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OPINION
The Pendul^
THE PENDULUM
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r| I Pendulum seeks to inspire, entertain and inform the
I ^ I I I community by providing a voice for students and faculty
as a forum for the meaningful exchange of ideas.
Do you know where your life is headed?
Not everyone has the opportunity to gain a higher education, take full advantage
Many of Elon students have reached the point you in the right direction. Most teachers instance Barbara Ehriench. Many student
age where they can, for the most part, live inde- icnow what it was liice to be in college and be not agree to what she said, but she cam
pendently. Prior to college, student’s opinions completely lost. The faculty and staff are htre teach the students a lesson about life, a k
were shaped by parents. Most Elon students to help you see the light at the end of the tun- that many people have to learn the hard w ^
were raised to believe in a cer- ^ institution with
gious background, but the mem
community encourage students t(,e
the many facets of life offered, gj,iza-
aits, volunteer activities, ^ ^nizations
tions, etc. There are over 1 w & jq
and clubs on campus all ei"''"
tain religion or to believe in par
ticular values and morals. But
once students leave home, they
have the freedom to believe
whatever they choose. While
independence and individuality
are important, it is also impor
tant to remember to believe in
something.
Some students come to
college and completely throw
out what their family taught
them. And this is fine, as long
as a person takes the initiative to
believe in something besides
parties and social life. College
is more than social activities, but also academ
ics, developing emotionally. Many students
forget why they came to college.
As a young adult, strongly believing in
something should be important. Investing one
self in religion, morals, values, education, art,
books, music, love is important to developing a
sense of self and deciding what path your life
takes from here on out.
At Elon, faculty and staff encourage stu
dents to take advantage of the available oppor
tunities. These members of the Elon communi
ty are not just here to teach, they are here to
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ily-like atmosphere, don’t foig^
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life. where you want to go
want to do. After you have dra
The Columbus Dispatch self
nel. Take advantage of your resources. Elon you want to do after
also offers a wide variety of organizations and
activities to broaden your horizons, don’t take
this opportunity for granted.
Young adults in other parts of the world
are waking up everyday to the same thing they
saw yesterday. Many arc waking up to wars in
their backyard. At Elon, there is always some- ..wiw., . ,
thing new and interesting happening.While opportunities to expand your mi to
some people don’t agree with the speakers that
come to Elon, these cultural events are
designed to shed light on an issue that some
people might not know about. Take for
-analyze yourself. Do yo pi^n
vant to do after undergra plan?
doesn't work out, do you have a give
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have a lot of holes and don t kno
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have resources and chances to
holes. Elon offers cultural way
opportunities to expand your mi j^nity •’
thinking. Take advantage of the „ot
gain a higher education, in^°
get that opportunity. Dive he
and stand for something.
1) In last week’s issue, soccer player Brennan Farrell was referred
to as Brian and the only senior on the team. Farrell is actually a
sophomore and Brandon Hayes is the only senior.
Tlie caption for the same story states that Elon’s first SoCon oppo
nent will be Furman, but the Phoenix has already played two
league games.
2) In the same issue, on a story about William Blum, the date was
misprinted, the actual date of the program was Oct, 4 at 7:30 p.m.
in Whitley Auditorium.
3) Also in the same issue, the Student Union Board’s events were
misprinted:
Sept. 30- Funny T-shirts Midnight Meals
Oct. 10- Kinsey Sicks- 8:30 p.m. in Whitley Auditorium
Oct. 13- Spring break nKeting 6 p.m. in Moseley 2 L**
Oct. 23- Natural Blond(i Saturday Night Live 8 p.m- it* ®
Nov. 4- Kyle Cease, comedian 8 p.m.. in Mckinnon
Nov 6- Chris Mason at Saturday Night Live in the Zone
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4)0n page 6 of last week’s issue, it stated that the
Forum’s budget was $40,000. The actual budget is
funds from SGA are broken into several parts. $40,0001'' a
for speakers and $13,750 is to cover travel expenses, printing
videotaping expenses.
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