Rule 1.0; Continued
Discussion
Beginning this fall, first
time students who failed to
earn a grade-point
average greater than a 1.0
were suspended or
dismissed from Guilford
College.
As a Guilfordian colum
nist, as a letter to the
editor writer, and as
Associate Academic Dean,
we met together earlier
this week to discuss the
new academic policy
headlined as "Rule 1.0" in
the February 5 issue of the
"Guilfordian" and the sub
ject of a letter to the editor
in the February 19 issue.
We support the new
policy because we have
become convinced of its
positive effects on the
students separated from
Guilford College and on
the college as a whole.
The Admissions Com
mittee, the Clerk's Com
mittee, and the faculty
agreed that this change in
academic standing policy
was necessary because
"last year the list of
students separated
(suspended or dismissed)
from the college at the end
of the year was very
similar to those who were
in extreme academic dif
ficulty at the end of the
first semester."
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This new policy permits
the college to interrupt a
student's academic career
with the following state
ment quoted from a
separation letter.
It is encountered and
what decisions you made
this semester which
resulted in this poor
academic performance,
and that you take steps to
address or treat those dif
ficulties while you are
suspended from Guilford
College.
It is the intention of the
faculty to separate you
from the college at this
time before you do ir
reparable harm to your
academic future."
Poor academic perfor
mance in the first
semester is a symptom
which may help in
diagnosing other problems
with studenthood.
Examples of difficulties
students may encounter in
a first semester in college
might include: misplaced
priorities in management
of energy and time, lack of
readiness for college, per
sonal trauma, lack of com
mitment to academic pur
suits, lack of self
discipline, or feeling
disconnected with life at
Guilford in and out of
class.
Each student separated
from the college has an op
portunity to appeal that
decision if important in
dividual, extenuating cir
cumstances require a
reconsideration.
We also agreed that it is
institutionally important
for Guilford College to
maintain high academic
standards. Commonly,
academic problems ex
acerbate other difficulties.
Approximately 15% of
students whose grade
point averages were 1.0 or
below last semester
demonstrated no other
symptoms of personal or
social distress, but over
80% of this group, accor
ding to statistics provided
by Nancy Cable-Wells,
V.P. for Student Develop
ment and Dean of
Students, also violated the
college social code during
the same period of time.
This new policy helps to
affirm the centrality of the
academic life at Guilford
College, both for those
students who are
separated from the college
and for those students
whose grades indicate a
more successful connec
tion with their studies.
For the above reasons,
we support this new
policy.
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Union
By Wendy La vine
Think fast, what have
you done on the weekends
since returning from
winter break? Been to
many Union sponsored
events? Doubtful. The
Union is suffering from
what Richard Thatcher,
co-chair of the Serendipity
Committee, calls, "a burn
out."
Last semester there
were concerts every three
weeks, a few (too few)
dances, and some good
coffeehouses. There were
also a couple of off
campus events that ended
with some discipline pro
blems, but they were not
Union's fault. There seem
ed to be some form of
Union entertainment
every weekend.
This semester there has
been a coffeehouse. Some
mediocre movies. A con
cert sponsored by the
Blues Preservation Socie
ty. In the second week of
February, the first Union
sponsored concert. And
right before spring break,
the first quad dance. The
previous two dances have
been sponsored by A ACS.
So, the questions re
main, what has Union
been doing, where have
they been?
This year the Union has
$53,700 for conventions,
dances, concerts
(Serendipity included),
films and publicity. But
there were some stipula
tions handed out along
with the money: recom
mendations were made to
offer events on both
weekends and weeknights
that would provide enter
tainment alternatives to
alcohol consumption.
Previously, films which
have been succesful have
been current, popular
ones. Jon Hatch, chairman
of the Film Committee.
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11:00 A.M.
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Blues
defends the movies shown
by recalling the survey
given to students earlier
this year. But considering
the selection of movies
that the students could
choose from, there was the
choice of picking
somewhat bad movies
over extremely bad
movies.
The students have not
had Union to rely on for
entertainment and instead
are going elsewhere to find
it.
Many people have noted
that the televisions in the
grill room and Dana
lounge are constantly on.
There is a problem with
off-campus partying and
with excessive drinking
both on and off campus.
According to Dick Dyer
there have been more
write-ups to date than
there were in all of 'B6-'B7.
Dyer does say that some of
these are because of
stricter parking violations
and a better housing staff,
but there have also been
vandalism, illegal parties
and other judicial of
fenses.
Of course tin* students
don't have to accept this
inactivity sitting down, so
to speak. Instead of just
complaining they can
make a difference.
There is a constant lack
of people willing to work
for Union. Thatcher says
that people are always
welcome to come to a
meeting and make sugges
tions or changes. Meeting
time is 5:15 on
Wednesdays in the student
organizat ion offices
Perhaps fresh ideas are
needed. Or at least some
motivation.
Let's not secede from
the Union. And let's not
have to wait until Seren
dipity to enjoy ourselves
on campus.
D C. 7 :' M) P.M.
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