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TIict-) 1 -I r enciuliim Thursday, September 12, 2002 Vol. 28, Issue 4 Elon University Eton, N.C. If it matters to you, it matters to The Pendulum. One year later, students remember Erin Cunningham News Editor It’s been one year. The one-year anniversary of the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11. was commemorated at Elon with events aimed at unity and com munity. “This morning we pause to remember," said President Leo Lambert at the community gath ering. Alumni Gym was filled with students, faculty, police officers, community members and elementary-school children who came to remember those who perished in the attacks. One year later, students carry the memory of that day, where they were and what they were doing. “A moment of joyful anticipation turned into one of I fear),” Lambert said, referring to the moment Elon students realized America was under attack. Last year, on this day, students gathered around Fonville Fountain for College Coffee, conversing and ready to celebrate the first football game at Rhodes Stadium. This year, those who gathered at College Coffee held a card. Tim Rosner/ Photography Editor Students gathered in Alumni Gym for a community memorial focuses on unity, community and healing. which read, “Today at 10 a.m., as the carillon tolls the hour, we ask all members of our commu nity to pause and observe a moment of silence in tribute to the 3,000 people who perished on Sept. 11. Ponder what each of us must do to create a world more just, more affirming of human dignity and more appre ciative of all its religions.” It is the first major event we have faced as adults,” said Christian Wiggins, executive president of the Student See Sept. 11 p. 8 Resid0nc0 life heads in a new direction Matt Belanger Reporter After numerous modifications over the past few years, the Office of Residence Life is satisfied with the way the student staffing pro gram is operating this year., according to Director o Residence Life Doug Searcy The current Residence Life sta is made up of students and statt members that are assigned to assist particular areas on campus. df The smaller the staff to student ratio, the greater the opportunity there is to create lasting friendships and a strong sense of community The traditional structure of our staff allows for the nurturing of leadership roles, providing residents with care, support and educational challenge. - Doug Searcy, director of Residence Life duties of each position and out lines expectations regarding poli cy enforcement, programming efforts and community develop ment. “I think we have found a system The positions include a full-time assistant director and student head residents and resident advisors. Each role in the Residence Life program has a detailed job description that explains the that works well,” Searcy said. “The strength of our current sys tem is that it provides multiple layers of responsibility...every one knows their job and how to get it done.” Searcy said that one of the problems in previous years was that student staff members were responsible for large numbers of residents. The current system is See Residence p. 7 INSIDE Elon remembers Sept. 11, page 10 Pulitzer panel uses humor, experience Nicl Rust Reporter “Tonight we celebrate bravery,” said Paul Parsons, dean of the School of Communications. This short phrase began Thursday evening’s panel discus sion with three prominent Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists from North Carolina newspapers. President Emeritus William Friday of UNC-Chapel Hill served as moderator,. and WUNC-TV cov ered the 80-minute program to air at a later date. The program began with a short video clip of the achievements of the three journalists, who all won Pulitzers for public service. A quote from Joseph Pulitzer dis played at the beginning of the video summed up the theme of the night: “The highest mission of the press is to render public service.” The panel was composed of Horace Carter of the Tabor City Tribune, Frank Daniels Jr., of the Raleigh News & Observer and Rolfe Neill of the Charlotte Observer. All three men are alum ni of UNC. The focus of the panel was newspapers obligation of pub lic service. Carter got his start in journal ism on a small stage, coming from a poor socio-economic back ground. It wasn’t until ninth grade that his English teacher discovered his journalistic talent that would lead to merit and awards Carter would go on to win the Pulitzer for public .service for his paper, the Tabor City Tribune by attacking the Ku Klux Klan. He wrote daily See Pulitzer p. 8 John Mayer and Guster headline in Cary, page 15 Football team wins season opener, page 20
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