Bring your own bulbs ... p. 2 GUILFORDIAN m Vol. 72, No. 10 Guilford College Library Vandalized BY Itulpli Kirkpati ick During Ihe early morn ing hours of Februars 241 h. the Guilford College library was vandalized and properly was remov ed. No motive for the inci dent has been established. The electrie clock thai usually hangs on the wall facing the front door had been placed on the bookshelf and had stopped al 3:15 am. Investigators speculate that someone, perhaps a group, entered the library and caused damage to it about 2:45 to 3:15 am Wednesday. According to Herbert Poole, the Director of the Library, whoever entered the building appeared to have a plan for what was to be vandalized. "We suspect it may not have been just idle van dalism," said Dr. Poole. "The globe was upended; someone had smeared feces on walls and on some m, ■■■■■■■■■■■■ ®f ■^?^9HIHB Charles E. Merrill spoke in the Gallery on Moil. Feb. 22. The title f his lecture was "The love of a good fight-does liberalism still have something of value to offer." I'hnlo KI M Km k Guilford College, Greensboro, N.C of the pieces of equipment. They had stolen I believe two computer terminals which belong to the com puter center." Karen Behm, Circula tion Librarian said it was strange that more valuable articles in the library were left alone. The VAX terminals, she pointed out, are useless unless connected to a large system. A question that still has not been answered centers on the number of par ticipants involved. Dr. Poole also said that two telephone units were stolen, and that several items had been moved to other parts of the library building. The method of entry and departure was also unknown, although no win dows had bee:, broken. One of the participants, according to Dr. Poole, must have had a key Quest Campaign Update - ... p.' 6 ritfwna\4 were HkSBHPE US s\o\ €.r\ ' ' ' Vax terminals have been replaced because his office, which is locked after business hours, had been entered. The library does have a security system, but as Behm says, "it is not fool proof." The Greensboro Police Major Changes In Honor Code By Jay Underwood The Honor Code, deem ed grossly ineffective and inappropriate by many members of the Guilford community, is presently undergoing revision in hopes of reinstituting the importance of community and academic integrity in the minds of students and professors. Faculty members Marlene McCauley and Barton Parks are working closely with the Student Affairs Committee in put ting forth a set of pro posals that would change the current code significantly. "As it stands, the Honor Code includes both academic and social behavior." -said Mc- Women's Season Wrap-Up ...p. 11 „ \ * Department has started an investigation, however they decided not to finger print since so many use the building daily. In vestigating officer Dave Springer said that there is a suspect. Cauley. "It doesn't always work...students don't pay much attention to it." Under the present system, if a student witnesses a fellow student who is not 21 drink a beer, then they are both in viola tion of the Honor Code if the incident is not reported. Thus, the viola tion is punishable under the same auspices as academic dishonesty. "We propose that academic dishonesty be governed by the Honor Code, and social miscon duct by a separate set of rules and regulations." said McCauley. In addition, the SAC is proposing the formation oi a small honor board, com posed of equal number's of March 2, 1988 t'lioto: Kru limit Guilford College securi ty is also cooperating in the effort. The library opened an hour late to allow for the staff and cleaning crew to clean up the area that had been affected by the inci dent . faculty and students, to hear alleged violation of the honor code. This honor board would be separate from the judicial board, which would hear all ma jor social violations. The SAC also has sug gested the introduction of a minimum penalty of suspension for honor code violations. McCauley em phasizes that mitigating circumstances would allow the honor board to impose a lesser penalty. Academic Dean Sam Schuman. who issued an alternative to the SAC pro posal. said "our goals are the same: to heighten em phasis of academic in tegrity." Schuman has proposed (C'ont. on p. .">)