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Physics' Simon proves 'multi-dimensional'
by Gingi Farr
Sheridan Simon,
astrophysicist, "born at an early
age in a log cabin that he built
with his own hands", is a multi
dimensional professor here at
Guilford College.
Sheridan arrived at Guilford in
the fall of 1974. He has since then
served on numerous committees.
Some of which include,
Humanistic Studies Committee
Judicial Board, Honors program
and his favorite-Analytical
Studies Team for the academic
budget. Sheridan comments that
his main concerns as a Professor
include answering all questions
both in class and in his office,
after class. He explains, "I am in
terested in paying attention to
what students want to learn about
and working with them. It's not
that I'm such a great guy but
when I was in college most of my
professors just were not concern
ed with the students." Sheridan
attended the University of
Rochester for college work and
post-graduate study. He recalls
Rex Adelberger as a major
source of inspiration, as Rex was
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Muscular Dystrophy generally chooses the young
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his TA during Sheridan's
freshman and sophomore years,
seventeen years ago. When
Sheridan joined the Guilford
Physics department, he had
another opportunity to work with
Rex, as Rex served as Chairman.
Sheridan remembers the
valuable advice that Rex gave to
him, which he today still utilizes
being that, "Physics has a social
characteristic as well as being a
science, and those who indulge in
Physics are people, not robots and
should be treated accordingly."
It is evident that Sheridan im
plements these words of guidance
into his own teaching techniques
as he often holds classes inside
his office, and has been spotted at
Hucks occasionally, socializing
with his students.
Sheridan will be taking his
sabbatical next year, which ap
parently will be quite industrious
for him. He plans to work on
research projects, science fiction
textbooks, read and sleep a lot.
Sheridan has had many stories
published yet only one under his
own name entitled, The
Eumenides in Koine, in Issac
Asimov's Science Fiction
dance, you'll meet MD victims who are as en
thusiastic and as full of life as anyone else. One of
the reasons for this is that they can see the fight
against MD being strengthened by the efforts of
every Superdancer!
The money raised at the Superdance will go
towards research, medical services, professional
training, and perhaps most important, MD summer
camps. The MD camps are not unlike the summer
camps we went to as children, except the camps are
filled with children who are so excited about a
chance to do things we all take for granted.
The Superdance isn't far away. If you can't be
there on the 27th, be sure to help fight MD by spon
soring a Superdancer.
Muscular Dystrophy is something we can help in
finding cures.
Magazine. Sheridan began
writing when he was fourteen. He
recalls his poetry in college and
comments, "I was mainly con
cerned with love and what
becomes of civilization's God
after a civilization collapses."
Today, Sheridan uses college
students as characters in his
stories as he feels they are the
most vivid characters to possibly
draw on. He remarks, students
are an interesting type of in
spiriation and I wouldn't be
writing if I weren't teaching. As a
result of utilizing real life
characters in his work, Sheridan
uses a pen name when his stories
are published.
At present, Sheridan has two or
three half written pieces and is
working steadily on them. He
says, "teaching is my main focus
but there's always something
cooking in the background." One
of his unfinished stories is a
historical novel that he is work
ing on with his wife. The story, he
says, takes place in the Court of
James I and discusses the eldest
son, Henry. He expects to have
preliminary draft completed this
summer.
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Dr. Sheridan Simon, of the Guilford College Physics Department,
stands beside the door that displays his current set of post-cards and
innovative captions. Dr. Simon invites all students to come by to read
and discuss these witty expressions.
Sheridan commented on
another valuable inspiration in
his work which has been observ
ing the proficiency of women in
the fields of math and physics. He
says that, "the best physics
students I've had have been
women." Sheridan's wife has
also been a major factor in his
work. She is Director of Libraries
at Salem College and has PHD in
English. In his upcoming book,
The Sun Never Sets, she will play
a major role.
When asked if he felt he con
formed to the image of a mad
scientist, he exclaimed, "Thank
God no! I've never owned a white
Album shorts
By Peter A. West
I. R. S.
It's an old saying that rock n'
roll does not really change.
Instead it simply rediscovers
and redefines itself. Roman
Gods, the second album from the
Fleshtones affirms this truism
with a collection of eleven songs,
almost all of which are influenced
by the Motown sound of the 60's.
The band, composed of six
members including a horn sec
tion, does a very good job of in
corporating these influences into
their music while also managing
to retain their own distinctive
A
XTC continues their ever
expanding format of intellepop
with the addition of white reggae
overtones. From the quietly
haunting "All of a Sudden (it's
too late)" to the philosophical
rocker "Fly on the Wall" to the
tribal stomper "It's Nearly
Africa" - Andy Partridge and
Colin Moulding exhibit
Guilfordian, March 26, 1982
lab coat and don't have a
beautiful daughter either." This
humerous dimension of Sheridan
manifests itself unmistakably
on his door where he has created
a series of captions under pic
tures. He explains, "I like to
satarize anything so I just look at
a picture or postcard until
something strange occurs to
me." He changes the pictures
periodically and refers to the pro
cess as the "evolution of the
door." At the close of the inter
view Sheridan leans back in his
chair and blows a bazooka while
helping a student to organize her
schedule.
sound. Guitarist Keith Streng
and harmonica player Gordon
Spaeth are the driving force
behind this sound. Streng's work
ranges from a solo on "Stop
Fooling Around" reminiscent of
Wilson Pickett to slashing con
temporary playing on "Shadow
Line" while Spaeth provides
numerous quick fills throughout
the album. Behind the playing of
these two coupled with a horn
section The Fleshtones have
managed to create a very dan
ceable album which is also one of
the funnest records to be released
in quite a while
remarkable ease with a variety
of styles. With dense and yelping
vocals, a punchy bottom end, and
provocative melodies, XTC has
honed the rough edges of their
sound that isolated listeners of
their earlier works. This, their
fifth and best LP, should cer
tainly put them 'in the limelight.'
Ivan Siler