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Deans announced pages Elon Dairies page 10 Campus trends page 12 VOLUME DATE 3/15/01 Dave dishes the dirt on NCAA page 22 www.eIon.edu/pendulum Hesp resigns after Web site controversy Dan Schrot Sarah Nicholls The Pendulum Grahaeme Hesp, director of Greek life, resigned from his posi tion after controversial material was discovered on his personal Web site. President Leo Lambert de scribed the content of the Web site as “inappropriate, inconsistent with the standards of the college, and very much counter to the values of Elon.” Hesp had a link from his site to another Web site that contained the controversial material. Mark Brzoska, a senior, viewed printed copies of the Web site during a class discussion, said the web site contained “sexist and anti-feminist jokes and a game in which the viewer was invited to take part in the gang rape of a woman.” Dean of Student Life, Smith Jackson traveled with Hesp to Bos ton for a national conference when he was informed on March 4 about Hesp’s link. Jackson and Lambert decided that the material was in consistent with the Web policy of the college and agreed that the Web site should be deactivated immedi ately. Jackson and Hesp discussed the situation. The decision that lead Hesp to leave the school, Involved many factors.. Hesp decided over the long term he could not be effective as director of Greek life, and made the “decision to discontinue his em ployment” Jackson said. Tuesday, The Pendulum received a letter from Hesp explaining his resignation. In it he said, “There is no question that I did act without thought as to potential conse- Photo courtesy of College Relations Grahaeme Hesp, Director of Greek Life. quences. As an undergraduate I developed a personal Web site that included some personal background information and links to various other pages related to my life in England. When I started at Elon, I transferred this Web site in its en tirety without even checking the continued validity of the links con tained therein. One of these links was to a satirical comic that is openly available on all newsstands in the UK. Regretfully, certain Elon indi viduals viewed this type of publica tion as unsuitable for the US/Elon culture. This is despite the fact that as an institution Elon prides itself on study abroad and the develop ment of the student in the world culture. These same individuals decided that it was appropriate to raise the issue within the classroom. See HESP on page 3 Trustees increase tuition Jennifer Guarino Managing Editor The Elon College Board of Trustees approved the $69.3 mil lion budget, which called for a 5.36 percent increase in tuition for the 2001-2002 school year. The Trustees also voted in support of adding 37 new faculty and staff positions and increased funding for the library. Tuition for the academic year will be $14,335, an increase of $779. Room and board fees will total $5,059, a $210 increase. This increase is the smallest in three years. Tuition has increased 198 percent in 10 years. In 1991-92 tuition was $7,400. “Tuition was increased mod estly to provide for faculty and salary increases, to provide for increased library funding, to proved better technology and im proved services to students,” Presi dent Leo Lambert said. Although tuition will in crease, Elon’s costs will remain 18 percent below the national aver age for private colleges and univer sities. Elon’s tuition is about 5 per cent below the averages for schools in the South, 36 percent below the averages for schools in New En gland, 25 percent below schools in the Middle states and 10 percent below the average for schools in the Midwest. Financial aid will increase 15 percent next year. Currently $4.58 million is awarded to students. Next year financial aid will total $4.66 million. The aid will include aca demic and athletic scholarships, Lambert said. The largest increase in the budget will fund 37 new faculty and staff positions. Twelve new faculty positions will be added. “The most important thing we can do for students is to have small class sizes and best faculty,” Lambert said. “That means we have to have a competitive faculty.” The search is currently un derway for 10 of these positions, Two faculty positions will be added to the School of Communications, the Love School of Business and the English department. One position will be added to performing arts, chemistry, computer information systems, biology and the School of Education each. Since 1997, Elon has added more than 50 full-time faculty posi tions. This is the largest increase in faculty positions in one year. The Trustees also approved a measure that would add 25 staff positions for new campus facilities and the technology program. The majority of these positions will help maintain Rhodes Stadium, the R.N, Ellington Health Center, Counsel ing Center and two Danieley Center residence halls. Another major investment the Trustees voted to continue is the increased funding of the library. The acquisition budget allows for the purchase of more electronic re sources, databases, books, journals See BOARD OF TRUSTEES on page 3 Tuition Increases Percent 14- 12- 10- 8- 6- 4- 2- O' 1L1% o o 8.2% 7.8% 00 ON r-' 6.4% 7,2% 7.1% O'- ,0: •O 00-. -O’? ros- o vr. 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