www.elonnewsnetwork.com facebook.com/elonnewsnetwork @elonnewsnetwork Elon News Network Wednesday, March 7, 2018 Elon, North Carolina THEPENDULUM ‘TEACHERS STAND IN FRONT OF THE BULLET TO SAVE THEIR KIDS AND THAT IS STEPHANIE HAYS | DESIGN CHIEF Number of Safe Rides ’ volunteers . TERRIFYINGHow a school shooting is declines changing the way Elon Fewer volunteers trains future teachers creates concerns about Anton L. Delgado organization’s future Enterprise Story Coordinator | @JADelgadoNews Grace Morris New Member Coordinator | @GraceHMorris ITHIN THE FINAL MINUTES of her high school senior Immediately after their first WEnglish class, ever assignment, Safe Rides Elon University senior and operators senior Dan Ford and student teacher Annaliese sophomore Remy Benzel were Jaffe noticed her students’ on Lebanon Av- attention drifting to the enue waiting incessant buzzing of their STARTING for their next phones. SAFE RIDES assignment, dis- This is not an uncommon In the cussing what occurrence after reading the spring of would happen if fourth act of Hamlet for 90 1992 Elon ANTON L. DELGADO | ENTERPRISE STORY COORDINATOR student Safe Rides didn’t minutes, but as her seniors Chad Macy exist. from Alamance-Burlington was killed According Middle College began to pack also furious because my kids SCHOOL OF EDUCATION Top: Senior in a drunk to several of its up and Jaffe began to prepare were scared. That was when BY THE NUMBERS Annaliese Jaffe driving drivers, Safe her grammar lesson for her it really hit me, when I was talks to her accident. In Rides has been sophomores, she noticed fear- in school and my kids were students about response, struggling to fill ful looks exchanged between scared about it.” “The Crucible” Elon on March 2 its vehicles’ front her students as seniors filed It was Feb. 16, only two Volunteers! 257 at Alamance- started two seats. out and sophomores filed in. days after a mass shooting at Burlington Middle students majoring Safe Rides. Before the “What’s up, guys?” she Marjory Stoneman Doug- College. in the School of program began, asked. las High School in Parkland, Education. Students Above: Senior in the spring of Her students informed her Florida, left 17 dead. Jaffe had must student Virginia Little 1992 Elon student Chad Macy that a neighboring school, no direct ties to the shooting teach in schools in handwrites a was killed in a drunk driving ac- Eastern Alamance High or its victims, but that didn’t the surrounding letter to survivors community in order to cident. In response, Elon Volun- School, was experiencing stop the all-too-familiar pain of the Marjory graduate. teers! started Safe Rides. a lockdown. Whether the from suffering. Stoneman Douglas The organization is a stu- lockdown was a drill was un- “It was awful to hear about, High School dent-run and volunteer-based known to both Jaffe and her but it was a similar feeling to massacre March 2. program that offers free rides students. But as texts spread the emotions that I felt after to students to reduce the risk of between the students at Ala- every school shooting that 50 drunk driving and to ensure stu- mance-Burlington and their has happened,” Jaffe said. Elon University dents get home safely. friends inside Eastern Ala- But the Parkland massacre students from the “If there wasn’t Safe Rides I mance, fear spread as well. wasn’t like previous school School of Education currently working as feel like more walking would “When I heard my kids shootings — this one was student teachers at happen, like ‘oh I’ll just walk say they were scared to be in different. more than 20 schools home,’” Ford said. “It can also school I got so upset,” Jaffe within driving range of be dangerous though, like this said. “After, I explained the the campus. situation and they started See SCHOOL SAFETY | taking a test — I sat down and pgs. 8-9 See SAFE RIDES | pg. 4 realized I was also scared. But NEWS • PAGE 5 LIFESTYLE • PAGE 11 SPORTS • PAGE 14 Local county Elon community runs Basketball season volunteers tackle for suicide awareness ends on low note homelessness Wednesday 2 march 7, 2018 extras calendar games news briefs THE PENDULUM A PUBLICATION OF MARCH 7 FOR RELEASE MARCH 7, 2018 Elon sophomore Civil Conflict in Sri Lanka: Person Stories Los Angeles Times Daily Crossword Puzzle named Newman 7 P.M. Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Lewis Established 1974 McBride Gathering Space ACROSS Civic Fellow Volume 43, Edition 28 1 Drone sound 5 Spicy dip Campus Compact has named Elon News Network is 10 French flag couleur Elon University sophomore Fiona a daily operation that MARCH 8 14 Parade celebrity Zahm a Newman Civic Fellow for includes a newspaper, How CRAP (Contrast, 15 Cotton swabs her work in the Elon community, as website, broadcasts and Repetition, Alignment 16 Pair on a Disneyland hat well as in Richmond, Virginia, to multimedia. Letters to and Proximity) Makes the editor are welcome 17 Verdi highlight cure food insecurity and solve edu- Design Better 18 It’s prohibited on and should be typed, many highways cational disparities. signed and emailed to 12 A.M. 19 Vast landmass As a freshman, Zahm was a mem- [email protected] as Word Belk Library 205 20 Musical ber of the Service Learning Living documents. ENN reserves Christmas staple 22 Culinary student’s and Learning Community, and the right to edit obscene Job and Intership Expo assent since coming to Elon, she helped and potentially libelous 24 Native American 2 P.M. symbol organize ongoing service projects material. Lengthy letters to introduce students to social jus- may be trimmed to fit. All Alumni Gym 26 Bit of cheer? 27 22% of the U.S. tice topics through direct volunteer submissions become the Senate property of ENN and will 30 WWII female experiences. not be returned. ENN is 32 Program breaks located on the first floor MARCH 10 36 Enthusiastic ‘Echoes’ - Spring Dance 37 “Good Lord!” of the McEwen School of 39 Miscellany Alamance County Communications. Concert 40 [Uh-oh!] 2 P.M. 41 Big name in By Jeffrey Wechsler 3/7/18 Commissioner Bob threshers McCary Theater 3 Eye part Tuesday’s Puzzle Solved Jackie Pascale 42 In __ of: replacing 4 Sunday dinner Byrd to visit Elon Executive Director 43 City ENE of Reno side dish 44 One of pop Emmanuel Morgan 5 Weightlifting music’s Papas maneuver Managing Editor of MARCH 12 45 Permits 6 Driving Alamance County Commissioner The Pendulum Peter Meineck, ‘Ancient 46 Takes a load off 7 “Elementary” Bob Byrd will be on campus to Paul LeBlanc 48 Mil. officers co-star Lucy chat with Elon University students Minds - Modern Science’ 49 High-IQ group 8 Nimble News Director of 5:30 P.M. 50 Perilous hisser 9 Ed with seven March 7. The event is sponsored Elon Local News 52 In check Emmys by the Elon Political Engagement Kelly Furnas Whitey Auditorium 54 Succeeding like 10 Summer nobody’s Olympics event Work Group, Elon Votes!, Kernodle Adviser business since 1996 Center for Service Learning and Anton L. Delgado 58 Like most kosher 11 Word with back or frankfurters Community Engagement and the Enterprise Story whip MARCH 13 62 Water sport 12 Historic canal Council on Civic Engagement. Coordinator Using Data Analytics to 63 Only inanimate 13 “Aim High ... Byrd is currently up for reelec- Rachel Ellis zodiac sign Fly-Fight-Win” Drive Sales 65 Iams alternative tion in 2018. 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