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The Guilfordian February 25,1983
Unicorns
the Sno
by David Nash
Features Editor
Two weeks ago I was in my
room trying to ignore the impen
ding snowfall. I failed. I walked
over and crossed my arms on the
windowsill to observe Nature's
play of restlessly dancing
crystals in the graying dusk. At
first they lingered, suspended
like ornaments, clinging to a
branch of a forgotten outdoor
Christmas tree: adornments
swaying at the whim of a waver
ing wind. Suddenly the numbers
of the ornaments had grown so
that their weight was too great
for the tenuous twig; they drop
ped to the ground in a vast white
layer of jumbled, blended
snowflakes.
At this point I recognized a
friend in the snow-my unicorn.
Calling her over, I asked her why
she had left the woods on such a
night. She answered, "I came for
the snow. Snow is a happy time
for unicorns because of its results
or humans. Snow is part of
nature's promise to interrupt
life's routine. I guess because it's
so dramatic-stopping traffic,
closing schools, changing the
landscape around you from green
to white, it gets a lot of atten
tion."
"Well, what are the results?"
"I suppose there are two
results. The first is surprise. This
is important to break any routine
and to offer something fresh to
think about. The second is
possibility. Usually, it's a dull
one-"Gee, I wonder if school will
close," but sometimes people
begin to wonder what would hap
pen if they were cut off from the
world. This 'possibility-thinking'
changes and re-directs our daily
train of thought to reveal things
seldom seen or understood. These
possibilites are easily fashioned
into probabilities with human ef
fort. Hopefully, although the
landscape turns from white to
green again, possibilities will still
be pondered and pursued...
By this time the snow was falling
so heavily that my unicorn blend
ed back into the white out pour
ing.
o
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o
Quaker
Intramural Notes
Foul Shooting will begin after
spring break. Sign-up in Mrs.
Clarks office.
One-on-one wiir begin Wednes
day, February 23 and continue
after spring break. Tournament
schedule is a lobby in Ragan-
Brown fieldhouse.
Get ready for the first annual
Guilford Intramural Golf Tourna
ment. Details available in In
tramural office. Tournment after
spring break. Get your foursomes
ready now.
Softball Sing-ups due before
spring break. Games start soon
after break.
Farewell PIRG
Due to difficulties with funding
and participation, PIRG will no
longer be active on campus.
Jeane Heard will continue to be
available through March. Office
hours will be flexible, but Jeane
can also be reached at 272-0388.
No More All-nights
Hardee's no longer stays open
24 hours. Those of you with late
late-night munchies will now
have to go hungry or find
transportation to Jan's House.
Co-ed Soccer Forming
Blue Bell, Inc. is forming a co
ed soccer league in Greensboro,
and anyone is invtied to par
ticipate. This will be adult indoor
soccer, and there will be teams
for all skill levels. Games will be
played three nights a week; Tues
day, Wednesday, and Thursday
nights, with three games schedul
ed each night at 6:30, 7:30, and
8:30. Players can choose which
times they wish to participate.
The league's games will start on
Tuesday, March 8, and the season
lasts 8 weeks. Those interested
should pick up an application
form at either The Soccer Shop or
International Cuisine
by Analido Garcia
de Paredes and
Ruth Pim
The International Relations
Club, IRC, is a group of students
at Guilford College who organize
and participate in activities for
both American and international
students. On Sunday, March 27th,
the Club will sponsor an Interna
tional dinner at the Guilford Col
lege cafeteria. Tickets will soon
be on sale and may be purchased
at $4.50 for Adults and $3.50 for
"Poor" students.
Several countries will be
Bayne's Day School on East Wen
dover. Applications should be
made individually, and you will
be assigned to a team depending
on your skill level and time
preferences. Efforts are made to
put friends on the same team if
requested. There is a $15.00 fee,
but this includes a free team
shirt, and team tournament
prizes. Response was very good
last year, and all those interested
in joining the recreational fun are
encouraged to participate this
year.
Group for Gays
A discussion group for gay
students and their friends is now
in progress. All interested should
contact Mark Gurley (P.O. Box
17212), William Meade (P.O. Box
17349) or Ginger Gaffney (P.O.
Box 17181). The meetings are off
campus and transportation is
available. Privacy will be
respected.
Alumni Art
The Guilford Art Department
presents a first for the communi
ty with an alumni art show begin
ning February 26 and running
through April 10. "After
Graduation-The Art World?" is
designed to orient students to the
creative world through
graduates' experiences in the
field. The show includes a panel
discussion and an exhibition of
graduates' work.
The panel will consist of Ruffin
Hobbs (son of Grimsley Hobbs),
Sara Taylor States, Marcia
Langhan and Phil Saunders, who
are all currently working in the
field of art. The discussion is
stated for February 26 at 2:00
p.m.
The exhibition includes work
done by many recent and not-so
recent Guilford graduates, and
all are invited to attend.
represented: Panama, Peru,
Barbados, Ireland, Germany and
Italy to name just a few. Dishes
will be prepared to satisfy the
tastes of many!
The IRC is aiming towards
making the club an organization
for the participation of all
Guilford students. The goals for
the club will include several ac
tivities to unite both foreign and
American students. All are
welcome to participate. For more
information please contact the
follow IRC members: Analido
Garcia de Paredes and Ruth
Pim, Room 207 Shore.
Election Coverage
Due to publication deadlines,
the results of the Community
Senate election could not be
printed in this issue. However, we
intend to cover the results in
depth in our next issue of the
Guilfordian.
We Stand Corrected
The editor of the Guilfordian
would like to apologize for the
typographical error in last issue,
when Mark Gurley's name was
misspelled. With limited man
power, we cannot always catch
typo errors, but Mark will be glad
to know that in this issue, we
managed to stop his name from
being printed "Gorley".
Social Psychology
Speaker to Visit
On March 16, Charles Korte, an
Associate Professor at North
Carolina State University, will be
visiting the campus and will
deliver two lectures on social
psychology topics. The lectures
are sponsored by the sociology,
Psychology, Administration of
Justice, and Political Science
Department.
The first lecture, scheduled for
4:00 p.m., will be entitled "Living
in Cities-A Social Psychological
View" and will concern interper
sonal relations and behavior in
urban areas, focusing on civility
between strangers. The second
lecture, at 7:30 p.m.,
"Neighborhood Mutual Aid" will
explore helpfulness and coopera
tion between neighbors and the
potential for increasing mutual
aid. Both lectures will place in
the Gallery in Founders Hall.
Professor Korte has a BA in
Psychology from Miami Univer
sity and a Ph.D. in Social
Psychology from Harvard
University. Anyone interested in
these topics is strongly encourag
ed to attend these lectures and to
take full advantage of this oppor
tunity.