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GUILFORDIAN
Students Mourn Start of War
Students gathered at a candlelight vigil Monday night in front of Dana
Auditorium to express their concern and hope for the Middle Easfphoto
by George Brand
Faculty, Administration Acknowledge Rising Grades
Justin Cohen
Assistant News Editor
Faculty members and administrators
continue to express a variety of opinions to
to explain why grades have become stead
ily higher over the past 25 years.
According to statistics released by the
Registrar's Office, 56.2 percent of the
final grades distributed during the fall and
spring semester of the 1989-90 school year
were either 'A' or 'B.' That denotes an
Vol. 75, No. 12 Guilford College, Greensboro, N.C.
increase of 7.7 percent from the 1979-80
school year and a 10.0 percent jump from
the 1969-70 school year.
Statistics for summer sessions date back
to 1980. Even though the percentage of
students receiving an 'A' or 'B' for the
summer sessions has actually dropped
slightly, students earned 1.4 percent more
'A's during the 1990 summer sessions
than in 1980.
Though the increases are somewhat
consistent with national trends, members
Courtney Roberts
News Editor
War has begun. At 7 p.m. Wednesday,
January 16,1991, Americans learned their
nation had gone to war with Iraq.
"People were glued to their television
sets," said campus minister Max Carter,
referring to students as he walked through
residence halls the night war broke out
As word of the hostilities spread across
Guilford's campus, students were heard
saying, "Wow," "Oh my!" Hands covered
faces and tears welled up in several stu
dents' eyes.
During the days prior to the deadline
President Bush had set for Saddam Hussein
to withdraw from Kuwait, Guilford stu
dents voiced their thoughts about the Gulf
situation.
Quaker Concerns and Guilford College
Religious Organization (GCRO) organ
ized several peace movements.
On Monday 250 students participated in
a candlelight vigil organized by GCRO on
the steps of Dana Auditorium.
Tuesday evening, the night of the dead
line, Quaker Concerns organized a "walk
out" at 6 p.m. and students and faculty
walked out of their classes, the library, the.
cafeteria and their residence halls, to voice
their desire for peace.
Max Carter was pleased with the partici
pation at the demonstrations.
Now that war has begun, the move across
campus is to help students deal with their
feelings towards what is happening in the
Gulf.
Psychology Professor Richie Zwiegen
of the Guilford community are still alarmed
by the figures.
"It is an unfortunate trend," said Politi
cal Science Professor William Carroll, a
Guilford faculty member for 22 years.
"It's a problem that we fail to address...
Ideally, if more than 50 percent of our
students are getting 4 A's or 'B's, then there
is something wrong."
Academic Dean Sam Schuman ex
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Jan. 21,1991
haft, in conjunction with the psychology
club, is helping to set up support groups.
GCRO has made the Moon Room avail
able 24 hours a day. 'The Moon Room is
available for those who need a place for
quiet reflection," said Max Carter.
GCRO is also planning on having a
support group for those who have friends
or family in the Gulf and for those who
need to talk with others. This group will
meet on Tuesday at 9 p.m. in Borcn Lounge.
"It really helps when those around you are
worried about the same thing," said sopho
more Blair Fingerhut.
A posterboardon which people can write
down their concerns and prayers has been
placed in Founders Hall by GCRO.
"I don't know what to think. I feel very
detached because I don't know anyone
over there. I feel like we could have waited
longer for a peaceful solution," said so
phomore Deirdre Murphy, a member of
GCRO.
Quaker Concerns has organized a table
in Founders Hall for students to write let
ters to the troops. As of Thursday several
hundred letters had been written.
Quaker Concerns has also invited a local
attorney to come to speak about his consci
entious objector experience during the
Vietnam War.
• Administration Sets
Policy for Students
Called to Fight 4
• A Look at Human
Rights Abuses Stem
ming from the Gulf
Conflict 5
• Life in Hell 8
• Coach Forbes
Resigns to Go to
Lenoir-Rhyne 10