NEWS
Incident at Green Bean ignites pretest, beycett
By Renee Leach
Staff Writer
On the afternoon of Oct. 29, protesters gathered in
front of one of Greensboro's premier coffee shops, the
Green Bean. Throughout the day, they told potential
customers to boycott the Green Bean and handed out
fliers with the title "The New Jim Crow" and a picture of
Katie Southard, the owner of the establishment.
The protests continued through Sunday and appeared
to show no sign of letting up.
But on Monday afternoon, the sidewalk of the Elm
Street storefront had returned to a peaceful norm, only
occupied with fleeting pedestrians and idle patrons,
coffee in hand.
The protests had been instigated by a single interaction
in the coffee shop on a bustling Saturday morning.
"I was talking to a friend and another customer
grabbed my arm and said, 'Oh my god, there's going to
be a fight,"' said Southard, "I saw five of the guys from
the Latin Kings and Queens dressed in black and gold,
surrounding one guy at the counter and demanding an
apology in what I perceived as an aggressive manner."
One of these men was Jorge Cornell, a candidate who
lost in the recent city council election. The Guilfordian
contacted Cornell, but he declined to comment on the
incident.
Local blogger Ed Cone spoke to Cornell on the
sidewalk on Monday, before the protesters had dispersed
for good. According to Cone's website, EdCone.com,
The Green Bean on Elm St. was the site of protests due to an incident involving former
See "Green Bean" on Page 2 city council candidate Jorge Cornell. Katie Southard, the owner, was accused of racism.
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ZomBcon unleashes the undead among the Guilford campus
Guilford students rose from the dead on Nov. 5 to
demonstrate for zombie rights. ZomBcon was hosted by the
English 400 senior seminar "The Quick and the Undead."
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By Colleen Gonzalez
Staff Writer
Halloween may have been two
weeks ago, but the zombies were not
ready to cease their fun. On Nov. 5,
they invaded Guilford with movies,
games and a chance to "walk" in their
shoes.
ZomBcon was presented by
Associate Professor of English Heather
Hayton's English 400 senior seminar,
"The Quick and the Undead." The
GuilCo Gamers sponsored the event.
The 16 seniors came up with the idea
to bring what they learned in class and
share it with the Guilford community.
The day kicked off with the original
Romero movie, "The Night of the
Living Dead," followed by "Fido" and
"Zombieland," and ended with "28
Days Later."
"ZomBCon is a festival of all things
zombie," said Hayton. "It happens all
over the country ... (but) we are just
kind of starting here in Greensboro
and at Guilford College."
This is the first year that Hayton is
teaching the seminar, which she came
up with last year during her sabbatical.
See "ZomBcon" on Page 9
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Carter calls
for evaluation
of campus
alcohol culture
By Max Carter
Guest Writer
"Consider which of the ways to
happiness offered by society are truly
fulfilling and which are potentially
corrupting and destructive." (Query #39
from "Quaker Faith & Practice," 1994)
"In view of the harm done by the use of
alcohol, tobacco, and other habit-forming
drugs, consider whether you should limit
your use of them or refrain from using
them altogether." (Query #40)
Ten years ago I received the following
email from a Guilford graduate
responding to a piece I had in The
Guilfordian. It is among the most
treasured communications I have had
with Guilford alumnus:
"I'd like to share my thoughts on your
editorial about alcohol. While a student I
grew accustomed to what I saw as your
annual warning. Now, a year and a half
out, I see its wisdom. I partied as hard
as anyone can while in school, and you
betcha it was tough to wrestle with those
habits post-graduation.
"While I still don't put much stock in
the 'it's illegal 'til you're 21' argument
(which you don't use), it is an activity
that people need to consider more
seriously than they do. I went through a
rough eight months or so as I dealt with
what was turning into an addiction. I'm
now four months sober and feeling much
better. But it was hard to quit, and that's
something I never considered.
"College is the place, I still think,
to have fun, be a little reckless (and
hopefully get an education somewhere in
there). But people do have to consider the
consequences. I took more than my share
See "Alcohol" on Page 6
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