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Gulf War Vets Get Tuition Cuts
USA Today reported last week that
numerous colleges throughout the
country are offering benefits and tui
tion discounts to Gulf War veterans.
The newspaper cited Bryant College
and Marlboro College as examples.
Bryant is offering a limited number of
graduate fellowships and full tuition
scholarships for Gulf War veterans,
while Marlboro will slash its annual
tuition in half for returning Gls and
their immediate relatives. Also men
tioned: Temple University will award
three credits to Pennsylvania veterans
who served a minimum of 30 days in
the Gulf.
As of press time, Guilford College
officials have not announced plans to
provide tuition breaks for Gulf War
veterans.
Books Donated to Library
Several autographed books by his
torian/author Burke Davis were re
cently donated to the Guilford library
by Dorothy Stedman. The collection
had been gathered and previously
maintained by Stedman's son, the late
James D. Stedman 111. Among the
donated books are biographies of
numerous Confederate generals.
Special Events Planned
Noted Quaker author and publisher
ChuckFager will be atGuilford March
27-28. Students can hear him speak on
'The Realignment of American Quak
erism" at 7 p.m. March 27 at New
Garden Friends Meeting. He will also
speak on the prospects for peace in the
aftermath of the Gulf War at 4 p.m.
March 28 in the Gallery.
Other upcoming special religious ac
tivities on campus include a Hillel/
GCRO-sponsered interfaith Seder
April 1 in Dana Lounge. As there are
a limited number of spaces, members
of the Guilford community interested
in attendig the Jewish Passover feast
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Head to Head: Fraternities at Guilford, page 2
Vol. 75, No. 18
Senate High on New Drug Plan
'One Strike' Policy On Its Way Out
Justin Cohen
News Editor
After months of discussion and bruhaha,
significant modifications to the existing
drug policy were passed by consensus at
the Senate meeting last Wednesday.
The plan still must be endorsed by the
Student Affairs Committee, Clerk's Com
mittee and be approved by the Administra
tive Counsel before it can be officially
instituted. If all goes according to sched
ule, the new policy should take effect by
the fall semester.
For now, however, Senate officials
expressed delight at reaching a decision,
but did point out that a drug policy in any
form will always draw critics.
"The fundamental view of the commu
nity has risen above the personal views of
the members of the community," said Joe
Studivant. "Even though it's not my per
sonal view, I'm glad that the community's
voice was heard."
Senate Secretary Jason Smith echoed
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"The fundamental view of the community has risen
above the personal views of the members of the
community," said Joe Studivant.
Studivant's views.
"I have a feeling that we reached a
genuine point of consensus. Obviously
you can't please 100 percent of the people
out there. If it comes up again, we'll look
at it again," said Smith.
Vance Ricks, Senate president, also
emphasized the importance of the new
policy being passed through consensus.
"The real accomplishment is that we
were able to make a decision of this mag
nitude without having to vote," explained
Ricks.
Ricks said that much of the success of
the new policy depends on how well it is
received by those who must enforce it.
"The support of Residential Life staff
and security is crucial because they have
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the primary responsibility of enforcing the
policy no matter what is finally adopted,"
said Ricks.
Current RAs don't anticipate that to be a
major problem.
"It doesn't matter to me what the harsh
ness of the policy is," said Erskine James,
a Milner Hall R.A. "I would write [viola
tors of the policy] up whether the punish
ment is a slap on the wrist or a shooting at
dawn. They're the ones who break the
rules, not me, so 1 don' t feel guilty one way
or another."
James, however, said RAs may also
exercise other alternatives to keep the resi
dence halls drug free.
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INSIDE
• High Enrollemnt
Yields Low Student
Retention 4
• Sophomore Fights
Fires in Spare Time... 7
• Cafeteria Boosting
Emphasis on
Vegetarian Meals .. 8
• Life in Hell ; 8
• Record Review:
The Samples 9
• Sports Shorts 10
• A Closer Look at
Cari Peterson 11