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Erin Cunningham/ Photographer Juniors Nate Firgard and Rady Large enjoy the 80 degree North Carolina weather by taking their studies outside. The two sat on the grass in front of Moseley as they did their homework. Alumnus represents Bermuda in luge Jennifer Guar ino commercial with his grandmother be- leaned too far into the course. Single- Editor in Chief fore the Nagano Olympics. The com- ton hit the camera and received ~ ~ — mercial showed Singleton lying on shoulder injuries. Patrick Singleton isn’t the typi- top of the family car to simulate prac- Singleton got his start with luge calElon graduate, Olympian or jour- ticing for the luge competition, in Bermuda. His British grandmother nalist. A financial reporter for Singleton said the commercial wasn’t made hirn a natural luge, which is a Bloomburg Television in Tokyo, he true, but IBM was sold on the idea board with wheels. When Singleton was the only winter Olympian from when he promoted it. went to boarding school in Scotland, Bermuda. “Pat was a winter luger from a he made the transition to toboggan- Singleton, a 1997 Elon graduate, vacationer’s summer island,” said ing. spoke to School of Communications professor Tom Nelson, who intro- He made his first luge run in students last week about being a jour- duced Singleton. Calgary, Canada. “It was terribly nalist and Olympian. While at Elon, Singleton stood out scary the first time I went down,” he Singleton competed in the luge for more reasons than his British ac- said. “We put shampoo in our visors competition in the 2002 Salt Lake cent. One night, he and a friend slept to keep them from fogging up, but City and 1998 Nagano games. outside Alamance building when there was-water in the visor, so I During his presentation. Single- temperatures dipped to 17 below couldn’t see the whole way down.” ton showed several videos, includ- zero. After the Salt Lake City games, ing one of the opening ceremonies • “We wanted to see if we could sur- Singleton has decided to switch from in Salt Lake City, where he was vive the night,” Singleton said. the luge to skeleton. He hopes to wearing Bermuda shorts. Being the Singleton survived 17 below zero; make it to the next winter games and only winter Olympian from Ber- after all, he has survived speeding go home with a medal, muda sets Singleton apart, but he down an icy course at speeds up to Singleton has spent most of his says his actions are aimed at gaining 125 miles per hour. Singleton admits life away from his homeland of Ber- media attention to promote his that he is a daredevil. “The luge is a muda and encouraged students to see homeland. “If you do something like bit wild and crazy,” he said with a the world, wearing shorts or riding on top of grin. “I recommend to all oif you, that your grandmother’s car, you will get Singleton has had his own share you leave the U.S. for a few years to the media’s attention,” he said. of injuries, including one that hap- work, and if you can afford it, travel,” Singleton was featured in an IBM pened when a Japanese cameraman he said. “And don’t go to the easy Yow: Reach for dreams Jennifer Hildebrand however, Yow stressed the Reporter importance of an Elon edu- — cation and the relationships Debbie Yow, University that she has had with the fac- of Maryland Director of Ath- ulty and staff at the univer- letics, Gibsonville native and sity. Elon graduate, encouraged “An education at Elon is ■members of the Elon com- special,” Yow said. “My munity to strive for their abilities are directly associ- dreams in her speech, “A ^ted to the degree I earned Dream Differed is Not A here.” Dream Denied,” Monday in With that, Yow got down Whitley Auditorium. Her to the core of her speech, speech was sponsored by the listing the seven reasons that women’s/gender studies pro- dreams are derailed: tradi- gram. tion, fear, stereotypes, com- This speech marked the placency, fatigue, short-term first time that Yow had re- thinking and ineffective turned to the Elon campus communications, since 1985, when she was honored as the Young Alum nus of the Year. See YOW Before discussing dreams, page 9 iPhoto courtesy of University Relations Patrick Singleton represented Bermuda in the Winter Olympics. places like London and Paris. Go see China. When you see it, and then you the millions of people in Africa dy- return home, you will be stronger for mg of AIDS, and the poverty in the experience.” IN THIS I I S i tJ £ The life of an “You Can’t Take it With insomniac...page 3 You.’’..page 17 Fore! Burlington offers Mocking a mock many golf courses...page draft...page 27 14
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