chunk of crusty red hardened clay has called to you a few times) then here’s your chance. Unless you Ve spent the majority of the week with a bag over your head, you’ve probably noticed that the wall on the east side of campus that fences in the U'oublemakers in Smith, Carolina and Hook*Barney- Brannock quite nicely is, well, missing. Conspiracy theories abound on why the fabled eastern boundary of our charming institution is AWOL. Some blame a hostile takeover attempt by the imperialist forces of the Career Services office, others think it’s a diabolical plot to start up a masonry smuggling ring hatched by the masterminds of Brannock, and others think it was an escape attempt by the Carolina ladies gone horribly, horribly awry. The reality of die situation is regrettably less exciting. Elon’s been getting a bit, shall we say, festively plump lately. Our enrollment has swelled, the Vision has new additions almost weekly and in the time it takes for a Weatherby party to get busted, there’s another new building up» And since Elon can’t squeeze into a pair of elastic waistband sweatpants like someone with the fim panges of the Freshman 15, something has to give. ' That something is the East Campus Walt Yeah, so it’s historic. Yeah so it^s aesthetically pleasing and keeps the kiddies contained. But it stood in ^e way, so down it went. on the list was the row of old houses along O’Ketly Avenue and East College Avenue. Most of them are reduced to rubble as well. So s going there now? For now» just an idyllic field for biology classes to stroll through and intermural sport$ to scrimmage on, Perhs^s later some dorms or classmoms will occupy the space. We fegre at The Pendulum are sony to see Uie wall go, even if the arch is Even with tht$ wfspy remnant of the glory that was the; Ea$t Campus Wall 5UU ini^t, it won^t be the same. The houses^ too, will benBss^, notonly becau^PoIi Sci is being uprooted so impolitely, b^ui because they all bold their of memories., ^But jmi M students, faculty and presidents come and go with the ^sage of time, so too do the bastions of Elon^s past, whether they are made of bdck or otherwise. •ThePendulum editorMstAfi Informing the Elon College Community Editor in Chief Michelle Cater News Editor Julie Koch Features Editor Giselle Pole Sports Editor Cnrissie Taylor Asst Sports Editor Troy Adams Opinions Editor Carrie Lancos A & E Editor Erik Akelaitis Photo Editor Jenny Jamecke Advertising Manager Cathy W^fel (Mflc? Manager Melissa Pasternack Online Editor Bill Monken Adviser ByungLee Reporters Lauren Bigge Marie Blackett Katie Bonebrake Ashley Brown Patrick Donovan Stefanie Fox Suzanne George Carolyn Lampila Letitia Lee Lisa McChristian Alan Medeiros Bree Myers Josh Phoebus Hillary Sherman Tammy Tripp Photographers Megan Anderson Emily MacDonnell Jen McCort Crystal Pape Knsty Wolfgang Advertising Andy Dietnch Cohunnists Brie Bittenbender Rich Blon^uist Stephan Diman Chris Knight Ethan Pell Chris Rash Anna Thyseil Copy Editor Eric Kamos The purpose of The Pendulum shall be to inform and entertain the Elon College community. The Pendulum shall be a forum where all members of the college community are able to express their ideas and opinions. Address all correspondence to: The Pendulum 7012 Campus Box Elon College, N.C. 27244. Phone; (336) 584-2331 Fax; (336) 584-2467 E-mail; pendulum@elon.edu Web page: http;//www.eIon.edu/ pendulum Dear Leo, What I want for Christmas... While serving on the Presi dential Search Committee, I have listened to many of the faculty, stu dents and staff, as well as several candidates, who all had wonderful ideas on how Elon can move for ward as an outstanding instituion. In my wish list to Dr. Lam bert, I am articulating some of the ideas I have gathered. • Scholarships Elon College, believe it or not, has done an excellent job of keeping tuition lower than most private colleges. To keep the tu ition low, we are also less capable ofawarding more scholarships. But if Elon wants to attract higher cali ber students, then we must be will ing to give out more scholarships. To do this we must continue to raise funds to build our endow ment. At approximately $45 mil lion, our endowment, while it has grown in recent years, needs to be larger. A capital campaign to in crease the endowment for scholar ships is a priority. Elon College is now compet ing in a different league and without the incentive of scholarships, we will lose top scholars to other schools. Although I would not trade the magnificent new buildings for anything, these assets will only carry the institution so far. • Diversity We will also need to focus on continuing to create a more diverse community. When I talk of diver sity, I do not limit this idea to a black and white issue. We need to form a diverse community in terms of racial, financial, religious and ethnic backgrounds. If Elon has the abil ity to award more schol- Mark Richter SGA Executive President richm5s0@elon.edu arships, then not only can we attract more people to the academics, but we will also be able to sup port more students who require financial aid. Increasing scholarships should be a priority, and with that we will create diver sity. We can all agree that there is a lot we can learn from people who are just a little different from us. Whether that person is from an other part of the country, comes from a different economic back ground, or is a different nationality, we can benefit from expanding the Elon College community and expe riencing another way of life from our own. • National Exposure Dr. Lambert brings something unique with him. He can bring us to the forefront in national exposure thanks to his position on the Ameri can Association for Higher Educa tion and his previous experience in higher education. Elon College has talented fac ulty, wonderful facilities and a grow ing Division I athletic program. With all the progress we have made, we have become a “hidden treasure.” So I ask you. Dr. Lambert, tell as many people as possible about Elon College. Don’t feel pressured to do it yourself; give the faculty opportunities to show off their tal ents and allow your senior staff the time to promote Elon with nation ally known colleagues. With your help, Elon College will one day be respected as the premiere private college on the East Coast. Dr. Lambert, please listen to everyone; faculty, staff and espe cially students. There are so many talented individuals here who bring so much into our community. We welcome you to Elon and wish you luck! In last week’s issue of The Pendulum, Chaplain McBride had a wonderful piece of advice: “...Strengthen us as we al ready are. The next move for Elon is not a move up, but a move deeper.” We hope you keep that in mind. What do you think of the new registration process? LaRhonda Johnson, sophomore: I think it’s fair, but I don’t like it since I’m a CDC and I would have registered before ev eryone. But I think it’s a really fair system. It’ll be hectic, but it will work. Becky Lake Junior: I think it’s fair and that this registration process will bring some order and that this will eliminate some of the chaos that surrounds registration. Candice Burrow, junior: I think the new registration process is good, because that way everyone has a fair shot at the classes they want. It’s a good incentive to have early registration, but I think it’s fair either way. Kelly Allen, junior: I think it’s pretty fair. I understand why they changed it, although I didn’t have a problem with it. I think some people were probably bitter about it and I think this makes it more fair between the classes. Jeff Myers, senior: I’m an honors student, but locking out upperclassmen just because of an honors scholarship isn’t fair. Es pecially when they have classes that are so fought over and that upperclassmen might need, it wouldn’t be fair for sophomores or freshmen to get them. Leigh Billera, junior: I think it’s fabulous. That means that now it’ll be more fair and that I’ll get my classes. I’m all about the new registration process! w
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