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Ih^endulum OPINION Thursday, March 3, 2005 • Page 11 Let Submissions To the Editor: In a very quick response to what Genci Sala said in the last issue, the focus of my frustration was not on whether Greeks were truly racist or simply in a bad situ ation. I was mostly commenting on the lack of Jason's credibility. Please understand I have very little interest in branding a population due to their government, and nobody in Athens or any other part of Greece I met and spoke with rejoiced in the idea of 9/11, nor did they say anything truly rude or rash about the Albanian situation. I am just tired of people who go away for three weeks coming back with the idea they have it all figured out. The Greek government is a really flaky and weak sys tem. Nobody really knows how the votes work, not many people bother to vote. They are much more con cerned with our govemment, because we set most of the standards for the way everything else in the world func tions. On a very individual basis, I cannot agree that Greeks are racist. Greece is also not my homeland; I went for the first time last year to meet ftimily and see what place my grandparents came from. I have no reason to be defensive because I'm a third generation American. The Greek people in my church community have been rude to my non-Greek family but not because they are racist; they just are egotistical. I also don't think Greeks like very many people other than tliemselves, and that includes me too. They envy no one, the have a histoiy and a legacy matched by few who didn't just copy their ideas, and they have big heads about it. But in the grand scheme of how they treat people who live in their own country, I still wouldn't say a thing about them if I were Jason because he is not a credible source of that infonna- tion, nor can I understand after being an awesome trip like that, you'd remember a minute comment and make it into an article. Why should we always search for the negative after something so exciting happens like going abroad? -Angela Ragouzeos, Class of 2005 Letters to the editor are always welcome. Submissions must include your name, contact information and class standing. Letters from faculty and staff are also accepted. The Pendulum reserves the right to edit obscene or poten tially libelous material. Lengthy letters or columns may have to be trimmed to fit. All submissions become the proper ty of The Pendulum and will not be returned. Send submissions to opinions@elon.edu. Elofi ccm^t be cotnpurcd to other Ivy Lcdguevs Justification for continents on racism within Greek community To the Editor: Editor: the first time last vear tn . After reading the editorial titled “Elon is quickly approaching the best of ^ best, ’ We feel as though the claims made in the article are highly exag gerated as well as painful and embarrassing to read. “Most of the Elon com- can see that Elon University is quickly approaching Ivy League sta- One might wonder if the author of the article could define the term Ivy ^gue. ’ Ivy League schools consist of a group of eight old, distinguished ^0‘Jeges and universities in the North East, known for their ivy-covered brick buildings. The members of the Ivy League are Brown, Columbia, Comell, ^rvard, Princeton, Yale, Dartmouth College and the University of ^nnsylvania. Elon has a beautiful campus with exquisitely painted grass, the last time I saw ivy was when my roommate dressed up in a toga for ^sorority ftinction. Let’s compare admissions statistics of Harvard and Elon. harvard accepts ten percent of its applicants and their average SAT scores for jj^coming ft-eshmen are 1400-1580. The average SAT score for incoming ^eshmen at Elon this past fall was an 1169. We recognize that Elon has made ^*§nificant progress in the past few years and has potential for higher stan ^ds of excellence. However, let us not fool ourselves into thinking that we On our way to Ivy League status. - Laura Downs and Shawna Pagano, Class of2005 ^Portsfan support Editor: ^ I ve Watched Elon move from the Division II school in 1993 to the Division I. Through years, IVe seen fans take a much now^ ^^^^^ted look at athletics. We who our opponents are v^L and national levels, and ere we stand yearly. ubo articles written year apathetic support. Three ago, I created the site called ^ore tennis! Editor: I h- entire *^®ticed that throughout the spQ ^ the spring season the never Pendulum has Wqj^ mentioned men’s or the ^^^nis. 1 am a member of have tennis team and we match ^^^erous matches, home you all don't even ic the Phoenix Phorum at http://www.elonfans.com. I created this site not only because I wanted to give students and alumni a common place to voice opinions about the school and athletics, but I also want ed to help end the apathy. After all, we are in Division I now and it's time we have alumni that put forth the effort to give athletics the sup port that other D-I schools have. -Adam Oldham, Class of 1997 bother to put them under "This Week, in Sports" sections. This bothers others on the team as well as myself. I would truly appreciate it Ihe Pendulum would consider tenni^s a sport at Elon and include us in The Pendulum. . - George Memory, Class oj 2005 Crossroads helps child victims Advocacy Center helps adults been mistreated. To the Editor: Last year, CrossRoads: Sexual Assault Response and Resource Center saw 239 children who had been victims of sexual abuse. That’s a number to make you pause. And that does not even cover the number of kids who have not told of their abuse or not found our services. Through our Children’s Advocacy Center, we provide a child-friendly space for police officers to interview the children. We help the kids prepare to testify in court and go with them when they do. We serve as an advocate for these children during a crucial time. But we struggle each year to provide services to the children in our community with less and less funding. Right now the state legislature is considering a state appropriation bill (H130) that will provide funding to the certified children’s advocacy centers in the state. This will help us to ensure that we do not have to cut any of these important services. Our representatives need to along with children who have needs your help know that this is an important use of state money sup ported by their constituents. Contact them and ask for their support of HI30. Representative Cary Allred can be reached by email at Ciirya@ncleg.net or by phone at 919-733-5905 and representative Alice Bordsen can be reached by email at Aliceb@ncleg.net and by phone at 919-733-5820 CrossRoads also provides services to adult victims of sexual assault. If you or someone you know has been the victim ot sexual assault and you would like to talk to someone, please call our 24-hour crisis line at (336) 2'>8- 0360. - Brooke Barnett, assistant professor oJ communications
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