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Volume LXVII, No. 19
Serendipity Kept Alcohol-Free?
By Jennifer Park
Serendipity 1984 lacked the col
lege sponsored kegs and pubs
that have been an important
feature in the past.
The new North Carolina drink
ing age resulted in a change in
school policy which now prohibits
any student organization from
buying, selling and serving
alcoholic beverages. The new
rule made it impossible for the
Senate to sponsor pubs as it has
done in recent years.
Attempts to have the alcohol
portion of the Serendipity
weekend catered by a firm that
could serve alcohol did not work
out because of the enormous
liability such a venture would
place on the firm.
Many people with cans and bot
tles attended the Mr. Guilford
contest Friday night.
Dick Dyer, Bob White and
Larry Sexton, Housing personnel,
stood at the entrance to Stern
berger stopping people who were
taking cans and bottles into the
Saturday evening dance. White,
Director of Housing and Security,
said they had planned to be there
before Friday night.
"People haven't taken it as a
dry Serendipity which has disap
pointed me. People have taken it
as bring your own," Susanna Ter
rell, Serendipity Committee co
chairperson, said.
To the comment that alcohol
seemed to have been allowed in
cups, White said, "You didn't
hear me say that!"
Terrell said that she felt
"students adjusted right away,"
and added that the ABC store was
swamped on Friday.
The Serendipity Committee
learned there was no possibility
of having the celebration catered
on Friday, March 30.
Terrell said the committee in
tended students to have time to
petition for parties when they
learned it was to be a dry
weekend. White said there had
not been many more party peti
tions for Serendipity weekend
than there are for most
weekends.
Terrell said,. "If I had known
when I took this job, I could have
planned," for a dry Serendipity.
An Alcohol Task Force was
formed in February to explore
the possibility of serving alcohol
despite the new policies. The
committee consisted of Andrew
Schoffner, Brian Seabrook,
Jayne Mardock, David Hood (the
other Serendipity co
chairperson), Susanna Terrell,
Hugh Stohler, Claudette Franklin
and Bob White. The committee
explored many options and found
that having the event catered was
the only possibility for avoiding a
"dry" Serendipity.
According to Susanna Terrell,
the three caterers that the com
mittee contacted were, "very,
very positive up until the last cou
ple of weeks." At that point con
sultation with company lawyers
convinced them that their liabili
ty would be too great.
Bob White cited the cost of
separate insurance policies for
serving alcohol away from their
location of business as well as the
cost of a temporary ABC license
for selling alcohol somewhere
other than the business' location
as the reasons the caterers back
ed out.
Terrell met with White on Mon
day, April 2 to discuss their
predicament. David Hood and
White wrote the letter that was
sent to students on Tuesday. The
letter was put in mailboxes
Thursday afternoon.
Terrell said that the committee
and Student Services were very
disappointed about not being able
to have the weekend catered. She
said that they were concerned
about the fact that the drinking
wouldn't be in the open and that
they would have a lot less control.
Enforcement of rules about
alcohol consumption during
Serendipity has always presented
a problem. In the past students
have been allowed to drink in the
pub areas, but this year no such
areas existed.
Terrell expressed concern
about whose responsibility it is to
do the enforcing of rules that
don't allow open bottles, cans, or
coolers with alcohol. She men
tioned the limited number of
security guards, the extra
responsibilities faculty are
already asked to take upon
themselves, the reluctance of the
administration to get involved
and the difficulties students face
in confronting friends and
classmates.
Football team members were
called upon to act as Serendipity
"Sheriffs" during the carnival
Saturday afternoon.
According to the North
Carolina law which went into ef
fect October 1, 1983 the minimum
age to buy and possess beer and
unfortified wine is 19. This has
meant that the majority of
freshmen are underage. In
response the Senate revised
codebook policies to be in accor
dance with NC law and the best
interests of students. The new
rule prohibits the buying, selling
and serving of alcholic beverages
by student organizations and
resident halls through the sales of
beer tickets and the like.
During the jello wrestling con
test Saturday, Craig Taylor and
Grant Reed both received deep
cuts to the knee.
Guilford College, Greensboro, N.C. 27410
Taylor, treated at Humana
Hospital, was told by the doctor
that his cut looked like a glass cut
because it was so clean.
Photo by Brittany Plaut
Students, faculty, staff and friends come together to share the carnival atmosphere of the 'B4
Serendipity celebration.
Who Needs A
By Kenneth Goldwasser
The Guilford College Board of
Visitors Symposium on "Who
needs a Free Press?" was both
educational and entertaining
despite the absence of NBC News
commentator John Chancellor.
Chancellor, who was scheduled
to talk about and answer ques
tions concerning the symposium
topic, and discuss the recent
press blackout in Grenada, was
detained by poor weather condi
tions in New York. His colleague
and co-author of their book The
News Business, Walter Mears,
was able to reach Greensboro via
train
Mears, executive editor for the
Associated Press, replaced
Chancellor as the symposium
evening speaker.
Mears interjected political
satire into a speech on "Good
News, Bad News —Who's To
Say?" "People want to read
about bad news," he said. "Good
news usually isn't news," Mears
added.
He pointed out that "it is the
man who shoots his wife that
makes news, not the man who
thinks about it." Mears also
discussed the use of unidentified
sources by reporters. "The public
is entitled to know who is saying
what," he said, "but reporters
need to have unidentified
sources." If the facts gained
Hugh Stohler expressed the opi
nion that Reed's cut was from the
wooden frame of the wrestling
area.
through an unidentified source
stands up then it is a legitimate
way of obtaining information,
Mears said.
Mears also addressed the issue
of the press' declining public im
age. "The problem is," Mears
said, "People believe journalists
write to sell papers."
Businessmen in particular he ad
ded, " have zero understanding of
how the press works."
Reporters must not take it upon
themselves to change the readers
opinion, Mears said, it is however
the reporters responsibility to
"develop a professional style that
Baseball Bats
By Doug Drotman
Over the past two weeks the
Quakers have played nine
ballgames. They won three
and lost six. This gives the
Quakers a 6-11 overall record.
Poor hitting has certainly not
been the reason for the poor
record. The Quakers have been
led by leadoff hitter, Jerry Kidd
(.435, 3H, 11RBI), who has kept
his average above .400 for the en
tire season Ken Cornelison
(.409, 4HR, 8 Doubles, 30 RBI),
had a streak during his past nine
games in which he went 13-16
(.813) with 4 HR. 17 RBI.
The 4-3 victory
April U, 1984
The actual cause of the cuts has
not been determined. Taylor
received 10 stitches and Reed
received nine.
puts them apart from the story."
Mears emphasized the need for
straightforward reporting.
"You could read all the
political reports I've written and
not be able to tell which way I
voted," Mears claimed. "At least
I hope not," he added.
Mears concluded by restating
the need for straightforward, ob
jective reporting and some words
of advice for reporters, "Be
straightforward and remember,
you're not in a popularity con
test."
The symposium came to an end
with Mears answering questions
from the audience.
over Elon marked the only con
ference and district win for the
Quakers. Trailing 3-2 in the top of
the eighth Aldire Payne tied the
score with his fifth homer of the
season. Azzarita then led off the
ninth with the game winning
homerun. Gregg Campbell pitch
ed a fine game for his third win of
the season.
In the final two games the
Quakers lost to Wingate 13-3 and
also lost a close game to High
Point 5-4.
Payne .314, SHR, 18RBI Dan
Graham, .260, 10RBI and Todd
Roberts .266. The team batting is
an excellent .305.