'Are our voices really heard?'
Strategic Long Range Plan forum causes skepticism in student body
By Honor McElroy and
Anna Belle Peevey
STAFF WRITERS
The age of major re
search universities is a trying
time for small liberal arts col
leges. There are more places
in colleges than high school
seniors that graduate. These
two factors contribute to the
current financial instability of
Guilford College.
To remedy this, Presi
dent Don McNemar and Vice-
President Bobby Wayne Clark
developed the Strategic Long
Range Plan, presented on Jan.
18th, 2000. The plan is a 26-
page document outlining a se
ries of changes to be made
over the next five years that
will seriously alter the direction of
Guilford College.
"The means by which Guilford
College may strengthen its dis
tinctive place in private liberal arts
education," as stated in the plan's
introduction, have caught the ever
searching eye for justice of many
Guilford students. Increasing en
rollment means placing certain
priorities above others, and some
25th year of
CDomen's Studies
Karie Johnson
STATT WRITER
"You read anything femi
nist, and you get sucked in,"
said senior Julie Kauffman
last weekend in a presenta
tion at the Women's Studies
Conference, quoting philoso
phy professor Nancy Daukas.
Women, men, faculty, stu
dents, alumni, and friends cel
ebrated the 25th anniversary
of women's studies at Guilford
on Friday, March 24th, which
focused on student research,
and Saturday, the day of real
celebration.
The conference started on
Friday with students reading
papers and giving presenta
tions, with discussion follow
ing. The co-directors of the
event were students Megan
Glancy and Ingrid Werge.
Saturday began with cof
fee and bagels, followed by
Please see WotYWri, page 3
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Athletic facilities are a major aspect of the Plan.
students see this as abandoning
the principles upon which the
school was founded.
Thirty to forty students, along
with McNemar and administrators
Art Gillis, Martha Cooley, Mona
Olds, and Bobby Wayne Clark dis
cussed the plan in an open forum
on Tuesday, March 21st.
Among the concerns are the
time and money allocated for the
Brad McNeely leaving
By Peter Morsheck
STAFT WRITER
When he started at Guilford
in 1997, the cafeteria was in
trouble. Beset by complaints
about poor food quality as well as
scandals plaguing the two prior
managers (alleged embezzlement
for one and racism for the other),
Guilford's account was a known
risk. In addition, Marriott's con
tract was up for renewal.
Enter Brad McNeely.
With a given track record for
saving other accounts, he came to
Guilford and had an immediate
impact on food quality here as
well as with the students them
selves. Rather than attend fac
ulty meeting each week, he opted
to go instead to student Senate
meetings.
Suddenly, students had a di
rect voice in all things related to
food. McNeely went so far as to
not only attend that year's stu
dent government retreat and in
dividually cook for each of the
senators, he also designed and
paid for silk-screened commemo
athletics, including an expansion
of the YMCA and a re-hiring of as
sistant coaches, as well as stron
ger athletic recruitment. Most stu
dents at the meeting were uncom
fortable with some of the listed
priorities, feeling that the school
is stating that it believes sports are
equally important to education.
Please see Strategic , page 2
rative t-shirts of the event for all
the participants.
In addition, McNeely took
an active role in the first annual
Guilford College Prom, spending
spring break cutting ice sculp
tures for the event. In addition
to various intricately-designed
mermaids, the punch bowl that
year was a large replica of the
Titanic which, true to form, even
tually sprung a leak.
Students on the meal plan
have doubtless encountered the
man, usually wearing his trade
mark glasses, tie, and a smile,
Please see McNeely, page 3
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