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April 11, 1979 Guilford College, Greensboro, N.C. 27410 Volume LXIII, No. 15
Adams threatened by participants
Vandals prosecuted by Jud Board
By Susan Shuford
Monday, March 19, security
guard Wesley Adams set into
motion the largest single Judi
cial Board action conducted by
any Guilford personnel in over
three years.
Charges were brought
against five male residents of
Milner and Bryan, plus one
male day student
Adams pressed charges as a
result of malicious vandalism
rendered on a Lance vending
machine. The incident took
place at 1:20 a. m after the now
notorious St. Patrick's Day par
ty held in Milner dorm. The
defendants were apparently in
toxicated at the time of the
vandalism.
Adams was patrolling Bryan
Dinner climaxes evening
By Yolie Brooks
The annual International Re
lations Club dinner was held
Sunday night, April 1 at 8 p.m.
in Founders Hall. The dinner
was the climax of the Hunger
Awareness Week, also spon
sored by the club.
The variety of unusual and
appetizing foods was an out of
the ordinary treat There were
dishes from as far as China and
some from as near as Puerto
Rico The dishes were prepared
by the IRC club and by some of
the faculty.
Besides the meal itself, there
was also a fashion show exhibi-
223 Guilford students volunteered
By Karen Ratledge &
Ann Cheesman
Who says Cuilford students
are apathetic? A record-setting
223 Guilford students volun
teered to give "the gift of life"
Thursday when the Red Cross
Bloodmobile came to Sternber
ger Auditorium
According to JoAnn Frazier,
Red Cross Blood Program Di
rector, this was the biggest
turnout ever at Guilford. Of the
223 students who volunteered to
give, only 27 were rejected for
various reasons such as a recent
illness, an active cold, or blood
low in iron content. This is an
impressive figure because usu--
when he heard a crash, later
identified as the sound of a
brick being hurled through the
glass casing of the vending
machine. When he arrived on
the scene approximately 20
people were gathered around
looting merchandise.
Recognizing Adams as a se
curity guard, the crowd dis
persed immediately upon his
arrival. Adams recognized two
of the vandals and immediately
wrote them up
Adams and Eric Johnson,
president of Bryan dorm, at
tempted to remove the remain
ing merchandise, but were un
able to do so without cutting
themselves on the jagged glass
Since the brick was thrown
through the upper portion of the
mpi
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IRC diners enjoy an international meal
ally more students are rejected.
Therewere6s first-time don
ors and a total of 196 pints was
collected, which is not enough
to give these donors the Dracula
Syndrome as the average adult
has from 10 to 12 pints of blood
in his body.
Mrs Vernera Hodgin, a staff
member here at Cuilford, and
Jan Earl, both earned a gold pin
for finishing out their first
gallon (8 pints).
Speaking of the good Guilford
response, Ms. Frazier commen
ted, "Knowing that this was
the good Cuilfordian response,
Speaking of the good Cuilford
response, Ms. Frazier commen
ted, "Knowing that this was
glass, they were able to push
the remaining merchandise
down into the bottom of the
machine
Firework explosions in Milner
forced Adams to leave the scene
temporarily. Upon returning, he
found another offender with his
arm down inside the machine,
and several others tampering
with it and attempting to steal
snacks. Adams then identified
three more of the vandals for a
total of five.
Adams roommate, security
guard Chris Smoot also wit
nessed the last two offenders
who were written up, the last of
whom stole something after the
second crowd had disappeared.
No bystanders volunteered any
assistance or offered to write
ting the colorful costumes of
many nations. Represented by
dresses was India, Japan, Hon
duras, Guatemala, Scotland
Korea, and China On the side,
Dr. Hood and Jane Foster
delighted the crowd with some
Scottish country dancing.
The International Relations
Club did an excellent job of
carrying out this annual func
tion. The food was good, the
entertainment interesting, and
even the small details such as
soft candle light and organdy
flowers, were an added touch to
the pleasantness of the Interna
tional Dinner.
Serendipity weekend, we (Red
Cross volunteers) were deligh
ted beyond words that the
students chose this time to give
us their support. We are certain
that the many recipients would
also want us to express their
gratitude."
When queried as to why she
ventured out to give blood,
junior Lisa Russel responded,
"I've been in an automobile
accident myself, and I would
have been very grateful for
blood if I had needed it."
Milner had 66 people;
Binford -40; Bryan - 30; Day
students -19; Hobbs - 17; Shore
-11; Urban -8; Staff and Faculty
-7; and alternate housing - 8.
the violators up.
Monday morning, Adams
positively identified the six
honor code violators, and the
write-ups were processed.
From Monday through Tues
day night, Adams was hounded
by persons pressuring him to
drop charges. He was stopped
on the way to class, roused out
of bed and threatened by the
students charged and others.
Pressure became so intense
and so ugly that Adams packed
up and left campus for his home
in Surry County. During his
absence a caller told Adam's
roommate, "He (Adams) is
lucky he's out of town."
Adams returned to campus
about 2:00 a m Saturday. On
Sunday afternoon about 12:30,
Adams was getting ready to
make a run to the drugstore
when he found one of his tires
slashed. The slash was just the
width of a knife blade, and glass
was found inside the tire. Thus
far there are no clues as to the
identity of the culprit.
The Judicial Board convened
to hear the case Sunday night,
March 25.The trial went on for
five hours with only five ver
dicts reached The proceedings
were completed the following
Wednesday, March 28.
Two of the defendants, who
had previously agreed to write
themselves up, pleaded and
were found guilty Of the four
who pleaded innocent, three
were convicted. The fourth was
found not-guilty. One student
was represented by legal coun
sel.
Immediately after the trial
one of the violators threatened
Adams, commenting "I'd bet
ter not catch you out."
During the trial Adams was
grilled just as thoroughly as the
defendants. The complaintant's
testimony must hold up, accor
ding to Judicial Board rules.
Adams was questioned as to
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why he did not announce his
presence at the time of the
incident. Adams felt that in this
type of mob situation he might
have promoted greater harrass
ment or brutality.
Currently Adams, who is also
an intern in Bryan, is plagued
by students yelling, "Did you
hear about the kangaroo
court," and other hostile re
marks. One suite in Bryan
openly threatened warfare
against Adams and the mem
bers of his suite, six of whom
work security.
Adams feels the overall atti
tude of students is more sym
pathetic to the violators then to
the person doing his job "I feel
I had no other alternative," he
commented. "If a security
guard doesn't do his job, Guil
ford shouldn't be paying him."
Adams feels that Student
attitudes during the recent trial
"tend to show that people feel
violations of the honor code are
only wrong if you get caught."
Personally Adams feels the
rest of the year is going to be
pretty tough. He is especially
worried about future damage to
his property.
Two of the defendants have
stated that they bear Adams no
ill will, though the remaining
four have expressed no such
sympathies. "I don't like the
idea of having to go about my
business knowing that four
people are holding a grudge
against me," stated Adams.