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Tropical storm Hugo hits home
Laura Seel
Assistant Copy Editor
A tropical storm resulting from Hurri
cane Hugo ravaged Guilford's tree popu
lation Thursday night with 70 m.p.h. winds
and caused campus power outages and
water leaks.
The rain and high winds felled trees
across campus; three were downed be
tween the library and Duke Hall, and
several pine trees toppled by the college
lake. The walkway from Founders to
King Hall was roped off Friday morning
because a broken tree limb hung precari
ously over the path.
Tornado watches were in effect until
Friday afternoon, and campus electricity
was unavailable until late Friday morning,
forcing college staff to use candles and
emergency phone lines.
But the scenario could have been much
worse.
Dean of Students Nancy Cable Wells
expressed concern that blackouts and fall
ing debris posed a danger to students and
staff, but most classes met as scheduled on
Friday.
"I think we got off pretty lucky," said
Dick Dyer, assistant to the dean of stu
dents. Besides the lack of electricity from
4:45 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. in college build
ings and strewn debris, the College did not
suffer much damage. Facilities Manager
Steve Luber said the power outage was
"inconvenient," but that the storm "caused
no other problems."
The storm aftermath will not delay
construction of the new library, though the
heavy rain resulted in some seepage.
"Drainage off of the building tends to
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cause leaks in the basement," said Herb
Poole, library director. "There was some
standing water in the art storage room. It's
a problem we've been fussing about for a
long time." However, the facilities suf
fered no major damage and construction is
on schedule.
The library staff prepared for flooding
Thursday night by moving all bottom
shelf books in the basement to a higher
ground storage area, where they will remain
until the library move next month.
Heavy flooding was just one of the
legacies Hugo left in Charleston, South
Carolina this weekend. The category 4
hurricane, classifiedas "damage extreme"
by the National Weather Service, devas-
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blows debris off sidewalks In the
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tated sections of historic downtown Char
leston and prompted mandatory evacu
ations of coastal regions. One hundred
and thirty-five m.p.h. winds blew the roof
off of Charleston City Hall and demol
ished the downtown market Drinking
water, electricity and phone service were
scarce.
U.S. troops were sent to the island of
Career development buckles down
Peter Smith
News Editor
In a move Guilford College hopes will
both boost the college's admission profile
and improve retention figures, more atten
tion is being devoted to the Guilford Col
lege Career Developement Center.
Efforts for improvement include a
modest increase in the Career Develop
ment budget, extensive surveying of past
alumni classes, improved alumni "new
working," and research from a student
Career Advisory Board.
"I am very delighted with the improve
ments made in Career Development," said
Meg Kaplan, director of the Career Devel
opment Center. 'With these improve
ments we are hoping to make students
more aware of what we can offer here."
Improvements of the center come at a
time when Guilford apppears to be mak
ing more of an effort to improve retention
among currently enrolled students, im
prove job placements rates among gradu
ating seniors, and offer a more attractive
package to prospective Guilford students.
Job placement rates are often consid-
SL Croix to restore order after 90% of the
power poles were rendered inoperative
and widespread looting added to the chaos.
In Puerto ,Rico, thousands were left
homeless by the cyclone.
President Bush declared coastal South
Carolina, St. Croix and Puerto Rico disas
ter areas on Friday.
ered important because they can reflect
the college's ability to provide employ
ment upon graduation. Prospective stu
dents may consider the job placementper
centages among graduating students of a
college as one of the many factors in
deciding on which college to attend.
"With the high cost of private higher
education, parents are asking what they
will receive in return after paying four
years of tuition," said Larry West, director
of admissions. "Although there is cer
tainly more to college then finding a job,
some parents do look at the bottom line."
According to statistics released by the
Career Development Office, last year's
job placement figures indicate substantial
room for improvements.
Of the 283 Seniors in the class of 1989
who responded to the Senior Survey, 170
indicated they would neither continue their
education nor be employed the year after
graduation.
"We have several good strategies bring
ing attention toward Career Development
As a result, more people are taking advan
tage of what we can offer," said Kaplan. "I
believe with these efforts, the placement
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