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I Volunteer
To the Editors
Guilfordian
Dear Friends:
Journalistic freedom provides
a protective umbrella quite am
ple enough to protect the parody
of Dickens published in the most
recent Guilfordian. There should
certainly be no effort to suppress
such a piece. At the same time, it
is worth noting that, protected, or
not, that item manifested a
remarkable lack of sensitivity,
appropriateness, and taste.
Dickens' hero is, until his conver
sion, characterized as a skinflint,
selfish and materialistic, uncar
ing about the plight of his fellows,
manipulating the social institu
tions of his time solely for his own
fiscal self-aggrandizement. I
believe we are extraordinarily
lucky to have as our President at
Guilford an individual who clear
ly embodies exactly the opposite
qualities: selflessness, generosi
ty, and humane concern.
If the editors of the Guilfordian
must have a Scrooge-figure in the
administration, I volunteer. My
first gesture in that role is an act
of literary criticism commenting
upon your parody of A Christmas
Carol: BAH HUMBUG!
Sincerely,
Samuel Schuman
Academic Dean
Challenge
Dear Editors:
I am concerned with the spirit
of "A Guilford Carol" that was
printed in the December 14 issue
of the Guilfordian. I was first
troubled with the comparison of
Dr. Rogers to Scrooge in the arti
cle, and believe that it was not on
ly unfair, but also unwarranted.
In my two and a half years at this
college, I have found that Presi
dent Rogers has been receptive to
the needs of the students and con
cerned with increasing the quali
ty of education and national
prestige of Guilford. Both Bill
and Bev have been active par
ticipants in social functions, at
tending ball games, concerts and
carving the Thanksgiving turkey
for several hundred students.
They have been open and friend
ly, frequently opening their home
for different student groups. Bill
and Bev Rogers are an asset to
the Guilford Community and we
are lucky to have them here.
My second concern has to do
with the picture painted of
Guilford "present" and "yet to
come." Yes, Guilford has its pro
blems with a lack of study space
and student office space, and a
long battle with apathy. The
possibilities of increasing both
study and office space were
discussed at the last community
senate meeting, the week before
the "carol" was printed. Apathy,
however, is not something that
Senate, President Rogers or any
other organization can overcome,
no matter how much we try. I
know several Guilford students
that resemble those of "Guilford
future," unhappy with what the
college is for them. You know
them too. They complain about
the food in the cafeteria, the
quality of the professors or
classes that they hate, the dorms,
the unfair interns or coor
dinators. They write the graffiti
in the bathrooms and stacks "I
hate this place." But what I have
also noticed is that there is usual
ly a correlation between those
that are unhappy and apathetic to
those that are uninvolved. With
more than twenty campus
organization, intermurals, and
student-faculty committees,
there are many opportunities to
enrich the quality of life for not
only yourself, but for the entire
college community.
Guilford has so much to offer,
and could offer even more if
students and faculty would work
to overcome its weaknesses. I
have found that my efforts and
contributions have been greatly
rewarded and made my Guilford
experience very rich and usually
wonderful. I commend those of
you that have made your own
contributions, and challenge
those of you that are uninvolved
to make a resolution in this new
semester to become active in
some way to make sure the pro
phecy of 'Guilford yet to come"
doesn't become a reality.
Thank you
JayneMardock
Poetic Justice
Editors:
Scrooge he isn't, and never was!
Your article's weak, and that's
because
You don't know Dickens or
history well,
Or Rogers either, I can tell.
Mary Hobbs of Guilford Past
Would correct your story fast.
Founders once was a dormitory
Women lived on the second story.
President's office Was within-
Little chance to drink or sin.
Guilford Present is not unflawed,
(You were expecting Sandy
Claude?)
But our campus does not divide
With all "good guys" on one side.
Persuasive discourse, clear hard
facts
Makes better news than "ghost"
attacks.
Guilford's Future rests with you.
Students make and shape it, too.
We are good and getting better!
(Wonder if you'll print my let
ter.)
Beverly Rogers
P.S. I must include this small
aside:
We have two cats. Our dog has
died.
and
Mary Hobbs would have a fit
Over words like "passion pit"!
Summary
To the Editors
This is an open letter to the stu
dent body regarding Community
Senate projects and activities of
last semester. We have been busy
with numerous projects that have
required great amounts of energy
and time from nearly all of our
Senators. It is my hope that we
have improved student life in
some way. I will try to keep this
letter as brief as possible. I trust
that it will be printed in full.
We began the year by including
registration to vote in North
Carolina in the normal freshmen
check-in procedure. This project
was successful (we registered 46
freshmen) and will be expanded
to include upperclassman
registration as well. Because col
lege students have the worst
voter turnout record of any age
group, we felt that this project
would serve to highten students'
awareness of the voting process
and ultimately get more of us in
volved in what is one of the most
effective means of effecting
government policy. We will have
a registrar on campus again in
February for anyone who has not
yet registered. You will be hear
ing more about this very
soon—be sure to register.
Last spring we began work on
the morning to noon class
schedule in order to alleviate
some of the cafeteria congestion
we were so accustomed to seeing
at 12:15, especially on Tuesdays
and Thursdays. Thanks to the
participation of some key ad
ministrators, class times are now
staggered, so that everyone on
campus does not get out of class
at 12:15. The plan has worked
well so far, but the only real solu
tion is an expansion of the
cafeteria, which is planned to oc
cur some time in the future.
By now everyone should be
aware of the Safe Roads Act of
1983, which was passed by the
North Carolina Legislature this
past summer. This legislation
changed a good bit of North
Carolina law regarding alcohol
and alcohol-related offenses. One
of the primary points of the law
was to raise the beer-drinking
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Guilford I.D. 's
Letter to the Editor
Why do we need our Guilford
I.D.'s?
A Topic I feel needs an explana
tion.
Have you ever wondered why
you are required to show your
Guilford College I.D. before you
can enter the door of the Guilford
College cafeteria? It does seem
like such an inconvenience and
especially when you are famish
ed and in a big hurry to get some
food. The last thing you need to
deal with is someone to slow you
down and make you show
something as unimportant as an
I.D. Right?
Well, believe it or not, there is
an important reason why I.D.'s
are required at Guilford College.
Other than for academic reasons,
the number on your I.D. is needed
for Guilford's two meal places on
campus. There is the cafeteria,
open for three daily meals, and
the Grill Room, open all day and
until late at night; both require
I.D.'s.
The cafeteria requires you to
show your I.D. to the two students
checking I.D.'s at the door. Also
known as checkers, these two stu
dent employees help the cafeteria
keep track of how many students
are eating during meals. I.D.
numbers are crossed off for the
Grill Room system. If one can't
eat in the cafeteria, due to classes
or other reasons, they are entitl
ed to eat in the Grill Room, after
the Cafeteria closes. Their I.D.
number is proof that they did not
eat in the cafeteria.
Sounds simple doesn't it? Ac
tually this system is abused and
has caused problems and concern
for Epicure, the name of
Guilford's Food Management
Students need to recognize the
importance of the I.D. system
and respect it.
Some of the things that could be
extremely helpful would be to
recognize areas that need
Ride 'em Cowboys?
Are the days of the American cowboy over? Is the trust and compa
nionship shared by cowboy and horse alike to be destroyed by society's
newest laws?
Could "Home on the Range" be replaced by "Down on Main
Street?"
Apparently, that's what residents of Lincolnton, NC thought when
Darrell Samuel Dellinger of Lincoln County rode a horse while under
the influence of alcohol in Lincolnton's Christmas parade last
December.
District Court Judge George Hamrock applied the new DWI law to
horseback riding and fined Dellinger SIOO, revoked his license for 30
days and in addition, stuck him with $35 in court costs.
Law makers were no doubt aware that the DWI law would decrease
alcohol sales and the number of alcohol-related traffic accidents and
deaths.
Indeed, there is a marked decrease in auto accidents and alcohol
sales. Dollar volume sales of hard liquor dropped 7.1 percent in bars,
restaurants, and ABC stores in October, 1983 from October 1982.
But were state law makers conscious of the far-reaching interpreta
tions and effects of their law?
And on a final note, where is an old cowpoke suppose to go for fun
these days?
(Smlfordtan
Co-editors Susan Harvey, Donna Horton
News editor Michele Lynch
Features editor Iris Velvin
Sports editor Doug Drotman
Photography editor Brittany Plaut
Layout editor Wendy Harrison
Business manager Michael Gatton
Advertising manager John Roberts
Circulation manager Ellen Gilmore
Staff: Joe Albright, Gavin Arneth, Emily C. Bonk,
Susan Chase, Tracey Clark,
Becky Gunn, Heidi Hall,
Martha Hayworth, Janice Lynch,
Sandra McLean, Amy Norman,
Jennifer Park, and Tom Risser
The Guilfordian reserves the right to edit all articles, letters
and artwork for taste, veracity, and length. The deadline for all
copy is 12:00 p.m. on Saturday preceeding the Wednesday of
publication. Material may be left on the office door upstairs
Founders, or mailed to Box 17717. The opinions expressed by the
staff are their own and not necessarily those of the paper or of
Guilford College.
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cooperation. The first is to realize
that checkers are not computers,
yet one day will probably be
replaced by them, and need time
to read and check I.D. numbers.
Would it be possible to slow down
when coming through the door?
The second area is if you could
call out your own I.D. number,
and wait until you hear the
checker call your number before
walking through the door.
Thirdly, please bring your I.D.
to the cafeteria. It is Epicure's
policy to see an I.D. with a
number in order to verify that
you have paid for the meal plan.
Day students can either buy a
blue meal card or pay for meals
separately.
Cooperation with this system is
much appreciated. It is not the
most efficient system, but until
another replaces it, the system
needs to be respected.
Finally, could you pick up your
tray after eating, and take it to
the conveyer belt? You can't ex
pect "Mom's cooking" at college
so don't expect her to clean up
after you!
Thank you
Diana Wurster
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