f Activities
Youth Program WorKing
FFY Update
by Debbi Farber
We're off and running! Friends for youth has added to its repertoire
a variety of new activities, a workable budget, and a slate of officers.
All are building blocks that aim to make this organization something
special in the community. Our goal is to aide in the prevention of
juvenile delinquency as FFY members participate in warm and
friendly relationships with youth in need.
Best Friends, more commonly known as Big Brothers and Big
Sisters, is perhaps the most demanding of all activities. It involves a
serious and strict time commitment that must be maintained. The
younger brother and sisters have so little to depend on in their family
situations that their volunteer friends are a primary source of stability
and strength. Dedication, here, is not a burden, but a pleasure.
Our tutoring efforts have been directed towards the children of a lao
tion home in Greensboro, learning the English language is no easy
task, but coupled with difficult subject matter (e.g. The Industrial
Revolution, physics, and data processing) makes the whole operation
seem almost impossible. Tutoring time involves only IV2 hours per
week in which we instruct for half an hour, then particapate in a group
activity that stresses the language, and finally tutor for another half
hour. This particular family has children ages 10-20 who all need help
in some area. They are willing and even anxious to learn, but mostly
they benefit from the warm interactions with our tutors.
Due to the rain-out the day of our first attempt on the ropes course,
we have yet to work on those skills that develop trust and self esteem.
Our next group is scheduled on Saturday, November 13th from
9:30-4:00. Once members have gone through the course, they will be
asked to apply those skills by working in various capacities with
children. For instance, one group activity planned so far involves 25
children from the Best Friends program attending Guilford's first
home basketball game on December 7th. Six chaperones are needed
on that particular evening to make sure that things run smoothly. Dur
ing the year there will be other similar activities that will require our
participation. Chaperoning is perhaps the most convenient volunteer
opportunity in that many activities will be held t Guilford and will not
require a lengthy amount of time.
Unknown to most people, there exists a home in Greensboro that ac
comodates 5 runaways from the ages of 12 to 17. Their maximum stay
is 2 weeks and during that time they are immersed in a routine that in
cludes such things as counseling sessions and school work. As
volunteers, Guilford students could be tutors, companions, recreation
advisors, or even speakers on such topics as birth control. Time com
mittments here would be approximately once a week for two hours.
The initial steps for volunteering are being organized now, but the ac
tual participation will begin next semester.
Sociology 339 Economics 450
Methods of Social Research
(Vernie Davis, Carol Clark)
This course provides students
with knowledge of and ex
perience with both qualitative
and quantitative methods of
research. It will explore the
strengths and weaknesses of dif
ferent kinds of social research
and the relationship of methods
to both theory and policy im
plementation in social science.
Students will engage in all
aspects of the research process
selecting a research design, pro
posal writing, exploring ethical
implications, data gathering,
analyzing and interpreting data,
and report writing. Course for
mat will include classroom
presentations, class discussions,
field research, and computer use.
IDS 401 Language and Mind
(Jonathan Malino)
Syntax? Grammar?--YUK!
Such a response is not
unreasonable when you think
back to the tedium of trying to
learn arcane and seemingly
useless "rules of English," or
worse yet of diagramming
sentences. But have you ever
thought of whether language
would be possible without gram
mar, or how much grammar you
do know (despite the professorial
comments on your papers), or
what a complete description of
English would look like? About
thirty years ago a young
graduate student in linguistics,
Noam Chomsky, decided to take
a fresh look at these and related
questions. The result has been a
revolution in linguistics, with far
reaching substantive and
methodological implications for
both psychology and philosophy.
The goal of the course is to in
troduce you to Chomsky's ap
proach to language and to ex
amine its significance for the
study of mind as this is pursued
by philosophers and
psychologists. A prior course in
philosophy or psychology, or per
mission of the instructor is re
quired.
The last activity on our agenda this semester is still in the planning
stages. After a conversation with one of the local high school prin
cipals, it has been determined that a support group on sexuality would
greatly benefit a good percentage of high school students. Up to this
point, most have received just the basics on love and sex, and then on
ly in biological terms. The support group will attempt to provide them
with an outlet for the emotional side of these issues. As college
students, we exemplify a certain degree of experience while not com
ing across as authority figures. It is with this combination that we
have the greatest potential for success. By organizing an open discus
sion group in a neutral setting, (away from the high school), we may
help to prevent unhealthy feelings that these students may be ex
periencing.
This year, Friends or Youth has been given a rather generous budget
with which to work. Our expenses cover everything from transporta
tion reimbursements to refreshments for organizational meetings. We
also hope to use the money to benefit the children in several of our
endeavors. For example, at the basketball game, money will be
donated to buy each one a soda. This is only a token gesture, but it will
mean so much to a child who doesn't normally enjoy these oppor
tunities.
Note that these activities are just the beginning of what Friends For
Youth is all about. The new officers will help to ensure that other
similar projects aren't far behind: President-Debbi Farber (17164),
Vice-President-Beth Catron (17090), Secretary-Mary Stabile (17563),
and Treasurer-Stephen Hobbs (17241). Those interested in any of these
activities may contact any officer or faculty advisor, Barton Parks
(Alumni Gym 104) for more information and applications. Greensboro
youth now have something to look forward to - The chance to work with
a volunteer from Guilford's newest friends for youth.
On Campus German
by John Cox
Staff Writer
Guilford College again has a
German presence on campus!
Kim Vivian'ls German students
and Ed Lowe's hopeful Munich
semester participants have com
bined to form the Guilford Col
lege German Society. Meetings
were held at 7:30 p.m. on the first
Tuesday of each month, usually
in Boren Lounge, and are open to
all students with an interest in the
German language or culture.
AJ 250 Police-Community Rela
tions (Richard Kania)
Factors contributing to
cooperation of disharmony bet
ween police officers and com
munity members are examined,
with an emphasis on minority
relations, related social pro
blems, and cultural conflict. Both
historical developments and cur
rent concerns are examined,
along with proposed remedies to
contemporary police-community
relations problems.
No. A.J. prerequisite. Relevant to
Minority Studies and Justice
students.
Japanese 100 "Self-instructional
Japanese" (Dorothy Borei)
Introduction to the Japanese
Language, with an emphasis on
the spoken language. Students
will work with tapes and books
approximately two hours a day
during the week and then meet
with a native speaker of
Japanese another two hours a
week. This course is particularly
geared to highly motivated
students who plan to study in
Japan.
On November 30th a free film
on a American student's
semester in Munich will be shown
in Room 203, Founders. In early
October the Society held an en
joyable and successful off-
Growth and change are basic to life, but often we feel pain of loss
as we move forward. Sometimes we need the clarity which only
an objective listener can provide. The counseling staff
welcomes the opportunity to be of service to you.
—Jane C'aris
—Claudette Franklin
—Paula Swonguer
In the Center for Personal Growth on the ground level of Bryan
Hall. Open 8:30-5:00.
IDS 401 Baroque & Rococo
(James McNab)
"The Baroque ... was the last
age to sustain a mode of vision
poetic, symbolic, theologically
centered - which had lasted for
more than a thousand years."
For many artists and thinkers of
the seventeenth and eighteenth
centuries, the sense of the ending
of a world was inescapable.
Styles sublime and grotesque, ex
perimental and extravagant gave
voice to a sense of conclusion
with unusual eloquence. The
Baroque ain't just bizarre.
Rococo ain't just erotic and
fribolous; though it is that too.
Heavy reading including Mon
taigne and Milton; heavy listen
ing and looking. Not for the faint
of heart.
Gobble This
As we all look forward to the
beginning of our Thanksgiving
holiday next Wednesday, we
might overlook the fact that the
festivities really begin on
Tuesday night. On Tuesday,
November 23, Epicure and our
Cafeteria staff are planning a
special Thanksgiving buffet
dinner. The meal will include all
of the traditional Thanksgiving
dishes and much more.
In addition to the great food, we
Guilford students will have the
rare opportunity to be served by
the Faculty! So don't pass up the
terrific food and the even better
service . All students, Faculty
and Staff members are en
couraged to attend the special
holiday feast from 5:00 to 7:00
p.m. on November 23. See you
there!
campus Oktoberfest, complete
with genuine German food and
drink. Future activities include a
Christmas party, a Faschingfest
in late winter, and possibly off
campus trips.
ECON Special Topics
"Democracy at Work" (Bob
Williams)
Lagging productivity and the
declining competitiveness of
American businesses are pro
blems which are frequently
heard these days. Within this con
text we will examine the
character and structure of the
workplace as found in the
American corporation as well as
in firms which include greater
employee participation. The im
pact of increased employee par
ticipation and democracy within
the workplace on such issues as
employee dissatisfaction, labor
management conflicts and
bureaucratized decision-making
will be addressed. The course will
focus on a number of par
ticipatory workplace models in
cluding the recently heralded
Japanese style firm, Quality of
Work, Life Circles, and profit
sharing plans. Additionally, more
fully democratic models such as
the Yugoslav firm, the Mon
dragan co-operatives, and the
employee owned and managed
enterprises found in the United
States will be critically in
vestigated. To the extent possi
ble, the course will include films,
outside speakers, ajid field trips.
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Friday, November 19, 1982