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September 7,2000
INSIDE
News
Gampus Con
struction
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Opinion
Parking Shortages
Pg-7
Focus
Welcome to Elon
pgs. 10-11
Photo by: Jennifer
McCort '
Profile
Meet Elon’s new
faculty and staff
Pg- 9
A&E
“Bring it On”
pg. 12 f
Sports
The Return of Big
Daddy: The Phans,
The Phame, The
Phc^nix
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Record number of
freshmen arrive for 2000-
2001 academic year
Erica Stanley
The Pendulum
Elon College has reached
a record enrollment of approxi
mately 4,100 students this year.
The largest freshmen class on
record, 1,156 students, were
welcomed Friday, August 25
on move-in day.
“I’m very pleased at how
the 2000 opening occurred,”
Rex Waters, Assistant Dean of
Students said. “It’s quite a col
lege-wide effort to move in 1200
people and handle their needs.”
Orientation activities be
gan Friday, August 25 and run
through Sunday, Sept. 3. “Like
whoa, after all this orientation
stuff, I am tired,” Brandon Dent,
freshman, Vas, NC said. “Ori
entation is cool though, I’ve
gotten to meet a lot of people.”
The Class of 2004^
only the largest^^
most academicaliy-qWatin^r#
Elon history. Fifty-three per
cent were in the top quarter of
their high school classes and
seven were class valedictori
ans.
“The students and parents
were really warm and friendly
on move-in day,” Katherine
Baggott, Orientation Leader said.
“Everyone seemed really excited
to be here and were already show
ing their Phoenix pride.”
The average SAT score of
this year’s entering Elon freshmen
is 1115, following a trend since
1993 of increasing scores. The
Class of2004’s scores arelOpoints
higher than last year, 25 points
above the average in 1998 and about
100 points above the national aver
age.
“We are very pleased with
the caliber of students who have
chosen to enrqjl at Elon this fall,”
Staci Powell, Director of Applica
tion Review sajd. “There has cer
tainly been a campus-wide effort
made to recruit such an outstand
ing class, and the admissions staff
appreciates the tremendous com
mitment made by all Elon employ-
^ ^esin helping meet our goals.”
i vVTellows students make up 14
"percent of the class. The Fellows
programs recognize excellence in
honors, science, business, leader
ship, journalisr i/communications
and teaching. I'he freshmen Fel
lows have an average SAT score of
1201 and an average high school
grade point average of 3.8. The 365
Photo by: Jennifer McCort
Head Resident of West Area, Kelly Wingate, talks with a
freshman and her mother during freshman move-in day,
August 25.
Presidential Scholars have an
average SAT score of 1216 and
an average high school GPA of
3.991.
Members of the freshman
class come from 37 states and
12 nations. About 28 percent of
the students come from North
Carolina, an increase of 7 per
cent from 1998. Fourteen per
cent are from Maryland, 10 per
cent from Virginia and another
10 percent from Florida/Geor
gia. New England states account
for 8 percent of Elon’s entering
freshmen with 6 percent each
from New York/New Jersey,
Pennsylvania and OhioAVest
Virginia. The 25 international
students represent a 40 percent
increase from last year’s inter
national student number,
“I looked at schools in
the North, but none were as nice
as Elon,” Lindsay Ward, fresh
man, Medway, MA said. “The
campus is gorgeous.” Top in
tended majors of the Class of
2004 are business, communica
tions, elementary education,
sports medicine, psychology, bi
ology, computer science, politi
cal science, journalism and in
ternational business.
“In high school, we were
the top dogs,” Andy Bell, fresh
man, Springmount, PA said.
“But now in college, I feel like
we’re at the bottom of the totem
pole.”
Orientation leaders make moving easy and fun
Jessica Rivelli
The Pendulum
On Friday, August 25“*^
7:30am, over 100 new student
orientation staff were waiting
to aide in the arrival of new
residents to Elon’s campus.
From 8-5, hew residents
checked-in, received orientation
information, an(^ unpacked their be
longings. Throughout the entire day.
Orientation Leajlers, New Student
Orientation head staff, and the O-
Team (new this year) were on hand
to make the m^ve-in process run
smoothly. They; carried boxes, di
rected students, ^nd calmed fears for
many new residents.
This year 4 total of 78 “OL* s”,
21 0-Team members, and 15
Head Staff moved in 1167 new
students and 78 transfers.
Orientation 2000 hosted
a weekend-long list of events.
Friday night, the residence halls
participated in a passport ad
venture. On Saturday night, Trip
Durham and Coach Seagraves
rocked “the nest” to support the
athletic teams. Also, SUB, SGA,
RSA, and NSO sponsored an
extravaganza in Moseley until
Midnight that night. The fol
lowing night “Elon Under the
Lights” sponsored by Campus
Rec and NSO was delayed to
the next day due to inclement
weather..