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A welcome
from Security
TRACY WELCH
guest writer
The Security Department would like to welcome all students, faculty,
and staff to the 1996-97 school year. Security would like to remind all
students to keep their cars, rooms, and valuables locked at all times to
prevent theft and/or loss.
Security would also like to remind all students of our escort services
on campus. If you need a ride while on campus do not hesitate to call.
We can be reached by dialing 0 or 2908 from any campus phone. Do not
walk alone at night. Use the buddy system or call for an escort!
You should also be aware of the fact that N.C. State Law, General
Statute 14-269.2, states that it is a felony for any person to possess any
firearm (to include air rifles and BB guns) in any public or private school
building or bus, campus grounds, recreational area, athletic field, or other
property used or owned by an educational institution.
We ask that everyone cooperate with the parking regulations on cam
pus and only park in their designated parking areas. The maximum al
lowed speed on campus is 20 mph. All students should be familiar with
the motor vehicle regulations on page 20 of the student handbook.
If you have any questions about the above information or any security
concerns please call the Security Department at x 2908. For emergencies
call x 2911 from any campus phone or from one of our four campus Blue
Light E-Phones.
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• Give your location
• Give your name
• Describe the nature of the emergency and answer any ques
tions the Control Room Operator asks of you. Hie more informa
tion we can give the faster we can help you.
The Guilfordian
news
Elections marked by little
contention, big turnout
KELLY DAVIS
staff writer
The Community Senate repre
sentatives election brought 341
students to the pools Monday.
Twenty-five new and returning
students participated in both con
tested and uncontested races this
year. All of the positions were
filled except for the apartment rep
resentative.
"We're really pleased with the
turnout," says the Senate president
Steve Marasco.
This is a marked difference
from the previous year's election.
Last year only 199 students voted.
Fourteen students ran, leaving po
sitions open in Bryan, Hobbs, En
glish, the apartments, and the al
ternative housing.
For the first time in Marasco's
career at Guilford all the Bryan
positions were filled at the begin
ning of the year.
Although the turnout was much
larger than in past years, there were
still a great deal of students who
did not vote for various reasons.
The common practice of using
signs to alert the student body
about events seemed to miss its
intended target. First-year Milner
resident Nathan Tarr said, "I had
no idea there was an election."
"I thought it would be irrespon
sible to vote," said Jonathan
Thielen, "due to my lack of knowl
edge about the candidates."
This prevailing sentiment
seemed to hold back a number of
students who had no concrete in
formation about whom they would
be voting for.
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ELECTION RESULTS
Milacr R*P Marv Hobbs Rep First-vear Rep
•Colin Riggs - 50 *olivia Riordan - 19 •Alit Bedik - 66
•Steve Karakadisis - 47 Jessica Robertson - 11 Devra Thomas - 47
•Daniel Summers, Jr. - 45 Michelle Gray - 4 Other - 1
•John Robicheau - 41
Brvan Rep Short Rep Sophomore Rep
•Betsy Blake - 37 * Tasha Wallace - 13 ♦James Norton - 80
•Molly Gochman - 26
♦Kelsey Ryan - 24 Alt. Homing Rep Junior Rep
•Benjamin Marks - 22 *Jessica Templeton - 22 ♦Jen Brown - n/a
Binford Rep ♦Jessa Malone-18
•Jessica Attas - 59 Other - 5 Senior Rep
•Bethany Freeman - 55 *Jeanette Dye - n/a
♦Delphine Lincy - 55 PaySfadtntßtp
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Engltth R*g •Lessia Quenon - 7
♦Peter Morshek - 20
* students who will represent in Senate are starred
Rolf Borei summed up a more
common problem with, "I knew I
forgot something." Since the elec
tions are held in the Founders
lobby, off-campus students and
apartment residents often forget to
cast their votes, as was evident in
the turnout for day-student repre
sentative.
Tay Stocks, Senate vice-presi
dent, suggested a solution for
people who may be running for
uncontested positions in the future.
"[lf they] feel their position
isn't going to be contested, [they
should] still campaign so that
people will know who they are."
Of the races, only two were
contested. The Mary Hobbs Hall
race had three first-year students
making a bid for the single spot.
Olivia Riordan won, receiving 19
votes to Jessica Robertson's 11 and
Michelle Gray's 4.
The other contested race was
for first-year representative. Alit
Bedik won the contest with 66
votes to Devra Thomas's 42.
When asked about the victory,
Bedik said, "I'll try to represent the
freshman class to the best of my
abilities."
These two races were charac
teristic of the new students this
year. Of the twenty-five people
who ran, fifteen were first-year or
transfer.
Also, 135 of the people voting
were new students with the other
three classes only adding up to 206
people.
When asked if he was hesistant
about the heavy representation by
new students in Community Sen
ate, Marasco said, "Not at all, I'm
confident in their abilities. I'm
really pleased with the number of
new students involved and I'm
confident that it will be a very suc
cessful year."