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Busy Guilford biwavs are traveled by both pedestrians and cyclists sometimes resulting in difficult
sidewalk confrontations.
Safe Roads Act
Alcohol Policy Adjusted
By Becky Gunn
On Sunday night the student
Senate held a special meeting to
discuss and change the current
policy on the consumption of
alcohol so that it will be in accor
dance with the North Carolina
State law which states as of Oc
tober 1, 1983, that the age to buy
and possess beer and unfortified
wine is 19 while the legal age to
buy or possess fortified wine or li
quor remains 21.
The Senate spent three hours
revising the codebook policies so
that the rules will be in accor
dance with N.C. laws, but remain
in the best interest of Guilford
students. Regulations that have
been changed include: a petition
for a party must be submitted to
the Director of Housing 48 hours
in advance to the event, contrary
to the previous 24 hours. Forty
eight hours notice in writing must
also be given to students residing
near the area to be used for the
event. In addition to the filling out
of the petition, there will be the
designing of a monitoring system
to insure accordance with N.C.
law.
The largest policy change is
that the buying, selling and serv
ing of alcoholic beverages by stu
dent organizations or resident
halls through sales of beer tickets
or the like is prohibited. Students
should also be aware though, that
according to N.C. case law the
host(s) of an event may be held
liable for damages and injuries
occuring during or after the event
as a result of alcohol consumed at
the event by their guest(s). Also
added in the codebook under of
fenses which could result in
disciplinary probation, suspen
sion or dismissal are under age
drinking, or the aiding and abet
ting of persons under the legal
drinking age.
All of these revisions were
carefully considered and made
under the consensus of the
elected student representatives.
An open forum in which you can
Security
Parking, Paging
By Rachel Purpel
The Security staff of Guilford
College is on the verge of solving
two major problems. The first is
being solved as you read this arti
cle.
The security guards tend to
agree that the biggest problem
facing them is cars parked in the
fire lanes. It is illegal to park in a
fire lane, and if your car is found
parked in one, it will be towed. If
you don't know whether a poten
tial parking spot is a fire lane,
look on the curb. If it is painted
yellow, it is a fire lane. If
everyone follows this law, securi
ty will have one less problem to
deal with.
The other problem that is about
to be solved is the inadequacy of
the paging system. Bob White,
Head of Security, has been eager
ly waiting for years to develop a
two-way communications
system. Within the next week or
two, this will be a reality. The
system enables a caller and a
security guard to talk with each
other. As it stands now, a caller
has just a few seconds to state his
or her message, and the security
guard is not able to talk to the
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air your views and questions will
be held today, September 21st at 4
p.m. in Sternberger auditorium.
Everyone is welcome and senate
members will be available to
answer questions.
caller. With the new system, the
guard is able to ask the caller im
portant questions.
There are a couple to things to
keep in mind while using the
system. After dialing the
number, you will hear a ring, and
the guard will answer. When you
hear a beep, you can talk directly
to the guard. If you talk before
the beep, the security guard will
not be able to hear you. Also, the
apparatus has a built-in censor
which automatically switches
from receiving to transmitting
and vice-versa, when it hears a
long pause. This means that when
you stop talking, or take a long
pause, the guard will hear a click,
and will talk to you. The entire
conversation can last no longer
than three minutes, and each per
son can talk within 30 second in
tervals.
This system should be in opera
tion as soon as Southern Bell does
the necessary telephone work,
possibly this week or next week.
At that time the number to call
security will become 292-6112.
You should receive more infor
mation when the system goes into
effect.
'En guard!'
By Michael R. Barker
Whence cometh the
preponderance of Bicycles to our
quaint wooded haven? Ye who
pedal, rejoice, for ye are not
alone. Woe be unto ye who walk,
however, for, 10, the joust is
begun. The field of battle is our
own system of sidewalks.
I, personally, am quite willing
to defer to those who would walk
the paved ground. There exists,
though, cyclists for whom the ap
proaching pedestrian causes a
light to flicker overhead which
says, "En guard!" I have been
witness and participant (albeit,
an unwilling participant) in such
mini-duels, at Guilford and
elsewhere.
There is an increased number
of bicycles on the campus this
year. People have taken to cycl
ing in ever greater numbers na
tionally for a variety of reasons.
Whether the reason is health
related, recreation-related, or
related to not having a car, there
are more of us cyclists vying for
the coveted passage on our hard
surfaced byways. Guilford is no
exception. The short distance
from dorm to class are traversed
quite easily by bicycle. Little
energy is expended and travel
time is reduced. This is an
especial boon for the chronically
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Nabbed! Weseley Wallace, a security guard, whips out his trusty
ticket book, letting the owner of this car from Maryland know that he
is parked illegally.
September 21, 1983
"rushed."
Leaving the confines of the Col
lege, Guilford County and
Greensboro City offer an infinite
array of roadways. Of particular
interest should be the several
bicycle trails which span the
whole county. The common street
is rather functional as a route for
those who ride for recreation.
The paved trails are better
suited, however, because they
are designed for the cyclist (no
people to clutter the straight and
narrow). They also pass through
some of the more picturesque
areas of Greensboro. Maps of the
various routes are available from
the Greensboro Department of
Parks and Recreation at 300
North Washington Street,
downtown.
There are legal matters involv
ed in riding in Greensboro City.
Registration of the bicycle is
recommended, and in fact re
quired, though I have never been
pulled for biking without a
registration sticker. If, however,
your bicycle is stolen, God forbid,
and is registered, the police will
perhaps have an easier time
tracking it down with the aid of a
registration number. For those
who so desire to register a bicy
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Photo by Roy Stottler