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Trustees converge on campus
Greg LoughHn
Staff Writer
The Guilford College Board of
Trustees discussed a wide range of
issues when they met on Friday,
Sept. 25, for the first of their tri
yearly meetings.
The eight committees of the
Board had already met to discuss
specific subjects to be reported
upon in the main meeting. Student
representatives and faculty are rep
resented in the committees, and
Student Body President Jen Hill
represents students in the full
Board.
The Board approved the fiber
optic network which was reviewed
by the Building and Grounds Com
mittee and which will be laid out to
Axchdale, English and Hege-Cox
during fall break. They also ap
proved future plans to build a me
morial garden where the semi
circle road is now between
Axchdale and Duke.
The Building and Grounds Com
mittee also engaged in more plan
ning in order to meet the American
Disabilities Act of 1992. Projects
include modifying bathrooms and
making the second floor of Hege-
Cox more accessible to disabled
students.
Student contacts But 1 Said No 1 players
Susan C. Roberts
Staff Writer
First-year student Brooke
Plotnick has decided to take direct
action against the frightening pros
pect of crime on campus.
This year's reported and unre
ported sexual assaults have moved
her to contact Offstage Theatre, a
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The Strategic and Long-Range
Planning Committee outlined vari
ous goals of the col lege to be main
tained as it goes through financial
reorganization. The Board empha
sized the college's concerns about
Quaker heritage, institutional vi
ability, academic and faculty ex
cellence, and the quality of student
life.
On the recommendation of the
Budget, Audit and Investment
Committee, the Board approved
last year's audit. The year ended
with a balanced budget and an in
crease in the endowment, accord
ing to President Bill Rogers.
The Board of Trustees approved
an upcoming capital campaign
designed by the Promotion and
Development Committee which it
hopes will raise between S2O-$ 100
million.
Increasing the school's endow
ment has been a major priority for
the Board of Trustees, especially
in recent years. It has grown from
$6 million to $29 million over the
last twelve years, and currently
rates as the fourth or fifth largest in
the state. However, it is still con
sidered small.
President Rogers noted the im
portance of cultivating alumni giv
ing because student tuition covers
Charlottesville, Va. group, which
performs a play about acquain
tance rape on college campuses.
The group has appeared at col
leges and universities all along the
east coast, such as Georgetown
University, the University of Vir
ginia (UVA), the University of
Richmond, Rutgers and V A. Tech.
The play, "But I Said No," was
penned by Margaret Baldwin and
Doug Grissom. During the 50-
minute performance, "six profes
sional actors portray the emotional
and physical trauma of acquain
tance rape through a collage of
voices and interwoven stories,"
according to their promotional flier.
A 30-minute discussion follows
the play, in which members of the
cast, who are volunteers trained by
the Charlottesville branch of the
Sexual Assault Resource Agency
(SARA), "provide a forum for stu
dents to speak openly about their
reactions and feelings and to learn
about positive steps they may take
to help survivors..."
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Photo by Carl Iteehkr
The Center for Personal Growth gained a mural last week from visiting artist
Maiy Beth Edelson and volunteers from Guilford.
only 79% of student costs. The
other 20% comes from annual
giving of alumni and friends, and
income from gifts.
President Rogers noted thatap
proximately 30-40% of capital
given to the college comes di
recdy from Board members. In
addition, Trustees give between
5100,000 to $150,000 in annual
Offstage hopes its perfor
mances help people see the facts
behind this frightening and all
too common crime.
Although Offstage is non
profit, it requires a payment of a
little over SIOOO to cover ex
penses. The money is reinvested
in the Offstage organization,
which gives unpublished writers
a chance to see their work per
formed.
Plotnick has been seeking fi
nancial support to bring this
group to campus, feeling that it
would benefit the entire Guilford
community.
"I am aware that its hard for
many schools to face these facts
and keep their institutions attrac
tive to prospective students. Guil
ford is a place where I believe it's
possible to encourage awareness
in a positive way," she said.
One in four college-age women
(one in three women of any age)
are survivors of rape or attempted
rape. Of these cases, 95% go
gifts.
"The Trustees have been gener
ous, and this year are extraordinarily
generous," said Rogers. "They have
increased their annual gifts by two to
three times."
Senate President Jen Hiil was ex
cited by the willingness of Board
members to send representatives to
attend Senate meetings. "It's ex
unreported and of the 5% that even
tually get reported,2s% involve more
than one assailant.
In her efforts to get support,
Plotnick has circulated a petition
among students and gotten over 130
signatures of people who would be
willing to attend the play and "even
pay a dollar or two".
Student organizations are willing
to help but none of them have actu-
ally offered financial support. The
money, Plotnick says, doesn't have
to be paid in advance, but "I have to
know the money will be there the
day of the performance." Plotnick
hopes to schedule the troupe in mid-
October.
Plotnick suggested that Family
Weekend would provide a good op
portunity to find support for an event
like this.
"If anyone is interested in offering
support either financially or any other
ways, please contact me by phone at
316-3086, or my box number is
17488. I want to make a plea t6
parents and students alike. This is a
October 2, 1992
citing for mc because they want to
be involved with the students," said
Hill.
The Board expressed a continu
ing concern about campus alcohol
abuse and stressed the need to con
tinue requiring counseling for al
cohol offenders. During the meet
ing, representatives from Resi-
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Photo by Carl Beehler
Brooke Plotnick
very important issue to face as
early in the school year as pos
sible," Plotnick said.
According to the flier, "But I
Said NO" is a very "emotionally
charged" production and Offstage
requires that counselors trained in
crisis intervention be present dur
ing and after the program.
"Offstage hopes to raise aware
ness about the difficult issues and
misconceptions surrounding ac
quaintance rape and help create a
community atmosphere which will
be supportive of sexual assault sur
vivors," the flier added.