September 12,1978
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Ellen O'brien and Joe Groves seem to be enjoying
Guilford.
By MIKE KINNAIRD
This last Saturday, around
10:00 a.m., a few sleepy
Biophilers straggled into the
parking lot overlooking a misty
Guilford lake. It was time for
the third annual lake clean-up,
but the turnout was less than
expected. By around 10:15
plastic garbage bags had been
passed around, and people
began to spread around the
lake, gathering beer cans and
bottles, paper bags, cigarrette
butts, etc. The morning was
quiet and the mood was
cheerful as the bags slowly
began to fill up. There was
sporadic talking and joking
at first, but the quiet of the
morning began to be felt, and
the talking and joking gradually
ceased, to be replaced by a
singleness of purpose and
enjoyment of the sedateness
of the surroundings. It was
almost as if the lake were
saying "Come, look at me at
The Biophile Corner
your will, I remain unperturb
ed."
While many of the lakes
secrets remained secrets, we
were able to find most, if not
all of the trash surrounding
the lake and in the shallows
new the dock. All in all, about
seven trash bags of garbage
were collected, including
about a bag and a half of re
cyclable aluminum cans, and
an old retreaded white wall tire
and an inner tube. As a veteran
of last years clean-up, I would
say that there was considerably
less trash this year than last.
Please throw your trash in the
barrels provided.
In other Biophile Club news,
the biophile Club bulletin
board will soon be in action. It
is in King Hall, to the left as
you go in the front door, on
the wall across from the old
computer room, next to the
The Guilfordian
New Intern Fits Like Old Shoes
By GWEN BIKIS
Most Binfordians have had
occasion to meet Joe Groves
and his wife Ellen O'Brien,
but many at Guilford have yet
to be formally introduced. Joe
is Binford's new coordinator;
his wife Ellen is a new pro
fessor of English. Joe and
Ellen come, new to Guilford
this year, from Clinton, in
upper state New York, where
Ellen was teaching Literature
at Kirkland College. Both Joe
and Ellen were faculty residents
at Kirkland. Ellen is currently
teaching two sections of
English 150, and a Survey of
American Literature. As liter
ature is one of her main areas
of interest, she expects to be
teaching more lit classes next
semester. Ellen's husband
Joe, in addition to his duties
as intern, is working on his
dissertation concerning
religious studies.
The couple is very positive
about Guilford and their
respective places in the college.
Joe has enjoyed the company
of the Binford residents,
botany lab door. All Biophile
announcements, as well as
pertinent environmental news
and other items of interest will
be on this bulletin board, so all
interested keep an eye out.
At the last Biophile Club
meeting, the aluminum can
recycling program was officially
launched for this academic
year. There are only a few
boxes on campus, and any
one interested should contact
Mike Kinnaird in Milner 348.
In the meantime, be merry,
drink up, and recycle those
canst
This coming Wednesday, at
9:00 p.m. in the Gallery,
upstairs in Founder's Hall,
there will be a planning meet
ing for the Cape Hatteras trip.
All wanting to go must attend
this meeting. Jay Robinson
will be showing some slides
that he took this last summer
in the Great Smoky Mountains.
See you there!
whom he has had occasion to
meet in dorm meetings, in the
cafeteria, and in the day-to
day course of his job. He has
had greatest chance to
become acquainted with
Binford residents, each of
whom he feels is excellent.
Concerning his approach to
his capacity as coordinator,
Joe says, "I would like people
to get to know how I handle
various situations on a
personal basis this is how I
respond to my position."
He hopes that he will get to
know the residents of Binford
on a personal basis.
Ellen characterizes Guilford
as "a comfortable community."
She feels that the people here
are open and friendly.
Members of the faculty have
gone out of their way to make
her feel welcome, and she finds
that students are ready to
stop and talk. She believes
Guilford is exceptional in that
it was interested in both she
and Joe. This was a positive
factor indicating that Guilford
cares about spouses as well.
Dance All the Way to The Bank
By BO COLLINS
Ifs another Tuesday after
noon. The weekend was
terrific, one party after
another. A few hours sleep
last night, however, has left
you wanting a weekend's
worth of excitment tonight.
What to do? Located across
the street from Guilford in
Quaker Village is the answer.
Papillon's combines all the
necessary elements for a great
time every night. The people
are sensuous and fun loving,
the music is loud but surpris
ingly clear. The atmosphere
is uninhibited and carefree.
If you bring liquor the makings
for your favorite drinks can be
purchased along with beer at
any one of the three bars.
What more can a good party
offer?
One of the better points of
the place, the faithful reporter
noticed, was the number of
better-than-average looking
girls there. Especially one long
brown hair, black dress slit up
to about there . . . but any
page three
She states that she Is still
learning Greensboro but loves
the Guilford campus and the
way it is situated outside the
city.
The couple had wanted to
move South away from the
harsh upper New York state
climate for a while. Ellen was
impressed by Guilford's catal
ogue and more impressed bv
her interview with Mildred
Marlette and Rudy Behar
along with Dean Kathleen
Frazier, who she says made
her feel immediately welcome.
She had been here for no
more than 24 hours when she
decided that "this was where"
she "wanted to be."
In addition to their official
capacities the couple enjoys
camping, hiking, backpacking,
playing Scrabble and cooking.
Joe also particularly enjoys
basketball and volleyball.
Ellen states that she and Joe
"would like to stay here for
a while" and that "this is the
kind of job and kind of place
that I want." Circumstances
willing, Joe and Ellen will be at
Guilford for a while.
way back to the disco! The
cost of a membership, which
is mandatory, is five dollars.
Then after ifs a dollar for
guys to get in and nothing for
the ladies. This probably
accounts for the fact that
there are usually more ladies
than guys on an average nite.
Tomorrow night Papillon's
will be beginning a dance
contest. Try outs are not
necessary and the prizes may
include SIOOO and a trip to Las
Vegas. Even if you don't plan
to enter the contest dress up
right and check the place out.
The floor is pretty good for
spins but be wary of places
where the plexiglas tiles are
uneven. It isn't enough to
give a guy in regular shoes any
trouble, but the ladies in high
spikes may be thrown off
balance. The ceiling is high
enough for regular lifts and the
mirrored ceiling gives them
extra dimension. If you like
disco, like I do, you'll find that
Papillon's is one of the best
places around Greensboro
for it.