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2 March 4, 1999 Opinions 'Viewpoint Gardner thanks supporters J am the eye$ of BIou* Scary IsnH it? You will never know where I am or what ap^pear in the mystical iRhoto Essay that falls on page 18. My i^nse^ are trained on everythinij that goe^ on in and itfoond thi$ campus. Abaseball game, Fmthere. Anew buildhig opening, Vm there. I am here Jam there, I am evwy where. X am the Pe8f/t#/«wphotographer, and I am the eyes of Elon. If the word$ of my fellow staffers are fhe voices of Eion, the photographs are the visions. Photojournalism plays an impomnt but underappreciated part of ^e cotnmunications worli and the world at Boti. We all know our campus is beautiful: The flowers, the grass no» it is not dyed green), the buiMngs. As the admissions video says, *'It is the way a college should look.*’ As students^ we tend to take that for granted. We wander through’ our little Blon bubble forgetting that everything around us was prepared, by someone to look beautiful, Itus cam|ms is a photographer’s dream* The colors ate rich and the designs of die, buildings are simple photographically dyn^anic, ; , “Apictureis worthathmisand words/* Someone said itmany year» ago» yet it is a phrase that rings true to this day. Byery^me I am standing at an Elon event t^ng photographs,! know thafmore pe^le will lode at that photograph than will read ^ accotnpanyitig story, %y ? Becati^ In one quick glance^ they ^n get m idea of the ev«^i wipiHit hiLving to As a photographer I look at the actiwties of this campus in a di£Fer«at way than evesryone else. Bv^^day tell ^ st«^ hi iseciadsiitoiglance^aj the thinp that occur here, { have done my job* When you cross the street to gettocte or stop basebail game to watch, remember that the action you m wat^g 1$ not just a game, It is a part of someone^s life. As a photogrqsh^^ I ct^ture Ike moments ofpeople's lives* not in words, but in pictures* * Emily MacDonttell Photo^phi^ Editor For those of you who spoke to me on election day outside Moseley, I have in fact thawed out and am ready to get back to work. After battling the wind, snow and rain, I have come to the conclusion that the postal service has nothing on this year’s crop of SGA candi dates. I wish at times like these that I could publicly thank each one of my supporters, but the list would take up all of my column space, and then some. There are many stu dents who helped me with the cam paign and did so unselfishly. These students went above and beyond their civic duty, took time out of their own busy schedules, and man aged somehow to get this Yankee from Nantucket elected president. To everyone who supported me by wearing my button, setting up speak ing dates or listened to me vent, I thank you. There are two people who I would actually like to take the time to thank here. Now I don’t think this is usually done after an elec tion, but then again, this one was like no other. I’d like to thank the two other candidates, Jude Dooley and Corbie Meadows, I first met Jude last month, and since then I have been fortunate enough to get to know him a little bit. Each time we spoke to one another, we would talk about our respective campaigns and how things were going in gen eral. This had to have been the most cordial elections to date. Some people may find this sickening, but I don’t care. It’s time we stop thinking of politics as dirty busi ness. Not all politicians cheat, lie, or have an intern. Cor bie and I spent a good deal of time together on the election days. When classes were in session and voters were no- John Gardner SGA Executive President-elect gardc7j0@elon.edu where to be found, the two of us would call a truce and head inside to grab lunch or just to warm up. There are some people that may be cringing as they read this because there is a common mis conception that candidates can’t help each other out, or at the very least be civil to each other. But it can and has been done. Hopefully this election can be the new stan dard. Now while I obviously know that Elon’s SGA elections will have no effect on national elections, I also know that we have to start somewhere and we have. To Jude and Corbie, thank you, and I look forward to working with you in the future. With all that said, it’s time to get down to business. All of the candidates running this year were successful in at least one aspect. We were all able to increase student awareness about SGA. Each week there were ar ticles in the paper and in terviews on TV. One of the desired effects. from all of the pub- licity is greater par ticipation among stu dents in SGA. Right now there are va cant seats within SGA that are wait ing to be filled by students who want to make a difference here at Elon. There are multiple spots open in the rising senior andjunior classes and also spots for academic depart ments. It is of the utmost impor tance that these seats are filled. If you think that you might be inter ested in being on SGA in some aspect, please write me a letter say ing why you want to run for a seat. All letters can be dropped off in my box in the SGA office. Involvement in your major Informing the Elon College Commmiity Editor in Chief Carrie Lancos Managing EUlitor Sarah Voss News Editor Alan Medeiros Opmions Editor Chris Rash Focus EUlitor Chuck Buckley A & E Editor Lisa McChristian Sports Editor Troy Adams Photo Eklitor Emily MacDonnell Business Manager Courtney Henson Advertising Manager Katie Sullivan Office Manager Carolyn Lampila Online Editor Jeff Sanders Asst. Online Editor Bill Monken Adviser Byung Lee Reporters Lauren Bigge Marie Blackett Katie Bonebrake Ashley Brown Zac Busby Patrick Collins Josh Cotter Stefanie Fox Suzanne George Johannah Lawrence Letitia Lee Bree Myers Natalie Ordine Josh Phoebus Tammy Tripp Jessica Vitak Photographers Megan Anderson Jen McCort Crystal Pape Knsty Wolfgang Columnists Brie Bittenbender Rich Blomquist Alex Ferguson Chris Knight Ethan Pell 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 Have you been given the opportunity to get involved in your major? Chris Fletcher, sopho more: I have had the opportunity, I just haven’t been able to take it because I have been too busy with my other obligations. Mike Campbell, sopho more: I feel like I am participating in my major by taking two classes I really enjoy this semester. Intro to Journalism and Communications and Writing and Information Gath ering. Lauren Weitman, senior: To certain extent I would say Elon has offered opportunities but not as many as I would like to have seen. Andy Cantema, senior: Despite the fact that I feel as if I have received a solid corporate communica tions background, I would like to see Dr. Tara Michels’ idea of an advertising major come about. There would definitely be enough student interest and it would add a great deal to the department. lied
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