Page 4 News Jan. 23, 2001 i Speaker encourages students to keep the dream alive Adam Waterson / Photography Editor Jessica Rivelli The Pendulum The Office of Minority Affairs sponsored a celebra tion in honor of the birth of Martin Luther King Jr on Jan. 10th. Sir Walter Mack, Jr., a 1989 Elon graduate and pastor of Union Baptist Church in Winston-Salem, N.C., was the commemorative speaker for the event that took place at noon in Whitley Auditorium. Included in the celebra tion were energetic musical selections sang by the Martin Luther King, Jr. Choir, a pas sionate speech about King’s life and Mack’s powerful ad dress on keeping the dream alive. Mack touched a variety on issues throughout his speech and as an Elon graduate. Mack was able to relate them back to Elon. He charged students to nurture diversity and break racial barri ers here on campus. For him, education was the most important tool that can be used to gain racial and social equality. He said that in order for Elon students to truly get a lib eral arts education they must leam from every race’s history, not just their own. Mack compared a college education to a caterpillar devel oping in a cocoon. And like King, all students can grow into a beau tiful butterfly given the time to develop. He challenged stu dents to make the most of their college education and take an active role in learning. “Just being here is not enough, you must attend class and do outside studies to con tinue your growth in the co coon,” Mack said. Mack spoke of world wide chaos in his address. He noted that King’s dream has not been realized yet. “We live in a society where babies are having babies and our votes are not counted,” Mack said. He urged the audience to move to wards community and away from violence. One of the highlights of Mack’s speech was a rendi tion of I Can Fly by R. Kelly. He inspired the audience to follow in the steps of King by making their visions of an equal society become a real ity. “We are the drum makers of peace,” Mack commented. Mack graduated from Duke University with a mas ter of divinity degree and re ceived a doctorate from United Theological Seminary in Dayton, Ohio. WUNC-FM recognized Mack as one of the top 10 most effective preachers in the Research Triangle region of North Carolina in 1997. Elon Alum Elon Alumna Elon Alumnus Elon Alumnae Elon Alumni Elon Alum Elon Alumna r s a o i m C/3 a a pQ cd ■ ■ a o w 13 o W RETURN the Favor! College ranking guides, like U.S. News and World Report, use alumni particpation rates as a gauge of alumni satisfaction and to determine overall ratings of quality. Every year, alumni gifts make a difference in the value of your Elon degree by ensuring that the Elon tradition of offering excellent pro grams in state-of-the-art facilities con tinues. Paid for by Elon College Alumni Relations W o" > c Funnan Moseley ’56 Furman Moseley came to Elon in "52 on a football scholar ship, What he has created since that time is a legacy of consistent contribution and dedication to Elon. His donations have helped Elon in numerous ways, the most impressive being completion of the Moseley Smdent Center. This Distinguished Alum nus of the Year 1981 was an active student at Elon, serving as SGA President, a member of Kappa Psi Nu, and a football player. fll i— o HI M 0 m W'A m o mil > 3 cs w iiii p > c CD Buuiniv uoig uin{ y uojg luuiniy uojg SBUuinjY uojg snuum|v Buuin| y uo|g uiniy uo|g