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Volume: XXIX ISSUE:
DATE: 5/9/02 www.elon.edu / pendulum
Dorm bathrooms are major concern
Tim Rosner / Photographer
Professors share new stories
On Sunday, five professors in the Englisli department read their
new, unpublished work to students and faculty in the Isabella Cannon
room in Model. All of the professors have been previously published.
Cassie Kircher read a nonfiction piece about adopting a Russian
child. Drew Perry (above) read a short portion of a novel about a man
ripping down a shed. Kyle Torke read t^o poems dedicated to his
students. Kevin Boyle read two poems about his father, one about
bananas and one about Mexico. Tita Ramirez read a fictional short
story about a woman and relationship difficulties.
Erin Cunningham
News Editor
When more than 100 stu
dents share space, there are
bound to be cleanliness issues.
“When it comes to dorm
cleanliness, it is probably not at
a totally acceptable level,” said
Hardy White, manager of envi
ronmental services. “However,
our process is always one of
continuous improvement.”
This year, that improvement
comes in the form of more dia
logue between the area director
and the residence hall staff.
This communication makes it
easy for concerns to be dis
cussed.
“We are trying new things,”
White said. “They are time-sav
ing techniques and ways to
make things cleaner than they
have been in the past.”
Communication is a key ele
ment in ascertaining any prob
lems and effectively resolving
them. Head residents, assistant
head residents and students are
Annette Randall / Photograpy Editor
Student Stacie Friedman, who lives in Chandler, washes her hands
in a recently cleaned bathroom.
all responsible for contacting
the area directors and alerting
them to any issues that arise.
“I think the time has come
to bridge the gap between stu
dent, employee and area direc
tor,” said Ed Eng, director of
Physical Plant. “I think every
one is concerned about what is
happening here.”
Each week, the area director
walks through the dorms with
Keith Vaughn, shift supervisor.
See DORMS
page 6
Course catalog grows with introduction of four new majors
Sally Lynch
Reporter
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President Leo Lambert once said:
“Putting ideas into action to improve
human conditions is certainly a ma
jor part of our academic distinction.”
This is never truer than with the
addition of four new majors at Elon,
bringing the total number of majors
to 47.
Computer information systems
and dance were named as majors,
and the Department of Health Pro
motion, Leisure and Human Perfor
mance (HPLHP) added athletic train
ing and exercise/sport science as new
majors.
“They were formerly tracks
within the sports medicine major,”
said Janie Brown, chair of the De
partment of HPLHP. “We have basi-
I think that the addition of new majors at Elon
will help students find direction of where to go after
graduation.
- Janie Brown, chair of the Department of Health
Promotion, Leisure and Human Performance
cally just renamed them as majors.
Neither one has new requirements
added to it.”
The athletic training program pre
pares students to work in fitness or
for sports teams. Exercise/sport sci
ence majors will be qualified to work
in corporate wellness, the allied
health field and as personal trainers.
There are 130 students in the
HPLHP department, with 30 people
majoring in the athletic training con
centration. “There is a special selec
tion jM-ocess for athletic training ma
jors,” Brown said. “It is a hard pro
cess to complete.”
Brown said she believes that nam
ing athletic training and exercise/
sport science as majors will ulti
mately help students understand
what they are studying.
“The sports medicine name is
very attractive to students,” Brown
said. “Now, with the majors specifi
cally named, I think that they will
know and understand what they are
majoring in from the beginning.”
The computer information sys
tems major prepares students to work
as systems analysts, network man
agers, systems integrators and data
base administrators.
“The field of computing has been
evolving for a while,” said Dave
Powell, associate professor of com
puting sciences and chair of the com
puting sciences department. “As the
field of computing has grown, we
must grow with it. This is an impor
tant step for Elon. We are following
a trend that is happening in the world
of computing.”
The idea to transform computer
information systems to a major from
a minor has been a thought for a
while, according to Michele
Kleckner, an instructor of comput
ing science.
See MAJORS
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