Thursday, October 3, 2002
Vol. 28, Issue 7
Elon University
E(on, N.C.
If it matters to you, it matters to The Pendulum.
Click it
or get a
ticket
Laura Cunningham
Reporter
Drivers are continually told
that wearing a seat belt can save
lives, but many people have made
a habit of not buckling up. North
Carolina’s Department of
Transportation is focusing on
seat-belt safety and cracking
down on violators.
The “Click It or Ticket” cam
paign is part of the North Carolina
, Governor’s Highway Safety
Initiative, developed by former
Gov. Jim Hunt in 1993 to promote
seat-belt safety.
At the start of the program,
only 65 percent of North
Carolinians wore seat belts. Rates
have increased to 84 percent,
making North Carolina one of the
highest in the nation, according to
the North Carolina Department of
Transportation.
The campaign is held twice a
year; once around Memorial Day
and the other around Labor Day.
During these times, checkpoints
and patrols are set up throughout
each county to periodically check
seat-belt usage.
The most recent campaign ran
Aug. 26 -Sept. 8 and about 12,900
drivers were cited for seat-belt
and child-safety violations.
In Alamance County, 33
checkpoints were held and 80
seat-belt violations were found.
These violators were required to
pay a $25 fine. Chief Chuck
Gantos, director of campus secu
rity and police says, “There is
pending legislation which would
See CLICK IT p. 9
Phoenix take on Tar Heels
Tim Rosner/Photography Editor
Senior mid-fielder Chad Heinicke reaches the ball before UNC’s Logan Pause. In the first
soccer game played in Rhodes Stadium, the Elon men’s soccer team put up a strong
defense to hold the Tar Heels away from the goal. UNC-Chapel Hill’s team is ranked 17th
and is the defending national champion. Read the story about the game on page 24.
New service scheduled Sunday
Jessica Patchett
Reporter
At Sundays at 5, a program
sponsored by the Chaplain’s
office and the Elon Community
Church, students are reminded
“God is still speaking.” Various
styles of worship in a relaxed,
free-flowing manner characterize
the weekly services attended by
students and members of the Elon
community. Worship that is “free
and alive but in a way resting on
some traditional foundations” is
the goal of the Sundays at 5
series, Chaplain Richard McBride
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It’s very focused on the meditative qualities of prayer
and scripture.
—Kate Colussy-Estes, assistant Chaplain and
director of Religious Life
said.
The Rev. Suzanne Shoffner
and Martin Shoffner of Shiloh
Presbyterian Church shared wor
ship Sept. 29 in the style of Taize.
An ecumenical community in
France, Taize was founded after
World War II in the spirit of rec
onciliation, said Kate Colussy-
Estes, assistant Chaplain and
director of Religious Life at Elon.
Taize emphasizes contemplation
of scripture reading, simple chant
ing and prayerful silences. “It’s
very focused on the meditative
See SUNDAYS p. 9
Students
offered
AIDS test
Adam Smith
Reporter
Today, from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30
a.m., Alamance Cares will spon
sor an AIDS testing session in the
Health Center. This free service is
confidential and results will be
returned in less than three days.
“The test is quick and simple,”
said Crystal Taylor, executive
director of Alamance Cares.
There is no blood test. The mouth
is swabbed and the fluid is sent in
for testing.
There are more than 40 million
people living with AIDS in the
world. About 80 percent of all
adult HIV infections are from het
erosexual intercourse. But many
people do not know about the sta
tistics, and most people do not
know they are infected, according
to Taylor.
Taylor, who works with AIDS
patients and families in Alamance
County, said this kind of testing is
important on college campuses
because “first experiences happen
in college. It is a high-risk time,”
she said.
When students arrive on cam
pus they are in a different world
and often take part in high-risk
activities, with no concern for
safety, she said.
“There is a better chance for
the disease to spread in such a
box,” Taylor said. In the “bub
ble,” as it’s often called, students
all feel safe. But they are not
immune to the realities of the
world because they are at Elon,
Taylor said.
Today’s AIDS testing is the
second time it has been offered on
See AIDS p. 9
INSIDE
Student directs “Under Milk Wood," page
16
The low down on Instant Messenger, page
15
Volleyball breaks
streak, page 15
seven-game losing