Volume XXV, Number 17
Informing the Elon College Community
MARCH 2, 2000
INSIDE
Opinions
Big Daddy calls for
leadership
Pg-3
ECTV.ESTVandOTS
explained
pg-3
News
Lindley recieves
business award
pg. 18
Focus
Campus Mcdua:
Explaniations,
Defenses and calls
to action
pgs. 12 -13
A&E
LIT concert review
pg’i
MBB CD release party
Pgll
Sports
Legend of Michael Jordon
page 23
Construction to begin
on new parking lot
Lisa McChristian
Editor in Chief
After years of pleading with
administration and hours of search
ing for decent parking spots, stu
dents and facutly will be getting an
additional parking lot.
The new lot will run adjacent
to Lebanon Ave, and the Elon Col
lege greenhouse. The lot is sched
uled to be completed by fall semes
ter 2000.
“We know we’re going to need
it. We need it now,” Dan Anderson,
Director of College Relations said.
Unexpected parking problems
appeared this semester with the open
ing ofthe Belk library. Library staff
and off campus students are now
having to take regular student park
ing spots in the McMichel Science
Building and Moseley Center park
ing lots.
More parking problems are
expected with the opening of Elon’s
new Athletic Stadium. The stadium
was designed with a small parking
lot to encourage visitors to park in
lots like Jordan Center, Moseley
Center and Whitley. That way visi
tors will have to take a mini-tour of
Elon’s campus before going to the
game.
“We like the idea of the tram
and shuttle usage,” Dean Smith
Jackson. “We would like to keep
Elon the tight knit community ut
us.”
Lack of parking is partially
due to expenses. In parking lot
construction a individual parking
space costs $ 1,000 a piece to make.
In the past year solutiosns like
the Elon shuttles and tram have
been implamented to cut the num
ber of student drivers. Also fresh
men living in Danieley Center apart
ments are not allowed to park on
any lot other than a Danieley lot and
must walk to campus.
A popular suggestion from
upper-classman is to completely
take away the right for freshment to
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Jennifer McCort/ The Pendulum
Leigh Wheeler helps students buy their Graduation Videos at the
Graduation Fair, which took place Monday and TuCvSday
have a car on campus. commitee. A subcommitteonpark-
Addilional parking was a fo- ing was formed last semester with
cus of Elon’s long range planning Dr. Brad Hamm as chair.
Elon chosen as one of Rugg's Top 100 Schools
Jessica Rivelli
News Editor
In the 17th edition of Rugg’s
Recommendations on Colleges,
Elon College has been named to the
list of the top 100 colleges. Rugg’s
Recommendation’s is an annual
guide to quality colleges nationwide.
Rugg commented, “Since this
book is for the aid of the counselor,
it is, then, also a guide for students
and their parents in the college ad
missions process.
The Rugg’s list of 100 “Just
Darn Good Schools” is based on a
survey of 1,042 secondary school
counselors.
They responded to the ques
tion; “What colleges do you believe
offer students ihe best opportunity
tomaximi/e ihcir education?” The
list has been known as the most
used and pholocopyed pages in the
nation on colleges.
Rugg's Recommendations is
a complete guide of colleges and
their departments.
Students can find informa
tion on colleges that offer their
major or .search through schools in
a specific slate.
.sec, RUGG'S, page 5
United Way honors Elon volunteers
for creativity and hard work
Erica Stanley
The Pendidwn
Carrie Lancos/ The Pendulum
Amber Hvening sM'ims in the 100-yard freestyle at the N.C.
State Spring Invitational Meet Saturday, Feb. 26. The Elon
Swim Club Women's team came in third place at the meet.
Hats off to Elon United Way
leaders! The United Way of
Alamance County recently honored
Elon College and their volunteers
for work on the 1999 fundraising
campaign.
The Elon campaign was
awarded the Gold Award for ex
ceeding “My Caring Share,” and
were also recognized for the most
creative campaign.
The "My Caring Share” fig
ure means that everyone who con
tributed ga\'c more than I hr. of
their monthly pay.
The campaign raised over
$21,000.00. This is an 8.5 percent
increase from last year fundraiser.
A 150-pound pot-belly pig,
Rudy, was the campaign’s mascot.
Rudy, owned by Bob Orndorff, di
rector of the Elon College career
center, appeared al special events to
promote the cause. His involve
ment was a big factor in the award
for crealivily.
“We were trying to think of
a crcati\ e way to raise awareness
about our United Way campaign,"
Orndorff said.
“Using Rudy was a lot of fun
and uood PR.”
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