Where are the Quakers?
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Vol. 73 No. 4
WQFS Robbed
by Jay Underwood
Over S2OOO worth of
equipment was stolen early last
Saturday morning from WQFS,
Guilford College's campus radio
station, rendering the station
inoperative for over a week.
Between 2 and 8 a.m. on
Saturday, September 10,
equipment vital to the station's
operation was taken. The stolen
equipment included two
professional-grade turntables,
two tapedecks, two studio
monitor speakers, a cue speaker,
and a compact disk player.
Other and the record collection
equipment were left untouched.
According to Sean Desmond,
WQSF General Manager, "the
door leading from the cafeteria
stairwell up into the second floor
George McGovern Speaks at Guilford
72 Presidential Candidate Calls for Peace in Middle East
by Susan Nelson
Former Senator and 1972
Democratic Presidential
Candidate George McGovern, in
a speech to religious and
academic leaders last Tuesday in
the cafeteria's Walnut Room,
urged Palestine to pursue a
structured, less violent course of
action in the Middle East.
Addressing a symposium
sponsored by the North Carolina
Committee of the American-Arab
Affairs Council, McGovern noted
that nonviolent protests, which
are largely being organized by
Palestinian youths in the
occupied territory of the West
Bank and Gaza Strip, are
changing the face of unrest in
the Middle East.
In his speech, McGovern
proposed a course of action for
Palestine. He said the first step
would be for Palestine to
proclaim itself an independent
state remarking that it takes
more "courage" to make such a
claim than it does to engage in
terrorist activity.
McGovern suggested that
Palestine would then need to
lobby for the official
recognition of the United
Nations. This, he said, could be
accomplished if Palestinian
leaders authored a declaration of
independence, organized
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in Founders had been vandalized,
but we're pretty sure they had a
key to get in [the inside
entrance]."
Desmond said that there are
currently 2 suspects but no hard
evidence to convict either one.
an eyewitness report, the only
recent additional evidence
identified a "tall, thin male"
standing near the dumpsters near
the entrance to the cafeteria
stairwell.
"It was very obvious that
the people knew what they were
doing ... they knew exactly what
they wanted, where to find it,
and how much time it would
take," said Desmond.
Insurance will cover the
estimated S2OOO in losses. New
equipment was ordered last
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elections, dissolved the PLO into
the new government, outlawed
terrorism (except in cases of vital
national security), and made
peace with Israel.
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McGovern Addresses American-Arab Council
Guilford's Own Talk Show
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Quaker Goes to Press
by Jay Underwood
The 1987-88 Quaker, one of
the largest and most colorful
yearbooks Guilford has yet
produced, is due for a late-
October release despite a
turbulent beginning.
The 388-page book is
approximately twice as large as
the standard Guilford yearbook
and it has 40 full-color pages -
about five times as many as in
previous yearbooks.
"There is no question in my
mind that it will be the most
spectacular yearbook we have
ever had," said Dick Dyer,
faculty advisor to the Quaker.
"Having seen virtually all of it
McGovern explained that
the proposal not ony reflected
the new attitude exhibited by
some Arab youths, but also was
comparable to the American
Strongest in the Nation
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September 19, 1988
in proof form, the quality of the
photography is really
unbelievable."
Dyer attributed the quality of
the work to yearbook chairman
Andrew Stuart, who graduated last
May. Dyer said that Stuart
"visualized and produced a
yearbook of tremendous scope
and cost."
There were some obstacles
encountered in production this
past summer, many of which
almost caused the book to go
over budget, resulting in a late
distribution to students. "It was
late because it went over cost
and the Senate justifiably didn't
want to extend the budget," said
Dyer. As a result, the book was
set for a distribution date in late
November.
Revolution and to the process
which led to the establishment
of a Jewish homeland.
"Ironically, this is the path
Israel pursued forty years ago,"
photo by Jody Wilson
Stuart sent out a letter to
students over the summer asking
for a contribution to the Quaker
fund and was able to raise in
excess of $3,000 toward the
cause. Dyer stressed that the
money received as a result of
this letter is only a contribution,
and anyone wanting to rescind
their contribution may do so if
they are not pleased with the
book upon its arrival.
After further review with
Josten's Publishing Company,
the yearbook's publisher, the
budget was reduced from
approximately $60,000 to just
over $40,000.
Despite the cut in budget.
Dyer nonetheless asserts, "We're
talking about an immensely
larger book."
said McGovern.
Senator McGovern went on '
to say it is unfortunate that
Israel does not understand
Palestine's need for its own land,
especially since both struggles
are similar. He advocated that
Israel "negotiate with their Arab
neighbors in good faith."
" ... there can be no |
Judaism without a commitment I
to justice," said McGovem.
Senator McGovem also called
for conscientious U.S.
involvement in the Middle East
peace process.
"Thirty-five percent [of the
American public] believe in the
establishment of an individual
Palestinian state," said
McGovem. "I think thirty-five
percent in support of a
proposition such as this is
remarkable.
Although some of America's
interests in the Middle East are
economic, America's "first
interest is in pushing for peace -
- peace with justice," said
McGovem.
McGovern also sees the
Middle East peace process as a
crucial issue for the new
administration to address. "The
[new] President should push with
all his strength and wisdom for a
resolution."