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In This Issue...
Pizza delivery
man loses life in
movie-like explo
sion, page 5
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Greensboro
enjoys a big fat
Greek Festival on
Friendly Avenue
page 7
Cooperative living ends
in Mary Hobbs hall
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Board of Trustees visits Guilford
Taleisha Bowen and Matt
Haselton
Staff Writers
Your way of life at Guilford
College is in the hands of 32
people you've probably never
met.
According to the college
website, "only the Board of
Trustees can ... determine the
general policies of the
College; incur indebtedness
beyond the amount fixed or
authorized by the board ... or
adopt and approve the final
budget."
According to Senate
President Floyd McKissick:
"Basically this is their college.''
The Board of Trustees holds
meetings on campus three
times per academic year.
This year's first meeting took
place Sept. 17 - 20. The
remaining meetings will be in
February and June.
The focus of this meeting
was "getting the financial
house in order, something
that it hasn't been in three or
Learn something new with Short Courses
Alice Simpkins
Staff Writer
Student Activities has inau
gurated a new program of
"Short Courses." These are
non-credit courses for people
wishing to learn new skills.
From Oct. 1- Dec. 1 this fall,
and Feb. 1 - May 1 this
spring, they will be taught by
faculty, staff, and outside visi
tors.
A wide range of activities will
be offered for students, rang
ing from CPR training by the
Red Cross to bike mainte
nance taught by the Quaker
Village Bike Shop.
Such Short Course pro
grams have been added to
many other colleges and uni
versities in the past, and it has
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four years," said Board
Chairman Curt Hege.
"We've had a very difficult
time with finances, and with
Kent Chabotar as president,
who has a financial back
ground, I think we're on our
way ... we are projecting that
by fiscal year 2005-06 we'll
have a balanced budget,"
been a success with students.
Taleisha Bowen, Student
Activities work-study employ
ee at Guilford, said, "I would
like to see this as a communi
ty-builder to get to know oth
ers and learn some new
skills."
Each short course has any
where from one to 16 classes
depending on the course and
the instructor. With an array
of different activities avail
able, students can participate
in as many short courses as
they want.
"I wanted to start a martial
arts club," said Guilford stu
dent and now instructor, Kyle
Higgs, "and teaching a Tae
Kwan Do class is one step
closer to getting student
involvement."
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Lenny Cohen
Hege said.
"The College closed last fis
cal year with a $1 million
deficit that was 50 percent
smaller than projected," said
President Kent Chabotar.
Other issues raised at this
meeting include enrollment,
campus maintenance and
Quaker heritage. No final
Like Higgs, Amanda
Womack will teach a class. "I
really believe in the home
spun, folk-craft arena. You
need to pass on the craft."
Womack hopes to teach to
fellow friends collectively
since many wanted her assis
tance in knitting.
Although the short course
program has a small fee of $2,
it is only to reserve a spot in
the class and to demonstrate
one's commitment.
A catalog will appear listing
all of the classes that will be
offered this fall. It will be avail
able by the end of September.
Anyone interested in teach
ing a short course should fill
out an information card at the
Founders Hall Information
decisions have been reached,
and these topics will be revis
ited at the Feb. board meet
ing.
What exactly does the
Board of Trustees do?
"They basically hear the
state of the college, see
what's going on, see the
progress that has been made
since the last meeting, and
then look to make plans for
things to take place until the
next time," said McKissick.
McKissick sits on the
Committee of Student Affairs.
He outlined issues he will
bring to the Board's attention.
"A lot of traditional students
have concerns about ... the
CCE program ... trash [in the
residence halls], smoking,
and the cafeteria."
The Board is divided into
nine standing sub-commit
tees. Sometimes, issues take
a long time to reach their des
ignated group.
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Megan Miller
Rebecca Saunders
Desk. Contact Rebecca
Saunders, Director of Student
Involvement, with additional
questions.