Phillip Carret
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VOLUME XXVI,
Officials verify Elon's
waste is handled properly
Erica Stanley
Reporter
Plastics in one bin, glass
and newspaper in another. After
accusations that Elon’s recyclable
material is being mixed with trash
and never being recycled, FCR,
the recycling plant in Greens
boro responsible for the school’s
sorting, has put those worries to
rest.
“Regardless of what’s in the
bin, it goes down the sort line,”
Steve Rich, FCR plant manager,
said. “We have about 35 people
who hand-sort and separate the
recyclable.”
This news comes in re
sponse to the rumors and specu
lation of trash and recycle bins
being dumped together and never
separated. Students, faculty and
staff have witnessed the mixing
of materials and questioned
whether or not their conscious
efforts to preserve the environ
ment were really worth it.
“It appears we are not recy
cling on campus; it all gets mixed
together as trash,” Kathy Man
ning, Director of Service Learn
ing said. “I fully believe we
should be recycling and we should
find out how we can.”
Officials from Waste Indus
tries and the Alamance County
landfill verified that the school’s
waste material was being handled
properly. “It is mandatory to re
cycle,” Jackie Shoffner, Waste In
dustries sales representative said.
“Elon would be double charged
by the landfill if recyclables were
found in their trash.”
Shoffner explained that
Elon ’ s trash is picked up and taken
to the county landfill, while the
recyclable materials are picked
up from an open-top container
located at physical plant and taken
to FCR, where they are sorted and
recycled.
Alvin Cagle, Alamance
County landfill manager, went on
to confirm Elon’s compliance
with the recycling program in the
county. “There’s one thing for
certain, the mechanisms are in
place for a recycling program at
Elon,” Cagle said. “I’m not aware
of any fines levied on loads com
ing from Elon College.”
See RECYCLE on
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Adam Waterson / Photography Editor
Officials from Waste Industries and the Alamance County landfill
verified that the school’s waste material was being handled
properly.
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DATE ,5/3/01 w\m.elon;edu/pendu]um
Behind the scenes of the transition:
Elon College becomes Elon University June 1
Ren Asplen
Contributing Reporter
With Elon College making a
historic leap to University status on
June 1, an inconceivable amount of
preparation will be done behind the
scenes.
“We will be calling ourselves
what we actually are and what we
have been.” Gerald Whittington,
head of the logistics committee
behind the college to university
switch, said.
Since the unanimous deci
sion by the board of trustees on
Oct. II, 2000 to make the change,
the Logistics Committee has been
'compiling a vast list of prepara
tions that need to be made. Many
will be made by June 1, but there
are some that cannot be completed
by the official date. For example,
the official stationary of the col
lege will be changed by June, but
all the signs around campus cannot
be changed until Elon is officially a
university.
Many worry about preserv
ing the history and heritage of Elon
College and the intimate student-
teacher relationships the school
now boasts.
“We have our eye firmly on
the ball,” Whittington said.
“We will not let growth get
out of hand or let the faculty-stu-
dent relationship diminish. Many
equate university with ‘big’ and
that is not true or accurate. We
have our growth of the new class at
an increase of 50 students per year.”
Whittington said he would
not change anything that shapes
the college’s traditions. For ex
ample, the Elon seals in Whitley
Auditorium will not be changed
because they have sentimental
value and carry a lot of tradition.
“The general rule we are follow-
Adam Waterson / Photography Editor
Elon University flags align Fonville Fountain during a special
College Coffee honoring the transition Tuesday.
U
We will be calling
ourselves what we actu
ally are and what we have
been.
ing,” he said,”is that if it relates to
the history of Elon, it probably will
not change.”
There are still some changes
that being debated because of their
necessity and priority. Mr.
Whittington pointed out that Elon
College Television will need to be
changed, but what to rename it is
still under consideration. “It can be
really tough making decisions that
affect so many people; you can
never pleased everyone,” he said.
Dan Anderson, who is in
charge of public relations concern
ing the change, elaborated on the
issue. “There is already some con
fusion between the College Coffee
Shop and College Coffee, the stu
dent and faculty gathering,” he said.
“This switch to university is a
chance to change one of the names
and eliminate that confusion.”
Whittington said the College
Coffee Shop will probably be
changed and that they will offer
students a chance to rename it. His
idea was to have a competition
where all students would have a
chance to throw in a new name, and
if theirs gets picked they win a
prize. “It’s a great way to get the
students involved in making the
decisions that effect them,” he said.
According to the Web site
dedicated to revision of Elon, even
the smallest changes are being con
sidered for the switch. Every book
in the library must be re-stamped
on the inside.
See CHANGE on
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