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ones.
Babcock: Senate is going
to have to discuss this for a
while. And it's going to have to
have the community come to
gether. We have to have a much
friendlier atmosphere, some
thing other than the mentioning
of "drug policy" and 60-some
odd students screaming in the
Senate meeting. We want to ap
proach it in a different way. And
hopefully have an open forum
where everyone's voices can be
heard and it's not just one side
against another.
Page: Right. I think people
felt threatened by the fact that
a new proposal for the policy
was being presented and I think
that scared a lot of people and
that was when people got a
misperception of what Senate
was trying to do. Senate was
really trying to respond to con
cerns that have been heard on
campus. In exit interviews that
seniors, do a lot of students have
said that they felt that there is
a problem. And the results of
the survey that was done I be
lieve echo that and say a lot of
students think that there is a
problem with drugs and alcohol
on campus.
Babcock: And it might just
be education too. That we bring
in more forums here about re
sponsibility.
Page: We have had alcohol
poisoning incidents on campus
this year that have been ex
tremely serious.
Babcock: We do also real
ize that this is something we
have to discuss with the rest of
the community.
Page: We do also realize
this is a college campus and
we're not trying to tell people
that they can't do anything
not at all.
Babcock: Right.
Page: But when people do
not feel safe ...
Babcock: Personally, my
big problem is when it becomes
unsafe for other people.
Page: And I think that
that opinion was voiced in this
survey, that some people don't
feel safe. And that's a prob
lem.
Guilfordian: If you could
change anything about the way
that Senate is operating right
now, what would that be and
conversely if there was anything
about the way things work right
now that you could hold on to
for your term next year what
would that be?
Babcock: I think the one
thing I would change is some
thing that I have been basically
talking about, and that is get
ting people involved. And that's
something that's not happening
right now it's not happening
with our own Senators. What I
would like to see is people who
would not ordinarily go to Sen
ate meetings going to Senate
meetings. And not just because
it's something that has to do
with just the drug policy or
something like that.
Page: I definitely agree
with that. [Getting students in
volved] is something that every
body talks about every year and
it's something that is really hard
to do. We've got a couple of
ideas about how to do it so we're
hoping that we will be able to
get more people involved.
I think we have a core
group of people in Senate right
now who are really dedicated.
And I think we definitely need
to keep those people involved
and keep that kind of dedication.
And I don't mean they can't have
any fun and that all they do is
work but I mean that they be
lieve in Senate.
That's one thing that I think
is a major problem right now is
that students don't believe in
Senate's capabilities to do any
thing. I want to hold on to the
people who are dedicated.
And I also think that people
really want to talk about is
sues. With this drug thing
definitely I mean, we've
talked about it for several con
secutive weeks in Senate, and
that's definitely something. I
want [our conversations] to be
substantive, I don't want it to
be just "approved, approved,
approved...."
Guilfordian: In conclu
sion, is there anything you
would like to address toward
the student body as you begin
your term in office?
• Babcock: Please, please,
pie ase join Community Sen
ate.
Page: We encourage
people to become involved.
Because a lot of people feel
that they have no voice on cam
pus, and despite what a lot
of people think Community
Senate really is a good place
to have your voice heard. It is
our intention to make Senate
a better functioning body and
a body that can actually effect
change.
Babcock: Right.
Page: And you don't have
to actually be member of Sen
ate and hold a position to
come.
Babcock: Exactly. That's
what we're looking for.
Page: And if you can't
come to meeting, come
every now and again. Come
when you can.
The Guilfordian
News
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Ben Many
STAFF WRITER
As the school year draws
close to the end, seniors are
starting to wonder where the
time went. While graduation
is seary for some and a relief
. for others,
t
all want a
commence
ment cel
ebration ap
pro pr ia t e
for such a
huge change
in their
lives. All
want a wor
thy goodbye
from a place
where they
have spent
so much
: time, effort i
i .......
and money,
t• r Bawii Watkina, coordina
tor of the convocations and
Celebration Committee said,
" our commencements are very
Guilford, Pomp and circum- |
stance and a lot of individual
ity, it's a really cool event and
time of celebration".
The commencement week
end begins on Thursday, May
3 with a Senior Picnic from 1
4 A ~
to 4 p.m.
The location
of this event
: will be dta*:
termiil e d
later.
On Fri
day, May 4
there will be
a 7 seniors-:
only re
hearsal- in
Dana at 2
p.m. Atten
dance is re
quired* but
caps / and
sovvns are
Ut V J > .• x v
not necessary. Prom 6 to 7
p.m. the Baccalaureate will be
held in Dana. The Baccalau
reate is a spiritual service that
allows the chance feci
celebrate the extreme change
. •in., their lives*. Directly after the
Baccalaureate service will be an
open house at Ragsdale, where
Don ani -Brita McKe^r'wel
come seniors and their families
into their home.
On Saturday, activities be
gin at 9 a.m. with juice and cof
fee for the seniors as they pre-
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pare for the procession. Com
mencement will begin at 10:30
a.m. on Founders lawn. In the
occurrence of bad weather, the
ceremony will be held in the
Alumni gym. No tickets are nec
. essary for guests.
M.L, Carr, a- former Boston
Celtic and
im. ;■ " ' getting
Oa*t year's speaker,
"IVe been working very closely
Iwitfe Dawtt -fetkiiid: and we
have worked very hard at bring
: ing a big uamW to the college in
hopes of attracting more atten
tion for . .•Guilford,* said
Gauthier.
The senior speakers for
commencement are Laura
Norton and lan Wattlington. "{
though/'
A section will be reserved
for parents toitake snapshots of
their little graduate. Also, a
professional photographer will
be taking pictures of the
graduate receiving' the di
ploma.
Following commence
ment, there will be a reception
on the Founders lawn.
On Sunday, graduates
must have their bags packed,
ready to move out into the real
world.
Guilford
graduate,
will be the
main
speaker.
Carr is also
currently
on the
Board of
Trustees.
Senior
Senator Ja
s on
Gauthier
was instru
mental in