Editorial
The Pendulum seeks to inspire, entertain and inform the Elon community by providing a
voice for students and faculty as well as a forum for the meaningful exchange of ideas.
Natural disasters go beyond storms, catastrophes
In October, over Fall Break, 40 students and staff
members made the inaugural trek to Bay St. Louis,
MS, to help clean up and give supplies to the com
munity. The trip was an experiment and it worked
out wonderfully.
We have obviously seen a fair
amount of coverage concerning
Hurricane Katrina and the effects
that have devastated the Gulf Coast
and immediate areas.
It is easy to say that people are
growing tired of the constant badg
ering for volunteers and relief
efforts. Unfortunately, the rebuild
ing process is far from over. The
areas that were hit hardest will take
more than several months of hard
work to establish “normal” conrniu-
nities again. They may take closer to
a couple of decades.
The land is riddled with debris
and towns have been leveled into
post-apocalyptic settings.
Even though Katrina came and
went in a matter of hours, the disas
ter still continues to affect the
Southern region.
Our country has come a long way
in trying to rebound from this disas
ter and a lot can be said for those
who lent a helping hand.
Elon is just a small mark on a map
but the time and effort it has given to
Katrina relief is overwhelming.
In October, over Fall Break, 40
students and staff members made the
inaugural trek to Bay St. Louis, MS,
to help clean up and give supplies to
the conmiunity. The trip was an
experiment and it worked out won
derfully.
A second group is currently in the
same location volunteering and tak
ing a class on service. Two more
trips are scheduled for this academic
year: one during Fake Break and
another during Spring Break.
While much of the country stood
idly by, Elon stepped up and made a
difference. Hurricane Katrina may
have struck the Gulf in August but
the effects continue to unfold and
more help is needed.
Now is not the time to cease these
amazing achievements.
It seems that some of our efforts
and enthusiasm have fallen by the
wayside. The people who lost their
homes, families and belongings ask
for notjiing more than a little bit of
assist^ce and care.
They aren’t asking for much and
we have given a lot and should con
tinue to do so as long as we have the
ability.
Times like these are where the true
patriots emerge and bring a country
into a relationship that is long overdue.
Editor’s Note:
The Jan. 19 issue of The Pendulum is our
first issue of 2006.1 am looking forward to
serving as the new editor in chief for the
next year. I have watched this paper grow
tremendously since I arrived at Elon in
2003.1 see it growing more. My goal is to
bring The Pendulum to new accomplish
ments. This paper serves the community
and it is our job to bring it together. I have
confidence that my staff will more than
accomplish these goals.
I hope that if you have an opinion or
want to be involved you won’t hesitate to
contact us. Our office door is always open
and we are here to listen.
-Nathan C. Rode, Editor in Chief
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