THE PENDULUM
Volume 32, Issue 8
October 12, 2006
Elon University's Weekly Student Publication
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Construction continues near KOBC
Jjeigh Ann Vanscoy
Copy Editor
Constniction for a two-floor dining hall
3nd four new residence halls has begun next
to the Koury Business Center. The dining
liall and dorms will have designs unliice any
other facilities on campus.
According to campus officials, the din-
■ng hall will feature branded food stations
'vith a deli, a Mongolian-style grill, an
Organic food bar and what planners suggest
"■ill be an upscale restaurant offering a
liigher level of dining experience.
The dorms, with their single rooms, will
^ similar to the new Oaks development,
^ut the new design will provide meeting
Spaces meant to encourage a melding of
Academics with residential activities.
Koury Residence Halls A and B and the
•*nnamed dining hall are scheduled to open
^all 2007. Dorms C and D will be complet
ed during the 2007 school year and open
Fall 2008.
The new dining hall, which will be built
adjacent to the imposing new Chandler
Fountain and Plaza, will create more dining
space for students on campus, along with a
wider food selection.
“The rationale for the new dining hall is
to increase the capacity for dining in the
center of campus,” said Smith Jackson, vice
president and dean of Student Life. “The
Octagon is expected to be less crowded
when the new dining hall opens, and
Danieley Center residents will be closer to a
full-service food operation.”
For about a year, an employee team from
the campus Auxiliary Services section has
traveled to universities along the East
Coast, visiting dining facilities to gather
new ideas for Elon’s new operation.
See CONSTRUCTION p. 2
Smoking ban applauded
Andie Diemer
Reporter
It can be found everywhere. Whether
dining out, dancing in a bar or simply
Walking to class, many Elon students can
easily discover themselves surrounded by
a cloud of smoke exhaled by themselves
or their peers.
But a recent poll conducted by Elon
University Institute for Politics and Public
Affairs found that despite North
Carolina’s historic link to the tobacco
industry, some residents are ready to con
fine smoking.
The poll was conducted Sept 24-28
and questioned 649 North Carolina resi
dents about their feelings toward smok
ing inside public areas such as buildings,
offices, restaurants and bars.
Results showed 65 percent of resi
dents “would support or strongly support
a statewide law in North Carolina that
would prohibit smoking in public
places.” Only 31 percent said they would
oppose or strongly oppose the same law.
See BAN p. 5
Kristi Sherk/ Photographer
Construction workers build the colonnades beside the Ernest A. Koury, Sr. Business
Center. Next to the business center, Koury Residence Halls are being constructed.
FEATURES
p. 15
Senior political sci
ence major pres
ents at conference.
ENTERTAINMENT
19
Jessica Simpson disappoint
Dane Cook fans in
“Empbyee of the Month.”
SPORTS
p. 24
Football to play
Georgia Southem this
weekend.