Vandalism
in Hege Cox
threatens
student art
Guilfordian staff report
Hege Cox has been the site of three
incidents of vandalism this year.
Most recently, faculty discovered
spray paint tagging, destruction of a
print and clay sculpture, and green
paint thrown around the studios
after Halloween night. Some of the
vandalism is still on display as staff
and faculty work to unmask the red
spray paint both on- and in-building
that reads, "love ya muffins."
"In no one's memory has there
been this much destructiveness in a
single year at Hege Cox," reads the
e-mail the art department faculty
sent on Nov. 5 warning all students
in art classes. Faculty had already
discussed these problems with their
classes earlier in the semester.
Though faculty sent the e-mail to
art students, the letter acknowledges
the anonymity of the acts and
proposes the possibility that art
students did not vandalize the
building.
"We don't know that is all art
students since often friends of
students hang around the building
and think of the studios as a place
to hang out," said David Newton,
assistant professor of art,
Newton hypothesizes that
perhaps students "see messiness (in
the studio) and don't understand the
limit," and that this notion of mess
contributes to the fact that students
hav^ targeted the art department.
"I think the new students get a
little too happy and a little too drunk,
plus they don't know how special
Hege Cox is," said senior art major
See "Vandalism" on page 2
Senior quarterback
Josh Vogelbach has
more than proven
himself to be the most
prolific quarterback
in Guilford College
history.
During his
impressive tenure,
Vogelbach has set 17 National
Collegiate Athletic Association
(NCAA) records ranging from
single-game and season records
Senior Josh Vogebach
threw for 13,165 yards and
121 touchdowns in his
career at Guilford.
Courtesy of the Athletic Department
for attempts and touchdowns to
career records for passing yards
and total offense.
Vogelbach's remarkable march
through the record books is
certainly a credit to his individual
ability, but is also a tremendous
tribute to the players around him.
"I was blessed," said Vogelbach.
"There has been a good team
here all four years, and I was just
fortunate to have an offensive line
that gave me time to throw, and
receivers that made plays. It feels
good (to break those records),
and it's a privilege to hold those
honors, but my team deserves that
honor just as much as I do."
"It's great to see Vogelbach's
individual success, but they are
VOGELBACH WRAPS UP SENIOR
SEASON WITH SENSATIONAL STATS
Story by
Will Cornelius
just a few of the many offensive
records we have set as a team,"
said offensive coordinator and
quarterback coach Mark Hargis.
After last week's record-
breaking performance during
the homecoming loss to Catholic
University, Vogelbach received
a "Helmet Sticker" on ESPN's
College Football Final, a show
dedicated to the accomplishments
and highlights of college football
around the country.
Helmet stickers are distributed
weekly, honoring players who
deliver stellar performances on
Saturday.
College Football Final usually
See "Vogelbach" on page 11
A historic election is
only the beginning
Bii Tri'u'
Ih'U’ij
Barack Obama is the
first black American
elected president of the
United States. He is the
first ethnic minority to
become head of state of
any democratic nation.
His rise to the most
powerful office in the
is a watershed
land
event in our history and
holds immeasurable
significance for black
Americans and oppressed
peoples not only in this
country, but also all over
the world.
Only a handful of
years ago, few would
have dreamed that a
black man might assume
the office of president in
a country marred by a
sordid history of racism
and discrimination.
His story, for many,
exemplifies the American
Dream.
But for just as many,
the American Dream
remains an intangible and
impossible goal. We're
told that only hope and
a raw desire to do better
are required for success.
It s the Great American
Way, the old idea that
upward mobility simply
See "American Dream" on page 9
Guilford runner-up in Fed
Challenge competition
By Jasmine Ashton
Staff Writer
"They're getting
outstanding training and
they're not scared to use it.
They're able to go out and
use it right away, that's
what we're after," said
Voehringer Professor of
economics Robert Williams
about the Guilford Fed
Challenge team. "People
who are going out there
and changing the world
aren't people memorizing
things from textbooks."
On Nov. 5, Guilford
placed as a finalist in the
2008 Charlotte Federal
See"Fed" on page 2
Economics students from Guilford won runner-up at the Fed
eral Reserve Challenge in Charlotte on Nov. 5. The competi
tors were (from left) senior Jason Shrader, senior Osama
Sabbah, junior Daniel McCurdy, senior Kevin Bohm,
and senior Sarah Gehring.