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Life before Guilford:
Lucas the ghost
By Laura Devinsky
Staff Writer
Lucas was difficult to get a hold of. As a ghost, he
tends to disappear and go unseen and not heard from
for days, or even weeks. After calling and waiting, I
was finally able to sit and chat with him at about 3 a.m.
in his usual haunting grounds in Dana Auditorium.
He stands at about 5 foot 10 — about the average
height for his generation, according to Lucas. He is
dressed in the gray Civil War uniform that he was
wearing upon his death; it's tattered and dingy.
"These are my only duds," Lucas said as he stared
into the window trying to adjust his jacket. "It's quite
frustrating that they don't make mirrors for ghosts. I
used to be quite the dandy — the ladies really loved
me. It's hard not to let yourself go in the afterlife."
See "LUCAS'* on page 4
Lucas the ghost shares an impromptu performance in his
usual haunting ground in Dana.
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SQUIRREL POWER HAILED AS THE
LATEST STEP IN SUSTAINABILITY
By Amanda Dahill-Moore
Staff Writer
Guilford's latest "Green and Beyond" energy
initiative is scheduled to begin Friday/April 1: On the
lawn in front of Founders, dozens of volunteers will
be strapping small vests to the squirrels on campus
in hopes that their frantic twitching can finally be put
to good use.
"Our biggest concern is catching the squirrels,"
said Mark Dodders, a consultant for Green4Lyfe,
the Asheville-based energy-saving firm hired by the
college. "I've been a part of similar efforts on other
campuses, and let me tell you, they are squirmy little
critters."
The process for harnessing squirrel energy is a bit
involved, but the results are dramatic.
"I heard that physics majors calculated that the
energy released by Guilford squirrels running up
and down just five oak and three maple trees on the
quad could provide enough power to fuel Netflix
streaming in Milner and Bryan combined," said
Professor of English Jim Hood.
Volunteers will strap the squirrels with lightweight
but durable canvas vests fitted on the back with a
See "Energy" on page 2
Ulrich, one of the many squirrels on campus equipped with the new energy
harvesting systems, pauses briefly to consider who to throw his nuts at.
SPORTS
99 problems but a snitch ain’t one
By Meg Holden
Staff Writer
Start with seven players. Give them
some balls. Add seven broomsticks.
And put them 50 feet in the air.
Yield: one Quidditch team.
Guilford College's newest club sport
is flying into the Quidditch season with
little more than the minimum required
players, some second-hand equipment,
and a reasonably-competent coach.
Associate Professor of Political
Science Kyle Dell offered to be the faculty
sponsor for Guilford's Quidditch team,
called the EarthQuakers, after hearing
about the club from a student.
"I found out about the team and
thought, 'I want to help them,"' Dell
said. "I was an outside Chaser for the
(Kalamazoo College) Kalamazoomers,
and after college I was signed to play
for the Massachusetts Chickadees.
Playing professional Quidditch was
my dream."
Dell's dream was crushed, however.
when a Bludger, hit with too much
force, slammed into his throwing
shoulder at 80 mph.
"My shoulder was shattered,"
Dell said. "The medics said I'd never
play Quidditch again. So I became a
professor."
According to team co-captains
Caiden Hogan and Trevor Denning,
the EarthQuakers suffered from
that insidious Guilford affliction,
See "Quidditch" on page 6
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