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SECURITY REPORT
The following are some inci
dents that have been investigated
by Security from January Ist to
January 24, 1997.
Larcenies
On Jan. 13, a student reported
that her wallet had been stolen
from the Bauman building. The
wallet is dark blue with a gold ring
that attatched the checkbook to
the wallet. The wallet contained
$350.00 cash, checks, and a mili
tary I.D. card. There are no sus
pects in this case.
On Jan. 14, a student reported
SEXUAL ASSAULT AWARENESS
PREVENTION CLASS -By Tracy Welch-Mills
The Security Department is sponsoring a Sexual Assault and Awareness Prevention Class on Satur
day, February 8, 1997. The class will be held in Dana Auditorium and is open to all members of the
Guilford community. Students, faculty and staff are asked to attend.
The first session of the class begins at 9:ooam. Irv Henry, director of Professional Education at
Family and Children's Services of Greater Greensboro, will teach the session. She has completed exten
sive work in family violence and victim services programs.
The second session of the class will begin at 10:30 am, and will be taught by Joanne Brindle, technical
skills instructor for the Criminal Justice Department at Guilford Technical Community College. She is
certified by the state of NC to teach self-defense. This portion of the instruction will be hands-on self
defense training intended to teach us to protect ourselves against sexual assault.
We invite all members of the community to put on their sweatsuits, tennis shoes, and defensive atti
tudes and join us for a morning of awareness and instruction. Any questions? Call Tracy at ext. 2913.
The Guilfordian
that his Emerson VCR with re
mote control, and his Dial page
beeper were stolen from his room
in Milner. The student discov
ered the property missing after he
returned from Christmas break.
Value of the stolen property is
$230.00. This case is still under
investigation.
Assaults
On Jan. 19, Security investi
gated an assault that occurred at
Bryan Hall. A student was hit
over the head with a beer bottle
after entering a student's room
without permission. Security
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Faculty voice concerns
over curriculum reform
COLIN MCFADDEN-ROAN
staff writer
In an attempt to speed the pro
cess of curriculum reform, the Fac
ulty Curriculum Reform Subcom
mittee has proposed the elimination
of most existing distribution re
quirements.
The main goal of this is to lower
the number of courses a student
must take, thus making it easier for
students to double major or concen
trate in a second field of study.
A double major or concentration
would be required along with the
primary major for all new students
by the Fall Semester of 2000.
In recent years, other schools,
like the Ivy League Brown Univer
sity, have done away with core re
quirements entirely. Martha
Cooley, academic dean, pointed out,
"Everybody's talking about the
same things we are."
The subcommittee's reasoning
for the changes is an attempt to help
students become more ready for the
current employment market.
As Max Carter asked, "What do
the students need to survive in
today's world?"
The new system would require
"competencies" which could theo
retically come from courses in any
transported the injured student to
Wesley Long Hospital where he
was treated and released. Judicial
charges are pending in this case.
On Jan. 19, Security investi
gated a domestic dispute which re
sulted in one student's hand being
injured. The case has been referred
to the Conflict Resolution Center.
Underage Drinking
Security investigated two sepa
rate incidents of underage students
in the possession of alcoholic bev
erages. Judicial charges are pend
ing in both cases.
Submitted by Tracy Welch-Mills
anuarv 31,1997
Jack Zerbe, Theatre Studies chair, discusses
curriculum reform at the Faculty Meeting on Jan. 22.
department, as opposed to the cur
rent system in which students gain
breadth of education by taking
courses in several departments.
Both practices do, in theory,
teach students the different ways
of thinking (e.g., scientific, histori
cal, cross-cultural).
One side-effect of the new sys
tem would be a more intense stu
dent advisor relationship. No one
could simply enter Guilford and
fulfill requirements the first two
years, so, students would most
likely need added guidance from
an advisor.
At the faculty forum on the sub
ject on January 22, there were
many professors who found this
possible change very exciting but
there were also many who raised
pointed concerns.
Many professors showed con
cern not so much about what the
requirements were or which ones
ought to be kept but justifying for
students—and prospective stu
dents —what is required of them.
THE COMMUNITY RECORD
vital issues and events in community senate
WALLACE APPROVED AS
SPC CHAIR
Tasha Wallace was approved as
the new Special Projects Commit
tee chair during Wednesday's
meeting. Also, Brady Nemeth re
signed as business manager.
VAX NOTES & EMAIL
DISTRIBUTION WILL KEEP
YOU INFORMED
You can sign on to VAX notes
to keep informed about what is
going on in Senate. Enter the
"Senate_lnformation", and type
"dir" to see a listing of all topics.
To reply, simply type, "rep", and
Control-Z> when finished. Also,
email OR call your senator to be
added to a distribution list of sen
ate mailings!!
STUDENT FORUM TO BE
HELD TO HEAR CONCERNS
A student forum will be held on
Monday, February 10 at 8:00pm in
With or without justifications,
any system with fewer require
ments would make it necessary for
professors to put more time into
the advising process.
"A process that we have cur
rently abdicated," according to
Rex Adelberger, "because we have
this creed [the core requirements]
which can be checked off."
Adelberger, like many, feels
one student and that student's ad
visor can figure out what course
of study is best for that student.
According to Joe Groves,
though, "The major problem of
moving to an unstructured environ
ment is the student to teacher ratio."
Guilford's current ratio is up
wards of 15:1, which with a pro
posed smaller faculty would
present a problem in the advising
process; it would be more difficult
for any given advisor to make them
selves available for the necessarily
larger amount of time and still ef
fectively teach all their courses.
the cafeteria about the distribution
requirements and the curriculum
reform. Come voice your opinion,
concern, and questions at the forum.
Everyone is encouraged to attend.
SENIORS, SENIORS, SENIORS
There will be an important
meeting for all seniors today at
3:oopm in Boren Lounge. If you
are a senior, you are strongly urged
to attend.
MCNEMAR SPEAKS ABOUT
BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROV
ALS
President Don McNemar spoke
briefly to Senate about the changes
that will be occurring on the
Guilford campus with the approval
of $5 million for safety, structural
and enhancement purposes, and $4
million for Information Services
and Technology purposes. Comput
ers in Bauman will be upgraded and
dorms will be networked.