THE PENDULUM
Volume 31, Issue 2
What's Inside
FEATURES
For the love of the game
Orientation Leaders dish on their
trials and tribulations of the ori
entation experience.
See p. 14
ARTS He tNIERTAINMENI
Find out which movies to
see and which to sicip
Read reviews of “Red Eye” and
“The Brothers Grimm.”
See p. 17 and p. 19
SPORTS
Soccer kicks off
Freshman men’s soccer play
er, Kiki Willis, looks to make
an impact quickly as the team
rebounds from last year.
See p. 21
September 1, 2005
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Seeds of excellence sown under oaks
Brittany Smith
Laura Hals/ Photographer
Fall Convocation is a tradition at Elon. Each year, new students receive acorns at Convocation. When
students graduate, they receive an oak sapling. Both ceremonies are held in front of West hall.
Additional police officers set tone for the year
News Editor
A meeting Under the Oaks
marked the beginning of a new
year for freshmen and transfer stu
dents. Saturday’s early morning
convocation brought new students
and parents together to formally
begin the next four years of their
life in college.
Chaplain Richard McBride
began the ceremony with a prayer
and invocation after faculty
processed in to the ‘Triumphal
March” from “Aida.”
Convocation continued with a
welcome from Student
Government Association
Executive President Michael
Bumbry. ‘This is your adventure
and your autobiography,” Bumbry
said. “What did you want to say
while you are here?” Bumbry also
offered some advice to the new
students, “Let spirit and commu-
See CONVOCATION p. 2
Ashley Feibish
Editor in Chief
The Town of Elon Police led an
operation over the past weekend tar
geting alcohol use at several off-cam
pus parties in an effort to reduce
underage drinking. The campaign is
titled ‘Think Before You Drink.”
Although the police generally
coordinate heavy patrols the first
weekend of school, this marked the
first time they publicly announced
their intentions.
“In the past, we’ve done these
types of operations on the first week
of school,” said Captain Sam Russell
of the Elon police department “We
want to set the tone early in the year.
About 99 percent of the freshmen are
underage. They are away from home
for the first time and they want to go
out and experiment”
The Elon police, in conjunction
with Elon University Campus Police
and the NC Alcohol Law
Enforcement Division (ALE) worked
together targeting underage posses
sion, sale and purchase of alcohol,
according to Russell.
The zero-tolerance pxilicy is aimed
to reduce the number of drinking-
related incidents.
“I’d rather not call your family and
tell them you died or are about to die
(due to an alcohol-related accident),”
Russell said.
Sheridan Place, home to many
Elon students, was one of the places
targeted by police over the weekend.
“I know they’re trying to cut down
on crime,” said Sheridan resident and
senior Andy Ordemann. “I don’t
think ALE should be able to come
(onto private property). You have to
watch your back and you have to
worry about people coming into your File Photo
house. It makes me feel a little More than 21 additional officers were on duty this weekend.
Campus Police and ALE (N.C. Alcohol Law Enforcement Divifion)
worked together to curb underage drinking and crime.
See COPS p. 2