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h";;e more important things to do or are
simply bored.
Kathy Lyday-Lee
Professor of English
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NPHC Memorial Garden a good thing
Secondly, the NPHC members know
To the Editor:
This is in response to the editorial, “Are
we buying a little more than education?”
The pertinent example given by the
Pendulum was “who decided to create the
NPHC Memorial Garden when there is not
enough parking on campus for all the stu
dents who drive?”
This project has been over ten years in the
making and this garden means to the NPHC
members what the Loy Center means to all
other Greek students. The Loy Center
would never be tom down to add a parking
lot, and no one would dare .suggest it.
Elon is one of the few schools nation
wide that allow freshman to have cars. If
that were eliminated, then you would allevi
ate the entire parking problem all together.
more about their own organizations than
any other single person on the campus could
claim, and if you think this is a lie, press it
and see how far you get.
On behalf of the Interfratemity Council
and the Panhellanic Council we ask that you
make it a point to look at how the NPHC
organizations support Elon with countless
hours of leadership, service, academia and
class. We thank the members for leading by
example in making Elon a better
community.
Christopher Ahlgrim ’06
IFC President
Kelli Stancato ’06
Panhellenic Council President
Volunteers and donations
are crucial to recovery effort
To
Editor:
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that they are doing,
you agree or disagree with
needed.
In fact, I had
hard time taking time
off
to sleep because there was always someone meal three times a day or the medical atten-
who needed my help. All the volunteers I tion they so badly need,
worked with, most of whom did not have Volunteers along with monetary and good
the medical or fire training I had, averaged donations are greatly needed to keep the
anywhere from 12 to 18 hour work shifts relief effort running effectively,
every day. ^ could go on forever about the amazing
If anything, we are incredibly under- experience I had while down in the Gulf,
staffed for the large task in front of us. The The joy on the faces of reunited families
American Red Cross is asking for an addi
tional 40,000 volunteers to assist in the
relief work.
Our local chapter in Burlington has a goal
of 300.
It is true that the Gulf Coast region was
hit hard by both Katrina and Rita. These
people are in desperate need of almost
everything.
So please, keep those donations coming.
However, do realize that without the help of
the thousands of volunteers down in the
Gulf area, none of these donations would
ever reach those who really need them.
Without those volunteers, the evacuees
would not have a safe place to live, a hot
and individuals that you help find jobs and
a new home will bring you to tears.
The sight of people walking down
Bourbon Street will send chills down the
spine.
And you will swear the light on a child's
face after receiving a new toy is enough to
light all of New Orleans. It is a life chang
ing experience for not only you but also
those you help.
I encourage all those who are thinking
about volunteering to talk to the local chap
ter of the Red Cross or those involved with
the Elon trip to Gulfport, Miss.
Alyson Boyer ’06