NEWS
Sept. 8, 2006
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Guilfordian wins first place in national contest
By Juliana Janisch \ staff writer
The Guilfordian tied for first place in the
2005-2006 American Scholastic Press Asso
ciation's annual newspaper contest with a
score of 945 out of 1,000 points. It scored 30
points more than the last year, with a perfect
score in content coverage.
Participating publications submitted two
issues of their paper to be judged based on
a 1000-point scoring scale. Points were given
based on content coverage, page design,
general plan, art, advertising, illustrations,
editing and creativity.
"I'm delighted to know that the work of
last year's staff is being.acknowledged," said
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Photo by Landry Haarmann
Guilfordian section editors watch as advisor Jeff Jeske gives the “Story of the Week” award at a
WEEKLY Monday evening staff meeting.
Jeff Jeske, Dana professor of English and
faculty advisor to The Guilfordian. "It's easy
to take a college newspaper for granted."
Jeske also commented on the uniqueness
of the Guilfordian compared to other college
newspapers.
"I think Guilford writers tend to take on
articles that reflect the college's interests and
values," Jeske said. "They also treat them
with much more attention to the diversity of
opinion that exists on this campus."
Editor in Chief Matt Haselton, a senior,
shares Jeske's excitement about the award.
Haselton is entering his second year as
editor in chief. "The award reflects our hard
work and dedication," Haselton said. "To
get a first-place award is really satisfying.
It's nice to get recognition for the hard work
we do."
Haselton feels that this year's Guilfordian
staff will benefit from the award. "Last year,
we were able to set a foundation for this
year," Haselton said. "Instead of having to
build that system as we go through the year,
we have a whole system of practicums set
up. Winning the award will give us the cred
ibility and help us be seen as an organization
that people want to join and stay a part of."
Haselton hopes that the Guilfordian
receives a perfect score in the ASPA's
2006-2007 contest.
Charlie McAlpin, a 2006 alum
nus who worked for the Guilfordian
for two years, first as a writer and later
as news editor, feels proud to have been a
part of the newspaper. "Guilfordian writers
who work diligently on their stories deserve
ample credit," McAlpin said. "They are
students like everyone else, but they
write papers weekly and publish them
for the entire campus to see. It upsets
me when people trash-talk the paper
without thinking about
the work their friends and
classmates put into it."
"Guilford is a small school, and
unlike other school papers, the Guilfordian
essentially starts from scratch every year,"
McAlpin continued. "It's a constant battle
to bring the whole system up to our high
standards, so it's truly an accomplishment to
win this award."
Jeske, entering his 21st year as
Guilfordian faculty advisor, hopes that the
entire staff's experience with the newspaper
is an enriching one.
"My personal goal is to have the
Guilfordian significantly contribute to the
growth of the students who are part of it,"
Jeske said. "We hope that their experience
. of writing, editing, layout, and photography
and their cultivation of strong work habits
is something they will always take pride in
and find useful."
Fullbright scholar in residence
compares Guilford, China
By Caryn Washington | staff writer
Li Qikeng is this year's Fulbright
Scholar in residence. A professor
from China, Qikeng was chosen
from a large pool of candidates to
teach at Guilford College.
Where are you from?
I am from Beijing Foreign Studies
University, China.
Can you tell us what a Ful
bright Scholar is? ,
Actually, the Fulbright Program
has a number of sub-programs,
and mine is kind of a scholar in
residence. That is, a scholar from
another country who is supposed
to teach in an American university.
The American university should
be one that is a kind of liberal
arts college, which is not very
internationalized. So that's why
this kind of college, liberal and
small, is eligible for the applica
tion for this program. Prestigious
schools such as Harvard and Yale
may not be eligible for the applica
tion because they are internation
alized.
One of the missions of the
Fulbright Program is to spread
friendship and to create a mutual
understanding between the host
country and the home country.
I think that that is a very good
mission; that is the spirit of this
program. It is well designed.
Why did you choose Guilford?
I did not actually choose Guil
ford. Guilford submits an applica
tion to the Fulbright office where a
number of other colleges have ap
plied. Then the Americans pick a
state department of a coimtry.
When the application from
Guilford is approved, then the em
bassy in China, in Guilford's case,
helps the college to select from a
pool of candidates. Actually, I was
recommended by my hosting in
stitution, and I am very glad to be
selected by Guilford. TTiere were a
number of candidates for Guilford,
and Guilford chose me.
Guilford is a liberal school;
for example, we call our
prof essors oy their first names.
Is it like this where you taught
in China? How do the two
compare?
There are quite a lot of differ
ences between Guilford and the
universities in China. Before I came
here, I was told through e-mail,
and I actually met some Guilford
colleagues in Beijing.
Eric Mortensen said that stu
dents and professors address each
other by their first names. I think
that (addressing each other by
first name) is very good, and I like
this kind of equality or very good
friendship or good community
spirit. But in Qbina, among very
close friends and colleagues of the
same age we address each other by
first names.
Otherwise we are very
respectful to professors, especially
senior professors. Here, I think you
can address the president by his
first name, but in China that is not
possible, not in any universities.
I think maybe it is a cultural
difference. I think the United States
culture is about cultural friendship
and equality. But in China one of
the Confucius ideas is to respect
the elders. And it is not possible to
say one is better, I think it is just
cultural differences.
Is there anything else
that you wanted to share
with or about the Guilford
community?
Another thing that I like at
Guilford is that it is really like a
garden, with beautiful old or prim
itive trees. The green grass, and
even a small lake and the woods,
bring beauty to the campus. You
can hardly find any universities in
China that are so beautiful and full
of green.
Another thing I like is that Guil
ford students and teachers are so
friendly; I've gotten much help
from the professors here. You can
walk down the street and people
will always wave. In China, people
walk by you and pay no attention.
I like the community feeling that
Guilford has.
Bonner endowment
Continued from page I
James Shields, director of Com
munity Learning, stressed that the
process of endowment takes time,
commitment and support from key
figures like the college's president
and the Board of Trustees.
"Without a doubt, we had the
support of Kent and the trustees,"
Shields said. "When Meisel told
Chabotar in 2004 that Guilford met
the criteria for endowment, it was
made clear that Guilford would
figure out a way to raise the $2 mil
lion."
Guilford's effort to raise the
money proved difficult, and only a
small portion of it was raised.
"Essentially, all of the $2 million
was made available by re-desig
nating existing college imrestrict-
ed endowment funds," said Jerry
Boothby, vice president of finance
and administration.
Claire Dixon, the Bonner Schol
ars coordinator, explained how the
scholarship program is guaranteed
a future by the endowment. "Until
a school is endowed, it can easily
be cut from the Bonner Founda
tion," Dixon said. "The fact we
received the endowment ensures
that we can continue doing what
we're doing and helping students
with scholarships. It is very excit
ing."
There are only 27 schools cur
rently endowed by the Bonner
Foundation. Guilford was one of
only five endowed this year.
The Bonner Foundation
has become one of the nation's
largest privately funded service
scholarship programs since it
was started in 1989. Corella and
Bertram Bonners, the found
ers of the Bonner Foundation,
wanted their gifts to provide a
meaningful and lasting impact on
society.
Guilford College's Bonner pro
gram helps the Bonner Scholars,
as well as Guilford students. Any
one can visit the Project Commu
nity facility to learn more about
community service and commu
nity service opportunities.
Peter Deng, sophomore and
Bonner Scholar, was shocked
to hear about the endowment.
"Are you serious? That is so
awesome," Deng said.
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This year's bonner scholars, with Mrs. Corella Bonner.