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Friendly Talk
Friendly Talk
By Joe Albright
Editorial Editor
Friendly Talk is written by the
persons on Guilford campus. I
think up the questions and
compile the responses, selecting
those which are representative
and interesting. The questions
are meant to bring forth ideas
and feelings to help make the
Guilford Community better and
the persons in the community
closer. Some questions are
practical. Some are fun. Some
are pointed. Respondents are
asked to respond however they
feel is appropriate.
To meet the ends of this column
I feel it is important that the
respondent's true name be given
and printed. This is not done to
embarrass or intimidate anyone,
instead, to make this a column in
which persons can honestly
express themselves. For my
part, when a response cannot be
printed in its entirety, I promise
not to alter the spirit of the
remark.
Apologies for printing errors.
The following are the correct
names of last weeks respondents.
Jessica Liebmann, John Whis
nant, Virginia L. Gill, Liane
Jacobs, Jessie Marlin, Elke Waf
fenschmidt, C. Nieukirt. It was
Letters to
"Hi" A Way Of Life
Dear Editor,
"Hi" has become a platitude.
Nothing is meant by it any more
I disagree.
With that simple "Hi" the
speaker acknowledges another's
existence; he is aware of the
other's presence. What is the
choice? To walk by and say
nothing? I prefer to let the other
know he is alive. Saying hello
means infinitely more than
saying nothing at all. And it's
simple to do.
Sincerely,
Stephen Hobbs
Do Unto Others
Dear Editor,
This is a letter, more of
outrage, than of anything else. I
am angry because Jeane Heard,
our new head of PIRG, views
Guilford, not as the open and
friendly school it was in years
past, but more as a hostile and
unfriendly place to work.
Somehow, her description of
Guilford does not jive with my
feelings and perceptions of this
school. It seems, that at the
beginning of this semester, Jeane
placed posters around campus
announcing PIRG's first meeting
for the Fall semester and
someone systematically tore
each poster off the walls. This
was certainly a disheartening
way to start out work at a new
school. The next incident occured
last week, when the phone
"disappeared" from PIRG's
Bill Wilder who went to Europe.
A lot of people also answered
"Yes" or "Yes!" to the SWAT
question. The response to the
SWAT question by E. W. should
have read "Derek from Bar
bados."
If ever you catch a mistake,
feel I have misrepresented a
respondent, are angered or
amused by this column write me
c-o The Guilfordian, Box 17717.
HOW IS
GUILFORD HOME TO YOU?
Chris Davey: Some of the
greatest people I know and my
closest friends live here and
hangout around Guilford.
Bryan Wilson: Many of my
family are graduates of Guilford.
This is my second year and I feel
like a part of the school. Tough
question to answer.
Neil Davis: Guilford is the home
base for my future career. As a
starting point for my life, I feel
that its special to me. Guilford is
very receptive to all people so it
seems natural to feel at "home"
here, especially on Homecoming.
William Mead: Guilford
provides the roots of knowledge
and can remove the plague of
ignorance.
Cindy Sears: I love the place -
the campus is beautiful and the
people are great.
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locked office. Someone, had
evidently unlocked the office,
removed the phone and then
relocked the door. We have
progressed from ripping down
posters to stealing phones. A nice
welcome! What makes me angry
is that Jeane perceives this type
of activity as indicitive of
Guilford as a whole. This type of
thing wasn't typical in the past,
and I hope it isn't today. If it isn't
an indication of things to come,
then the big question is "Why
would anyone launch such an
unfriendly program to welcome
the new head of PIRG?"
Signed,
Megan A. Fitzgerald
Congratulations
Dear Editor
I wanted you and your staff to
know what a fine job you all did
on your first issue of the Guilfor
dian. I know how important doing
quality work is to all of you, and I
also know how much time it takes
to complete such a product (I
should know, my roommate, your
academics editor, came in at 4:00
in the morning and woke me up
the night before the paper came
out!)
Please accept this letter as you
would a bottle of champagne (or
a case of beer) and keep up the
good work.
Much thanks.
Roger C. Pettingell
President, Community Senate.
Allan Kiser: It isn't. Home to me
is a place that embraces me, and
thus far Guilford hasn't em
braced me in any way.
IS YOUR INTERN SOMEONE
YOU CAN TALK TO AS A
SISTER-BROTHER?
Mark R. Wagner: B. H. is my
intern, and in my opinion he is the
greatest intern to ever step foot in
Guilford College. He is kind and
caring and there is not one thing
he would not do for you. A big
brother of the best kind.
Cristianity
By Laurie Scoll
Special Writer
I spent this summer in Europe - not only as
a tourist or a language student, but as a
missionary. If you had suggested such a thing
to me five years ago, I would have laughed in
you face. I've changed a great deal since
then, and the changes took me to the streets of
Amsterdam, Paris, Belfast-not to push my
ideas, but mostly to ask questions. I learned a
great deal about people, myself, and
Christianity. I spent time with students at the
University of France, Trinity College, in the
streets of Florence, and I was relieved to find
that they approached God and the world
around them with difficult and intense
questioning; I was relieved to encounter that
determined will to know.
I have struggled for years with a "blind
faith" mentality. I cringe when people an
swer questions with a pat-on-the-back-from
the-Sunday-school-teacher attitude. If
Christianity is going to be my way of living, if
God is real, then it has to be relevant and
applicable. Many others share this feeling. I
am surprised to find a growing number of
students participating in bible studies this
semester, but I'm not surprised by their main
question - What does it mean to be a Christian
on Guilford College Campus today?
It means a great deal in an age when people
have become numb to the words which
Pass the Couch
Dear Editor
I'd like to think I could trust ar.y
of Guilford's staff ; however when
acts of duplicity are conducted by
some of the colleges "Directors"
I become a bit more critical than
my normal cynicism usually
permits. Last semester (Spring)
I received permission from Bob
White to store my couch in the old
housing office for the summer,
when I returned, my couch was
ornamenting a suite in Bryan
Hall. When asked, Bob White
replied that maintenance must
have moved it without asking him
and suggested I talk to Bill Scott
and have him move it for me. Bill
Scott, also dodging culpability
explained in great detail how he
had placed the furniture (with no
couch) in that suite the day
before the students arrived. He
added that when he returned 2
days later the couch was there
and - he concluded - the boys in
the suite must have taken it and
therefore he'd have to charge me
to move it. I accepted that and
moved it myself. However, 2 days
later Bob White confronted me
and asked about the couch. When
I explained the circumstances he
Neil Davis: My "big brother," I
suppose, to some people is a great
influence (to his particular
clique). As of yet I don't feel the
closeness of a brother. Perhaps in
the future there will be a change.
Chris Davey: I live off campus
but my housemates take care of
me and don't let me get too wierd.
Cindy Sears: She is now - the
interns I've had in the two
previous years were total
strangers to me.
Rrenda Esch: I live in a house
with eight other women who are
in Question
ourselves in a language when words like
"redemption" and "salvation" have become
practically meaningless? How does
Christianity stand up to philosophy, an
thropology, sociology? What does it mean to
one's career, relationships, goals?
According to II Timothy 3:16 all scripture is
"profitable for teaching, for reproof, and for
correction." We aren't asked to believe
blindly, instead, to look closely. In the book of
Acts, Paul spent three weeks arguing, ex
plaining, and proving the identity of Jesus
Christ to the Thessalonians, to keep them
from believing blindly (Acts 17:2). Today at
Guilford, we share in this struggle to know
God and understand.
I met a man in Maine last month, an active
Christian, who had been involved with in
ternational students at California universities
during the seventies. He had dealt with many
tough questions from students of all walks of
life. I asked him why he was a Christian.
"Because it's the truth for me. If I ever
stopped believing it is the truth, I'd leave it.
But I know it is, and I'd be living a lie to deny
it," he said. His feelings matched my own.
We've begun a correspondance in which we
discuss our questions.
I am a Christian. I know God is real, I
believe in Christ and the reality of
Christianity, but I have not stopped
questioning. I doubt that I will for a long, long
time.
No Bubble
By Bob White
Director of Housing
Crime on America's college
campuses is increasing rapidly.
In fact it is increasing at a rate
that surpasses the crime rate for
the nation as a whole. The
reasons for this growth are many
and varied, certainly the sad
state of the economy with its high
rate of unemployment is one
variable. Another has to do with
the cutbacks in many federally
funded social programs. Since
this is not a treatise on the
causality of crime, let if suffice to
say the crime rate is increasing
and that affects all of us here at
Guilford College.
In an academic building for ex
ample a major theft was ac
retorted that that was odd -
because Bill Scott had told him
not too many days before that he
(Scott) had found a couch in the
old housing office and had moved
it to that suite... A slip of the mind
or a slip of the tongue?
Signed,
Alice George
all great. We can all talk really
easily together.
Daryl Law: No way.
Bryan Wilson: Yes. M.O.
Becky Spencer: I feel I could
always talk to K. if the need
arose. She gives the impression
that she's always "there."
Denise Davis: No. She lives at
the other end of the wing and I
never see her.
Youseef Elias: My big sister
goes to Guilford so I talk to her if
I need to have a "man to man"
talk with someone.
complished because someone had
propped open a door for ventila
tion and failed to lock it when
they left.
Security does check buildings
and lock windows and doors,
however we do need your help!
The following basic suggestions
will help us protect you and your
property.
1. Always lock your room even
if you're just next door, and
especially if you're going to bed.
2. When walking on campus
after dark, go in pairs and try to
stick to areas that have the best
lighting.
3. Check the windows in your
classroom or office when leaving
to make sure they are locked.
4. If you see someone behaving
in a suspicious manner contact
security immediately.
5. Inscribe all your valuables
with your social security number
and maintain a list of serial
numbers as well.
6.Report any incident im
mediately.
Please help us help you!
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