THE PENDULUM
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WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY 10. 2010// PAGE 3
Gun drawn in dispute with
bouncer at Sandy’s Subs
Jack Dodson and Samantha King
News Editors
At about 11:30 p.m. Thursday Feb. 4, a Burlington resident
pulled a gun on a bouncer from Sandy's Subs and Italian
Grill following a dispute about paying to re-enter the bar.
Sandy’s head cook Jose Flores, who was standing by the
door at the time of the incident, called 911 twice. Alamance
County Central Communications verified the calls. The first
was dropped, but during the second, there was a commotion
and the dispatcher sent police.
According to Elon University senior Lee Dickinson, who
was present at the scene, five men were involved in the
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SAMANTHA KING | Photographer
Elon police interrogated the suspect Friday morning in the cruiser
outside Sandy's Subs.
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Charles Whiteley received charges of assault for pointing a gun and
concealed handgun permit violation.
incident. The men were at Sandy’s from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.
then left the bar for about an hour.
The men then returned and expected to enter without
paying the $3 fee. An argument arose and the bouncer asked
the men to leave. According to police records, the bouncer
was David Vanhook, of Graham, N.C. The dispute moved to
the parking lot near the building.
“A white man in a blue shirt pulled a gun, cocked it and
put it in the bouncer’s face,” Dickinson said. “The bouncer
responded by holding his ground."
Police records indicate the man’s name is Charles Whiteley,
22, of 909 Dunleigh Drive, Burlington, and is charged with
two counts of assault by pointing a gun and one count of
concealed handgun permit violation. The report also said he
was under the influence of drugs or alcohol during the time
of the dispute, though it does not specificy which.
Dickinson said the bouncer told the suspect, “You don’t
want to do this for three dollars.”
Flores then called 911 to report the incident and the
police arrived 10 minutes later.
Flores said Whiteley fled the property after the event
occurred.
Dickinson said there were Burlington residents at the bar
who gave the suspect's name, address and phone number to
the police.
“They didn't seem to like (the suspect),” Dickinson said.
Police records show Whiteley was found at the Wal-Mart
parking lot in Burlington by Alamance County Sheriff
Deputy Scott Gaither and Sargeant Farris. He was then taken
back to Sandy's where he was questioned, Elon Master Police
Officer MPO Mike Brewer said.
Elon police records indicate that Whiteley was arrested
and taken to the Alamance County Jail in Graham, where
he was posted for a secured $300 bond. Alamance County
Detention Center, though, said they have record of Whiteley
being held at the facility.
Smith Jackson, vice president and dean of student life,
said the university chose not to send an e-mail to the student
body because Whiteley was detained so quickly.
“If he hadn't been« arrested, we would have notified
students," Jackson said. “1 don’t think there was a need to
warn students not to go to Sandy’s. The gun was directed at
the bouncer, not students.” -
The Elon Police, C9,mpus Safety and Police and Sandy's
refused any further comment on the incident. Other witnesses
who spoke to the police also refused to comment.
Managing editor Anna Johnson also contributed to the
reporting.
New restaurant part of strategic plan, designed
to enhance community relations at Elon
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Russell presented the
university with a proposal
for a new restaurant in
the Brown and Co. space,
which would require little
renovation and had a prime
main street location.
Whittington said
the product Russell has
established through his
other restaurants is “top-
rate,” and he hopes The
Town Table will be the first
of many new businesses in
the Town of Elon.
“I think if there’s anybody
who could be successful at
this, I think he could be,”
Whittington said.
According to Whittington,
the entire university
community has been
involved in the process
of bringing more retail
development to the town. The
Board of Trustees approved
it in the strategic plan, and
Whittington said the Student
Government Association
was in favor of the idea when
the university discussed it
with the organization last
summer.
Whittington said the
students were surveyed
a couple of years ago
and the university gave
their feedback to local
entrepreneurs. He said the
university generally surveys
students every two to three
years.
“This is something
everybody wants, because
you-don't want-to-go to-the-
same places,” Whittington
said. “You want to go out and
have a community, your own
version of Franklin Street.”
While some students
may be excited about the
new restaurant, others are
sorry to see Brown and Co.
go. A Facebook group called
“I want my killer cookie!"
currently has 278 members.
“I think the closing of
Brown and Co. was handled
fairly poorly,” said freshman
Dan Koch, creator of the
killer cookie Facebook
group. “1 was shocked that
the university never sent out
an e-mail to let the student
body know that Brown and
Co. wasn’t coming back."
Senior Jeff Thurm had a
similar reaction.
“I just think it’s ridiculous
to close Brown and Co. in the
middle of the year,” Thurm
said. “I obviously don’t know
how business was doing but
I know my friends and I went
on a weekly, almost religious,
basis. Brown and Co. was an
Elon college staple and they
just brought it back and are
now changing it again."
According to Jeff Gazda,
resident district manager
for ARAMARK, business was
doing well at Brown and Co.
“Actually, the restaurant
continued to show improved
performance after the
renovation last year,” he
said.
The change will not affect
ARAMARK, the service
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“There will be no
significant impact, as this is
only one of many locations
in which we serve you, the
student community,” Gazda
said.
According to Vickie
Somers, director of auxiliary
services, there was no
reason why students were
not told about the closing
before it happened. She said
- -once-the-decision was-made -
to lease the space to Russell,
plans immediately moved
forward.
“There was nothing that
was discussed or talked
about," Somers said in
reference to telling the
students.
Somers also said students
missing Brown and Co.’s
popular killer cookie and
artichoke dip can soon find
those- it€ms- -crt- 1889 -Grill
Room in the Colonnades.
NEWS BRIEFS
SUB set to reveal spring show
The Student Union Board will
reveal this year’s spring show
performer on Feb. 20 at 7:30 p.m.
in McKinnon Hall, Free drinks
and snacks will be provided for
attendants.
Former spring show performers
have included Lupe Fiasco, Girl
Talk and Sister Hazel.
To win free tickets to the
show, students can visit http://
www.scvngr.com/SPRINGSHOW to
participate in a mobile scavenger
hunt.
This year’s show will be held
April 9 in the Alumni Gym.
Pi Kappa Phi to host empathy
dinner
Today in Loy Center L, the
Pi Kappa Phi fraternity will
host a PUSH American Empathy
Dinner. The event, which costs
$5 to attend, is intended to raise
awareness and money for those
with disabilities. .Attendants will
be randomly assigned a disability
when they arrive at the event to
simulate the challenges faced by
people with actual disabilities.
In 1977, members of the
fraternity founded PUSH America,
a non-profit organization that
remains their primary service
learning project. Besides the
Empathy Dinner, PUSH America
sponsors other events including
Build America and the Wheel
Chair 5K.
According to its Web site,
PUSH America is an organization
committed to “building leaders
of tomorrow by serving people
with disabilities today."
Campus bake sales to benefit
Haitian relief efforts
On Friday from 11 a.m. - 2
p.m., the International Relations
Club will sponsor the “Have
a Heart” cupcake sale in the
Moseley Center.
All cupcakes will be sold for
fifty cents.
Zeta Phi Beta will also be
sponsoring a week-long bake
sale, from Feb. 8 to Feb. 12 in
Moseley. The table will include
facts highlighting Black History
Month.
All proceeds from both sales
will go to the Haitian relief
efforts.
Spring Organization Fair
On Friday, the Spring
Organization Fair will be held in
McKinnon Hall from 4-6 p.m.
Participants can learn more
about Elon's various campus
organizations. Representatives
from each organization will be
available to answer any questions
and recruit new members.
Elon offers more than 140
student organizations, as well
as academic honoraries, social
fraternities and sororities, and
club and intramural sports.
Softball team addresses domestic
violence
The Elon Softball team will be
holding a “Knockout Domestic
Violence” fundraiser to benefit
the Burlington Family Abuse
Service Center from Feb. 8 to Feb.
12.
Students can donate meal
plans or meal dollars to the
cause. Money and clothes for
children and women at the center
will also be accepted.
According to the team’s
site, the Family Abuse Center
is dedicated to the prevention
of domestic violence through
emergency relief support as well
as promotion of healthy lifestyles
and relationships.