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Volume LXVIII, No. 2
photo by Tom Risser
Have you ever considered the obstacles to handicapped accessibility
on campus? Julie Yindra sits before Dana Auditorium.
Handicapped Accessibility at Guilford Questioned
By Julie Yindra
According to Federal regula
tions, Guilford has done all that is
legally necessary to accom
modate handicapped students.
But is what the law defines as
necessarily really enough? Con
trary to popular belief, the
answer to this question is NO.
It is only in the past few
decades, due primarily to
technological and medical ad
vancements, that handicapped
individuals have plunged into the
world of higher education and
have sought careers. But as this
began to occur, society was faced
WQFS - Alter Natives
By Dave Barley
For the benefit of those who are
new to Guilford College, WQFS
91FM is our very own campus
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Photo by Tom Risser
WQFS DJ, Steve McKenzie is shown here. Listen to his show on
Fridays from 12-2 p.m.
with a serious, unforseen pro
blem. How could these people
gain total mobility and in
dependence in a world structural
ly and morally unprepared for
them? And it was not until the
early 70's that the Federal
government finally took action to
solve the problem.
In 1971, the first set of Federal
laws concerned solely with the
rights of handicapped citizens
was passed. Dealing primarily
with non-discrimination, these
laws are commonly referred to as
"The Bill of Rights" for the han
dicapped. But thousands of war
veterans and other handicapped
radio station. WQFS is operated
by members of the student body
and is located on the second floor
of Founders Hall. William Flash
Guilford College, Greensboro, N.C. 27410
"Safe Roads" Lead
to Guilford
By Iris B. Velvin
The Safe Roads Act of 1983 goes
into effect on October 1. One of
the most prominent features of
this piece of legislation is that it
raises the legal drinking age in
North Carolina from 18 to 19.
How will this change affect
Guilford College's alcohol policy?
"I really don't know," says
Robert White, director of Student
Housing and Security. "It gets
alcohol out of the high schools,
but it creates problems for col
leges and universities."
White will attend a seminar at
Duke University on Sept. 15 to
discuss these problems. The
seminar is sponsored by the N.C.
Association of Independent Col
individuals were not satisfied,
and their dissatisfaction was
clearly justified. Now they were
not going to be discriminated
against by any school or business
because of their handicap. But
this did not do them much good,
since in most cases, they couldn't
COMMENTARY
get into the admissions or per
sonnel office to apply.
In 1974, a more restrictive,
more specific law which directly
addressed the issue of accessibili
ty was introduced. This law
is this year's station manager
along with several new people
filling staff positions. As always,
providing an alternative to con
ventional programming is an im
portant objective at the station.
Walter Morris, station consul
tant, explains, "There aren't
many avenues for alternative
music. Basically, we're here to
present music that would not nor
mally be played by stations in
Greensboro and Winston-Salem."
One of the new additions at
WQFS is a news department.
Tom Buckingham is overseeing
the overhaul of the news which
will include local and college
news, sports, a forum, and CBS
news. Of course music is still the
mainstay of station programm-
I ing. Reggae blues, hardcore,
! funk, new music, avant-garde,
rockabilly, and possibly
bluegrass and classical are the
specialty shows that will be of-
leges and Universities, and a
state representative who backed
the Safe Roads Act will be a
speaker. White hopes to return
with a better understanding of
the intent and the planned en
forcement of the bill. He has also
ordered brochures from the state
to distribute to students.
White emphasizes that Student
Services does not make policy,
they merely carry out establish
ed policies. The Student Affairs
committee will be instrumental
in deciding if and when there will
be changes in the campus alcohol
rules. The Student Senate should
also have much input. Final
policy will be made by the Ad
ministrative Council.
stated that all institutions and
organizations, public and
private, that received federal
funds in any form, are expected
to install ramps, elevators, and
other such structurally accessi
ble additions in their buildings.
"It was soon after the passing
of those laws that Guilford under
went most of its structural
changes," says Bob White, Direc
tor of Housing and Security.
When asked about these same
changes, Bill Schmickle, Direc
tor of Off-Campus-Education
replies, "I didn't come to
Guilford until the '7B-'79 school
year, and I saw the ramps going
fered this semester. Antonio Gar
cia is back again this year to pro
vide Spanish news and music for
your listening pleasure. A pro
gram guide listing all showtimes
will be available as soon as
schedules are set. Various local
and unknown bands will also
receive a significant amount of
exposure.
The management at WQFS is
hoping the college community
will play a more vital role in day
to day programming. "We're
always open to suggestions and
comments from the campus
population," says Morris.
Remember that the station is
here to serve you. So if you've
had about as much as you can
bear of conventional sounds, keep
in mind that one frontier remains
to be explored. Slide on over to 91
on your FM dial, kick back and
experience new depths in music
on WQFS, Greensboro.
September 14, 1983
The legal aspect is not the only
issue that concerns White. "It
takes all of the freshmen class
and some of the sophomores and
isolates them socially," he says.
Under the new law, students who
are under 19 will not be able to get
party permits if alcohol will be
served at the party.
It is uncertain at this point
what effect the new law will have
on campus activities such as
Serendipity. Some officials worry
that law enforcement agencies
might carry out undercover in
vestigations on campuses similar
to the recent SAM operation in
Greensboro that resulted in 96 ar
rests for sale of alcohol to minors.
into Duke, the library, and the
dorms' under construction." He
describes the changes as a
gradual process that seemed to
coincide with other renovations,
rather than a separate, im
mediate project. But whether or
not the administration was in any
hurry to complete the changes is
now unclear.
When asked why the gym, be
ing the last building constructed
on campus, was built completely
inaccessible, Bob White com
ments "the gym was built only a
few years ago. By at that time,
the issue of accessibility was pro
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