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Students find dorm problems on return to campus
By Lynn Summerill
Staff Writer
and
Gordon Palmer
Features Editor
1980 has been an unusual
year for students returning from
European semester programs.
According to Bob White, Guil
ford's housing director, "It has
been more difficult for students
to find space on campus than in
previous years.
"In the past years we have
been very fortunate in placing
students in the dorms they have
requested. Never have we had
to turn students away," says
White.
However, things have not
worked out quite so smoothly
this spring. "This has been a
unique year," states White.
"We're tighter and more
cramped for space."
49 of the returnees wanted to
live in campus. The major
difficulty is in the fact that, in
contrast to previous years, more
students wanted to live in the
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quiet halls such as Mary Hobbs
and English; there was not
enough room space to comply
with all of these requests.
One student, Naomi Dono
van, a senior who went to
London for the fall of '79, did
manage to get into Hobbs. "I
got into Hobbs and that was my
first choice," she says. "I like
living on campus. I lived in a
house for my first three years,
but now I have a job on campus,
and it's nice to have my meals
ready for me.
Naomi adds, though, "There
were other students who didn't
fare as well." One such person
was Amy Rosenstein, a sopho
more who returned from the
Munich semester last month.
Amy had lived in Mary Hobbs
her first year and wanted to do
so again, but was assigned to
Bryan. At that point, Amy
decided that she preferred to
live off campus. "In some ways,
it's better to live in a house,"
says Amy. "But right now, in
winter, walking to school is
Guilfordian
inconvenient."
Still, in spite of a few disap
pointments, the vast majority of
students of those returning
from abroad did get their first
choicewithin the dorms. This is
because these students are
given top priority over transfer
or returning students as to
where they will live during the
spring semester.
Also, before departure to
Europe, students are given
housing contracts in which they
specify their choice of both
dorm and roommate. According
to Mr. White, several times
during the year students write
from Europe requesting chan
ges on their contracts.
"I'm sure while the students
were in Europe they worried
somewhat over where they
would live. This is the main
reason why we give them
priorityandhavethem fill out the
housing contracts," said White.
"We try to put students in
the dorms they request, and
with the roommates they want.
If both are not available, the
student must choose one or the
other. We do try to get them in
a situation in which they will be
happy with the dorm and room
mate.
"One dorm and roommate
situation in Binford worked out
particularly well. Heidi Hirsch
mann and Yolie Brooks went to
Munich with the idea that they
would room together when they
returned.
"It was imperative that we
live together," says Volie. "All
we think about is living in
Europe. It would be hard for
others to understand what
we've experienced."
"We lived together in Ger
many and wrote a formal letter
requesting that we room toge
ther when we return," says
Heidi. While Yolie was confi
dent that rooms would be
available, Heidi had her doubts
Guilford Notebook
Monty Python Meets Beyond
the Fringe -- Fri., Feb 8, 8:15
p.m., A series of skits by
these two comedy teams fea
turing such memorable mom
ents as the Lumberjack Song
and the Parrot Skit,
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The Children of Theatre
Street -- Sunday, Feb 10, 2
p.m., Sternberger. Narrated by
Princess Grace of Monaco, this
incredibly beautiful film traces
the intense, grueling eight-year
regime of the world-famous
Kirov ballet school in Lenin
grad, the training ground for
Mureyev, Baryshnikov, Pavlo
va, and many others.
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There will be an Accounting
Club meeting Sunday, February
10 at 7:00 p m. in the Dana
Lounge, Founders Hall. The
speaker will be Tom Pierce, an
accountant with R.J. Reynolds
Industry in Winston Salem,
North Carolina.
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The High Point Theatre
opens its Jazz 80 Series by
bringing classical and jazz gui
tarist Charlie Byrd to the the
atre on Saturday, February 9 at
8 p.m. Appearing with Charlie
Byrd will be the UNC-G Jazz
Ensemble, conducted by Ray
Carigilio.
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Joe Groves will speak on
"Understanding Islam" Wed.,
Feb. 6, at 8:30 p.m. in Mary
Hobbs Dining Room.
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SUPPORT GROUP: I am
interested in forming a support
group for students whose par
ents are divorced or are in the
process of getting divorced/
separated. The purpose of the
group would be to offer the
students an opportunity to
share with others in a similar
situation and to learn from each
other ways of coping with what
is often times a difficult and
painful situation. If this situ
ation applies to you and you are
interested in being part of this
group, please contact Paula
Swongeur, Bryan Hall,ext. 128,
Center for Personal Growth.
February 5, 1980
at first.
"I visited Guilford in Septem
ber and heard a rumor that
thirty women didn't have rooms
at the beginning of the semes
ter," Heidi says. "I panicked
and was scared that I wouldn't
get a room."Oh, let's sleep in
the library," I thought.
Yolie's only worry was that
she wouldn't get to room with
Heidi. Nevertheless, as it
turned out, the two are now
rooming together in Binford.
Everything is great now, except
the noise," says Yolie.
And finally, there are those
who didn't choose any of the
campus dwellings. "There were
times in London when we had
three people living in one
room," says sophomore Allison
Stenlake. "I decided right away
that I wanted an apartment. I
like having my own room for a
change.
) PUBLICATIONS: Applica-/
Itions are now being accepted for]
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IPiper, The Quaker and The]
/Guilfordian for 1980/81. lnfor-(
vnation about applying is avail-j
fable at the Info Desk, andi
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vFeb. 6. Stipends are available
nor Quaker and
lpditors.
Need help? Behind in a class?
Need a tutor? Come by the
Academic Skills Center down
stairs in the library and we'll fix
you right up. People will be in to
help from 9-11 on Monday, 1-2
and 6-7:30 on Tuesday, 1-6:30
on Thursday. You can get help
from the Academic Skills Cen
ter" 00000
ART EXHIBIT: - Beginning
Feb. 3 and running through
Feb. 29, there will be an exhibit
of "Stoneware by Lisa Young."
The exhibit will be in the Boren
Lounge
FAC APPLICATIONS: Appli
cations are now being taken for
the Freshmen Advisory Council
(FAC) for 1980-81. Members of
the FAC under the supervision
of the Director of Orientation
are responsible for helping to
plan and carry out the new
student orientation in the fall
and spring. Applications can be
picked up in the Student Servi
ces Office in Bryan Hall For
mer FAC members must re
apply. Deadline for applications
is February 15, 1980
The Student Recruitment
Committee of the North Caro
lina Central University Law
School announces that its Law
School Recruitment Day will be
held on Feb. 23 from 10:00 a.m.
to 6:00 p.m. The program will
include a tour of the school,
attendance in law classes, and a
student open forum. NCCU is
located in Durham. Any stu
dents planning to attend should
inform Alex Stoesen (Archdale
202, Ext. 266) or William Car
roll (Archdale 215, Ext. 272).