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Perspectives "Greensboro Hunger Cleanup" Joined by Guilford For the first time Guilford College will participate in Hunger Cleanup, a national project organized by the National Student Campaign Against Hunger. Together with UNCG, A&T and Greensboro College, Guilford is calling the project "Greensboro Hunger Cleanup." The philosophy behind Hunger Cleanup is that students are able to benefit their community doubly, in cleaning up areas of the community and in financially aiding a local serv ice agency which deals with hunger. In this way, the effort is somewhat more beneficial than a walk-a-thon, a bike-a-thon, or most other types of fund-raisers, because the sweat put Letters Policy The Guilfordian welcomes all readers to submit letters to the editor. Letters to the editor should be mailed to P.O. Box 17717 or delivered in person to the Publications Suite, second floor Founders Hall. Letters should be legible, preferably typed, and double spaced. Letters should be signed Guilfordian Editor-in-Chief. .Tracy O. Russ News Editor Jay Underwood Features Editor. .Noah Bartolucci Editorials Editor Peter Smith Sports Editor Alike Grossman Photo Editor Eric Buck Copy Editor Eliza Blake Layout Editor Larisa Hulnick Financial Director Burt Gordon Production Coordinator Alexandra Duckworth Faculty Advisor Jeff Jeske Assistant to Copy Editor .Miranda Withers Assistant to Layout Editor Jacob Stohler Typists: Kristin Jay-Childress Joyce Atkinson Martha McCoy Andrew Bloom Christine Magnarella Betsy Vance Staff: Rich James Victor Johnson Charles Almy Linda Kreem Eric Baderstcher Tom Lalley Sarah Bowditch Susan Nelson Fred Bronaugh Laurel Nesbitt Tammy Bury Laura Scragg Kathy Corcoran Laura Seel Carol Crane Maria Smith Skip Davenport David Simpson Scott Genualdi Cory Schwartz Michael Hall Joesph Studivant Carol Irwin Eugene Wan Michael Jack Anna Yeargin The Guilfordicut is the student newspaper of Guilford College, Greensboro, N.C. Mailing information can be obtained through the Guilfordian office. Submitted articles are welcome. The editors) reserves the editorial licence to Guilfordian staff. Please address all mail to: Guilfordian, Box 17717, Greensboro, NC 27410 toward the good cause is sweat bene fitting not only the participant, but the community at large as well. UNCG is the driving force behind the Cleanup. Guilford, like A&T and Greensboro College, joined in somewhat late in the game, so Guilford students will be placed in work sites chosen by the UNCG group. These work sites include: 1) Greensboro Urban Ministry Night Shelter, 2) Pathways Family Shelter, and 3) and an area behind Forum VI Mall (a site provided by Greensboro Parks and Recreation). UNCG will also include its own campus as a work site. Cleanup participants will work and dated, and include the author's phone number and local address. The Guilfordian will not publish anonymous letters. Please limit letters to 300 words or less. The Guilfordian and its staff reserve the right to edit for length and clariy and to withhold leUers based on thediscretion of the editors. from 10:00 am. to 1:00 pjn., on Saturday, April 15th at one of these sites. They will be given a sponsor sheet before the event The projected pledge goal for each participant is $lO. Participants collect their pledges before Cleanup day. The total col lected monies for the Greensboro project will go in part to a local serv ice agency and in part to the National Let's Continue to Affirm a Community To the Editor: I would like to clarify the context in which my name appears in a recent letter to the editor submitted by a concerned group of students regard ing the "Legs Contest.** While I cannot recall being asked to formally endorse the letter, I do support the basic principle which respects the rights of others and finding common ground to address issues directly with each other as a community. Ido want to highlight certain dimensions of the "Legs Contest" issue which came forth as a result of the student edito rial arid the cancellation of the event In my discussions with two of the students who composed last week's letter to the editor, their intent was not focused on having the "Legs Contest" cancelled but to outline their concerns of a coed activity where men parody women and women are depicted in a dehumanizing manner fashioned around their body parts. The manner in which they chose to express their concerns via a public forum did not come without human costs for everyone who was closely Surveys Say Marriott by Laura Seel Were you one of the lucky few to participate in Marriott's springtime "how are we doing?" survey? If so, applaud yourself, for you contrib uted to a very worthy cause. You surveyees were an optimistic bunch; die cafeteria's food service was rated higher this semester than in previous years. The survey was handed out to cafeteria-goers on March 16. Marri ott traditionally surveys the students once a semester to assess the positive and negative aspects of dining meal plan style. Those surveyed rated all facets of Marriott service on a scale from 1 (poor) to 7 (excellent). If the average rating of a category falls below 3, Marriott considers it a problem area. "Taste and flavor of food" scared lowest this semester (2.8). TimTyree, Student Campaign Against Hunger. Fifty percent of the collected monies will go to Greensboro Urban Minis try food projects, and the other fifty percent to the National Student Campaign Against Hunger. Of the latter, half has been targeted to fund hand-dug well operations in Ethio pia. Students are encouraged to become involved in the Cleanup, monetarily involved and impacted by the airing of these issues. This example illustrates the equal and important lesson of a "give and take" process which not only allows the concerned groups to air their grievances but also respects the right of response from other groups whose decisions were contended: the off campus representatives on SRC, Milner Hall Council and the Union Serendipity Committee. In a recent meeting of the Senate, time was appropriated to address student concerns raised by the "Legs Contest" This was the first time all of the groups involved with the issue met expressing their intentions, clari fying their concerns and sharing diverse points of views on the matter. A substantive and illuminating ex change occurred but not without provoking the anger of some groups who felt they never had an opportu nity to respond to the women's con cerns initially or the cancellation of the event. I believe that as a community we do share common ground, common Food Service Manager, has discussed this with the cooks and hopefully improvements will be made. (I know what some of you are saying there's nowhere to go but up!) The next lowest was "overall value" (3.07). For some reason, stu dents don't feel that they are getting what they pay for. Tyree says that the lack of meal plan options is a major factor in student dissatisfaction. A solution is on the way, however, Tyree says that options should be available by next fall. The highest rating achieved was in the area of "appearance of service personnel" (4.8 X and "appearance of serving area" (4.73) was not far behind. Particularly gratifying to the cafeteria staff were the 4.47 rating for "courtesy and staff" and 4.43 for "friendliness of staff". 2 if not physically. There will be a booth set up in Founders Lobby on most days during hmch and dinner, until the Friday before the Cleanup, at this booth, sponsor sheets can be picked and pledges made. For more information, call Laurel Nes biu at 292-5565. Laurel Nesbitt concerns and ideas related to im proving die quality of campus life and programs for everyone. Issues such as sexism and racism will con tinue to challenge us, and how we respond to each other in finding the common ground we share in our connections both inside and outside of the classroom. Being a commu nity dedicated to responding to the diverse needs of our members, let us remind ourselves to be clear with each other first. Let us also not lose sight of the importance of process as a means towards clarity - clarity in our interactions with each other and in understanding the diverse perspec tives and values which makes our community unique. Let 10 continue to affirm the notion of compassion in all that we do, for through compas sion, we acknowledge and take re sponsibility for our own actions while living and woiking within the con text of die Guilford College commu nity. Joanna M. Iwata "These were focus areas for last semester," says Tyree, and appar ently students appreciate the effort All responses related to the staff were well above 4. This may have some thing to do with more students work ing in the cafeteria, but we mustn't overlook those friendly faces we've seen behind the counter year after year the regular staff. The overall rating was 3.96, the highest total Marriott has achieved at Guilford. The comments and nu merical results will be further evalu ated by Marriott's District Manger when he pops in for a visit next week. Though fewer students returned sur veys this year, the feeling in "the caf' these days is overwhelmingly posi tive. It's a hopeful sign for the future of Quaker cuisine.
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