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EDITORIAL
The proposed Student Senate budget for the 1975-76 school
year is not making anyone happy. While we would agree that
some "belt tightening" and "bullet biting" is necessary, we
feel the Budgetary Committee has gone too far.
The proposed budget is based on a 15% decrease in
enrollment for next semester. We feel this is unrealistic. The
entire budget is based upon an enrollment of 850 students as
"suggested" by Guilford College Business Manager, Jim
Newlin.
If the Senate Committee expects student organizations to
accept drastic financial cutbacks they must furnish more solid
reasoning than this.
We propose that the Senate follow the Administration's
example and set forth three contingency budgets based on
possible levels of enrollment. This would alleviate the
inter-organizational competition for money with which to
continue basic services.
We further suggest that the student body be consulted before
its money is distributed. Open, well publicized budget hearings
are in order.
Letter to the Editor
Editor:
If you need proof that
white attitudes towards blacks
(and other minorities) have
not changed,take a look at the
proposed Senate budget for
1975-76 school year.
Of all the organizations
funded by the Senate,
8.A.5.1.8. (Brothers and
Sisters in Blackness) and the
International Relations Club
were the only two who
received death blows. 8.A.5.1.
B. was particularly cut almost
more than one-half.
Reasons offered by the
Senate for cutting 8.A.5.1.8.
and I.R.C. were a product of
the same reasoning used by
white Southerners to disfran
chise newly freed slaves.
Their argument was in terms
of numerical figures.
To this argument I say that
European knew that they were
bringing an African people to
unfamiliar soil. They knew that
slave importation could not
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and would not exceed the
immediate European settle
ments. It is by this same token
that the Senate is aware of the
fact that Guilford is a white
institution and therefore, the
game of numbers can always
be used against blacks and
foreign students.
However, if we wish to play
with numbers, let's consider
this: there arc approximately
60 black students in atten
dance at Guilford and their
activity fees alone will ad d up
to the number of dollars asked
for by 8.A.5.1.8. Maybe there
should be a Black Student
Senate as well as an
International Student Senate.
And as long as we're playing
the game, we might as well go
all the way. 1 can visualize it
now: North side of campus for
whites only; West side for
foreigners and the South side
for blacks. What of the cast
side? Well, that will be our
battle field- "the Mid-East oil
trip"
The Guilfordian
Here's another number
game: The Black Children Can
Program has five outlets
(sewing, arts & crafts, drama,
creative dance, and physical
fitness); each outlet has two
instructors (members of B.A.
5.1.8.). The Senate questions
the program because of the
number of people working in
it. Just how many people do
you need for twenty-two
children? Besides, B.C.C. is
the most effective program
done by any campus organiza
tion. The parents and
Grandparents of these child
ren have given half of their
lives to Guilford College and
have nothing to show for it but
bad health and a gold watch
presented to them for their 30
years of service.
Does the Senate question
the necessity of 8.A.5.1.8.? If
so, ask yourself how many
black lecturers have been on
this campus? How many black
oriented and/or produced
movies? How many Soul
Bands have played for campus
dances?
These are but a few of the
many questions to be asked
when you talk about funding
8.A.5.1.8. and examining its
purposes. We can either begin
to cor r ;t the situation now or
continue to allow it to eat away
at the very foundations on
which Guilford College and
this country stand.
Pat Thompson
PIPER CONTEST
Carol Ingis Ist fiction
Andrea Dcagon 2nd fiction
Julia Blizen Ist and 2nd poctrv
Carol Inglis 3rd poetry
as judged by Guy Owen. N.C.
State
All God?s Chillun Got Guns
Journalist For Union
Want to learn about
journalism first hand, instead
of in a classroom? Would you
like to get course credit for it
as well? The Union is looking
for interested people to write
Photographers
The deadline for entries
in the open photography
exhibit, planned for the week
of April 20-26, is 5 p.m. on
Friday, April 18. Entries are to
be turned in to John
Wilkerson, in the Art
Department, or to Don Gibbon
in the Geology Department
(K-124). There is no limit to the
number of entries by any
individual, except that of
availability of exhibit space.
The exhibit is restricted to
prints, mounted or framed; a
slide exhibit is being planned
for next semester.
April 15, 1975
articles for area papers, radio
and TV stations.
This is much more than
sitting in some cubbyhole
grinding out articles. You will
be actively involved with the
local press. A large part of the
learning will come from your
involvement with a broad
range of professionals. Many
of these people are interesting
folks "to get to know. Plus,
there is the real possibility of
branching out into other types
of journalism. It's an activity
that can become as far ranging
as you want it to be.
It offers the best of several
worlds: involvement in the
Union, the college, the media,
and course credit as well. For
more information, drop by the
Union office in Bryan Hall or
call 299-8893.
Bicycle Thefts
Warning, last week 6'/2
bicycles were stolen (the
one-half being the front
wheel) from Hobb's porch, the
Binford Bicycle shed and
Bryan Hall. All the bikes were
locked and all were relatively
expensive 10-speeds. The
police were not optimistic
about their recovery, because
stolen bikes are usually taken
out of the area to be re-sold.
The police urged increased
vigilance in the face of a
growing market for bikes in
the warm weather.
Know your bicycle registra
tion number, have the bike
registered with the police,
keep it locked, and if the
bicycle has a good resell value
perhaps it should be kept
inside. Do you know where
your bicycle is tonight?