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WWW.ELON.EDU/PENDUlUM
VOLUME XXVII
Dean candidates to
speak on campus
ISSUE 14
DATE 2/8/01
Jennifer Guarino
Managing Editor
College administration is
currently interviewing candidates
for Dean of the College of Arts
and Sciences. Four finalists be
gan presentations Monday.
Faculty, staff and students
are invited to attend presentations,
on the topic “Ideas for promoting
the centrality of the Arts and Sci
ences at Elon College.” The pre
sentations are followed by a ques-
tion-and-answer session.
The Search Committee in
terviewed eight candidates dur
ing January term. Four finalists
from this group have been invited
for an extended interview on cam
pus during February.
The candidates for Dean are
Dr. Nancy Midgette, Dr. Char
lotte Borst, Dr. Seth Singleton
and Dr. Steven House.
Midgette currently serves as
the William P. Story Professor of
History and Interim Dean of the
College of Arts and Sciences at
Elon College. She was chair of
the History Department.
Borst is an Associate Pro
fessor of History and Chair of the
History Department, St. Louis
University (Missouri). Borst was'
formerly the Executive Director
of Historical Collections at the
University of Alabama at Bir
mingham. She will make her pre
sentation, Thursday Feb. 8 at 4
p.m. in Whitley Auditorium.
Singleton is a Professor of
International Relations at Pacific
University (Oregon) and formerly
Dean of the College of Arts and
Sciences. He was a Fulbright Se
nior Scholar at Hue University,
Vietnam last year. His presentation
is scheduled for Friday, Feb. 16 at
3 p.m. in Whitley Auditorium.
House is a Professor of Bi
ology and Associate Dean of the
College of Arts and Sciences at
Seton Hall University (New Jer
sey). He is also the Director of
Health Professions. House will
speak Monday, Feb. 26 at 4 p.m.
in Carlton 106.
“A committee on academic
reorganization last year, led by
Provost Gerald Francis, proposed,
among other things, a new aca
demic unit, the College of Arts
and Sciences, containing the ‘old’
divisions of Social Science, Arts
and Humanities, and Mathemat
ics and Science,” Rosemary
Haskell, chair of search commit
tee said.
The Dean of the College of
Arts and Sciences will head 17
departments and several pro
grams.
There are several reasons
for the movement to a College of
Arts and Sciences. Haskell said
the unification of disciplines
would help attain a new cohe
siveness and centrality of the arts
and sciences.
“The new organization sug
gests that the Arts and Sciences
disciplines are on an equal foot
ing with the Schools of Educa
tion, Business and Communica
tions,” she said.
See page 5 for a
story about Dean
candidate Nancy
Midgette’s lecture
on Monday.
Adam Waterson / Photography Editor
Lighthouse closing: rumor
Susan Duppstadt
The Pendulum
The Lighthouse is one of
Elon’s favorite hangout spots for
students, especially on Thursday
nights. Lately, the word on the
street has been that Elon is plan
ning to buy the Lighthouse and tear
it down to make additional parking
spaces.
Well, have no fear because
there is absolutely no truth to this
ridiculous rumor.
The rumor started several
weeks ago when alumni of the col
lege phoned the Office of College
Relations and the Office of Aiumni
Relations asking whether or not the
rumor was true. There were many
stories circulating about what was
going to happen to the Lighthouse.
Some heard the Lighthouse
was going to close, while others
heard Elon College was planning
to buy it and tear it down to make
room for parking.
Chris Hines, owner of the
Lighthouse, said: “There is no truth
to it whatsoever. The Lighthouse
has not been sold, has not been
bought, has not been tom down, we
are still open.”
No one has any idea how the
rumor originated. However, late in
the fall, business had apparently
slowed down a bit. This is the only
possible known contributing factor
to such a disturbing rumor.
Many offices on campus have
received phone calls from various
individuals, mostly alumni, want
ing to know whether the rumor is
true. Hines has reportedly received
numerous calls from alumni all over
the United States, including Chi-
cagp, New York, and California.
According to Gerald
Whittington, Vice President for
business, finance and technology,
Elon developed the Facilities Mas
ter Plan a few years ago. The
programwill assist the downtown
area of the T own of Elon in remain
ing a commercial area. Elon would
like to work with the town and
various individuals around the area
to build more businesses that would
be more appealing to the students
and members of the surrounding
community. Some possible en
deavors might include a music store,
a new bank, a dry cleaner, a photo
copy store, more diverse restau
rants and a drug store.
As always, Elon is willing to
work with the town to improve the
look of the area. Some prospective
items include better lighting, green
see Lighthouse, page 5