SPORTS
Soup Bowl
THOUGH GUILFORD LOST
THE SEPT. 1 GAME, IT
WON THE SOUP BOWL
WITH A DONATION OF
5,249 CANS
BY BRYAN DOOLEY
Senior Writer
Are you ready for some football? On
Sept. 1, the Guilford College Quakers
played the Greensboro College Pride in
the 16th aimual Soup Bowl.
Coinciding with the game was a
competitive food drive between the
two schools, benefiting Greensboro
Urban Ministries. Although Guilford
lost the game 14—13 in the final minutes,
Guilford won the Soup Bowl trophy,
collecting 5,249 cans to Greensboro's
3,874.
Dr. Craven E. Williams, then-
president of Greensboro College, started
the tradition in 1997, according to
Vice President for Enrollment Services
Randy Doss.
See soup BOWL I Page 11
"Last year Guilford College and
Greensboro College collected over
10,000 cans for local food banks. Both
schools understand that helping the
food banks is more important than the
bragging rights."
James Shields, director of community
learning
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Industrial
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Senior Writer
Chick-fil-A
support
divides campus
community
GAY RIGHTS ISSUE
PROMPTS WIDE .
DISCUSSION
BY JOSH BALLARD
Staff Writer
Recent statements made by Chick-fil-
A's president relating to gay marriage
and gay rights issues has called into
question Guilford College's athletics
partnership with the local branch of the
company on Friendly Avenue.
According to an Aug. 23 Guilford
Beacon article, the local Chick-fil-A has
supported the athletics program for 10
years, most recently during the 2010-
2011 academic year.
The issues sparked by this
controversy are being discussed on
campus among administrative groups,
faculty and students.
"Chick-fil-A states that it supports
'family values,' and that its policy is
to treat everyone with 'honor, dignity,
and respect,"' said Professor of Theatre
Studies David Hammond in an email
interview. "It all looks great, but if the
values being taught or modeled include
the right to attack or objectify others, it
all becomes questionable to me."
"The main issue I have with it is they
contribute money to organizations that
actively work against gay rights," said
Shelby Smith, president of Pride, the
college's LGBTQA organization.
On the other hand, Dave Walters,
sports information director and
assistant director of athletics, said,
"It's important to consider any area
business with interest in supporting
the college. In times of dire financial
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