Guilfornlian
Volume LXIV, No. 21
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rhe Serendipity Steering Committee hopes the new Serendipity
ilcohol policy will help prevent horrible automobile accidents. This
>ne occurred at one of last year's welcoming gates.
Gomel's Odyssey:whose
By Gomer Peele
You find it strange, don't
you, that I am again introducing
myself to you the reader, but, as
is the case with most works of
this nature, you are probably
confused as to whom is who,
and you may be asking, "What
in the hell is going on?"
My name is Gomer. No, not
Gomer Pyleof the United States
Marine Corps but Gomer Peele
of Caver's Pork, S.C. You have
been reading my Odyssey which
is similar to that great epic by
Homer; however, this is the
Odssey of Gomer.
Why create an Odyssey in
this day and time? Basically
because I believe that there is
an Odyssey in every man. In
believing this, I set out to
convey my life's journeys and
wanderings to a society con
stantly in search of new heroes.
Unlike Homer, I, Gomer, am
not modest I take full credit for
being the hero in my work. Why
should one as bold and fearless
as I be modest? I am my own
hero because no one else has
ever satisfied my search for a
hero.
Chapter X: The Underword
On the eighth day of my
journey, I landed on the island
of Guilford, commonly called
the underworld. As I look back
on bygone decades, the god
Alfonzo, rules of procrastina
tion, warned me that I would
come upon such a world. I feel
as if this is a dream in which I
am surrounded by deep dark
ness and desolation.
I am lost in time and space,
and all around me I feel the fury
of a raging storm. I know that
there are those out there who
wish to see me trapped forever
in this hell. There is Donoks,
who promised me friendship,
but betrayed me for the sake of
his evil nature. Look over there,
here is the head of Renelope, so
vile in her nature that she could
not live among the most
wretched souls in hell. And
there is Smitty, who wishes to
see me killed for proving him
the jerk he is.
"How do you know I'm
mad?" I said. You must
be," said Jackie, "or you
wouldn't have come
here."
All these visions enter and
depart my thoughts when I am
once again at ease. I see strange
images that become but one. It
is a woman. I cry out, "Are you
villain or savior, woman?" She
approaches me, and as she does
I feel I have nothing to fear. She
speaks and I am plunged deeper
into this dream.
"Fear me not, but trust me
and I shall aid you through this
mad world. My name is Jackie
Ludel," she said. "Although
Guilford College, Greensboro, N.C. 27410
Bracelet yourself for this!
From Serendipity
Steering Committee
During past Serendipities,
there has existed an increasing
amount of tension concerning
the use of alcohol during the
festivities. This year, the Seren
dipity Steering Committee have
tried to work out a policy that
will alleviate these tensions so
that all participants, drinkers
and non-drinkers, may enjoy
the events.
During the weekend of April
12 and 13, there will be four
pubs opened on campus. These
pubs will serve soft drinks, beer
and food. Two pubs will be open
Saturday afternoon from noon
until 4:30 p.m. They will be
located on the porches of Shore
Dormitory and English Dormi
tory.
On Saturday evening, two
more pubs will be opened from
5:30 p.m. until 11:00 p.m. in the
Bryan Quad and the porch of
Milner dormitory. They will be
serving the same refreshments.
On Sunday the pub on the porch
of Shore dormitory will reopen
you are faced with many prob
lems for which you will have to
use all your wits and strength,
Guilford is not such a bad place.
One must be careful, however,
to avoid the mad people."
"I don't want to go among
mad people,"l said, as if I was a
character from a book by Lewis
Carroll. "Oh, you can't help
that," said Jackie. "We're all
mad here; I'm mad; you're
mad."
"How do you know I'm
mad?" I said.
"You must be," said Jackie,
"or you wouldn't have come
here."
"Jackie, perhaps I am mad,
for I feel this is all a dream and
you are but a dream within my
dream," I exclaimed.
"Strange," said Jackie, "for
I feel the same way. Perhaps we
will both awaken to find it was a
dream But here is a very
profound question: whose
dream is this, mine or yours?"
Jackie had asked me a ques
tion which all my journeys and
wanderings had not answered
and could not. I was silent and
devestated beyond all means.
She placed a sensor ring on my
head, and in an instant we
traveled through space and time
to the Land of Dreams upon
dreams upon dreams.
"Here," Jackie said, "you
will experience a land where
your dreams are but a thought
away. First, you feel very
See 'Whose,' page eight
from noon until 6:00 p.m.
These pub areas have been
redefined as "private areas" to
accomodate the serving and
drinking of beer. The only
restriction will be that beer
should be drunk only in the pub
areas and not carried out onto
campus. Enough plastic cups
have been purchased so that all
beverages may be served in
these plastic cups, thereby do
ing away with all bottles and
cans on campus.
People who would like to
drink all of the beverages
served at these pubs will be
asked to buy a yellow I D.
bracelet during the week of
April 6-11 for a cost of $4.00
This $4.00 fee will not include
the food. The food will be sold
separately at the pubs.
Sale of the I D. bracelets will
be available ONLY DUR'ING
THAT WEEK due to legal
complications. They may be
purchased at sales booths in
Founders' Lobby and the Cen
ter for Continuing Education. If
a person does not buy a bracelet
during the week, he/she will
access only to soft drinks
and food at the pubs.
Those persons buying a
bracelet during the week will be
given a yellow colored one. All
other persons participating in
Saturday's events will be asked
to wear a blue bracelet so that
only community members and
their friends are served refresh
ments or win prizes during the
day.
These I.D. bracelets will be
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"Your must think of sleep and only sleep," said Jackie. Although I
tried and tried, I could not force myself to sleep.
Inside:
Hobbs
Candidacy,
Serendipity 'BO,
New Course
Descriptions
April 1, 1980
issued at an information booth
in front of Founders Hall on
Saturday. Those persons buying
a yellow bracelet will be asked
to wear them all weekend since
they will be issued only once.
Persons who are expecting
friends for that weekend who
want to buy into the pubs will be
allowed to do so during the
week. A person needs to buy as
many I D.'s as will be necessary
to accomodate his/her guests.
In order to insure that this
new policy runs smoothly it will
be necessary that all partici
pants please try and make it
work. Widespread abuse of this
policy will serve only to severely
limit any future festivities of
this sort. The administration is
willing to try out this policy that
is more liberal than any in the
past. To insure that this experi
ment does not fail, it will be
necessary for all persons to try
and make it work.
In order to alleviate the
security problems of this week
end, the Serendipity Steering
Committee is asking up to 125
students to act as marshals
during the day. They will be
recognizable by their kelly
green hats. These persons will
not be asked to abstain from any
festivities: if they see blatant
violations taking place, they will
only ask the person to correct it.
If students have any ques
tions concerning this policy,
please contact: Peter Reichard,
P.O. Box 17522, 855-5611, or
Robin Smith, P.O. Box 17582,
292-6147.