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Congratulations
To the Editors:
Hearty congratulations to Tom
Jarrell, John Goodwin, and
Kimberly Eastman—our new
Community Senate Executive
Council! Election campaigns br
ing out the best and the worst in
people and this one certainly
brought out the best in you three
very energetic candidates. If I
can be of help in any way, please
don't hesitate to call on me. You
have an exciting and challenging
year ahead of you. Good luck! My
love and best wishes are with
you.
Sincerely,
Dennis W. Blue
former President,
Community Senate
Attention
(Editors note: This letter was
dated Feb. 16, 1984.)
Dear Editors:
We would like to start by
stating that this letter was writ
ten before the outcome of the
Senate elections were known. The
purpose of this letter is to make
our feelings known concerning
the election process that took
place last week.
First we wish to clarify any
questions that were raised by the
article in February 15th issue of
the Guilfordian concerning
the stance that we took to allow
ing a second ticket on the ballot.
On Monday night, February 13th,
we were asked to allow a second
ticket to run on the ballot even
though their application was late.
We had no reservations about
having any competition, as this
seems to be the basis on which
Guilford is built ... a fair
and open place to live. We felt,
however, that we did not have the
authority to approve another
ticket since we really had no
elected voice to speak for the
campus. We stated to the head of
the Election Committee, the
Director of Student Activities, the
Dean of Students that we would
stand by the decision of the Elec
tion Committee. Each of these
people respected our stance and
we respected the final decision of
the Committee to allow the other
ticket to run.
Secondly we were really disap
pointed in the turn of events that
occurred last week. This ticket
was all set to contest a fair and
clean election and has all decided
that no matter what happened,
we were going to run a clean
campaign. Our opposition is fan
tastic group of people with a
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TA Award
Dear Editors:
I would like to request students,
faculty and staff members to
nominate candidates for the
Aaron Simon Award for Ex
cellence in Teaching by a
Teaching Assistant. This award
is given annually to the TA whose
efforts have been of greatest
educational benefit to his or her
students. The monetary part of
the award if a check for SSO.
The award is named for my
father, who taught history for
nearly thirty years in the core
areas of the city of Buffalo. There
are no more arduous conditions
for teachers within my own ex
perience, and yet his success has
served as an example to many
others, including myself,
throughout our careers.
I need your help in choosing the
1984 recipient of this award.
Please send me your nomination,
along with your reasons for
nominating your candidate, by
March 14. Because of the great
variety of duties performed by
TAs—lab assistants, graders,
discussion leaders, and other—
the criteria for winners are very
broad. Tell me why you think
your nominee contributed strong
ly to your education; this can be
open to your own interpretation.
Faculty and staff making
nominations should explain how
the candidate contributed to the
education of students with whom
he or she came in contact.
I appreciate your help. Let's
try to encourage the efforts
toward excellence of all TAs with
this award. It's what I intend it to
be for.
Sheridan Simon
Biased Piper
Dear Editors:
1 would like to take this oppor
tunity to discuss the fall 1983
issue of The Piper. I thought the
issue was basically well
conceived, aesthetically it was
well put together, and the poetry
and porse reflected thoughtful
and imaginative work. I was
disappointed by the lack of varie
ty, however, in the poetry in par
ticular.
For the most part, it seems that
the poetry selected was represen
tative of the styles and interests
of the staff of The Piper.
Although there may have been a
problem with getting submis
sions for the issue, I am aware
that not all submissions were
printed. I don't mean to suggest
that the staff should not be free to
submit their work, but the fact
that three staff members had two
or three poems pub'ished in the
issue and that ten out of the eigh
teen pieces were written by staff
members seems to indicate a
bias in the selection process.
Whether or not the editors like
all the work which is submitted, it
seems that they should allow
others to share their work with
their peers.
Because Guilford is a Liberal
Arts college, and distinguishes
itself as a Quaker institution, it
seems that its literary publica
tions should try to represent the
diversity of taste, style and in
terests that is characteristic of
the school. I would hope that
those who are responsible for
organizing our publications con
sider this an important goal.
Change Occurs
Guilford College lies on the
skirts of a mid-sized American ci
ty. A five-lane street runs by the
front gates.
Some students inside the gates
think life and excitement pass
them by. Of course, other
students consider intellectual
pursuits are all the excitement
that they need.
That is why the events of the
past week stand out as espe ially
exciting. One event was the
scheduled election which took
place last Thursday and Friday.
The student body bubbled over
with excitement as the onslaught
of solicitation of votes began.
Then half-way through the
voting period, another historical
event occured on the Guilford
campus. The Guillemot arrived
early Friday morning. Its ar
rival, whether by land, sea, or
At a school of this size and
nature, I think it should be possi
ble for all of us who wish to ex
press ourselves, poetry or other
wise, to have a chance to do so. I
hope you will consider these
points while selecting material
for The Piper in future issues.
Martha J. Barnett
Eviction
Dear Editors:
After reading the article entitl
ed "Students Evicted" I feel that
I must speak out. Those students
who have lived in the Frazier
Apts. in the past when there was
a dorm overflow have had an ad
vantage over the students who
are living in the dorms regarding
a quieter place to study but, what
entitled them to keep this right
when dorm space is available to
them? Do they feel that they
deserve some sort of special
treatment?
The Frazier Apts. are for mar
ried students and as one of the
married students living in the
(Sutlfnr&tan
Co-editors Susan Harvey, Donna Horton
News editor Michele Lynch
Features editor Iris Velvin
Sports editor Doug Drotman
Photography editors Brittany Plaut, Tom Risser
Layout editor Wendy Harrison
Business manager Michael Gatton
Advertising manager John Roberts
Circulation manager Karen Vance
Cartoonist Gregory Hastings
Staff: - T Joe Albright, Susan Chase
Ellen Gilmore, Martha Hayworth, Jaque Lesßoot
Janice Lynch, Jennifer Park and Andrew Walker
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.
Guilfordian, February 22, J984-
air, could not be determined.
Reaction to the most recent ad
dition to publications circulating
at Guilford seemed to be one of
the love/hate. Students were
either totally disgusted by The
Guillemot's appearance or they
where caught in its spell of
tasteless humor.
In just one weekend a rather
quiet, seemingly disinterested
student body transformed itself
with heavy-duty debate.
The new Senate board takes of
fice on Wednesday, and one
presumes that the second issue of
The Guillemot will arrive on Fri
day if it is indeed a weekly
publication. The question re
mains which event will continue
to cause excitement at Guilford.
Those seeking a calm environ
ment are now looking to the out
side world.
apartments, and having waited
one and one half years to get into
Frazier when there were single
students living in them—did
bother me.
Another thing that to this day
bothers me is the shape my
apartment was in when we mov
ed in. There were six male
students living in the apartment
before us and if anyone could
have seen the damage that they
incurred they would be distress
ed. There were seventy some
holes in the walls, I'm not talking
about holes from pictures being
hung but from bunks being an
chored to the walls. The holes
have been filled but never
painted over so I live with the dai
ly reminder of the damage caus
ed by a group of students who had
the privilege to live in Frazier.
To those of you who are being
asked to move—do so gracefully.
The faculty are also having to
move out and I haven't heard
them complaining to the com
munity at large.
Teri Degges
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