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Student speakers announced
Stephanie Atlan
Staff Writer
TT t's been a really cool
adventure getting to
this point," said Lucas
Wolf, one of this year's com
mencement speakers.
"Guilford's been a launching
pad to open my eyes to my
own possibilities in the world."
Graduation is upon us and
the Convocation and
Celebrations Committee
announced on March 19 that
Kenyona "Sunny" Matthews,
Lucas Wolf, and John Allred
will be this year's student
commencement speakers.
The speakers were nominat-
Ed and elected by their gradu
ating peers.
"I was surprised to be picked
from so many wonderful peo
ple," said Matthews. "I didn't
think I was going to get it."
Wolf was equally as sur
prised and pleased to be
selected. "It's really humbling
and an honor," he said. "I
can't say enough words about
how honored I am."
Matthews, a traditional stu
dent from Greensboro, is a
Political Science, Philosophy,
and African American Studies
triple major.
Matthews has not only been
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VOLUME 90, ISSUE 21
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Alcohol and drags trouble Guilford
Hannah Winkler
W&N Editor
Alcohol and other drug
use across the nation
is a big issue for college stu
dents, and it hasn't stopped at
Guilford.
One may have forgotten
during Serendipity, but stu
dents are concerned about
the drug use on campus.
Serendipity, Guilford's annual
spring festival, began
Thursday, March 25 and last
ed until clean-up Sunday
afternoon. Serendipity is
known for its bands and par
ties as well as a campus
Will the
draft
return in
2005?
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Vandalism an campus
Kathy Oliver
Staff Writer
1 don't understand.
Who's doing this?"
That is the question
that has been buzzing around
the college community con
cerning the recent incidents of
vandalism on Guilford's cam
pus. Since March 1, there
have been five incidents of
destruction of private proper
ty, including vending
machines, cars, and bicycles.
The most recent cases of
vandalism have involved
school property. On March
23, the electrical cords of 17
Coke machines on campus
were found cut in political
protest of the practices of the
Coca-Cola Corporation.
increase in drinking and the
use of drugs.
Many people in the Guilford
community agree that alcohol
is the drug most abused on
campus.
Statistics back up the over
whelming response. A survey
of incoming first-years found
that 55% of Guilford students
drank beer, compared to the
35% of students from other
four-year private religiously
affiliated colleges. The survey
also found that 64% of
Guilford students consume
hard liquor and wine, where
only 42% of the peer group of
did.
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Earlier the incidents of van
dalism were more personal.
Sophomore Malisa Mann
received a call from security
March 19, advising her to
check her car. She found that
the windshield of her Jeep
Cherokee had been bashed
in with some sort of blunt
object. Mann is one of three
students whose windshields
were smashed that week.
"All three windshields had
the same residue on them,"
said Keifer Bradshaw, Public
Safety Coordinator. "Because
it seems the same kind of
instrument was used in all
three cases, we believe that
the same person or persons
are responsible."
Bicycles have been defaced
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"It leads me to think that the
percentage of students who
choose Guilford may be more
likely to use alcohol and drugs
than the peer groups," said
Anne Lundquist, Dean of
Campus Life
Lundquist works in part in
educating student's on alco
hol and other drug use, along
with others in the department
of Campus Life, faculty, and
staff members.
Campus Life gives stu
dents' avenues for a sub
stance-free life style such as
substance-free housing, host
responsibility training,
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