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Guilfordian
Greensboro, N.C.
Volume 92, Issue 19
www.guilfordian.com
March 17, 2006
Guilford community responds to safety threat
Physical assault in Shore hall bathroom stirs public concern
Slav Stefanov S Tun Dellamore
Staff Writers
Members of the Guilford com
munity met and agreed to new
safety measures in response to the
Feb. 27 assault in the bathroom on
the second-floor of Shore hall,
when a girl was attacked by an
unidentified college-aged male
while showering.
Security Coordinator Keifer
Bradshaw emphasized that the
assault was physical and not sexu
al.
The victim, who preferred to
remain anonymous, "is doing
well," Bradshaw said.
Public Safety cannot disclose
more information on the case
because the investigation is not
yet concluded. They do not know
how the culprit entered the build-
Hilary Routon, first-year Shore
resident, was showering on the
first floor at the time of the inci
dent. "I was very surprised when
it first happened because I had
never really thought about safety
issues on campus," she said. "I
never really thought it was an
issue."
"This incident had a big impact
on me," said Leise Gergely, Hall
Director for Shore, Mary-Hobbs,
and English halls. "Having gone
around to all of the rooms in
Shore and Hobbs, and seeing the
look of fear on approximately a
hundred girls' faces because of the
actions of one guy, really did not
sit well with me."
The residents of Shore and
Mary-Hobbs held a meeting the
night after the incident, during
which approximately 50 female
residents expressed concerns and
fears. They discussed solutions
with Public Safety, Campus Life
and Women’s Studies personnel.
"We want to help people to see
that there are actions they can take
, that we are not powerless in
this," said Kathryn Schmidt,
Director of Women's Studies.
"The first couple of days after
the incident, it was a pretty alarm
ing feeling," said Shore R.A.
Stephanie Bozcenowski. "People
didn't even want to get out. Now
the girls are locking their doors,
always walking in pairs, and even
guarding the bathroom door for
their buddies."
In turn. Public Safety increased
exterior and interior controls in
residence halls, and Bradshaw
reinstated his free Rape
Aggression Defense (R.A.D.)
training course for all females.
RAD classes will be held every
Thursday night imtil the end of
March.
In cooperation with Facilities,
Public Safety is also planning to
install door alarms on all resi
dence halls to combat door-prop
ping. An alarm will signal the
Public Safety control room and
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Bryan Series presents Bill Moyers
Board of Trustees approves budget
Josh Cohen
Staff Writer
"He rocks my foxy world," said an
enthusiastic Eric Mortensen, Assistant
Professor of
Religious
Studies, fol
lowing Bill
Moyers' lec
ture.
The audi
ence gave a
standing
ovation after
Bill Moyers'
March 13
speech at
W a r
Memorial
Auditorium.
Moyers
spoke about Bill Moyers delivered a
religion, the environment and their connec
tion.
"It was one of the best speeches I've
heard," said sophomore Colin Bussiere-
Nichols. "It had a radical and inspirational
message that related to me and my life."
President Kent Chabotar introduced
Moyers and highlighted the journalist's
lengthy list of accomplishments, including
service as Deputy
Director of the
Peace Corps, spe
cial assistant to U.S.
President Lyndon
B. Johnson, and
White House Press
Secretary. Moyers
was also a publish
er for Newsday,
formed Public
Affairs Television
with his wife Judith
Davidson, and
hosted the PBS
series NOW with
Bill Moyers.
Bryan Ser ies lecture. After his long
list of achievements was recited, Moyers
stepped up to the podium and began his
Continued on page 3
Colin Harnish
Senior Writer
For the first
Guilford College
without the
guidance of the
late Stanley
Frank. Chair Joe
Bryan, Jr. felt his
absence, but
continued with
the Board's
thrice-yearly
business.
The primary
responsibility of
the board's
February meet
ing was to
approve the
budget for the
following year.
time in 36 years.
Board of Trustees
the
met
Joseph Bryan Jr. chairs
"The Board approved the budget for Fall
2006," said Ty Buckner, Director of College
Relations. "The budget includes tuition,
expenses and other financial oversights."
The budget includes a 5.5 percent
increase in tuition and housing fees, which
is below the national average increase for
small colleges. Still, many students are con
cerned.
" I
Struggle as it is
to get by," said
first-year Shep
Lashley. "I
understand that
colleges every
where are
increasing
tuition, but this
might be
enough to send
me packing."
Last
year's meeting
approved build-
the Board ofTrustees. Ihe South
Apartments and
the Community Center. This year, the
Board discussed Guilford's readiness for a
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