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Biophile Rejuvenates
By Susan Chase
The Biophile Club of Guilford
College has received official
recognition after a semester of
organization. The club consists of
a group of individuals interested
in appreciating and learning
about the natural environment.
Originally established in 1962,
the club enjoyed success. Ac
complishments included
publishing a Biophile Bulletin
each year. In the past couple of
years interest waned and the club
faded into obscurity
This past fall Glen Page and
Stuart Pease started it up again.
Beginning with mailbox notices
in September, they found others
eager to participate in group ac
tivities centered upon studying
and helping preserve the natural
environment. The turnout at the
first meeting was so large that
Page said, "We didn't even have
enough popcorn." The group
grew from there.
Biophile meetings continued to
be held for films and discussions,
and the group started a recycling
program on the Guilford campus.
Page, Pease, and other par
ticipants wanted to submit a con
stitution to the Senate for
ratification, but they had difficul-
Photo by Tom Risser
No news like old news. Biophile recycles newspapers and aluminum
cans.
ty finding a faculty advisor.
Eventually Carol Clark agreed to
take on the job. She has been a
very positive influence, accord
ing to Page.
The club has some major goais
for the future. Included are in
creasing people's awareness of
the surrounding environment,
and concentrating efforts on im
proving the campus lake and
woods. Biophile members are
concerned with the lake's erosion
and litter, and they hope to do a
project on trails so more people
can enjoy the woods. Plans are
also being made to contribute a
booth at Serendipity and organize
an "Earth Week." In addition,
Stuart Pease is looking into atten
ding an Environmental Con
ference at Tufts University in
late March.
The Biophile Club meets
Wednesday evenings at 9:00 in
the Passion Pit. Glenn Page
welcomes all and he stresses the
"open, friendly, warm at
mosphere" of the group's get
togethers.
"Everybody can participate
and we're working for the whole
campus. If you're not helping
solve the problem, you're part of
the problem," he said.
Guilford College. Greensboro. NC 27410
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Improvement of Guilford College lake area is one of the primary coneerns of Biophile Cluh.
Auction Aids
By Susan Chase
The Second Annual Community
Senate Service Auction will be
held Friday, March 23, at 8:15
p.m. in Sternberger Auditorium.
Admission will be $1 per person.
The Senate Auction Committee
co-chairmen, Nathan Bohn and
Jim freeman, report that this
year's goal is SIO,OOO.
The auction will consist of three
parts. There will be a live auc
tion, in which vocal bidding will
be directed by Langley and Dun
can Auctioneers, another con
tributor. A silent auction will en
tail writing down bids on other
donations, and the third part will
consist of the sale of items at fix
ed prices.
Last year Roger Pettigell and
the Community Senate began a
Student Loan Fund to help offset
reduction of governmental aid.
They started with $12,500 of Stu
dent Activities Fees and
challenged alumni to match this
amount. They also held a service
auction to raise money: it was
successful in raising over S4OOO.
The Student Loan Fund has con
tinued to grow since then, and is
currently helping twenty-three
students. The Fund is now SBO,OOO
short of its $250,000 goal.
Freeman added, "We feel it's
important for students
themselves to pick up the slack in
financial aid so other students
don't have to go elsewhere
because they can't afford
Guilford."
To acquire more money for the
Student Loan Fund, the Auction
Committee asks local merchants
and Guilford alumni, faculty,
staff, and students for donations
to be auctioned. All donations are
tax-deductible and the range of
donations is vast.
Merchants have contributed
gift certificates, memberships,
and products, which include ten
nis balls, and oriental rugs, and a
typewriter. Faculty members
have donated dinners for
students, and students have add
ed services such as babysitting
and housecleaning. The
Greensboro Kiwanis Club is help
ing with publicity and is also
soliciting donations.
Bohn aid, "I am looking for
ward to a successfufl auction. If
we continue to get support and
aid from the Guilford community
and other groups, we can meet
our goal and help relieve some of
the financial pressures of present
SENATE NOTES
By Jennifer Park
Dennis Blue announced that
there would be a 7% increase in
tuition next year and brought up
President Rogers' suggestion for
an increase in the student ac
tivities fee.
Five percent of the increase
will go for faculty salary raises
and 1% is for institutional finan
cial aid. The president's recom
mended increase in student ac
tivity fees was five dollars, from
sll7 to $122. Derek Maingot ques
tioned whether it was really
necessary, as he recalled many
organizations returned money to
the Senate this year. Jayne Mar
dock elaborated on Blue's asser
tations that the money returned
was not significant when com
pared with increased requests for
money. The Senate approved the
recommended increase. Total
costs for next year will be $7640.
The proposed constitutions for
the Biophile and Men's Rugby
Clubs were reviewed. The
Biophile's constitution was ap
proved on the condition that a
good copy that included the
minor changes suggested was
turned in by next week. After
February 8. 1984
and future Guilfordians."
The Senate is still looking for
donations of any type—services,
merchandise, cash, etc.—for the
cause of the Student Loan Fund.
Anyone wishing to make a dona
tion should contact the Communi
ty Senate, Nathan Bohn, Jim
Freeman, or the Community
Senate office at 292-5511, ext. 303.
"I hate to see people with a lot
of potential missing out on col
lege. Lack of funding is an unfor
tunate reason to be excluded,"
commented Bohn.
some discussion of the legal and
social implications of the Rugby
Club's insistent use of the words
male and men it was decided the
club should be called the Men's
Rugby Club.
Senators were asked to con
tribute time to the Loyalty Fund
Phone-a-thon to be held Monday
through Thursday, February 6 to
23.
Joyce Clark thanked the Senate
for the money it gave the in
tramural flag-football team to go
to New Orleans. Photographs of
the trip were passed around and
the winning banner was
displayed.
The question of how Serendipi
ty can involve everyone on cam
pus was brought up. Dennis Blue
mentioned a possible plan to have
a caterer with a liquor license on
campus to make alcohol
available and release tne college
of responsibility.
Finally, Jim Newlin reported
on the architect's design for an
addition to the cafeteria. He ask
ed the food committee to take a
look at the plan. If action is taken
immediately, he said, it is possi
ble that it may be built this spr
ing.
Photo by Tom Risser