CUILFORDIAN, September 3, 1980,
Editorial
Excellence:
Last week Jim Shields' editorial dealt with humanity and
academic excellence. This week I d like to introduce a new variable
- finances.
Financial grounds have been used as motivation for admitting
many students to Guilford who are of poor quality. It has been said
that for a school which depends as much as Guilford upon tuition, a
drop in student enrollment would seriously wound the already
vulnerable budget.
However, the long-term effects of such a policy will only hurt the
school's finances. By allowing our academic programs to
deteriorate to the level of large state-supported programs, it would
be difficult to convince students to pay twice the price to attend
Guilford. Only a person who really wants a small-school
atmosphere would look at Guilford. And if Guilford allows itself to
degenerate, there will be little to distinguish it from the many other
mediocre private colleges in North Carolina and the nation.
One alternative could be increased fund raising. If we can raise
big bucks from a gym complex, we can build the endowment, then
we can become less dependent upon tuition, and more selective in
our admission.
Another way of improving our finances is to cut out incompetent
staff. We are not really being humane by keeping someone who no
longer contributes to the college. By tolerating intellectual
stagnation, Guilford fosters self-complacency rather than self-de
velopment. And by keeping incompetent people, we are also
hurting our chances for future donations. Alumni will wish to
contribute to the college only if their experiences while here were
good. Sitting through a boring required course with an incompetent
teacher can hardly be considered a good experience.
By eliminating some of the bad experiences of the students and
increasing the academic excellence of the school, Guilford may be
able to compete for existence as the crunch on private colleges gets
tighter.
Greensboro Klan-Nazi
News analysis
By Paul Palumbo
Students returning to Greens
boro this fall may notice that the
so-called "Klan-Nazi" trial has
monopolized the attention of the
Greensboro media. The contro
versial trial, in which five
Klansmen and Nazi party mem
bers are being charged with five
counts of murder, is now in its
tenth week.
The defendants are charged
in the shooting deaths of five
persons, all members of the
Communist Workers Party, on
November 3, 1979, in Greens
boro. Michael Nathan, Sandra
Smith, James Waller, Cesar
Carice and William Sampson
were killed during an anti-Klan
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By Dale Easley
Co-editor
rally held in Greensboro. The
incident took place at the corner
of Everitt St. and Carver Dr.
The CWP demonstrators
were armed with sticks and at
least one pistol in anticipation of
possible violence. The Klans
men were armed with several
shotguns and pistols as they
arrived at the site of the
anti-Klan demonstration. In the
fight that ensued, the CWP
members were killed and seve
ral others were injured.
The prosecuting attorney will
be trying to convince the all
white jury that the five defen
dants currently on trial fully
intended to instigate violence
and use their firearms at the
demonstration.
The defense will be attemp
ting to show that the defendants
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energy coming in from the
ocean. As a result, they must be
free to move constantly and
thus dissipate the energy. The
sand of a barrier island is
moving continually down the
were actually trapped by the
Communist demonstrators and
that the defendants acted solely
in self-defense. In order to show
this, the defense had tried to
establish two things; that the
first gunfire came from one or
more demonstrators and that
the demonstrators attacked the
Klansmen with sticks before
any shooting occurred. To date
there has been at least one
testimony to support this claim.
James Waters, an eyewitness to
the shooting, testified on Au
guest 22 that he thought the
Dear Editor,
I think Serendipity is a great
morale booster and mixer. I
would like to propose a similar
event in the early fall of the
year. It would be late enough
for the Drama, Art and Music
Departments to leave time to
prepare, but early enough so
that cold weather would not
curtail outdoor activities. We
need a Fall Ice-Breaker or some
other type gathering. It might
be timed to be the same
weekend as a home football
game.
Three cheers for Serendipity,
but let us have a sister event in
the fall.
Sincerely,
Spike Pitcher
coast giving these islands the
long, thin shape that they have.
In addition to acting as a
barrier, these islands are biolo
gically essential because they
support extensive marshland on
first gunfire came from an area
where a group of demonstrators
had gathered.
However, several other eye
witness testimonies contradict
Water's testimony. Laura Blu
menthal, a Greensboro repor
ter, and several news camera
men have testified that they
thought the first shots came
from the Klan. Blumenthal also
testified that the stick fighting
occurred after the first shots
were fired. The question has not
been resolved, but the testi
mony of these eyewitnesses
Setters to tfye l&itor
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Dear Editor,
We welcome new and return
ing students to Guilford. There
are many interesting issues that
can be addressed in the Senate.
We feel that some of these are
the budgeting process for stu
dent organizations, alternative
housing, portions of the alcohol
policy, and the effective inte
gration of the new president
into the student government.
These are some of the con
cerns of we three individuals. It
is more important to hear the
concerns of the entire student
body. We plan to gain insight
into student concerns by using
surveys and holding informal
gatherings in dormitories and
the cafeteria.
We would like to encourage
you to become involved in your
student government in order to
the side facing shore.
These marshes are the first
step, and thus are one of the
most important steps in the food
chain. They are unique habi
tats, supporting many different
flora and fuana, such as marsh
grass, various sea birds, clams,
oysters, and turtles. Most of
these species cannot live any
where but these marshes, and
thus we must take precautions
to maintain them as best we
can.
The area that is proposed for
wilderness is all of Shackleford
Banks, the northern end of Core
Banks, and all of Portsmouth
Island (see map). These areas
are particularly free from the
marks of man, and are perfect
environments for both scientific
study and "unconfined recre
ation," allowing at the same
time preservation of a vital
coastal habitat. Here nature will
continue to shape the land,
unhindered by cement and
roads.
There is, however, a fair
amount of controversy over this
plan in the Harkers Islands
area. The main points of com
plaint are: (1) Elimination of
private vehicles, (2) Elimination
of fishing cabins, (3) Effect of
the National Seashore on the
cultural heritage of the Harkers
Island Community and (4)
"Dredged access channals vs.
propeller kicking." If you have
an opinion on this issue and
would like to express it at the
public hearing, you must con
tact the hearing officer first by
calling Cape Lookout Nat'l Sea
shore. If you wish to make a
written statement, send it to the
hearing officer. For more in
formation, the management
plans and wilderness study will
be on reserve in the Cuilfordian
file in the library.
contradicts the defense's claim
that the Klansmen acted in
self-defense. Current testimony
involves tracing the weapons
used in the shootings to the
defendants.
shape the environment in which
you live and study You can do
this by becoming a Senator,
being involved in the Senate, or
by voicing your opinions and
views to Senate members.
We are willing to devote all
the time necessary to deal with
your concerns. Much can be
done, but much depends upon
you and your involvement in
your student government.
Sincerely,
Your Senate Officers
Jan Earl, Martin Jones,
and Stan Givens
Dear Editor,
I'm writing in response to
your editorial in the last issue of
the Guilfordian For many years
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