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Three Guilford professors arrested,
students participate in K-Mart protest
CHRISTY HERBES
staff writer
On Monday, January 15, this
year's celebration of Martin Luther
King Jr. Day, over 200 Guilford
College Students and Faculty
members gathered together for a
non-violent protest outside
Greensboro's Super K-Mart build
ing.
Those involved were protesting
the treatment of Greensboro's K-
Mart Distribution Center employ
ees, the majority of whom are mi
nority workers.
These employees are not pro
vided with proper bathroom facili
ties and also receive an average of
$4.60 less than distribution work
ers in other locations who are do
ing the same jobs as those em
ployed in Greensboro.
The protest involved several
hundred people gathered outside
the K-Mart premises, singing,
chanting and involving themselves
in other non-violent means of pro
test.
The police were previously in
formed by the Pulpit Forum Com-
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Claire Morse
mittee (organized for the protests)
of the protesters' plans, and over
140 police members were already
stationed on the premises to main
tain order and control.
Those protesters that did not
submit to the police's requests to
leave were arrested, taken to the
admittance basement at the police
station and released shortly there
after.
Among those arrested were
Guilford faculty members Claire
Morse, Joe Groves and Kay Doost.
These faculty protesters were ar
rested with the knowledge of the
consequences of their action a
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maximum S2OO fine and a Misde
meanor charge. All had previously
taken a training sessio organized
by the Peulpit Forum.
Morse saw the protest as a "con
tinuation of the King Legacy" and
considered her actions "a way to
raise concern about the mistreat
ment of people in our society and
respect for human beings."
She felt that she was "sur
rounded by people with the same
commitment" as she had and con
sidered the event to be "a commu
nity building experience." She felt
the charges were "relatively mi
nor" compared with the impact the
protest had on the community.
Groves also felt that the protest
impacted positively on the com
munity. He stated that before the
protests in December, Greensboro
business leaders were refusing to
correspond with the Pulpit Forum
leaders.
Now, after this second grooup of
protesting arrests, the business
leaders have sought out the Forum
members and there has been in
creased media coverage about the
Bumgarner chosen
alumni director
staff report
Bob R. Bumgarner, former op
erations manager for Lowe's of
North Greensboro, NC, has been
named director of alumni relations
at Guilford College effective June
1.
In this position, Bumgarner will
direct Guilford's efforts to build
and maintain a strong, supportive
network among the Guilford Col
lege alumni and between the
alumni and the college itself.
He will represent the college to
its alumni and will also represent
the distinctive alumni point of
view to the college.
His specific responsibilities will
be to manage the efforts of the
Parents Relations Program, serve
on the Guilford College Alumni
Association Board of Directors,
coordinate activities related to
Homecoming and Alumni Week
end, and establish and support
alumni chapters in cities across the
U.S.
"We are surely fortunate to have
someone with Bob's very success
ful administrative experience and
wonderful loyalty to Guilford Col
lege in this key position," said
Guilford College President Bill
Rogers.
January 26, 1996
issue of mistreatment.
He further stated that his protest
expressed his "commitment to
non-violent social change" and
"expanded the circle of interested
people" concerning the issue.
Although no students were for
mally arrested, many students par
ticipated in the protest. Student
Danielle Goldberg, serving as the
Student Coordinator, organized a
booth in Founders Lobby to gain
support for the issue and suc
ceeded in organizing many stu
dents for the protest.
Senior Kadi Hodges felt that her
involvement in the protest helped
the cause "because it is important
to have large numbers of people
to attract attention" from the pub
lic.
She felt that "anyone involved
helps in some way," and she urges
students to "read the newspaper
because the workers have a lot to
say. We all need to be diligent
about being aware of these situa
tions."
Senior Sarah Dings also com
mented about student involvement
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Bumgarner
"Bob Bumgarner brings the en
ergy, warmth and vision that will
inspire alumni activities all across
the country."
Bumgarner received his
bachelor's degree in business ad
ministration from Guilford in
1967, and joined Lowes at its gen
eral office in North Wilkesboro,
NC the following year.
He held several positions at the
general office, including purchas
ing agent, head of the Contractor
Technical Services Department,
coordinator of the Homestead Pro
gram and director of sales promo
tions.
in the protest. She feels that "the
people who have done the organiz
ing are very passionate about their
cause and have made it easy to
become involved" in the issue.
Dings also said it was "great to
see college students black and
white, young and old, religious and
non-religious all involved in this
cause" and urges students to con
tact Danielle Goldberg for further
information.
Already there has been visible
positive change concerning the is
sue and this has been greatly as
sisted by those Guilford students
and faculty who have seen this in
justice and who have made the ef
fort to act out against it. If you wish
to become involved, there are stu
dent and faculty contacts who will
appreciate any kind of support or
effort you are willing to make.
Real
World
star
to visit
staff report
Mohammed Bilal of MTV's top
rated television show 'The Real
World" will speak at Guilford Col
lege on Saturday, February 17 at
8:30 p.m. in Dana Auditorium.
Bilal will speak on his works as
an AIDS activist and his experi
ence living with Pedro Zemora, an
HIV-positive man, on "The Real
World." His presentation is a part
of AIDS About AIDS 1996, a stu
dent service-learning conference
on AIDS, and is free and open to
the public.
Bilal was one of seven young
people who were brought together
by MTV for a series that docu
mented their daily lives in San
Francisco. One of Bilal's
housemates was Pedro Zemora, an
HIV-positive Latino man from
Florida. Zemora died just after the
show's season ended.
Mohammed Bilal grew up dur
ing the 1980s in San Francisco, a
city which has actively responded
to the AIDS epidemic. As a black
youth he knows minority chal
lenges. His life experiences have
been unique and multifaceted, and
he speaks about them with intelli
gence and energy. His perspective
and fame will deliver a powerful
message about AIDS.