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OPINION
Feb 15, 2001
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E E D f T O
Weighing in on upcoming election
To the Editor,
I had expressed my wishes
for my opponent to stick to his
merits, his experience, and his lead
ership ability when asking for your
vote. I told of how being Greek is
irrelevant in the effectiveness of a
student body president and did not
want to make it an issue. However,
he seems to be insulting everyone’s
intelligence in making it his main
point in running for SGA Presi
dent.
Whether he likes it or not,
Greeks make up over twenty-five
percent of our population. Now he
would like to change his opinion
and give Greek life a little bit of
respect, but still has shows his opin
ion that a Greek President “will
look out for the interest of a single
fraternity.” That is a ridiculous
statement because once again, a
student body president does not
have the opportunity to look out for
the interests of a single fraternity.
It also makes me personally angry
because I truly care about this
school, ALL Elon students, and
this organization.
I am proud of the letters I wear
and value my experiences, but want
something to be clear. I am asking
for everyone ’ s support because I want
to continue working hard with the
administration on student events and
dealing with student issues. I want to
continue doing this as well as run an
organization that I know about and
care for. I am confident I will do this
effectively and with strong leader
ship.
Do not let anyone insult your
intelligence and make something like
Greek Life the main issue in this
campaign. Instead, let my experi
ence as a senator and class president,
my past legislation, as well as some
of my future ideas regarding scholar
ships, Drop/Add policies, and safety
get your vote.
I will not give you false prom
ises or continue making ignorant as
sumptions. On February 26"'and 27*
I am asking for your vote because I
promise I will continue being astrong
voice for ALL elon students.
Sincerely
BrianFeeley
bfeeley@elon.edu
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election. The views and
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Letters to the Editor are
those of the writer only.
Dear Pendulum:
I have known Cameron
DeJong since the beginning of this
school year. Ihave watched him as
a leader in his residence hall and
throughout his campaign for county
commissioner.
Cameron is perhaps one of
the nicest people anyone could
meet. He is easy to talk to while at
the same time assertive when look
ing to accomplish goals.
I am glad to be a co-worker
with Cameron and am even prouder
to call him a friend. While I cannot
speak for my entire sorority, I can
say that this is one Sigma Kappa
sister that will be voting for
Cameron on February 26th.
Sincerely,
Stefanie Urbanski
CEO speaks on the Wing Bowl
To the Editor:
For those of you that don’t
already know, I will have to start by
explaining the rules and purpose of
Wing Bowl. Wing Bowl is a spec
tacle of eating that features an off
the wall wing eating competition.
The competition is a team event, in
which seven members of a team are
matched up against another seven
to eat as many wings as they can in
a seven- minute period.
Wings are placed in front of
the competitors in plates of ten, and
when the ten is finished, you just
simply raise your hand and a beau
tiful Wingette brings you another
plate. Once the wings are counted
up, a winning team is declared and
the next two teams take their seats,
and so on. One team ate a combined
260 wings in a seven minute round
this past Wing Bowl.
For all the teams who make it
past round one, the second round
entails a speed round. Two teams
at a time are set at a table and have
ten wings on their plate. Once all
ten are finished the eaters raise
their hands, signifying that they
are done. When all of the players
on the team have raised their hands,
your team is done. The object is to
beat the other team. See, Wing
Bowl does not only test how many
wings you can eat, but also how
fast you can eat them!
The final round was a two-
team wing off, for four minutes at
the half time of the Elon basketball
game this past Saturday. The com
petition started at 3:30 at the
Lambda Chi Alpha house, so this
was an all day event for the eaters.
I know that this whole idea
sounds a little weird and off the
wall. It is supposed to be. They
already have the Super Bowl, and
the Bud Bowl. Why not the Wing
Bowl as well? Do not be cynical
For the past two Wing Bowls
at Elon, the crowd has been unbe
lievable. The energy surrounding
this event is moving. Some eaters
come in costumes with the hope of
being the crowd favorite. Some
eaters lay low and save their en
ergy for the wings. However one
may conduct themselves, the goal
is the same. Eat wings and have
fun.
I challenge all Elon students
to participate or attend this event
next year. I know that for many of
you Saturdays are alcoholic holi
days, but this is worth you time
to be a part of. All of the explana
tions and hype I can give this event
will not be enough for you to un
derstand the spectacle we call
Wing Bowl- you must see it to
believe it.
I want to thank all of you
who were a part of Lambda Chi
Alpha’s Wing Bowl II, especially
Let the truth be known
Cameron Dejong
Columnist
This past Sunday afternoon I
went out for a late lunch to my
favorite local seafood restaurant with
a friend. Afterwards we went to a
shopping center. In one of the stores,
a family of three asked me to take a
picture of them. I was a bit confused
that a family would want their pic
ture taken in a store. Lsoon discov
ered that this family was from Af
rica.
My friend and I left the store
and when we began to pull out of the
parking lot, the African man came
rushing to the driver side window.
He stated that he had locked his keys
in his car and wanted us to take him
to his house to get a second set of
keys. We consented to his request
and drove him to his house. He had
a great story for us.
He spoke of how most white
people would not pick up a black
person in need and how he did not
blame them. He went further by
pointing out various landmarks in
Burlington and told us how these
really existed in western Africa.
He talked about how what we
see on television is “crap” and that
the vast majority of Africans live
happily with abundant resources.
He continued by suggesting that
blacks in the United States claim to
hold many standards of African na
tives, but they do not show it
through their sometimes-undesir-
able actions.
I was astounded by what this
man had to say. Not only did he
criticize blacks in America and the
media’s portrayal of Africa, but he
also made it clear that the United
States was one of the worst places
he had ever been to because of
greed and because of self-
centeredness.
All I could think about when
we dropped him back off at his car
was whether or not he was right in
what he was saying. I further apply
what he said to what we are some
times told at Elon.
We are told that there is only
one Phoenix and only one Elon.
You would probably have to be a
Dick Bennett (the coach, not the
musician) fan to know this, but
Wisconsin Green-Bay has long
been known as the “Phoenix.”
When Elon suits were con
fronted with this issue, they claimed
that they thought Wisconsin Green-
Bay was the “Fighting Phoenix.” Is
this what our school paid thou
sands and thousands of dollars to
wards research for? What is the
truth behind these silly ramblings
from the Elon uppers?
I won’t even touch the shady
topic of University. Like the man
shocking me with fact after fact
about his living experience in Af
rica, I suspect some day the many
truths aboutElon’s “hidden” agenda
will surprise us all when we least
expect it.
and knock the event before you at
tend. There is music, wings, and an
atmosphere unmatched by nay other
event around here! I guarantee that
if you attend Wing Bowl IE, you
will have the best time you can with
your clothes on!
This idea was spawned in
Philadelphia nine years ago on a
local sports radio station and has
grown into the biggest event in the
city, selling out an arena of more
than 25,000 people.
The reason why this event got
so big is because of the bizarre na
ture of its eating style. The wings
are eaten extremely fast. As a result,
the crowd gets behind the eaters just
like any other sporting event. Sauce
is all over the faces of the competi
tors and wing bones are all over the
table.
the Wingettes. You gorgeous girls
made the day run smooth and of
course you were not hard to look at
either! I owe you guys one. Also
thanks to WSOE and Chris Gaylor
for our live broadcast on the station
and Trip Durham for allowing us to
bring Wing Bowl to the many fans
at the basketball game this past
Saurday.
Finally, I would just like to
say that to all of you doubters out
there who think Wing Bowl is too
weird, or disgusting, or immature,
etc. Just come down next year and
see for yourself. It ain’t no thing but
a chicken wing!
Sincerely,
Steve Jeffries
CEO-Wing Bowl