Volume XXV, Number 18
Informing the Elon College Community
MARCH 9, 2000
INSIDE
Opinions
Crossroads volunteer
explains unforcible
and forcible rape
Pg-4
News
IFC wins awards
pg-6
Stadium Grotmdbreakin
Pg-7
Focus
Religion:
On campus and in politics
pgs» 12-13
a&e
MBB CD release party
pg. 10
Sports
Big Daddy: Millrnnium
Edition pt II
pg.23
Josh Phoebus wins
Executive VP slot
Lisa McChristian
Editor in Chief
In the special Student Gov
ernment Association election,
sophomore Josh Phoebus was
named the Executive Vice Presi
dent of the SGA.
Election results were an
nounced Tuesday night at 8:30
p.m. in Moseley Center Fireplace
lounge.
“I’m really relieved.
Everyone’s been really support
ive this last month. I’m glad it’s
over and I can finally start to look
ahead.” Phoebus said.
Phoebus and LaRhonda
Johnson were forced to have a
run-off for the Executive VP po
sition after the February 22 elec
tion. Neither candidate received
more than the required 50 percent
of all student votes.
Elections results were again
dampened by poor student partici
pation. Out of a student body of
approximately 3,800 students, only
364 students voted. In the weeks
since the February election, the
SGA went on a heavy publicity
campaign to get students attention,
including full-page ads in The Pen
dulum, posters and banners. Tues
days elections were even held out
side on the steps of Moseley Center
to draw students who were passing
by.
“I’m very disappointed in the
turnout because we did do every-
photo by Lisa McChristian
Candidates and supporters waited in the Fireplace Lounge for results.
thing we could do to get attention.
People just didn’t give any effort of
their own,” Current SGA President
Akilah Weaver said.
The new Executive Board,
class officers and SGA senators
will take office during the first week
in April.
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Campus Security officers to begin bicycle patrols
Elizabeth Sudduth
The Pendulum
You’ve seen them in big
cities like New York and Wash
ington D.C. and now there’re here
at Elon. Wednesday, Campus
Police and Security began patrol
ling not only on foot or by car, but
also on bicycles.
Safety is a major issue for
the Elon College community, but
especially for Campus Police and
Security.
Campus Police and Secu
rity purchased three patrolling bi
cycles, one for a police officer
and the other two for security offic
ers.
“We are always looking for
ways to improve safety on the cam
pus,” said Charles Gantos, Direc
tor of Campus Safety and Police,
“The patrol bikes will offer us with
more effective community polic
ing. On the bicycles we are tripling
the amount of area we could cover
on foot in the same amount of time.”
Beginning Wednesday of this
week, there will be one officer on
duty during the day and two patrol
ling the campus at night, one must
be a police and the other a security
officer.
Qualified officers will patrol the
campus weather permitting in white
uniform shorts and shirts, with white
helmets identifying their position as a
security or police officer.
The security officers’ bicycles
are red, GT Aggressor off Road Moun
tain Bikes. Suspended to the back of
the bicycle is a mounting post for addi
tional equipment the officers might
need.
The police bicycle is from Smith
& Wesson, a police manufapturing
company. It has a solid white frame
with carbon wheels to meet police stan
dards. It has a strong siren with a
headlight and flashing lights that are
attached on front of the bicycle in
the middle of the handlebars. Sus
pended to the back of the bike is a
safety bag for any other kind'Of
police equipment.
The officers patrolling around
the campus will be Elon officers,
certified to ride the bicycles. Cam
pus Police Officer, Cory Ray, de
signed an obstacle course for the
certification that met the regular
standards of police patrolmen.
“All ofour officers are physi
cally qualified to past the course,”
said Gantos. “We hope to have ev
ery one of our officers trained by
the end of this week.”
Sophomore Trent
Gilbert and a fellow
Student Admissions
Committee member
address a group of
potential Elon College
students. The students
and parents were here
as part of Fellows
weekend.
photo by
Jennifer McCort
Elon host to over 500 potential students
Jessica Rivelli
News Editor
Last weekend, Elon College
hosted its annual Fellows and Schol
arship Weekend.
Three hundred and twenty-
five students from across the nation
attended the weekend, and com
pleted for both slots in the pro
grams, as well as scholarship
money.
This year, 542 students ap
plied to one of the six fellowship
programs. Out of the applicants,
476 were invited to be interviewed
last weekend, and 398 of them chose
to compete.
However, because of other cir
cumstances some were unable to visit
Elon this weekend.
Statistics involving these appli
cants are impressive compared to ones
of previous years. The average G.P.A.
of the applicants was a 3.8, and the
average SAT score was a 1200. The
numbers increase with the average of
the Honors’ applicants. Their average
G.P.A. was a 3.99 and SAT score of
1240.
On Friday, March 3rd, the stu
dents and their families toured the cam
pus, and listened to lectures on Elon’s
distinctive programs, such as the Study
Abroad Program. Later that
evening, the Fellows applicants met
with the programs directors and
current Fellows. Afterward, they
were invited to listen to the Carib
bean Sound Steel Band.
An official welcome was
given to the students and their fami
lies early Saturday morning.
Seminars were presented to
the students fr.om all areas of Elon’s
academic curriculum, from Educa
tion to Communication.
see FELLOWS, page 5