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Administrative removal policy requires clarification Laurel Nesbitt Editorials Editor The Guilford College administration (or, more specifically, the dean of stu dents) has the power to directly withdraw a student from the college. This is a little known and somewhat misunderstood administrative policy. Administrative withdrawal at Guilford has always been used only in the most extreme cases of psychological illness, when a student is either a threat to him/ herself or to others, or is unable to con tinue student life because of the problem. The Counseling Center (Ernest McCoy and Jane Caris) or outside sources of counseling determine to what degree a person's psychological problem is threat- GThe UILFORDIAN Editor-in-Chief Jason Underwood News Editor Peter Smith Features Editor Eric Badertscher Editorials Editor Laurel Nesbitt Sports Editor Scott Genualdi Photo Editor Charles Almy Copy Editor David Simpson Layout Editor Jacob Stohler Business Manager Anna Yeargin Staff Coordinator Linda Kreem Production Coordinator Joyce Atkinson Faculty Advisor Jeff Jeske Assistant Copy Editor Laura Seel Assistant Layout Editor Betsy Vance Advertising Director Martha McCoy Staff: t Hobie Anthony, Eliza Blake, Andrew Bloom, Lisa Boggs, Dena Bolton, Laura Brooks, Carolyn Bundy, Emily Carr, Brad Chance, Alex Clay, Kathy Corcoran, Eric Dawson, Allison Dean, Alexandra Duckworth, Sara Ellefson, Christie Evens, Mandy Ford, Mike Grossman, E.J. Hofferman, Doug James, Dara Jacob, Vic Johnson, Anne Jonas, Seth Jurnak, Graham Lashley, Dwayne Lawler, Elise Lillard, Paige Mahaney, Butch Maier, Brywn Malbasa, Laura Marshall, Troy Martin, Randall Moore, Laura Myers, Lisa Pope, Cory Schwartz, Andy Smith, Joe Studivant, Ted Talcott, Kristi Wachowiak, and Eugene Wan The Guilfordian is the student newspaper of Guilford College, Greensboro, N.C. Mailing information can be obtained through The Guilfordian's office. Submitted articles are welcome. Opinions expressed in editorials and letters to the editor do not necessarily reflect the views of the staff and editorial board of The Guilfordian. Theeditor(s)reservestheeditoriallicencetoTheGuilfordian staff. Please address all mail to: The Guilfordian, Box 17717, Greensboro, NC 27410. 2 THE GUILFORDIAN November 13, 1989 pFRSPF.CTIVF-S cning (e.g. suicidal or homocidal tenden cies) or hindering the regular life's activi ties of the individual or of the community. From this examination comes a written assessment of the student's condition and behavior, which is passed on to Dean of Students Nancy Cable-Wells. On the basis of the counselor's recommendation and the psychological assessment, the dean decides whether or not the student should remain at Guilford. Cable-Wells says that the student's right to due process is recog nized by the administrative withdrawal policy, as the student is allowed to seek another opinion and assessment of his or her case from counselors outside Guilford, and is allowed to speak to the dean in defense of his or her ability to remain safely and functionally in the college. What is somewhat troubling is the fact that this appeal is made only to the dean, although Nancy Cable-Wells did say that in a recent case, an objective third party was brought in to hear the student's de fense. Any objection to the truth behind the administration's claim of due process's is complicated by the fact that indeed, these aren't simple cases of policy violation that can be taken care of by Judicial Board hearings. In fact, isolated incidents of violation are very rarely associated with cases of administrative withdrawal, ex cept possibly in situations of drug or alco hol abuse. Much more common are cases that are related exclusively to the stu dent's general condition, apart from con crete violations of any kind. What is being dealt with is potential danger to the individual or to the community. Fortunately, only two or three students in the past 16 years have been withdrawn by this process against their will. In fact, according to Caris, nine times out of 10 the student initiates the withdrawal proce dure or is in favor of the withdrawal from the very beginning. Problems which have arisen in which students have objected to Librarian reflects on 1989 book move Karen Behm Guest Writer The Guilford College Community moved more than books, shelves, and bookends on November 1 and 2,1989. It moved people to tears as they witnessed pride, dedication, inspiration, love and genuine community cooperation. As I helped to coordinate the activities those days, I observed many remarkable efforts by hundreds of individuals. The success of the efforts exceeded all expec tations the planners of the move had ever envisioned. All of you who participated did move mountains and swelled hearts with your spirit! Many wonderful words and scenes will remain in my memory. I remember... the anxiety on the supervisors' faces as they waited to see if anyone would show up to the decision of the administration have been due to the fact that the student isstill in a stage of denial (denial of the extent of their problem). Once the student comes to terms with the problem, he or she is nor mally quite welcoming of the decision to be withdrawn from the college. It is important to mention that a person being withdrawn through this procedure is welcomed back into the college when he or she has completed treatment and/or is capable again of functioning within the college environment. As Caris said, the purpose of the withdrawal is really less to get the student out of Guilford than it is to get him or her into treatment. Students simply must be withdrawn if their condi tion is life-threatening or is a major im pediment to his or her life's activities, or to the life's activities of the people di rectly affected (the friends who stay up three or four nights a week trying to exer cise the compassion that they are capable of giving, and the professional counseling skills that they are not.) It is, according to Ernest McCoy, as much a community issue as it is an individual one, and the ad ministrative withdrawal policy is intended to take care of both. work after the opening breakfast; the sighs of relief and smiles on these same faces as people poured into the Carnegie Room; the nervous attempts to get the move started and to follow the directions of the professional movers and supervisors; the "well-oiled" machine that soon emerged as we all found our niche in the process and quickly came to understand how it was all set up to work; the first load of trucks rolling out of the dark, dirty old stacks into our beautiful new building; people forming teams and setting goals for themselves, while they fueled their energies with song, dance, laughter, cheers and hugs; the press conference with media and important people, while THE impor tant people worked getting the job done. I will remember... Bill and Bev Rogers cheering us on, getting dusty with the rest of us, and seeing their faith in us realized; see 'THANKS' on page 5 >•
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