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Page 8 • I'hursclay, September ly, ‘2002 NEWS The Pendulum Students live together, serve together Stephen Earley Reporter When most I'rcshinen were meeling iheir roommales and deciding how lo arrange llieir room, ihosc in the Service 1.earning (’oniinunily already Itad 40 ch)se friends and could on'or a rccummendation of whore lo pm the Microl'ridge or liow U) loft ihc beds. Locaietl on the third I'loor of Chandler, the .Sl.C, in its eighth year, is one of the school's 11 themed-housing communities. Freshman SLC resident Raechel Hester said the sense of community look the stress out of moving into college. "You have a built-in set of friends before anyone else shows up," she said With freshmen and eight sophomores, the community’s common interest in service sparked immediate friendships and conversation within the group. “You share something in common and have something to talk about right off the bat," freshman SLC resident Sean White said. "We know everybody up here,” said Jen Boone, one of eight sophomore facilitators. “We hang out together, we eat together, we walk to classes together. A lot of time we don’t get enough sleep because we’re Tim Rosiicr/Photography Editor The service learning community participates in community sen/ice activities throughout the year. The 40 students live together while maintaining a commitment to service. up chit-chatting.” SLC freshmen also got an instant taste of leadership. Helping their classmates move in was their first service project of the year. “It was weird to be on the other side,” Hester said. The Service Learning Community is divided into three subconmiittees; service, which organizes a monthly service project (this month meinbers volunteered at a 5K race in Burlington): social, which organizes floor outings such as dinners or concerts, and campus involvement, which involves the group in campus events such as Sportsfest and Homecoining. One of the community’s goals is to give the group more exposure at Elon, sophomore facilitator Darris Means said. “We’re very diverse,” he said. “We don’t just do service all the time. We have people in frater nities, fine arts and other activi ties.” Course-linked service is also part of the program. Twenty-five SLC freshmen are in the same college writing class. Their sec tion tackles community service in conjunction with coursework. Ten SLC freshmen will have another unique acadeniic-serv- ice opportunity during Winter Term. On a first-come, first- servc basis. SLC freshmen can enroll in a “Call to Service" course. After doing service in Burlington, the class volunteers at soup kitchens and shelters in Washington. D.C. “It was really cool to see that we had an affect on a conmiuni- ty that we didn't live in." said Boone, who participated in the class last \ ear. “You gL't :i diffcront perspec tive on what a cit_\' is like versus the Burlington area." added ■Means. He said the exposure is what makes ser\ ice so valuable. "Coming into college I had a lot of stereotypes, especially about homeless people." Means said. “Since, my stereotypes have diminished. I've learned so much about people. 1 have a new perspective on life and how for tunate I am." Kathy Manning, director of service learning, said SLC serv ice projects vary from year to year. “We like students to take initiative to plan projects that they’re interested in." Projects the community has worked on in the past include working with Loaves and Fishes, the Boys and Girls Club and the Positive Attitude Youth Center. Contact Stephen Earley at pen- dulum(a,elon.edu or 278-7247. International center expands student services Matt Belanger Reporter A dedication ceremony held yes- tenlay afternoon in Whitley to com memorated the o|K'ning of the Isabella Ciuinon Centre for International Studies the newly r.'ik>- vatcd Carlton buikling. International students, diusscxl in their native attia*, wei\; tlie llrst to enter the Iniilding as the center officially opened its tkx)re for student use. Tlie concept of creating a new inteniational center at F.lon has been in pimining for inoiv than two years. All three ll(X)rs of Carlton building were reiicsigned and a'ltiodeled. Fiicully iuid stitlV moved into tlw building this sumiiK*r. StMiie of tlie major impit)vement.s the iHTw center offers include a self- contained design and centralized kication on campus. 'Hie center houses the stutly- abnxid program, international stu dent advisers and offices for the international sliulies on the first ll(X)r. "■Iliis new f;tcility has the ability to bring people together to talk :uid discuss, and also allows them to be energized by the |multi-cultural | envinHiiiK'nt,” .saiil Bill Rich, iL'Jui of ititemational pn)gnuiis. “Stutfcnts can ch(X)se to come themselves or come lo le;tm as ;ui orgmii/ed gnnip.” Decorated with inteniational flags iind ecleclic furniture from Is;ibella Ciinnon’s estate, tlie center is also outfitted with extensive reseaah technology. Students can access This new facility has the ability to bring people together to talk and discuss, and also allows them to be energized by the [multi-culturalj environment. —Bill Rich, dean of international programs computers ;uid a rcsearch library to explore inteniship opportunities and stutly-abixiad options, as well as to rcse;iaii intemational issues. Tlie center is specifically designed to enct)urage studenLs to learn about world cultures. Rich said he believes that this self-driven appnxicli is an essential p;ut of the center’s elTectiveness. "Any g(xxl facility shouUI be l(X)kal at as a verb, mH as a noun,” Rich siiid. "'ITiis center will facilitate intellatual iliscussion iind lielp stu dents to experience other cultures, resulting in students that :m.' better prepanxl to live in our ever-shrinking world,” President Ix-o Lambert said he views the center as a direct continua tion of the goals of tlie university, luimbert believes Uiat Uie center’s prominent Ux;ation on campus reflects the import;ince of intema tional involvement at Elon. "I think the new Cannon Centre will cc)ntribute greatly to the intellec tual life t)f the c;uii[xis." he xiid. Fonner Prime Minister of Pakistan Beitizir Bhutto ifclivered tlie kevTiotc ;»ddress for the dedica tion cereiiKxiy. TIk; Gmnon Centre will liost a number of pniminent intemation^il figures throughout tlw yciir, including representatives from Costa Rica. Chirui and England. Rich said the new center will be better equipped to handle the dem;inds of today’s global society. He said the center w ill play a key role in “understanding the intermitional diveniity of (xir own envinanment and our continually changing world.” Contact Matt Belanger at pendu- liim^clon.edu or 278-7247.
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