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Volume 77 Issue 12
James replaces Greene
Gall Kjisun
Staff Writer
Reggie James has assumed the
position of acting Senate treasurer,
becoming the third to hold the po
sition this year.
The replacement was necessary
after the last Senate treasurer, Laura
Greene, withdrew from Guilford.
Before Greene, Keith Valbuena
held the position.
"Officially, I'm not the trea
surer," explained James. "It still
has to go before Senate." The
process entails nominations before
Senate and a subsequent vote.
"I don't think there will be any
other nominations, although you
never know," he said.
According to James, his major
responsibilities will be "holding
budget committee meetings and
steering committee meetings. "
James explained the irony of as
suming this position: "Last year I
ran on the opposing ticket for Sen
ate treasurer." After Greene left,
"a member of the budget commit
tee suggested that I should be the
treasurer."
A ACS budget
Jenn Watts
Special to The Gullfordlan
Malcolm X will be in the spot
light on Feb. 20 at Guilford during
Black History Month as the sub
ject of a play—but he almost
wasn't.
The African-American Cultural
Society (AACS) presented its bud
get to the Senate Budget Commit
tee (which makes recommenda
tions to Senate) before winter
break, with the Malcolm X pro
duction at the heart of its plans for
the spring semester. The Budget
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James had not previously worked
with any of the current members of
the Student Senate. Hecommented,
"I don't see any problems with
working with them." Concerning
his having run against them the
previous spring, he said, "I really
don't think it's an issue."
"[Senate President Jen Hill] has
been helping me to become accus
tomed to a lot of the duties of
treasurer," said James.
"I have had a lot of experience. I
was the budget officer for WQFS
forthe 1991-1992 academic year,"
he explained.
"I have enough time to perform
both jobs [of Senate treasurer and
Committee, however, was initially
hesitant to recommend AACS's
$5,000 request (the Malcolm X
play costing $1,300) and made
drastic cuts to the budget.
"Our initial fear was that it was
a large amount of money for one
organization," said Richard Ewell,
a member of the committee.
AACS, however, felt that the
committee did not understand the
importance of funding the play and
requested another meeting with the
group.
"The play is really important to
our group," said AACS Co-coor
dinator Katrina Wilder. She
stressed the importance of adding
substance to the College's claims
of being a truly diverse commu
nity.
"Once AACS made it clear how
very, very important the play was
to them, the committee decided to
recommend it be added to AACS's
budget," said Ewell.
Senate then heard AACS's bud
get request Jan. 13, at the student
government's first meeting of the
semester, but the problem hadn't
been solved.
"No one was satisfied with the
budget presented," said Senate
President Jennifer Hill. The SSBO
Guilford College, Greensboro, N.C
Milner Hall director] more than
adequately,"said James.
James is already working on
plans for the spring semester.
"We're about to gear up for a
few special requests. At some
point this semester, AACS [Af
rican American Cultural Soci
ety] and John's Island, a group
which rebuilds homes during
during break, will be coming in
for special requests."
Addressing Senate's goal this
semester, James said, "I think
it's our goal to provide money
for worthwhile projects that will
enhance the community within
our economic means."
Ashley Cobb, Bryan Hall Sen
ate representative and Budget
Committee member commented,
"Reggie has a lot of experience
with treasury work, and I think |
he would do the job well." ©
James explained his enthusi- £
asm for the job, "I feel excited
abouthaving this position. I think r
it will be a good experience and 3
challenging; at the same time, I J
expect to have a lot of fun." *'
approved
needed for the immediate fund
ing of activities to observe Mar
tin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday
was approved, but the final bud
get wasn't approved until the fol
lowing week.
Representatives from both
sides of the issue met with Sen
ate executives and others at an
additional meeting following the
Jan. 13 session of Senate. Hill
said they compromised on a bud
get of approximately $2700.
The importance of the play
and AACS's efforts to sponsor
it —the organization is receiving
a SSOO discount from the Cali
fornian acting troupe —were rec
ognized, and it became an undis
puted part of the budget.
In the compromise, AACS
agreed to look for funding of
other requests elsewhere. It was
suggested, for example, that
AACS request money from an
area like the art department to
obtain a commissioned painting,
or petition media services to buy
a copy of "Roots"—two requests
AACS had made of Senate.
"It'salwaysdifficult when giv
ing out money," said Ewell, but
both he and Wilder agreed they
are pleased with the outcome.
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Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday was celebrated in a
series of lectures and readings held Monday.
Continuing Education
Scholarsh
Leslie Brooks
Guest Writer
A Continuing Education Endowed
Scholarship Fund has been created
using a recent anonymous donation
of $25 thousand by a current CE
student.
The creation of this fund marks
the first significant, Guilford-based
scholarship in the school's history
that is specifically designated forCE
students.
The need-based scholarship will
go to students who have demon
strated academic excellence with
preference given to women who are
returning to school after working or
raising a family.
Because the scholarship will be
awarded annually, the $25,000 gift
will be invested as an endowed fund,
generating a spendable income from
which the scholarship money will be
drawn.
Approximately five percent of the
income will be used each year to
fund the scholarship, while surplus
over the five percent will be returned
to the fund.
Guilford policy states that before
a financial gift can be designated as
January 22. 1993
Ip Established
a specifically-named endowed
fund, it must total $50,000. How
ever, school officials have pledged
to raise the $25,000 donation to the
required $50,000 endowment level
within the next five years.
Guilford staff and faculty mem
bers already have increased the
fund by adding their own dona
tions to the initial gift. Chief Fi
nancial Officer Jim Newlin has
agreed to allow the income gener
ated from the initial investment to
be used to provide a scholarship of
approximately $1,250f0r the 1993-
94 academic year. As the fund in
creases within the next five years,
both the amount of the award and
the yearly number of recipients
should also increase.
CCE directer Mary Vick ex
pressed her reaction to the gift:
"There are so many bright, mo
tivated, and needy adults here at
Guilford. I'm delighted that this
scholarship is targeted specifically
for CE students—not just because
of the money, but for the psycho
logical boost that such a generous
gesture gives to students and staff
alike."