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Despite low
salaries, why do
professors stick
around?
PROFESSORS ARE THE
BACKBONE OF THE
INSTITUTION, LEARN WHAT
MOTIVATES THEM TO TEACH
BY BRITTANY MURDOCK
Staff Wrtt«
They grade our last-minute typed
papers, prepare countless PowerPoint
slides and show up to class on time when
we are too lazy to even attend. They either
deal with our grouchy attitudes at 8:30 a.m.
or our continuous yawns during a 6:00
p.m. class. This raises the question, "Why
do professors choose to teach at Guilford?"
Even with the amount of time they put
into their work, their paychecks hardly
reflect it. Members of the budget committee
put together a faculty compensation
report comparing the salaries of Guilford
professors with peer institutions and local
neighbors that are comparable to Guilford
in size, quality of students and extent of
resources.
The average pay for assistant professors
at Guilford is $50,000, while that for
associate professors is $59,000.
Lynchburg College on the other hand
offers a salary of $56,000 for assistant
professors and $63,000 for associate
professors. Elon University has a much
higher pay scale with $64,000 for assistant
professors and $72,000 for associate
professors.
"Most of the drop (in salaries) was due
to enrollment drops and may erode further
due to the loss of $2.5 million or 40 percent
drop in state-funded financial aid which
has made us divert funds away from
other items including salary raises," said
President and Professor in Political Science
Kent Chabotar.
See professors I Page 3
NEWS
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(Top): A group of students from the Fall 2012 trip. (Below) Mexico Solidarity Network created a
study abroad program in 2005 in order for students to volunteer with autonomous communities.
BY JOHN KLUEPFEL
Staff Writer
"I was beat really badly by like four-
foot-seven women in dresses," said junior
Chloe Weiner.
You would probably never guess that
Weiner is talking about her experience
studying abroad in Mexico, where
she lived and played basketball with
autonomous communities around the
Country.
On Wednesday, March 6, three study
abroad students who studied in Mexico
with the Mexico Solidarity Network
talked about their experiences with this
unique program.
Seniors Gabrielle Lahowitch Hallie
Dowling-Huppert and junior Chloe
Weiner who dl participated in the past
two years, talked about their experiences
with the program.
According to the Mexico Solidarity
Network's website, they "created this
unique study abroad program in 2005
to introduce students to dynamic new
experiments in autonomous, community-
based organizing and to build solidarity
with Mexico's most important and
dynamic social movements."
See MEXICO SOLIDARITY | Page 3
WEB-
^ EXCLUSIVE
CONTENT:
Post-Traumatic
Stress Disorder
Support forVeterns
BYJOSH BARKER
Staff Writer
Electric vehicles could soon
zoom into NASCAR
BY BYRAN DOOLEY AND
GEORGIEANN BOGDAN
Senior Writer and Guest Writer
INSIDE THIS ISSUE
NEWS I FRIEDMAN PREVIEW | Page 2
W&N I POPE UPDATE | Page 4
FEATURES! BLUE ROOTS | Page 6
OPINION I UNC SEXUAL ASSAULT | Page 7
SPORTS I RELAY FOR LIFE | Page 8