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Once upon a Mm through Metico: Roadtrip Mais and nflwlaiioiis
Cory Williams
Staff Writer
With plans to drive to Mexico for Spring
Break, I was looking for an adventure; but
there is a fine line between adventure and
nightmare.
"You're not going," quipped my roommate Morgan
Mueller. "It will never happen." She ended up sitting
next to me in the car.
"That's crazy," my dear mother said. "It's not possi-
ble to drive to Mexico. You won't make it." A little
over 30 cramped hours later, I was at a hotel in
Monterrey, Mexico, proving her wrong.
Driving to Mexico was not that difficult. Driving
in and around Mexico was an experience to say
the least.
It did not take us long (us refers to Kyle
Brebner, Morgan, Aaron Saunders, and
Yellow Bike Co-op
Jake Kalos
Staff Writer
Late for class?
See that yellow bike
over there?
Hop on. It's yours ... for
now.
This is the work of
Guilford's bike co-op. There
are currently over ten bikes
around campus, with more
appearing as soon as they
are fixed up, painted and
declared safe to ride.
The bikes are for anyone
and everyone in the commu
nity to use.
This means that if you see
a bike lying around, hop on.
When you are
finished riding,
leave the bike
in an accessi
ble place so
that someone
else can pick it
up and use it.
The idea for
the co-op
formed when
"a couple of
students were
discussing
how outra
geously awe
some bicycles
are," Jonathan
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A yellow bike, just waiting to be picked up
Henderson, founder of the co
op, wrote via e-mail.
A focus community is the
center point of the co-op. On
Feb. 12, 15 to 20 students
spent the afternoon at
Hildebrandt fixing and spray
painting the bikes.
The group worked hard to
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give something to the commu
nity, while at the same time
enjoying themselves.
"We listened to smooth
oldies on the radio and
worked on bikes out in the
yard. Everyone brought food
to share with the group, and
we had some awfully tasty
homemade beverages as
well," senior Matt McGuire
wrote via e-mail.
Community Senate donated
SI,OOO to the project, which
was primarily spent on tools.
The co-op will continue to
meet on Saturdays to have
work sessions, "shop hours"
and group bike rides.
There is a bike rack outside
of Founders, which is the des
ignated drop off spot for bro
ken bikes.
If you are interested in the
club you can e-mail either
Matt McGuire
(mmcguire@guilford.edu) or
Jonathan Henderson
(agave@riseup.com). 3S
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myself) to learn the two cardinal rules of driving in
Mexico: Do not hit anyone and do not get hit by any
one.
At one intersection, five cars pulled up next to
each other, taking up both lanes. When the light
changed, the cars spread out covering every possi
ble direction.
Once we understood the rules of the road, we had
to deal with the car itself.
While driving down a semi-paved road, we saw a
hand-painted sign for the beach pointing down a dirt
road. We decided to investigate, hoping to find that
elusive, picturesque beach you never see in person
but always see on postcards.
Saluting graduating seniors
Meredith Veto
Staff Writer
On March 22 at 7:00 p.m., a Senior
Salute Dinner will take place in the
cafeteria. The "Senior Celebration
Committee," is a joint effort organized and
coordinated by LSC, the Office of Admission,
CCL, and the Alumni Association.
The catered-style dinner will include guest
speakers, both professors and students.
Students will be able to sit with their FYE
classes and professors. "The idea is to reflect
over what's happened to them over the last
four years," said Blaine Lukkar, LSC coordina
tor. "Students can come back with the same
people they entered the college with."
Athank-you note table will be set up so that
students can write messages to professors and
others at the college, as well as a sign-up table
for workshops sponsored by CCL.
"We're working on the types of workshops
addressing issues that students feel they don't
get information about before they leave here,"
said Emily Schmidt of CCL. "For instance, how
to budget, handle your personal finances, set
up a living space, and rent an apartment. Also,
addressing basic legal issues, things you might
have to deal with on the job or in everyday life;
what happens if you get in a car accident or if
someone takes you to small claims court."
Lukkar says that the goal of the dinner is to
establish a connection with graduating stu
dents.
"This is the first step toward what we hope to
On the way, the car- a lowered Volkswagen Golf
stalled in the middle of a very deep puddle.
Instead of basking in the sun on a secluded beach
paradise, we were stranded on a dirt road in the mid
dle of nowhere.
Fortunately for us, nice people still exist. A few
local security guards stopped and offered us help
and eventually a tow.
They towed us to Poncho's house. Poncho is a
full-time security guard, amateur carpenter, and in
his spare time, he collects ancient Aztec artifacts.
This wonderful man let us stay at his house with
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build on in the next few years," said Karrie
Opaleski from Alumni Relations and
Coordinator of YALP. "We want to create some
traditions for seniors, their rites of passage,
and to figure out how we can be helpful to
young and old alumni."
To keep alumni connected, the committee
has the idea to create regional lists of contact
information so that alumni can keep in touch
and find out what others are doing after col
lege. Nancy Riemer from Admissions also
says that young alumni find that talking with
perspective students is a good way to "contin
ue the legacy of Guilford."
Several student members of YALP were
present at the meeting to plan the dinner,
including senior Laura Wigand. "YALP is a
group of students that are engaged in this
process to learn about what it is to be alumni
and to have a deeper connection to Guilford,"
Wigand said. "The hope is that the group will
be a catalyst for activity and help lead events
like the Senior Salute Dinner, since it's a small
er, more manageable group than the entire
senior class."
CCE seniors are also encouraged to attend.
Contacts:
Blaine M. Lukkar, Coordinator of ILSC, x 2277
Karrie Opaleski, Alumni Relations and
Coordinator of YALP, x 2148
Nancy Riemer, Admissions, x 2392
Sandy Bowles, Campus Life, x 2297
Emily Schmidt, Career and Community
Learning, x 2412
Tuesday
March 22, 2005
11 a.m.-7 p.m.
BOREN LOUNGE
Senior dinner to follow
in cafeteria at 7:00 p.m.
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