Thursday, March 13, 2003
Vol. 28, Issue 21
Elon University
Elon, N.C. ’
If it matters to you, it matters to The Pendulum.
Matt Belanger / Photographer
An architect’s rendition of the proposed $9 million business school shows a three-
dimensional perspective of what the building will look like. The facility will significant
ly reduce Eon’s classroom shortage by adding more than 700 seats for students.
NewCentury plan will bring
changes large and small
Matt Belanger
Reporter
It is scientific fact that the world is in con
stant motion—^and Elon is no exception.
“There is no such thing as standing still,”
said President Leo Lambert. “You are either
moving forward or backward and Elon is
definitely moving in a forward direction.”
The NewCentury@EIon plan was devel
oped by the Board of Trustees and senior
staff members as a strategic plan to guide the
university into the next century. Its predeces
sor, the Elon Vision, served to make
improvements on campus including the ren
ovation of the Carlton building and construc
tion of the McMichael Science Center.
The new plan includes three broad goals:
to enhance academic excellence, provide
facilities to support excellence and to provide
resources to support excellence.
“With the Elon Vision
plan, so much went into
the brick and mortar
developments of the cam
pus,” Lambert said. “The
improvements in the
NewCentury plan may
not be as visible, but they are certainly just as
important.”
As part of the NewCentury@Elon plan,
Elon is making substantial improvements in
its academic programs. The university is pur
suing Assocation for the Advancement of
Collgiate Schools of Business accreditation
for the Long School of Business and
Accrediting Council on Education in
Journalism and Mass Communication
accreditation for the School of
Communications.
See New Century p. 10
Marathon dancers
set national record
Lindsay Porter
News Editor
The beat was steady and hearts were
heavy for 24 hours straight last weekend, as
more than 200 students danced the after
noon, the evening and the night away in
Alumni Gym to raise money for The
Children’s Miracle Network and Duke
Children’s Hospital.
When the music stopped, Elon dance
marathoners raised more than $38,000 for
charity, setting a national record for amount
of money raised at a first-year Dance
Marathon, according to Brian Farrell, over
all committee chair.
Pennsylvania State University began
“THON” in 1973. Over the years, it has
grown to become the largest student philan
thropy event, said Katie Harrell, public
relations coordinator.
Penn State is also the national leader for
“THON” in terms of money raised. In
2002, they raised more than $3 million dol
lars for the local Children’s Miracle
Network.
THON has grown to be a national event.
Other schools, including Old Dominion,
Iowa State, University of North Carolina at
Greensboro and Randolph-Macon, also
sponsor THON at their respective schools.
THON dancers collected donations and
pledges from friends, family and communi
ty members by sending out information
sheets about the cause. Dancers were
expected to stay on their feet for 24 hours
to raise money.
The night was full of many surprises,
including a performance of the Hokie-
Pokie by President Leo Lambert, who
See Fellows p. 9
Elon trustees approve
room and board increase
Colin Donohue and Lindsay Porter
Editor in Chief and News Editor
The Elon Board of Trustees approved a
significant raise in room and board fees and
an increase in student tuition for the
upcoming 2003-2004 academic year. The
decision was announced Wednesday, draw
ing questions and concerns from students.
Students living on campus next year will
pay an additional $434 for room and board,
$300 of which will to go toward a series of
capital improvements including air condi
tioning for 11 residence halls and card-
swipe security systems for all residence
halls with common hallways. These
changes are part of a four-year, $4 million
plan to upgrade residence facilities. The
remaining $134 increase coincides with the
normal yearly rate of increase for residence
halls. President Leo Lambert said the resi
dence hall upgrades were in the best inter
est of the institution.
“It’s good, basic management,” Lambert
said. “You have to make sure you’re on top
of capital repairs.”
Board members voted to raise student
tuition by 6.84 percent, bringing tuition to
$16,325. This is an increase from last
year’s 6.59 percent raise in tuition, which
currently stands at $15,280. The additional
money will go toward expanding library
and technology resources and hiring more
new full-time faculty members, including
eight in the College of Arts and Sciences,
three in the Martha and Spencer Love
School of Business and three in the School
of Communications.
See Upgrades p. 10
INSIDE
March is Women’s History Month
page 12
“The Miracle Worker” comes to Elon
page 19
Simons resigns head coaching duties
page 21