Choir tour kicks off March 1
LEIGH KING
staff Writer
• The Guilford College Choir is
gearing up for their Spring Break
'96 concert tour of the Mid-Atlan
tic and Northeastern United States.
Students inyolved in the choir will
perform nine concerts in North
Carolina, Virginia, Washington
D.C., New Jersey, and Massachu
setts.
Choir director Ed Lowe has cho
sen a variety of songs that he feels
will appeal to everyone. The choir
will begin their concert with stan
dard choral music that Lowe feels
is "high-brow literature that will live
on forever."
The performance will continue
with a selection of secular classical
music followed by folk songs of the
United States and other countries.
The '96 concert will come to a close
with the excitement of spirituals and
songs from Broadway musicals.
The '96 tour is sure to be excit
ing and is meaningful in many ways.
According to Lowe, the concert tour
has a large impact on the students
involved, allows for continued in
teraction with the alumni, and helps
to promote the college.
"One of the beautiful things
about the tour is what it does for the
Maintenance ready to
crack down on pet policy
STACEY VINCENT
staff writer
If you are a resident student at Guilford Col
lege, come "pet-less" or prepare to face the pos
sibility of judicial charges and fines.
The college's new "Pet Policy," stated dearly
in the student handbook, says: "Pets found in
residence halls, alternative housing or die stu
dent apartments will result in judicial charges
and billing the resident and/or pet owner for man
datory fumigation and cleaning."
It also warns that any violation of this policy,
"can result in relocation of the student occupant
to a different residence hall."
The policy does make one exception, how
ever, for fish, "if they are kept in a sanitary con
dition."
The likelihood of judicial charges being
brought against a student is in direct proportion
to the cooperation erf the student in removing the
pet from campus grounds within 24-48 hours. If
the animal is relocated, the result is usually a writ
ten reprimand
The cleaning and fumigation bill can be
counted on, however, and, according to the Main
tenance Department, the average cost is S4O.
George Segabade, the associate director of
residential life at Guilford, emphasized that this
policy is "strictly upheld" He also added, for
those of us wondering about the barking dogs
right next to the security offices, that CCE and
married students living in the Frazier apartments
are "allowed to keep pets they had prior to mov
ing onto campus, but no new ones are allowed."
February 23, 1996 news The Guilfordian
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Ed Lowe directs the Guilford choir in song
young people in terms of their own
personal development," said Lowe.
He feels that many students find the
tour to be "an eye opener" and al
lows them to "broaden their outlook
on life."
• Many of the members of choir
realize the great experience that the
tour can be as well.
"The choir tour is going to be a
lot of fun. It is neat going to all the
different places," said second-year
choir member Meredith Polak
The tour also allows the college
to keep in contact with its alumni.
President Bill Rogers joins the choir
So, why all the fuss? Not only are there state
and local laws that prohibit it, but it would cre
ate a nuisance problem.
Several of the RA's main concerns were: the
noise factor, flea infestation and "the sensitivity
of others in the hall" —allergies, in other wads.
Objections were also based on the possibility of
dog or cat bites, escaped pets and simple consid
eration for those who may not be comfortable
around animals.
If, of course, these do not seem like valid rea
sons to you, you could always broach the sub
ject with the Student Residence Council.
Hilda Martin, residential life office secretary,
said that attempts have been made to change this
policy before and "any student has the right to
toy," but "that it would be non-productive to do
thaL" In fact, Mrs. Martin said that the result of
such an attempt would be "chaotic."
There have been illegal pets on campus be
fore—mostly dogs, cats and ferrets, but not many.
Segabade said that there were "a few every year,
the most in any particular year was probably
five." He also added quickly that the school does
toy to respect the privacy of its students and tries
to refiain from doing room searches or anything
of the sort The clandestine critters were usually
"encountered by chance."
We should all appreciate the reasons behind
the policy and try to conform to its guidelines,
and if nothing else, consider the consequences
before attempting to sneak a pet onto campus.
True, fish are not always the most entertain
ing pets, but they are allowed, and they are bet
ter than the alternative—nothing.
onstage and updates the alumni on
the activities of Guilford College.
The students are involved as well
since their families tend to be
alumni. For those host families that
are not alumni, the students serve
as "ambassadors of Guilford Col
lege." The choir further promotes
the college through the concerts and
receptions that follow.
For all students involved, the
Guilford College Choir is beneficial
to students, alumni and the college
itself. All students are welcome to
join the Guilford College choir next
year and receive a credit for the class
as well.
Week
Ahead
FEBRUARY 2-9
Sunday, February 25
7:00 pm: Catholic Mass.
The Gallery. Contact: Chris
Hoffman (x 3837)
Monday, February 26
5:30 pm: Quaker Concerns.
Boren Lounge. Contact: Ruthi
Scotti (x 3329)
6:00 pm: Square Dance.
Sternberger. Contact: Jessica
Piekielek (x 3190)
7:00 pm: NGM. Boren
Lounge. Contact: Chris Posten
(x 3614)
8:00 pm: Guilfordian Staff
Meeting. Passion Pit. Contact:
Cory Birdwhistell (x 3598)
Tuesday, February 27
7:3oam: Inter Varsity. Boren
Lounge. Contact: Robin
Lichtenwalner (x 2643)
5:15 pm: Holy Eucharist.
Moon Room. Contact: Jim
Prevatt (294-1282)
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8:30 pm: Inter Varsity. Boren
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Thursday, February 29
7:30 am: Inter Varsity. Boren
Lounge. Contact: Robin
Lichtenwalner (x 2643)
8:00 pm: Guilford Ultimate.
Passion Pit. Contact: Dylan
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9:00 pm: Women's Aware
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