Cuijpofdian
Controversy About
the Alcohol Policy
by Sandy Bouchlas
(This article concerns a
proposal which was submitted
to the Student Community
Senate on October 29, 1975,
by the Student Advisory
Committee to Student Servic
es.)
Proposal: Because of the
obvious conflict between
administrative policy and the
student body's social behav
ior, in relation to alcohol,
many students feel that there
needs to be some re-examina
tion and possibly some
revision in the alcohol policy.
This is in regard to the
abolishment of kegs in the
dorms.
I am sure most of us at one
time or another Jhave attended
an open keg or cocktail party
where, as a friendly gesture
you help to compensate the
host for their expenses.
These functions normally have
a large crowd of people and
there is almost always loud
music and dancing.
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We realize other people in
the dorm who wish to study or
sleep have a right to be upset
when these activities disturb
their privacy. We must take
this into consideration and
respect the rights of these
people, after all they live here
too.
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Progressive MeaW.
Celebrationis
submitted by the Bicentennial
Committee
"Persecution, not dissent,
destroys", wrote William
Penn. Penn was a radical and
a dissenter, in religion and
politics. He is one example of
the Quaker contribution to the
formation of this country.
Friends General Confe
rence, always the more
controversial wing of the
American Society of Friends,
has sent to Guilford a packet
of books, handcrafts, and
other material emphasizing
the Bicentennial.
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The Guilford Bicentennial
Committee is actively seeking
ideas for how to take
advantage of this exciting gift.
One possibility is 'an
evening meal using Ms.
Penn's recipies. We have the
materials to make candles, so
that the meal could be eaten
by candlelight. One dorm (or
floor) could make the candles;
second floor Milner could
make the peace pipes - yes, we
have those materials too.
Third floor Milner could make
the soap to clean up the mess
in second floor Milner, or, so
that those eating the meal can
wash up before tasting the
seventeenth century cuisine.
Those serving the meal
could wear the Quaker
bonnets and hats that came in
the package.
The committee is also
considering the possibility of
planting trees (perhaps a
seedling from Penn's Oak
Tree) along the road to the
college lake.
Thus, anyone interested in
cooking, in crafts or in trees,
should get in touch with the
Bicentennial Committee,
headed by Alex Stoesen.
November 11, 1975
New Addition to
Library Family
by Pat Townsend
Sometime in the very near
future, should you be heading
toward the stacks in the
library, you will be embraced
by a strange little monster
with three arms. This is no
cause for alarm, for you have
just met the most recent
addition to the library family!
What is actually happening
is this...our library, in an
effort to improve library
security, has installed en
trance and exit gates to
monitor people entering and
leaving the part of. the
building where the books are
housed. Hopefully this mea
sure will save the school (and
you) many dollars that may
then be spent on areas such as
student services. In this light,
the installation of the gates is
an act to protect a resource,
money I
In 1969, an inventory was
made which showed a loss,
since 1959, of 100 books per
year. When the next inventory
was taken in the Fall of 1973,
the rate had more than tripled
and the monetary loss was
valued at over $24,000. (yes,
folks, it's true, "unauthorized
loans" from the library are
ripping you off for quite a tidy
sum!) In light of these
findings, the matter was
brought to the attention of the
Administrative Council, the
Community Senate, the Lib
rary Sub-Committee and the
College Self-Study Committee
Myths and Real
of Alcohol Use
This will be the topic of a
presentation given by Mr.
Steele Trail, Co-ordinator of
the Alcohol and Drug Abuse
Program for the Guilford
County Mental Health Center,
as part of a workshop on
"Alcohol Use and Abuse"
sponsored by the Guilford
College Counseling Center.
Alcohol is the most
universally used and most
frequently misused drug
last year. The groups all
deliberated and a plan was
worked out. Two measures
would have to be taken: first
the library would invest SI,OOO
in the gates to be soon
installed. If this did, for some
reason, not prove satisfactory,
then a more elaborate
electronic system would have
to be purchased for around
$14,000 to $15,000.
And so, here's how the
system works: when entering
the stacks, the student will
pass through the gate by the
main desk. When ready to
leave, the person on duty at
the desk will request to check
the articles being carried from
the library. Packs, briefcases
etc. will be subject to
checking. If a student or
member of the faculty or staff
does not wish to have the
possessions checked upon
exiting, he or she may leave
the sack or whatever with the
people at the main desk when
entering.
Now it's up to you folks, he
who rips, shall be ripped. And
should you be caught, it could
be sort of embarrassing.
today. The purpose of the
workshop is an educative one,
to help Guilford students,
faculty and staff understand
more fully the physical,
psychological and social ef
fects of alcohol.
Prior to the workshop,
surveys on drinking were
given to a total of 459 Guilford
students on Tuesday October
Of the 459 students
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