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NEWS meftGitNtoni leoaiinis 9nal marilaan nsi SMALL AMOUNTS OF WEED NOW ALLOWED ON CAMPUS BY JOSH BARKER Staff Writer The Guilford College Woods. Smoke drifts through the cool night air. Red-eyed-first-years race towards the Quakeria. One of this year's major changes to Guilford's judicial system is a legalization of small amounts of marijuana for recreational use on campus. Students and faculty will be allowed to have up to half an ounce on their person without a judicial charge. The new rule will be instituted at the beginning of the Fall 2013 semester. The first year will be a trial run. Students will still be subject to North Carolina laws as soon as they step off-campus. "It seemed like the right thing to do and the right time to do it," said Dean of Students and Vice President of Student Affairs Aaron Fetrow. "However, I would like to remind students to take this action with a grain of salt." Students caught smoking marijuana outside of their dorms will still be documented, and any paraphernalia found in students rooms will still be confiscated. "It will be a slow process and will take a lot of getting used to," said Director of Student Judicial Affairs Sandy Bowles. "But I think allowing marijuana use will let us focus on violent crimes." "Smoking weed is wrong, but maybe allowing it would cut down on the use of more dangerous drugs like alcohol," said Director of Friends Center and Campus Ministry Coordinator Max Carter. "You can call me a pothole, but don't call me a pothead." Though the new rule will not come into effect until fall. Public Safety officers have decided to begin the process sooner. Students will no longer See MARIJUANA] Page 3 WWW.GUILFORDIAN.COM BY LAURA HAY Staff Writer ■# The zombies are coming, and Associate Professor of English Heather Hayton may be our best hope for survival. An attack by the undead on November 5, 2011 has left many ^ at Guilford wanting to prepare for another inevitable strike. We're in luck as Hayton teaches classes on zombie apocalypse preparedness and survival. "I am passionate about teaching ^ zombie survival," said Hayton. "With ^ the oncoming apocalypse, learning how to survive must become a ^ critical component to the education at Guilford.' See ZOMBIES 1 Page 5 ^ V WARNING; days AFTER SPEAKING WITH THE GUILFORDIAN, HEATHER HAYTON CONTRACTED A RARE VIRUS. SHE IS NOT WHO YOU THINK SHE IS. AVOID AT ALL COSTS. U WEB- k EXCLUSIVE CONTENT: -TV,**'i ■ Samir Hazboun/Guilfordian INSIDE THIS ISSUE NEWS I HUT REPLACEMENT | Page 3 W&N I NUDE FRISBEE TOURNEY j Page 4 FEATURES | FRANK MASSEY: FBI j Page 6 OPINION I FOUNTAINS ALL OVER j Page 7 SPORTS I JESKE WINS MMA BOUT | Page 8
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