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2 Keir Bickerstaffe • editor in chief Amy Broach * business manager Courtney Christian • news editor Ben Thome • features editor Lindsay Oldenski • editorials editor Adam Lucas • sports editor Kelly Davis • back page editor Sara Johnson • photography editor Olivia Riordan • layout editor Jeannie Dahlhauser • copy editor John Cocking • online editor Laura Parker • assitant online editor Amanda Leinonen-Dufresne • subscriptions manager Alice Reid • circulation manager, office manager Allison Randall • production manager Jeff Jeske • advisor Ph fS Irene Kelly • Owen Finberg • Damian Deßello • Dan Morse • Chloe McQuiston Dan Milgrom • Lauren Gill • George Binns • Damian Miller • Becca Lee Amy Newsome • Cory Birdwhistell • Stacey Vincent • Marjorie Hall Kelly Davis • Greg Rinaldi 'Julie KaufTman • Kari Albertson • Ben Ford Emily Dinges • Peter Morscheck • David Jester • Scott Attar STAFF MEETINGS ARE MONDAYS AT 7:15 P.M. IN THE PASSION PIT ALL ARE WELCOME TO ATTEND THE GUILFORDIAN Box 17717, Guilford College, Greensboro, NC 27410 (910) 316-2306 • FAX (910) 316-2950 GUILFORDIAN@RASGAL.GUILFORD.EDU BEG YOUR PARDON We apologize for the unusual amount of typos in the October 11 issue of The Guilfordian. We experienced massive computer troubles and had to retype all copy in time for printing. On the same note, we'd like to give exorbitant amounts of praise to everyone who helped us during our misfortune. We can't thank you enough!! SECURITY REPORT The following are cases that were handled by Security from October 1, 1996 to Oc tober 28,1996. Security investigated three acts of vandalism. Two of these three occurred in Founders Hall: Oct 1: Security responded to a call from Marriott workers in reference to vandalism they discovered upon reporting to work. An unknown individual threw apples against the wall and scattered broken glass all over the floor in front of the IX). desk in the cafeteria. Oct 8: At 9:3oam Student Activities personnel reported to Security that a hole had been put in a wall of the Founders Basement Game Room. The hole was approximately one foot long and was located on the wall across from the doors, be tween the two windows. Oct 23: At B:32am a mem ber of Housekeeping reported to Security that a table had been vandalized in Bryan Hall. Upon arriving, the security officer found that the table, labeled The Guilfordian D3l, had in fact been thrown into the Quad. The table was destroyed. There were two incidents of stolen bikes reported to Secu rity for the month of October: Oct 7: A gray Specialized Hard Rock bike with yellow let tering was stolen from the Stu dent Apartments. According to the victim the bike was stolen between s:oopm and 7:oopm. The bike was taken from the second-floor balcony in front of Apartment 722. Value of the bike is estimated at $170.00. The bike was not locked at the time of theft Oct 14: A black Bianchi Ocelot mountain bike was sto len from the front of Founders Hall. The owner reported that he left the bike in front of the steps at Founders between 6:3opm and 7:oopm. The bike was not locked at the time of theft. Estimated value is $200.00 If anyone has any informa tion on these incidents, please call Security at 316-2909 or "0" from any campus phone. news Profs granted study leaves for '97-'9B STACEY VINCENT staff writer If you notice some familiar fac ulty faces are missing next year don't be worried, they'll be back_ eventually. Eight members of Guilford's faculty will be on leave next year, but this is no holiday. They will be hard at work improv ing their courses or pursuing other schol arly endeavors. The Faculty Af fairs Committee has approved study leaves this year for: Carol Clark (Eco nomics), Dean DelaMotte (French), Claire Helgeson (Education), Adrienne Israel (His tory), Beth Keiser (English), Mel Keiser (Religion), Jonathan Malino (Philosophy), and Claire Morse (Psychology). Each year the college grants study leaves for up to eight full-time tenured faculty members. Accord ing to the guidelines printed in the faculty handbook, "The primary purpose of study leaves are schol arly activity and personal renewal and refreshment, benefiting the in dividual, the individual's students, THE COMMUNITY RECORD vital issues and events in community senate TAY STOCKS RESIGNS AS VP FOR SECOND SEMESTER Senate president Steve Marasco informed Senators that Vice-Presi dent Tay Stocks has resigned from Senate, effective the end of the semester. Stocks will be spending the second semester in Ghana. COOPER-HENRY TO TAKE OVER AS VP Senate secretary Adjowii Coo per-Henry will replace Tay Stocks as VP for the second semester. Senate is currently looking for a secretary to fill the position that will be left vacant. Interested par ties should contact Steve Marasco in the Senate office at x 2310. WORKER APPRECIATION DAY Worker Appreciation Day will be held on November 15, 1996. The Community Concerns Com mittee is asking for suggestions and ideas from the student body. November 1,1996 the teaching profession and the College." Martha Cooley, Guilford's aca demic dean, says, "Teaching is a labor intensive-profession." There is little time for instructors to im prove themselves, develop their courses, or pursue other scholarly objectives, such as writing a book, without being granted a leave of absence. Tenured instructors are allowed to apply for a study leave every seven years. During this time they are re leased from all college duties and free to focus on whatever projects they are pursuing. The leave periods may be one or two se mesters in length. In structors that take ad vantage of this oppor tunity retain all ben efits and, if they are granted a full year, will "All these faculty members have interesting plans for their leaves... they are all so specific to that person and that person's interests." - Martha Cooley receive 2/3's of their salary. Instruc tors taking only one semester will retain their full salary. This is con sidered a job benefit and is funded by the college. The Faculty Affairs Committee considers each proposal and de cides who will be granted leave based on the instructor's proposal to the college, the instructor him- CURRICULUM REVISION ONGOING The Subcommittee on Curricu lum Revision is looking at the cur rent structure of the general edu cation requirements. The curricu lum at Guilford College has not been changed since 1978. Issues on the subcommittee's agenda in clude: distribution requirements, a required Theory and Practice course (internship related), Multiculturalism, Gender, Race and Ethnic issues, and the devel opment of a sophomore humani ties course. Anyone with any sug gestions or comments for the com mittee, please contact Student Representative Cory Birdwhistell at ext. 3880. SECURITY AND SAFETY COMMITTEE REPORTS POSSIBLE CHANGE Security and Safety Committee is looking into the following pos self, and the students. They also consider how the instructor's ab sence will affect their department, and whether or not the instructor's department will be able to cover their classes. Adrienne Israel, a Guilford his tory instructor who has been granted a study leave, has more planned for her leave than even she thinks she can complete. She plans to work on polishing up some new classes, research African women in relation to Pentecostalism, and work on some chapters she is writ ing for a book. Israel definitely does not plan to kick back and take it easy, but says, "I find this work so interesting that I feel rejuve nated." Claire Morse intends to look at how other schools teach research methods, Mel Keiser will focus on a Quaker theology manuscript, and Claire Helgeson will be working on how to teach science in schools. According to Martha Cooley, "All of the faculty members have inter esting plans for their leaves. What makes them so interesting is that they are all so specific to that per son and that person's interests." Although they will be missed around the campus their return will be much anticipated, not only for the reunion of friendships, but for the new knowledge they will be bringing back with them. sible change: - Dorm lock-down at spm in stead of 7pm to prepare students for the 24-hour lock-down which will be enforced when the campus is converted to a Key Card system in the next few years. STUDENT RESIDENCE COUNCIL LISTS POSSIBLE CHANGE - A recycling program in which Bonner Scholars will receive Bonner hours for picking up stu dents' recycling bags from their dorms. This program would allow students to place the green recy cling bags outside of their dorm room and they would be picked up and taken for recycling. LEADERS MEETING -ALL CLUB LEADERS!!! There will be a Leaders Meet ing on Friday at 3:3opm in Boren Lounge. All clubs need to be rep resented.
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