Long Range Plans?
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Vol. 72, No. 5
Soviet Delegation Visits Guilford College
by Alexandra Duckworth
Glasnost. It's not a
household word for most
Americans, but without it,
the Soviet-American panel
discussion on Monday,
November 2 might not
have happened. A few
years ago, before the in
troduction of Soviet leader
Mikhail Gorbachev's
"openness" policy, a
delegation of 10 Soviets
participating in a people
to-people exchange would
have been considerably
less likely.
But in The Gallery of
Founders Hall, Soviets
and Americans did get
together to talk about dif
ferent aspects of the two
countries and the relation
ship between the super
powers. About 60 people
attended the panel discus
sion.
The four members of the
American panel included
Political Science professor
Bill Schmickle,
Economics Professor
Carol Clark, and students
Miller Bushong and Liz
Wyant.
Panel members' ques
tions reflected a probing
curiosity on both sides and
ranged from the roles of
women in today's society
to the history of Stalin.
Carol Clark's question
regarding a woman's role
in the U.S.S.R. was
answered by Alia Smir
nova, a panel member who
also interpreted for the
group. Smirnova said that
women are paid as much
as their male counter
parts, but that some
mothers can only work
part-time.
Smirnova added that a
woman's job is guaranteed
for two years after the
birth of her child. She also
receives her full salary for
the 58 days before and
after giving birth. When
the mother returns to
work. Smirnova said, "We
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have a widely developed
network of
kindergartens."
Alexander Shakai, a
38-year-old Soviet, criticiz
ed the publishing of books
that portrayed his country
as "the enemy." Samual
Johnson, a math pro
fessor, answered from the
audience. He attributed
the distribution of such
books to market forces.
Shakai also mentioned
that the film "Amerika"
was not shown in the
Soviet Union because it
would have promoted
animosity towards the
United States. "We do not
create the image of an
enemy," he said.
Liz Wyant, a senior
French major, asked the
Soviets about Gorbachev's
decision to rewrite the
history of Stalin. "This in
no way affects our rela
tionship with the U. 5.,"
Victor Matrosov said.
Shakai added, "No one can
escape their mistakes. We
are not gods."
Miller Bushong, a senior
political science major,
questioned the popularity
of reduction in military
spending in order to build
up agriculture and light in
dustry. In response,
Shakai said, "The level of
our life would be better.
I'd love to see it. There is
no question. Many people
feel this way."
On the situation in South
Africa, Smirovna said,
"we condemn the racist
situation and express sup
port for the Black majori
ty to exercise rights."
Asked about freedom
under a communist
political system, Shakai
said, "When you live in
any society you are free
and you are not free.
Every society has its own
rules."
Smirnova, added, "In a
socialist society, you are
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Inside Japan
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A Question is Translated to the Soviets.
Epicure to Leave at Semester End
by David Upchurch
Epicure Management
Services may serve its last
meal at Guilford at lunch
on December 18th of this
year. The company has
decided not to participate
in the food services review
currently taking place and
has cancelled its contract
as of December 30th, 1987.
Jim Newlin, Guilford
College Director of Finan
cial Affairs, said on Mon
day that he has received a
letter from Epicure saying
the company is exercising
its option to cancel the con
tract.
This option was added to
the contract last school
year. In any addendum
which says that Guilford
reserves the right to
review its food services
during the 1987-88 school
year, and that the results
of this review process
could be used to make a
decision to keep Epicure
or to sign a contract with
another food services com
pany.
"We had given them
[Epicure] notice that we
would be reviewing our
food services and looking
at other companies.
Epicure was asked if they
wanted to be a part of the
food services review, and
they were scheduled to
make a presentation to the
Food Committee. They
[Epicure] had said all
along that they wanted to
be a part of the process."
But on Tuesday,
November 3rd, the day the
company was to make its
presentation to the Food
Committee, Fred Berger,
President of Epicure,
cancelled the contract dur
ing a meeting with Newlin,
Coe, and Bill Young.
"I was certainly surpris
ed," said Newlin.
Young, Epicure's
District Manager, said he
was not aware of the deci
sion until the meeting.
"I really don't know
what to say. I was as sur
prised as the other two
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November 13, 1987
Photo by: Eric Buck
people at the table," he
said.
According to Newlin,
Berger said he was disap
pointed that the Food
Committee had decided to
accept presentations from
other companies, that this
was an example of
Epicure's failure to gain
the support of Guilford
students, even with a new
management team, and
that it would be better for
Epicure to simply
withdraw, rather than go
through the bidding pro
cess.
"I don't want to speak
for Epicure," said Newlin.
Mr. Berger could not be
reached for comment.
Epicure plans to have
the facility closed down by
December 23rd, according
to Newlin, but a new com
pany will replace Epicure
and should be in place by
January l'Oth, when
students return for the se
cond semester of the
(Con't. on pg. 5)