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"Excuse me but I seem to have lost my mind."
Guilford students: work first or play?
By Roy Porter
Staff Writer
1. Many of them spend hours
in the recreation room. Others
jump at the chance to attend a
keg party whether on this
campus or another campus.
Some like to disco party, to
beach party, and to attend
concerts and occasionally cul
tural activities, while others like
to spend time in their rooms
doing whatever they please.
Who are they?
They are the students of
Guilford College. They are here
because it is their first step in a
stairway ascending towards a
specific career:
Actor, artist, biologist, den
tist, journalist, doctor, profes
sor, or another. However, one
must ask: Just how serious are
these students?
In talking with Guilford stu
dents, one discovers that most
are indeed serious about their
college life.
"I have a goal in life. I am
going to study and perform to
the best of my ability while I am
here. I am also going to be at
my best.
"When I am at my best, I am
not merely studying but taking
part in campus and community
activities as well. I like doing a
variety of things which I feel
will shape my life. Thus, just
because I also like to have
leisure time, don't get the idea
that I am not taking my studies
seriously," says one student.
College life does involve more
than studying. It should also
include a comfortable social
atmosphere, cultural activities,
and a variety of other activities
such as parties and athletic
events. Each of these activities
aid the development of a well
rounded person.
Yet, one cannot forget that
one of the greatest factors in
college life is study. Therefore,
the question arises as to how
students deal with their heavy
work loads when such loads
exist.
Professors and students both
agree that courses and their
requirements are not as easy at
Guilford as elsewhere.
"It is difficult to judge which
subject I should put the most
work in because they are all
equally difficult," says a junior
transfer student. Many soph
omores proclaim their work load
has become much heavier since
last year.
"Yes, it is getting harder, but
I think that it's to be expected.
As you advance, you are expec
ted to have a much broader
prospective on things.
One can take the things he
learned the years before and
put them to use now," says one
student.
On the one hand, there are
various leisure activities in
which students participate re
gularly. However, students can
also be observed throughout the
night, studying in Founders
Hall, and in the library.
Many of the students like to
maintain a schedule for hand
ling their assignments by fol
lowing the course's syllabus.
Some even work ahead of
schedule, if possible.
"If one studies a little each
night, he won't ever fall behind.
There are times when he may
have to do a term paper or to
attend some special activity, but
these things won't upset his
schedule too much," said a
freshman student.
Dr. Ann Deagon, a professor
of classics here at Guilford,
feels that recently there has
been a restoration of students
who are willing to perform as
expected on the Guilford cam
pus.
"There was a time about five
years ago when many of us lost
confidence and strayed away
from the use of a syllabus
because students were so un
willing to follow it, but lately we
have regained that confidence
because we are finding students
who are willing to follow sylla
bus requirements," she said.
Guilfordian
Mothers away
By Mary Busken
Staff Writer
They emerge from their little
cottage like clockwork every
morning, heavily with mops and
buckets and closely followed by
a battalion of hardy vacuum
sweepers. Then without warn
ing, they storm the dormitories,
mopping up yesterday's dust
and last night's party
They are, of course, the
maintenance cleaning women.
Without these dedicated ladies,
life in the dorms would be close
to unbearable.
"I really enjoy working at
Guilford," comments Mary
Lowe, the maintenance cleaning
supervisor. After seventeen
years of excellent service at
Guilford, she has proven her
point well.
According to Mrs. Lowe, the
residents of Shore, Binford, and
Enlgish dorms keep their halls
reasonably clean. She also
Dr. Deagon, along with Dr
Jonathan Malino, an assistant
professor of philosophy, and Dr.
Tendi Mutunhu, an assistant
professor of history and non
western studies, agrees that
students must earn a C, B, or A.
The grade is just not given to
them as is done on some other
campuses in the country. This is
one reason for the many hours
spent studying in secluded
areas. Another may be a sense
of accomplishment.
"Sometimes it seems that
you have a room full of assign
ments, but once you put your
best into them and hand them in
you feel good.
"You feel even better when
your professor passes the as
signment back with that grade
you were wishing for on it,"
says one student. Another stu
dent says, "I just want to be
great. I dislike old methods, so I
always try new ideas, ideas I
hope no one else will think of."
One could surmise that many
of the students at Guilford are
well-rounded. The students who
made the above statements are
active in athletics, spend time
in the recreation room, and can
often be seen at Huck's Deli.
Will the future be a time
when students won't even have
time to take leisure and to lead
a well-rounded life?
When asked whether course
requirements are getting less or
more difficult year by year, Dr.
Malino's response is that he
attempts to keep his course
requirements at a single level.
He also says he wished not to
make them too difficult, but at
the same time to prevent them
from becoming too simple.
Although Guilford has be
come more selective in accept
ing students, and offers a large
variety of courses they did not
offer years ago, Floyd Rey
nolds, Guilford's Registrar,
says, "Many feel that Guilford
will remain a school for all types
of individuals."
Dr. Deagon cannot perceive
claims that the men of Milner
are especially careful to pick up
trash and to keep their humble
homes presentable. "They are
very considerate in Milner,"
she states.
On the other hand, Mrs.
Lowe dubs Bryan Hall the
filthiest dorm on the Guilford
campus. The crew checks each
suite at 2:00 every day and
issues the dreaded "pink slip"
to those which sink below
standards. If the situation
doesn't improve in 24 hours, the
entire suite is slapped with a
fine.
The major complaint voiced
by the crew is the unpleasant
task of cleaning up after beer
parties. Any effort by the
students to mop up the remains
of last night's festivities is
helpful; otherwise, the crew
falls behind in their routine
assignments because they must
tidy up the unexpected disaster
area.
Guilford as becoming "the Har
vard of the South.' "Guilford
will always represent many
walks of life," she says.
Students also wish to keep
things as they are.They feel
Guilford has something for
every taste. For the most part,
students are content with Guil
ford.
When one wants to know
whether or not Guilford stu
dents take college life seriously,
he must first define college life.
If he is aspiring in terms of
study, activity, and involve
ment, then the answer is that
Guilford students are very ser-
Kunstler praises civil rights
By Paul Holcomb
News Editor
William Kunstler, a civil
rights lawyer from New York,
said the February 2 anti-Klan
march in Greensboro was "the
most significant event going on
in the country today."
Mr. Kunstler spoke in Stern
berger Auditorium last Wed
nesday in an attempt to muster
support for Saturday's march.
He said the march organ
izer's expulsion of the Commu
nist Worker's Party from the
rally was "proper" because the
CWP refused to pledge public
ly that they would not bear
arms.
Throughout the speech, Mr.
Kuntsler lobbied for a revival of
the civil rights movement of the
60s. He repeatedly challenged
today's young people to emerge
from the lethargy of the 70s and
make the 80s a decade of
political involvement and social
consciousness.
He said Saturday's march
was "the first across the board
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Nevertheless, a unique
friendship thrives between
these women and the students.
In Milner, ailing cold patients
receive miraculous remedies
from their "mother away from
home." At Christmas, their
appreciation often takes the
form of a thoughtful Christmas
gift.
When making her daily
rounds, Mrs. Lowe observes
numerous conditions which fail
to meet school standards, but
she insists, it's not good to
report every little violation. She
merely asks the students to
correct the problem themselves.
In this way, she and the
students maintain a trusting
relationship.
She emphasizes, "If the wor
kers can get along with the
students, it makes the job a lot
easier." Needless to say, these
devoted ladies make living on
the Guilford campus easier, too.
ious about college life.
Various student organizations
exist on the Guilford College
campus to maintain a broad
based college life
Amont these are the Com
munity Senate, the Union
Board, BASIB, French and Ger
man Societies.
These organizations exist to
aid students and uphold the
Quaker tradition of individu
alism.
Therefore, one of the best
methods of maintaining a favor
able college life here at Guilford
is to take an active part in such
organizations.
movement of the American
people since the Vietnam war
ended."
Mr. Kunstler termed the
CWP's refusal to publicly
declare that they would march
unarmed during the Feb. 2nd
march as "shortsighted," be
cause it provided ammunition
for opponents of the march, an
easy ground on which to con
demn the rally.
The CWP feared an attack by
Klansmen if they publicly
vowed to march unarmed. Mr.
Kunstler said he did "believe in
armed self-defense."
Mr. Kunstler, who works for
the Center for Constitutional
Rights, said he had filed suit
against the SBI for alledged
attempts to intimidate bus com
panies from providing transpor
tation to the march and encour
aging student leaders to not
support the march.
In the past, Mr. Kunstler has
been the chief trial lawyer for
Rap Brown, Stokely Car
michael, the Chicago Seven,
and other civil rights causes.