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Student abroad addresses InterVarsity
My name is Jennifer and I’m
a Junior Study Abroad Student.
Today in the mail, I received 4
issues of the Pendulum which I read.
However, one of the articles in the
paper caught my attention. Why,
because I don’t agree with what it
said. It may be too late for this
email, or the topic may just be dead
already, but I felt the need to add my
voice. As a Christian, my freshman
year, I tried to find a place I was
comfortable at. This required that I
go to different groups to find out
what they were like. One of these
groups was InterVarsity. There I
found myself in a large group of
people that I do not know. Unfortu
nately, for a shy person, this is not
good. That night a few people came
up to me and introduced them
selves, and it is with those people
that I am still friends with today.
But others stayed with the people
they knew. I could see it in their
eyes that they knew I was new, but
I did not feel that welcome.
I continued to go to several
meetings, but that un-welcome feel
ing did not change. I eventually
stopped going. But I am a sucker
for punishment. I did not stop
“cold turkey”. You see, my grand
mother died during my freshman
year, and I desperately needed a
friend. I thought I might find one at
InterVarsity, but I didn ’ t. Needless
to say, I did not go much during
spring semester.
At the beginning of my sopho
more year, I thought I would give it
another go. I took some new friends
with me, and they found their place,
and I’m happy for them. But I still
felt like the same outcast from my
freshman year.
This may sound bitter, and in
some ways it probably is. But I felt
the need to tell my story. If you
aren’t fully participating in Inter
Varsity, it is very hard to feel ac
cepted in that group. I’m thankful
though for the friends I did make
with them, and still keep in touch
with.
Sincerely,
Jennifer Colter
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Elon Basketball proven to be exciting
and energetic says parent of student
Dear Mr. White, though I was excited to spend time mosphere were terrififc.
Dear Mr. White,
I had the pleasure of at
tending the Elon-High Point game
at Koury on Feb. 26 and wanted to
take the time to write you with my
impressions.
I had attended the Duke-St.
Johns game that afternoon, and
though I was excited to spend time
With my son Greg, a freshman at
Elon, I feared the Elon game would
prove to be a bit of a letdown.
I could not have been more
wrong. Not only was the quality of
play very high, but the enthusiasm
of the students and the overall at-
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mosphere were terrififc.
It is hard to compare anyone
with the student crowd at Cameron,
but your students showed many simi
larities. They were loud, energetic,
irreverent, witty, occasionally off
color, and totally involved in not
only helping your team win but also
in expressing their affection and ap-‘
preciation for their efforts.
Though I wish the Senior Night
enthusiasm had been spread more
evenly among all the seniors, the
outpouring for George Dennis was
among the nicest things I have seen
at any college sporting event. In short,
it was clear to me that Elon seemed
on its way to developing not only a
winning program but also one that
the students took pide in and really
cared about.
I hope that others at the game
and at Elon share my feelings. Good
luck going forward as you continue
to develop positive momentum for
Elon athletics.
Sincerely,
Thomas Robson.
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Student abroad thanks friends
To the Editor:
I am writing this letter in
appreciation of a special group of
people at Elon, I am proud to call
my friends (Jada, Nina, LaRhonda,
Keith, Donnell, Jaya, Aimee, Tina,
Chisa, Carmen, Tameka Barnes,
Angie, Tavia, Shana, Courtney,
Judy, Amanda, Sherrika, Rorencia,
LaToya, Joy, Nicholson, Bianca,
Royce, Barb Carlton, Mrs. Rich
mond and more people than I could
have named).
This semester I am studying
abroad in Denmark and instead of
felling sad that I was leaving the
people I have grown to like and
admire, I was sent off with well-
wishes and support.
Each of the people I men
tioned above, plus more individu
als than I could name have given
me the gift of their love and friend
ship.
The day before I was to leave,
a party was thrown for me. I know
that planning the party, inviting
people to come, and even provid
ing food and gifts took time out of
everybody’s schedule. I would like
all my friends to know that I trul>
appreciate each and every one o1
you.
As I conclude my letter, ]
would like to leave you with a poem
that expresses how dear I considei
each of you.
The Miracle of Friendship
There’s a miracle
called friendship
That dwells within the heart,
And you don’t know
how it happens
Or how it gets it start...
But the happiness it brings
you
Always gives a special lift,
And you realize that
friendship
Is God’s most precious gift.
Author Unknown
Thanks for everything,
Tiffany Avery
Stadfeldsvej 25
2500 Valby
Denmark
Avert7nO@hotmail.com
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