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Page Four Many students may wonder what the Senate's duties consist of, or are unaware of it's importance. The purpose of the Guilford College Senate, among other things, is to approve new campus organi zations, budget activity for money, and act as the first link in enacting new campus legislation. Although the budget requests are previously studied by the budget committee, the entire Senate votes for the division and allocation of funds for major activities such as The Arts Series. Recently, the Guilford representatives have read and approved the constitution for the Pi Gamma Nu National Honor Society in addition to analyzing the Boundaries of Mind and Migrants BY LINDA BUNCE It is frightening to realize how easily the boundaries of a campus can become the boundaries of a mind. Septem ber 17, I went to the North Carolina Commission on Civil Rights hearing, on migrant labor. The testimony about the conditions of the migrant labor camps was unbelievable, and I wondered about the point of a liberal arts education. If we gain "education," but we still are able to close our eyes to injustice, what are these four years worth? It has been said that migrant laborers are "the most economically and socially deprived segment of the population today." There ngr 4B K Sheridan Simon radiates "doctoral" enthusiasm Senators Interviewed constitution for the Women's Coalition which, they believed, needed some revision. In order to make the Senate a more dynamic organization one senator believes that they must work for alterations in existing functions on campus, for example, the opening of the grill room on weekends. Although many senators work on special committees while not at the meetings, and recruit within their dorm for various representatives, others seem to spend little time and effort reporting to their constituants. One senator also said that one of the major problems is in initiating new ideas into the Senate meet ings. Concepts are often brought to their attention by the administraiton, faculty, or were approximately 10,000 migrant workers in North Carolina this summer. There men and women are trapped in virtual peonage, denied the protection of existing social welfare legislation, denied the education Amer icans value so highly, denied adequate food, housing and health care, denied human dignity. The realization that those who feed us are hungry themselves, brings to mind a few questions about the system. It seemed obvious by the end of the hearings that en forcement of present legisla tion, or even better legislation concerning the camps, can only have minimal success in The Guilfordian officers of the Senate while senators only implement decisions concerning these matters. Another interviewed Senator was concerned with the recruiting of interested people to go to the United Nations College Council. The deadline for this is October 31st and believe it or not, the council will be held in Greens boro rather than New York City. All senators seemed to plead for new ideas which pass from the Guilford Senate to the Student Affairs Com mittee and finally to the Administrative Council in the form of policy. Only through an awareness of the import ance of our Senate will part icipation by all come about. giving the migrant workers control of their own lives. A union is needed; but beyond the inherent difficulties of organizing migrants, the only state where collective bargain ing of farm workers is legal is California. The coalition for Libera tion thorugh Non-violence has asked John Priess, the chairperson of the Triangle Friends of the United Farm workers to speak at Guilford on October 26. He will present a slide show and explain the problems of North Carolina migrants and what can be done to change the situation. This is the Wednesday after fall break; watch for announce ments of time and place. Sir Simon, the Knight This is just a little note of proper decorum to announce the addition of a new member to our faculty the extremely distinguished Dr. Simon. Some of you may have the mistaken impression that this personage might be distantly related to our own beloved Sheridan (of the surname). In fact, this is not so. It is expected that the force of Dr. Simon upon this campus will be greater than the present influence of lovable Sheridan. (For, as most physicists know, F = ma, or the force equals mass times acceleration, in case you are untrained in translating the hieroglyphics of the mathematical language. We leave it to the reader to determine whether this increase in the force will be due to his accelerating efforts in ambition or to increased mass; we can only add that we are unable in any way to consciously validate the Women in Science Over the years, women continue to make substantial contri butions in a variety of fields of scientific inquiry. During the Fall semester 1977 a number of exemplary women scientists will be giving presentations on topics in their area of interest. We invite all members of the college community to share the experiences of these scientists, to attend their presentations, and to meet with them informally. Below is a listing of speakers and topics. Specific informa tion will be circulated as to times and places immediately prior to the speaker's visit. Dr. Valerie Chase, Chairperson, Department of Biology Salem College "Speciation Studies in Field Botany" Wed., Oct. 12, 4 p.m. King 122 Dinner, 5:30 p.m.; contact Frank Keegan for reservations * * * Dr. Lida Barret, Department of Mathematics University of Tennessee "Women Mathematicians, Past and Present" Wed., Oct. 26, at Salem College "Topology An Introduction for Elementary Calculus Students" Thurs., Oct. 27, at Guilford College * * * Dr. Martha Richter Scott, Oceanography Department Texas A & M University "Clay Minerals" Late October or early November * * * Dr. Jackie Ludel, Department of Psychology/Biology Guilford College "Four Days with Whales" Wed., Nov. 2, 1:30 p.m. King 122 * * * Ms. Pat Raynor, M.Ed., Director of the Headache Clinic Guilford Neurologic Associates Biofeedback Lecture and Demonstration Wed., Nov. 16, 1:30 p.m. King 122 * * * Joann White, Zoology Department UNC-Chapel Hill "Population Ecology Periodic Cicadas" Wed., Nov. 30, 1:30 p.m. King 122 Additional information can be obtained from Frank Keegan in King 102, extension 257. rampant rumors of the necessity for a larger size in mortar board.) Seriously (seriously?), the aforementioned Simons are technically the same person. However, those who are familiar with these two Simons will not be bothered by these technicalities. After all, Sheridan went through a trying experience which, in the process, can completely change the person. His ambi tion was to become a Doctor. In order to be "knighted" a doctor, you must submit yourself to all kinds of terrible torture. The final test, though, lies in slowly - painfully - pro ducing an energy-draining "doctoral paper." These monstrous creations end up being humongous and completely incomprehensible. (For example, Sheridan named his Development of a Two-Dimensional Eulerian Stellar Evolution Code, and it is4ll pp. long.) October 11,1977 Not only do you have to create these beasts, but you also have to release them, so they can be inspected by various nosy experts. What usually happens is the uncivilized thing gets into some kind of trouble. By now, you've grown fond of the homely animal through putting so much work and loving care into it. So you must go forth straightaway and valiantly defend and rescue said savage. All this Sheridan did, with limber stance and meter stick in hand. He even went as far as New York for the gallant rescue. And for this he was rewarded, on the 9th of September. Old news, you say? Please let me remind you this was meant to be a mere reminder, something in case you didn't know. We wish to express all the stately congratulations that are Dr. Simon's due for this occasion, and welcome him to Guilford.
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