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0' The Pendulum Thursday, April 24, 2003 Vol. 28, Issue 26 Elon University Elon, N.C. If it matters to you, it matters to The Pendulum. Students bridge the gap m wm PHmiy CHALLENGED 0 0 Tim Rosner / Photo Editor The Residence Life diversity team displayed statistics on the lawn in front of Moseley Center Tuesday as part of Bridge the Gap, a celetxation of diversity. The team also held a diversity forum Tuesday night. For more about diversity, see p. 15 University raises lionors graduation requirements Matt Belanger Reporter In the 25 years Registrar Mark Albertson has worked at Elon, the academ ic standards regarding gradation with hon ors had only changed once—until this year. Earlier this semester, the Academic Standing Committee, comprised of a group of faculty members and administrators, voted to raise the requirement for gradua tion with Cum Laude honors from a 3.4 See Cum Laude p. 5 Colleagues reflect on life, death of professor Lindsay Porter News Editor Some people may argue too few people in the world are able to touch lives. George Sleek was one of the lucky ones. Sleek, an associate professor of physical therapy education, died April 16 at his home in Leesburg. Sleek, 48, died from a massive heart attack. His wife, Rachael, is pregnant with the couple’s first child. “I believe we can all take comfort knowing that George died in one of his favorite places—a clearing he had creat ed in his own backyard—in that 110 acres,” said Elizabeth Rogers, associate dean of physical therapy. Rogers said Sleek had a passion for nature, and spent many hours hunting, canoeing and hiking. Sleek was working on George Sleek 1955-2003 trails he was cutting in the woods when he died at his Caswell County property, where he had moved four years ago. “He was in his element, in a sense,” said Chaplain Richard McBride. Sleek has been part of the Elon faculty since 1997. He began teaching anatomy just as the physical therapy edu cation program was getting started. At the time. Sleek was finishing up work for his own physical therapy degree and commuting to Duke University with stu dents to teach anatomy in a lab with cadavers, as McMichael Science Center had yet to be built. “When he wasn’t teaching, he was in the hospital getting in his clinical time, week- See Sleek p. 10 Students study effects of money on education Adam Smith Reporter Several freshman education students this spring have realized that their assump tions and stereotypes can easily be proven false. Professor Melinda Rice and her Introduction to Education class, with the help of a Project Pericles grant, have tra versed the state this spring to observe schools with varying socioeconomic levels and discuss whether monetary levels effects the quality of education. “We are exploring the differences between schools with a higher clientele of students versus schools with poorer stu dents,” freshman Renee Overcash said. Students have been to schools in Burlington, Tarboro and Princeville in Edgecombe County, and will visit schools in Chapel Hill and Carrboro in the next week. According to Jennifer Lowers, student, this project is important, “because all schools are supposed to get the same fund ing.” But students said that this is not often the case. In reality, schools do get similar funding, but choose to use it in different See Research p. 10 INSIDE Elon recycles, page 12 ‘Crucible’ preview, page 19 Nestor hired as men’s basketball coach, page 24
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