THE PENDULUM
Volume 31, Issue 3
September 8, 2005
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What's Inside 1 Commuiiity reaches outside bubble
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Gaudy is great
Find out how bangles are making
a comeback in jewelry fashion.
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Take a chance on this
documentary
Brittany Smith
‘March of the Penguins” leaves a
lasting impression.
See p. 19
sPOKTS
Football travels Friday
Can the Phoenix come out on top
this weekend?
See p- 21
News Editor
Relief efforts for victims of
Hurricane Katrina do not have to
come from outside sources or global
super powers. Students at Elon can
help make a difference in a sur
vivor’s life by participating in one of
the many events happening on cam
pus to send aid to Louisiana and
other areas affected by Katrina’s
flooding.
Tonight at 6 p.m. in Yeager
Auditorium, a panel of five smdents
and staff will discuss the effects of
Hurricane Katrina on the cultural,
economic, environmental diversity
of the Gulf Coast region and the long
and short term effects of the hum-
cane.
Personal reflections of Elon com
munity members affected by Katrina
will be held at 2:30 p.m. on Friday in
the Isabella Cannon Room. Chaplain
Richard McBride, will lead the cere
mony.
The Service Learning Community
is sponsoring a car wash on Saturday
at the First State Bank at the
Carolina Mall and on Sunday at the
Mid-Carolina Bank on Church
Street.
Relief efforts will carry into next
week and the following months. At
Tuesday’s College Coffee students
may participate in a Mardi Gras
party. A swing band wiU perform
while students can buy baked goods
such as cakes, cookies, brownies and
cheesecakes to benefit relief efforts.
Students and staff can dress up in
their jewelry, crowns and masks.
Continued efforts in hurricane
relief include the collection tables in
Moseley Center. Students can
donate cash or Phoenix cash from 9
a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through
Friday until Sept. 16. For every $1
donated by students, a strand of
Mardi Gras beads will be given for
students to wear to show their sup
port
Collection bins will be in the
Campus Shop, Octagon, Acorn,
Varsity, Harden, McEwen and the
Daniel Commons dining halls col
lecting money for efforts.
The Greek Tri-Council will be
selling wristbands that support the
Hurricane Katrina reUef efforts.
Even though there is still a lot to
do when it comes to raising money
and awareness about hurricane
relief, so much has already been
done. Kappa Sigma raised more than
$4,000 for the Red Cross at the foot
ball game on Saturday against
Coastal Carolina. The fraternity
worked with Lowe’s Home
Improvement and the store agreed to
match every dollar the fi:atemity
raised for the Red Cross at the foot
ball game. With the matched
amount, Lowe’s and Kappa Sigma
gave the Red Cross more than
$8,000.
Faculty and staff received white
See HURRICANE p. 2
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Krista Naposki/ Photographer
The Bibles used for Chapel every Thursday morning were donated
by Dillard University, a school affected by the hurricane.
University works to dispel homophobic stereotypes
Brittany Smith
News Editor
Not only is gay fine with many
individuals, it is also fine with the
university and its faculty and staff.
More than 200 students and staff
gathered at College Coffee on
Tuesday wearing their “Gay? Fine
by me t-shirts to show their sup
port for the lesbian, gay, bisexual
and transgender community at
Elon and in the United States.
Spectrum, Elon’s LGBT aware
ness organization, sold 660 tshirts
on Thursday and Friday at
Moseley. Shirts were supposed to
be sold all week, but were sold out
in two days due to overwhelming
support.
“■yjje point is not to point out the
gay community, but to promote
understanding and show that this
is a gay friendly campus and to
say these things in a non-political
and non-confrontational way,”
said Laurin Kier, Spectrum advis
er and assistant professor of soci
ology.
The $2 shirts printed in 12 dif
ferent colors make a visual state
ment as well as a peaceful one.
“It’s a visual way of showing my
support and promote unity,” said.
Heather Wauls, area director for
North Area. ”I don’t even have to
say anything because someone can
read my shirt while I am walking
along the sidewalk and know that
I support the community. It helps
me say a lot.”
Not only is Elon trying to break
See FINE BY ME p. 2