The Pendulum NEWS Friday, August 23, 2002 • Page 9 Organization- Briefs Elon Volunteers! - EV! is look ing for leaders! Contact Lindsay Reed at x7250 if you are interest ed in a leadership position. Get involved today! Safe Rides - Safe Rides is look ing for students to volunteer for the opening weekend of school. This is a great way to get involved, so grab a group of friends and sign up today! Come see us in Moseley 230 or call x7250. Elon Volunteers! - EV! will be holding a service fair on Sept. 3,4 and 10 at 7:30 p.m in McKinnon Hall. Come out and learn more about what service opportunities are available. Catholic Campus Ministry - Freshmen: Join us for CCM’s annual Freshmen Beach Retreat, Sept. 3 through 15 on Emerald Isle, N.C. Sign up after Mass on Sunday, in Moseley 206 or con tact Father John at x7355 or jruf- fo@elon.edu. Don’t foiget your swim suit. Elon Student Media - Come learn about getting involved in Elon’s five student media groups at 6 p.m. Sept. 2 in Yeager Recital Hall in Model Center. The Pendulum - Find out how to join the newspaper staff at The Pendulum’s interest meeting at 6 p.m. Sept. 4 in Moseley 221 A. Come by our office in 233 Moseley for more information. The Pendulum runs organizational briefs free of charge as a service to the Elon community. Briefs should be no longer than 40 words. All briefs should be turned in by Monday at 5 p.m. to Moseley 233. Life does exist outside of Elon: Breaking through the university bubble Andi Petrini A&£ Editor The town of Elon surrounds the university’s campus. The campus occupies more than 500 acres at its center, and the population of 6,738, accord ing to the 2000 census, expands more each year, much like the institution’s. The most recent construc tion in the town is the ongoing construction of the N.C. Highway 87 bypass, which will connect Highway 87 to Cook Road, cross Westbrook Avenue and U.S. 70, where there will eventually be an exit off Interstate 85/40 when completed. For more than 100 years, the town and the school shared the name Elon College. When Elon became a universi ty in 2001, the town dropped college from its name. With the expansion ^of the university’s campus, the town is expanding also to provide services to its residents, with property being annexed in the north and west sections of the town. Elon is governed by a six- member board of aldermen: mayor Beth Schmidt, mayor pro tem Richard Keziah, Phoebe Harrison, Lawrence Slade, Ronald Klepcyk and Ed Swing. Town manager Mike Dula and clerk Sabrina Oliver complete the governing body. The board recently approved the rezoning and conditional-use permit for 210 Lawrence St., which sits off of Haggard Avenue across from Danieley Center, for the con struction of apartment build ings that can be rented to stu dents and staff. The town and the university have recently entered an agreement to construct two new entrance signs for the town. The university will pick up $8,000 of the signs’ $16,000 price tag. unclies WWW.BUNCHESOFBOOKS.COM NO LINES NO HASSLES JUST BOOKS We specialize in USED COLLEGE TEXTBOOKS To place an order visit our site or phone 1-800-691-8288. Find your place. Come to the Organization Fair. 4 p.m. Aug. 30 Moseley Lawn

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