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President Rich Ewell started
Community Senate meeting by
giving a summary of what was
discussed in the military re
cruitment forum on Tuesday,
Nov. 29. Ewell informed Sena
tors that the Career Develop
ment Center will have informa
tion about military recruitment,
but it will not encourage it,
based on Quaker beliefs.
Moving into Committee re
ports, Anna Nichols, head of
Academic Affairs Committee,
informed Senators that a study
room at Bauman 205 will be
open for students from 10:05
p.m. to 8 a.m. This happened
as a response to students' ne
cessity of having more quiet
study areas. Budget Commit
tee reported about a request
from the Student Loan Fund
Auction for $1660, and SLFA
Chairperson J. Kelly Davis ex
plained this was a much smaller
request than last year because
the auction will be held on cam
pus. Community Concerns
Committee presented a chalk
ing policy of four points about
the use of chalking on campus.
Senators discussed possible
changes in the Senate Consti
tution which will be brought
to Special Projects Committee
for discussion.
Last week's special request
by WQFS of $2275 for a new
antenna was approved by sena
tors. Mike Kimel, Director of
Security and Safety, talked to
Senators about students rights
on campus. A broad discussion
about sexual assault and Guil
ford policy about the issue
brought different concerns and
questions from Senators. Kimel
explained that sexual assault
cases will not be included on
the annual Guilford crime re
port if there are not substantial
facts that prove that the assaults
occurs.
A quick revision of the pro
posed drinking policy revision
for the Apartments followed.
Ewell explained to Senators
that the proposal only includes
the Apartments because this is
the area on campus where more
21-year-old and older students
live on campus. Next week
will be the last Senate meeting
before Christmas break.
Former Guilford student
recounts Haitian struggle
Luisa Constanza
Senate/Club Coordinator
There is a small Haitian boy who
is lucky to eat one meal every day.
He has found a friend in one
American soldier in Camp Haitian.
The 22-year-old soldier, who once
attended Guilford College, can't
think about eating his lunch while
thousands of people are starving a
few steps out of the base. He has
decided to give his meal to his new
friend who also constantly asks
him if he can come with him to
America.
Not only does that little boy
want to come to the U.S.A., but the
soldiers also wonder when they
will be back here. Extreme :ases
of homesickness and depression
have already been demonstrated
by the suicides committed by
Chalking policy proposed
Luisa Constanza
Senate/Club Coordinator
After all the controversy
that chalking on campus has cre
ated, the Community Concerns
Committee presented a chalking
policy to the Community Sen
ate. The policy presents four
main points in which it is speci
fied where chalking will be and
will not be permitted on campus.
Jeannette Dye, co-chair of
Community Concerns Commit
tee, refers to the policy express-
Main Campus and CCE students
Have you planned for the PHYSICAL in your spring semester schedule? If not, there is still time
to sign up for elective physical activity courses (SPST 100) offered by the Department of Sports
Studies. There's room in the following classes:
SNOW SKIING
For all skill levels. Jan. 3-7, at
Appalachian and Beech Ski
Mountains. Classes taught by the
French-Swiss Ski School. A
&243 fee covers ski rentals, les
ions, and motel lodging (4 to a
oom.) The campus coordinator
s Robert Fulton, ext. 2161. P/F
grading, 1 credit
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American soldiers
"It's not easy to be far away from
home for so long, living in tents
that flow every time it rains and
waking up in a country that shows
starvation and poverty everywhere
you look," the soldier told his fi
ance, a junior at Guilford. She
does not wish for her name or the
name of her fiance to be published.
The troops have helped to con
struct shelters and latrines, but they
know that once they leave Haiti,
things will return to the way they
were. Haitians wait for fast re
sponse from the elected govern
ment; it has been accused of act
ing slowly. Meanwhile, the gov
ernment has delayed elections for
March. American troops will have
to stay longer in Haiti, until stabil
ity in the country can be estab
lished.
ing that, "Students agreed that
there shouldn't be a policy about
chalking. However, the policy that
CCC made will not limit people's
freedom of speech and will allow
people to express their views on
most of the campus."
The CCC will ask for approval
of the policy in the next Senate
meeting, Wednesday, Dec. 7.
Senators will talk with their con
stituents about the policy before
the approval, and any member of
the Guilford community wishing
to express him/herself (Hi this is
sue may contact Dye, Co-Chair
Jabu Thabede.
ROCK CLIMBING
Learn on the new indoor wall at
Tumblebees Gymnastics. Excel
lent instruction —for both genders
and all ages! As9o fee covers les
sons, equipment, and end-of
course optional trip. Two sec
tions —Mondays, 7-9 p.m., or
Thursdays, noon to 2 p.m. The
campus coordinator is Joyce Clark,
ext. 2160. P/F grading, 1 credit.
Twice a day, the 22-year-old sol
dier writes his fiance by e-mail.
They have been engaged since
February, and have seen each other
only four times since then. Before,
world peace and conflicts were
only newspaper issues for the
couple. Now, those issues affect
the day that they could see each
other again.
"Hopefully, we will see each
other for Christmas.. .if there isn't
any war," the soldier wrote his fi
ance on the screen of the computer.
The soldiers will be back and
their families and friends will be
waiting for them. But after all that
these soldiers have seen in Haiti,
it will be difficult for some of them
to eat their Christmas dinners hap
pily. In their minds they will re
member all those skinny children
in Haiti who have nothing to eat.
The chalking policy reads:
1-There will be no chalking on any academic
building. Any chalking on these buildings will be
considered defacement and erased.
2-Chalking will not be permitted on Residence
Halls. However Community Senate will allow Hall
Councils to change this, and decide whether chalk
ing may be permitted on their building.
3-Chalking will be permitted on sidewalks. Com
munity Senate asks that students respect fellow
students and do not use profanity.
4- Chalk will not be funded by Community Sen
ate Budget Committee.
HORSEBACK RIDING
For all skill levels. Taught at
Henson Farm Stables in
Summerfield, approximately 20
minutes from campus—great
horses! A $l5O fee for lessons and
use of horses. Two sections —
Mondays, 1:15 to 3:15 p.m., or
Thursdays, 1:15 to 3:15 p.m. The
campus coordinator is Joyce Clark,
ext. 2160. P/F grading, 1 credit.
Human
Rights
day today
The Guilford chapter of Am
nesty International celebrates Hu
man Rights Day, Dec. 2, with sev
eral events.
On Thursday, Dec. 1, a candle
light vigil was held at 10:00 p.m.
in front of Founders. People were
encouraged to bring names of cur
rent political prisoners, groups, or
the names of those who have died
because of their beliefs. Candles
were lit in recognition and
memory.
Today, Amnesty has a booth in
Founders from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
People are invited to sign holiday
greeting cards (in both English and
Spanish) that will be sent to pris
oners of conscience around the
world. Amnesty members ask the
Guilford community to participate
in this activity in order to support
those imprisoned.
CANOE CAMPING
For all skill levels, but must be
able to tread water with full
clothing. Excellent instruc
tion —including Whitewater tech
niques. A $125 fee for lessons,
all equipment, and end-of-course
trip. Tuesdays, 7-8:30 p.m.
Campus coordinator is Kathy
Tritschler, ext. 2145. P/F grad
ing, 1 credit