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Guilfordian, September 28, 1983
NewFaceScouted
By Tracey Clark
This week the search for new
faculty found itself on the first
floor of Duke. Amidst the
numerous managerial types I
knew there had to be a new face. 1
scouted the offices. One door bore
no true name plate, but was
adorned with a white index card.
The words "Hurwitz-Office
Hours" were scrawled above an
extensive list of office hours. It
could not belong to anyone other
than the "new face."
The voice bidding me to enter
was not a familiar one—not even
in the general sense. There was
something peculiar about the in
tonation and the inflections. The
youngish man seated before the
cleared desk (he must be effi
cient) looked American enough.
Perhaps he's only garbled his
"come on in." He spoke few
Meet Michael Hurwitz
Photo by Catherine Hubbard
words- no garbled phrases pass
ed his lips.
Micheal Hurwitz is a native of
South Africa, which to some
might mean he must have spent
the first eleven years of his life
there. Not the case with Mr. Hur
witz; he has only recently left
South Africa, five years ago. He
maintains strong ties with the
country. In fact, Hurwitz will
spend Fall Break in Capetown,
visiting his mother.
A logical question anyone
would feel compelled to ask is
however did Mr. Hurwitz arrive
at Guilford? Five years ago,
following a Master's Degree: in
his home country, Hurwitz
traveled to Greece. There he was
promptly made another casualty
of Grecian petty crime when he
Presidential Hosts : Added
By Jim Freeman
With the class of 'B7 safely
situated on campus, the admis
sions office is turning its sights to
the class of 'BB. This means that
the college's Presidential Hosts
will soon be strolling through
campus with potential Guilford
College students.
According to Sara Bohn, Assis
tant Director of Admissions, the
campus tour is the most impor
tant part of the student's visit
because it is the "only opportuni
ty for the prospective student to
get a student's perspective of
Guilford. It's also a great chance
to show off the campus."
Guilford has had tour guides
for years, but it was not until
recently that they were called
"Presidential Hosts." The
change in the name represented a
change in the way the guides
were to be viewed. Although the
was robbed of his passport,
money and other personal ef
fects. Needless to say he had little
option but to stay in Greece until
he could secure a new passport.
The stay was six months. There
are not many people who can at
test to six months without food.
While in Greece Hurwitz taught
English to Greek schoolchildren.
When finally he was reissued his
passport he decided to stay on in
Greece for a time, having
thoroughly enjoyed the people
and teaching. The post was tem
porary, however, and after nine
months Hurwitz moved on, this
time to a conference he knew was
meeting at Constance. There he
conferred with an American pro
fessor from the Carnagie In
stitute in Pittsburg. The man of
fered Hurwitz a scholarship to
Carnagie. Hurwitz accepted and
made his way to America.
At Carnagie Hurwitz began a
Ph.D. program in Management
Theory. Over the course of a
year, however, his interest wan
ed. For his second year in the
United States he decided to pur
sue his interest in teaching. He
was at that time hired by the Oak
Ridge Military Academy. He
taught in the Math Department
there for the three years directly
prior to his teaching here in
Greensboro.
At Guilford Hurwitz is more in
his element; his specialties being
Management Theory and
Research in Economics. Present
ly he teaches three courses;
Basic Computer Science,
Marketing Research Methods
and Quantative Math Marketing.
So far he is enjoying his position
here. "Guilford stresses good
teaching, and I appreciate it.
Many colleges don't care much
about it; it's a very positive
aspect here."
There are other positive
aspects. Hurwitz finds he is able
to pursue his interest in camping,
writing and backpacking. Well,
not so much the backpacking. A
trip to Minnesota was postponed
last summer in order that he
could marry. Perhaps next sum
mer. Regardless, we wish our
newest face—our South African
native—the best in his endeavors
here.
President may want to introduce
each visitor to the campus per
sonally, it is obviously impossi
ble. The grides, then, are
representatives of the President
and not of the Admissions Office.
The importance of the campus
tour cannot be underestimated; it
can be a crucial aspect of a stu
dent's college decision making
process. Visitors want to hear
about Guilford from the people
who are really involved—the
students, as Bohn says, "for
visiting students, their Prediden
tial Host is Guilford."
Evidence of the Presidential
Host's effectiveness can be
discovered by talking to a collec
tion of freshmen. Robert Stod
dard enjoyed his tour so much
that he came back to visit two
more times, each time seeing
something that had escaped him
Legal Perspective
"Safe Roads"--Another Look
By Mike Joseph, J.D.,
Management Instructor
Iris Velvin's recent article on
the "Safe Roads Act of 1983" was
very informative. Iris observed
that one of the changes in the
alcohol law was an increase in
age from eighteen to nineteen to
purchase, consume, or possess
beer or wine. Other changes in
the law deserve a brief note.
Under past law, the driver in a
typical non-aggravated case in
volving a first offender driving
under the influence had to sur
render his driver's license for one
year, pay a fine of one hundred
dollars, attend the Alcohol and
Drug Education Traffic School,
which cost one hundred dollars,
and pay court costs of thirty-one
dollars.
The true "first offender,"
however, was usually allowed to
plead to some lesser offense
which did not involve the heavy
fine, surrender of license, and at
tendance at the alcohol school.
Under old law a person usually
could get a "limited driving
priviledge" to drive for school,
work, or family needs. The net
result was payment of fines,
possible attendance of a course,
and continued driving.
The new law provides for an
immediate ten day surrender of
license to the magistrate if the
driver either blows a 0.10 on the
An American in Europe
Fast for Life and De
By Laura Collins
Travelling in Europe means be
ing in constant motion! First
there was walking down the
Champs-Elysees, the busiest
street in Paris. Next came taking
a cog train up into the Alps and a
steamer across Lake Geneva.
Always there was trying out the
various French wines.
Then there was meeting
Solange Gernex.
When I met Solange, she had
been fasting for nine days. Her
handshake was strong, her smile
hopeful, her appearance neat,
though a bit tired. She is one of
ten people who began an open
ended International Fast for Life
on August 6, the anniversary of
the bombing of Hiroshima.
Solange is part of the Paris
branch of fasters; others are
located in Bonn, W. Germany and
on his first visit. Cindy
Branscome was enthusiastic: "I
loved it, it was the deciding factor
in my decision (to come to
Guilford)."
Students volunteer to be
Presidential Hosts for a variety
of reasons. Laura Zwadyk, who is
beginning her second year as a
host says she does it because "I
meet a lot of new people and it's
fun." She cited her campus tour
as an important factor in her col
lege decision and now she is try
ing to make the choice easier for
others. The Admissions Office is
always happy for volunteers, ac
cording to Bohn. Anyone who is
interested in relating his or her
Guilford experiences should con
tact her in the CCE/Admissions
building.
brethalyzer or refuses to take a
brethalyzer.
After the ten days expire, the
driver has to pay twenty-five
dollars to get the license returned
by the Clerk of Court. There is no
limited driving priviledge for the
ten days.
The biggest change is that
there must be a sentencing hear
ing after a finding of guilt. The
judge has to weigh certain gross
ly aggravating and mitigating
factors in assessing punishment.
the law contains five levels of
punishment. "Level Five" will be
described below. The punishment
increases as the levels descend to
Level One, the harshest.
Under Level Five, the Court
makes a finding that there are no
grossly aggravating factors and
that the mitigating factors out
weigh the aggravating ones. The
law defines these factors.
The person being sentenced
must be given a jail term from 24
hours minimum to 60 days max
imum. The jail term may be
suspended by the judge on the
following conditions:
—l. Service of 24 hours in jail.
—2. Performance of 24 hours of
community service.
—3. Surrender of license for 30
days in addition to the initial 10
days.
Oakland, California. Their hope
is to present the most powerful
message they know how—the risk
of their lives through fasting—to
the people and powers of our
world to recognize the urgency of
the nuclear peril.
Now the month mark in the
Fast has just passed and I'm in a
different country. The Russians
have shot down a civilian plane
because of the CIA Surveillance
involved. Every world power has
jumped to gain the most advan
tage from this tragedy. Mean
while, talks about disarmament
plod slowly along in Geneva.
And ten people are dying...
There is much talk about the
"hot autumn" ahead, full of pro
tests in W. Germany and
worldwide concerning the place
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—4. Any combination of these
conditions.
The judge, not the defendant,
has the choice in assessing one or
all of the conditions.
The one hundred dollar fine,
the alcohol school, and court
costs of thirty-five dollars remain
unchanged from the old law.
Other aspects of the law are:
A prosecutor has sharply
reduced discretion to reduce or to
dismiss charges. The prosecutor
must record in writing specific
reasons for any charge reduction.
—The penalty for refusing a
breathalyzer has been increased
from six months to one year
revocation of license with no
limited privledge. A person may
apply, however, for a limited
priviledge after the first six mon
ths.
—Law enforcement officers are
authorized to set up road blocks
to check for drivers who have
been drinking.
—Officers are empowered to give
"screening" chemical tests after
a driver is stopped. The
breathalyzer is not available in
the field. The preliminary tests
can help provide ample reasons
to take a person for a
breathalyzer.
—The driver may not drink beer
or wine while driving. It is
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shing II and Cruise missiles on
European soil. Camps are being
held to train people in non-violent
protests. Even in North Carolina
a statewide rally at the capital
will take place on Oct. 22 to cor
respond with European events on
that day.
Taking action. For a college
student in a London hotel room,
taking action might suggest
pressing the elevator button to go
downstairs and walk to the
nearest pub. That's where the ac
tion is, right?
But I suddenly think of Solange.
And somehow action takes on a
different meaning.
(For more info on the Interna
tional Fast or the NC rally con
tact: ABSC, Box 90, Greensboro,
NC 27402. Ph: 373-0082)