DESPITE>N UNDERSTAFFED CAB, WEEKS
OF ANXINY OVER CONTROVERSIAL ACTS,
STRICT NEW REGULATIONS TO CONTROL
, THUNDER AND LIGHTNING...
SERENDIPITY
HAPPENED
VOLUME 94, ISSUE 22 // APRIL ll, 20 0 8
THE GUILFORDIAN
Guilford college // www.guilfordian.com // green sboro'.nc
Dining committee selects Meriwether Godsey to replace Sodexho
By Deena Zaru
Senior Writer
"We are honored and excited to have been
picked as a food provider for Guilford," said
Marie (Rie) Meriwether Godsey, president of
Meriwether Godsey. "We're a great fit with
Guilford because of our values and size.
We are large enough to compete with the
larger companies but we're small enough to
remain very hands on."
Meriwether Godsey, an employee-owned
dining company, was awarded a multi-year
contract, which will begin in August 2008.
The Dining Services Advisory Committee
comprised of 16 members, four of whom were
students, unanimously chose Meriwether
Godsey as a food provider, instead of
Sodexho or Bon Apetit.
A total of six students were involved
in the decision-making process: seniors
Brennan Aberle, Liz Reilley and Katie Yow;
junior Menemsha Milnor; sophomore Jabari
Sellars; and first-year Maia Buess.
Aberle said that four students were
involved at any given point in time, to rep
resent the four grades.
"I was very happy with the process,"
said Gerald Boothby, vice-president for
finance and administration. "By the end of
the process there was consensus between
all 16 members. This experience was a great
example of the Quaker tradition. There was
good communication and a good presence
because everyone was involved."
Chabotar said that he expects a smooth
transition from Sodexho to the new vendor.
However, Aberle said that some adjustments
need to be made and might take time.
"Since Meriwether Godsey will be doing
mostly scratch-cooking, while Sodexho is
more about opening boxes and putting stuff
See "Meriwether Godsey" on page 2
Mickey Avalon headlines
Serendipity amidst controversy
By Sari Schutrwn-Boward
Staff Writer
The Campus Activities Board
(CAB) decision to pick Mickey
Avalon as the main performance
at Serendipity caused controversy
among the community.
Once Avalon was announced to
perform. Students Against Rape
Culture member Katie Yow and
CAB held a forum on March 30 to
hear concerns about the perform
er's lyrics and songs.
"A few people came who
didn't know about him and were
curious," said senior Andrew
'Thaddeus' Herz, president of
CAB. "Students and some peo
ple from the outside community
came."
Senior Vital Akimana, presi
dent of Community Senate, said
that he and Yow tried to make the
forum a secure place for people to
speak up.
"Both Katie and I attempted
to create a forum that would be
a safe place," Akimana said. "We
wanted to get people to talk and
get involved."
Senior Keira Wilson heard of
Avalon before learning that he
was going to perform.
"I knew about Mickey Avalon
before Serendipity and his music
See "Avalon" on page 2
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Cloud Gamble/Guilfordian
Mickey Avalon performs at Serendipity on Saturday,April 5.
Claire Oosterhoudt/Guilfordian
The shoes of dead Iraqi children sit with those of other war casualties at the 'Eyes Wide Open' exhibit in Hege Library.
‘Eyes Wide Open’ exhibit examines the human cost of war
By Jamie Metrick
Staff Writer
Ninety-six pairs of high-top,
black combat boots stand solemnly
in the Carnegie Room in Hege
Library; on each pair a small tag
states a rank, a name and an age.
A solitary pair sits atop a book
shelf; they belong to Sergeant
Elmer Krause, 40, from Greensboro.
Killed in action in May 2004, his
smiling picture sits among med
als and scrapbook memories. One
memento is a letter from President
Bush to his son: "Mrs. Bush and I
send our heartfelt sympathy. We
hope you will be comforted by
your faith and the love and sup
port of your family and friends.
May God bless you."
On Monday, April 7, "Eyes Wide
Open: An Exhibition of the Human
Cost of War," came to Hege Library.
The exhibit runs through Friday
and is sponsored by the American
Friends Service Committee (AFSC).
Since 1990, AFSC has worked in
Iraq towards social justice, peace
and humanitarian aid. The boots
began touring the country in 2004
at AFSC headquarters in Chicago.
It started with 504 pairs of boots
donated by families of deceased
See "Eyes Wide Open" on page 9