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2 'Viewjfomt October 29, 1998 Opinions Expanding the Reading Day Festival Trick or treat, ghouls and boys, it's nearly Halloween! Oh forthe love of all that’s good and holy, was toever cheesy and cliche. But then let’s face facts* it’s not like this holiday is completely free of the Gouda. Halloween is all about dressing up in ridiculous costumes, trolling for a little sugar and generally raising ruckus whenever and wherever possible- And that’s just die college kids. The majority of the loyal Fightin' C’s will be going Carolina Blue for the night, choosing to head over to Franklin Street in Chapel Hill for the yearly exhibition of disguises and debauchery. But before the Halloween spirits can start to flow, it’s always a good idea to remember a few safety rules* As a public service to you Halloweenies, The Pendulum is provid ing you widi the following helpful guide to Fun and Frolic ala Franklinr Enjoyl • Carpooling to Chapel Hill is a good idea, not only because parking will be rough and bwause you may need a DD^ but because cops who see you driving in your giant condom costume will hassle you simply because they can. It’s better to have the one person in civilian clothes take care of the driving. * Things tend to get a little wild on Franklin Street, so perhaps it may be wise to integrate a sophisticated defense system into the design of your costume. Sharpen the horns on your devil outfit, put poison tips on yourfak0Draculafangs» installsome booby traps in yourFrench maid costume or simply stash remote sensw, heat-seeb'ng Patnot missle under your Scoc^y Doo mask. Nothing too fancy» mind you. Just some deterrent devices. • Make sure you visit the little ghost’s room before you get to the festivities. But since odds are good that you'll have to use the loo again sometime before the evening ends^ be prepared to wait la sonie line&> make sure yotir costume has an escape hatch and should all else fail, remember you probably will never see any of these people ever again. Also, going dressed as a mummy, while exceedingly helpful to your friends, may not be the wisest of plans. ♦ Above all, have a safe and wonderful night,., and thank your lucky stars that Halloween is on a Saturday this year. * The Pendulum editorial staff This week, the Student Gov ernment Association (SG A) almost unanimously passed a resolution asking the Elon College to consider adding a second day to the Semi annual Reading Day Festival. Reading Day occurs the day immediately following the last day of classes and before the first day of final examinations at the end of each semester. One senator in the Student Government thought that in order to best prepare students for the final examinations, a second day was needed. Sounds like a perfectly good idea. What would be more proac tive then to give students an extra day to study? I mean, the really good schools do it, so why don’t we? I do, however, have some questions about the semi-annual tra dition of the Reading Day. First of all, we call it “Read ing Day,” but how many people are actually reading? I was once told by a professor that if you don’t have all the books read by the end of the semester, then there would be no chance of passing the class. Placing a designated day at the END of the semester to do all the reading you put off all semester was probably not a good idea. More appropriately, we should call it “Study Day,” because it seems if you do all your reading during the semester, then by the end of it all you really need to do is study. Another question 1 have, regardless of what Mark Richter SGA Executive President richm5s0@elon.edu we call it, is how many people actually do study or read during Reading Day? Sure, most people do study on that day after classes end, but usually not until four or five in the afternoon. The last day of classes is a time for all students to celebrate their hard work and to relish in the satisfaction of completing another semester. In whatever way stu dents celebrate, however, most are not going to rise early on this day designated for study. Now, if I were the Supreme Being who made the decision on how Reading Day should be handled, I would first change the name to “Study Day.” That way it would at least show the students that the adminis tration advocates studying and not reading all your textbooks the day before exams. I would also like to see the Reading Day Festival change to a two day period. On the eve of the last day of classes, the school should sponsor a party, maybe a wine and cheese gathering (well, forget the cheese). We could play Pin the Tail on Your Favorite Professor and end the party with a bonfire. You could use this occasion to burn all the books the Campus Shop wouldn’t buy back. The day immediately follow ing the festivities would be used for rest and recuperation. The second Reading Day will strictly be used for reading or study ing... or possibly just more rest and recuperation. Dr. Young's column will resume on Nov. 12 Informing the Elon College Community Editor in Chief Michelle Cater News Editor Julie Koch Features Editor Giselle Pole Chrissie Taylor Asst. Sports Editor Troy Adams Opinions Editor Carrie Lancos A & E Editor Erik Akelaitis Photo Editor Jenny Jamecke Advertising Manager Woelfel Cathy Office Manager Melissa Pasternack Online Editor Bill Monken Adviser Byung Lee Reporters Lauren Bigge Marie Blackett Katie Bonebrake Ashley Brown Patrick Donovan Stefanie Fox Suzanne George Carolyn Lampila Johannah Lawrence Letitia Lee Lisa McChristian Alan Medeiros Bree Myers Josh Phoebus Tammy Tripp Photographers Megan Anderson Emily MacDonnell Crystal Pape Kerri Sigler Jennifer Swink Kristy Wolfgang Columnists Brie Bittenbender Rich Blomquist Stephan Dignan Ethan Pell Chris Rash Anna Thysell Copy Editor Eric Ramos 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.elon.edu/ pendulum Halloween What is the coolest or scariest Halloween costume you've ever seen? Mike D’Angelo, freshman; The coolest costume I’ve ever seen was a guy dressed in drag. He had shoulder length hair but was trying to impersonate Lady Godiva. He had a skin colored bikini on... it was the most bizarre thing I’ve ever seen. You’djusthavetoseeit to believe it. Christina Sederbaum, sopho more: I saw one the other day that I thought was pretty cool. It was a Tootsie Roll. Jennifer Fletcher, sophomore: Well, the scariest costumc has to be the “Scream” guy. My friends played a trick on me last year and snuck up to my dorm wearing it. It freaked me out! Mac McLean, junior: The coolest Halloween costume I’ve seen would have to be Swamp Thing. It had moss all over it, it was pretty cool. It looked real* Steve Bopp, junior: The scariest I ever saw was this huge guy, he must have been seven feet tall, and he was wearing this huge devil mask. It was pretty scary. The coolest I ever saw was six girls dressed up as a six pack of Budweiser. Jessica Spalding, sophomore: I remember last year at Chapel Hill there was a guy dressed up as a ten-foot tall condom.
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