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President Bill Rogers presented support for the Bell-Glazner Western Alternative route that
would salvage Guilford's woods at an Informative forum Wednesday, Sept. 18.
Jennifer Watts
Special Sections Editor
In an effort to increase aware
ness about Painter Boulevard, the
proposed super-highway that
would run through the Guilford
College Woods, a forum was held
in the cafeteria Wednesday, Sept.
18.
Approximately 75 members of
Guilford's community attended the
forum headed by six panelists: or
ganizer of the event, Scott
Thomhill; Chairperson for Project
Community, Carrie Eby; Vice
President for Finance and Devel
opment, Jim Newlin; Guilford
College's attorney, Betty Turner,
President Bill Rogers; and Direc
tor of the Community Justice Re
source Center, John Kernodle.
"I didn't know anything [about
Painter Boulevard] until I heard
some people talking about it a
couple of days ago," said freshman
Melinda DeJongh, who attended
Vol. 76, No. 3
the forum to find out what much of
the campus has been talking about.
"I knew it was something people
should be concerned [about], but I
didn't know what was going on."
The forum's objective was, in
deed, to educate students about the
threat of Painter Boulevard. The
forum started as a residence hall
program for Milner, but grew into
a larger project The program was
planned in anticipation of City
Council Member Richard Grubar
joining the panel, but he pulled out
at the last minute. Even without the
councilman attending, however,
extensive information was
presented:both background infor
mation, for those just becoming
aware of the problem, and current
news, for those concerned with
staying informed.
Newlin gave a comprehensive
account of Painter Boulevard's his
tory, as well as an update on where
the plans for the road lie now.
Rogers outlined points favoring
the Bell-Glazner Western Alterna
tive over the Eastern Alternative
(the route that would cut through
Guilford's campus). Betty Turner
described what avenues the col
lege is pursuing legally to defend
itself against the proposal. In addi
tion, questions (including what stu
dents can do to help) were also
addressed.
"I found it very interesting to
know the history of why it's taking
place, where the money is coming
from, what the many proposals are
and what we can do to stop it," said
sophomore Rebecca Sunderland.
"It's nice to be involved. I just
wish more people would have
shown up. . . that more people
cared."
Freshman DeJongh voiced the
same opinion: "I think a lot of
people should get involved. It's
worth interest and taking action."
For more information see
pages six and seven.
Guilford College, Greensboro, N.C.
Soccer players arrested
Reprinted from the News and Record,
Sept. 17, by Meredith Barkley
Eight Guilford College soccerplay
ers got a penalty kick of a different
sort early Monday.
About 1:40 a.m., hours after Guil
ford had beaten Greensboro College
3-2 in soccer, they were arrested on
the Greensboro campus and charged
with vandalism.
The vandalism included the fol
lowing;
• Paint spread on two sidewalks
and the athletic field.
• Toilet paper wrapped around the
soccer goals and used to spell "Guil
ford."
• "Guilford" painted in several
places on campus.
• An obscenity scrawled on the
sidewalk beside Finch Chapel.
"It's unfortunate, that's all there is
to say about it" said Kim Strable,
Greensboro College's athletic direc
tor.
A Greensboro College security
guard spotted the vandalism in
Reprinted from the News and Record,
Sept. 18, by Tim Bass
Eight Guilford College soccer play
ers got a kick in the pants Tuesday, a
day after being arrested for vandal
ism at Greensboro College.
The eight will be suspended from
the team for one game and must pay
for the cleanup of toilet-papered goal
posts and painted sidewalks at Greens
boro College, said Phil Roach,
Guilford's athletic director.
Roach said he will recommend that
the athletic committee place the
Quaker soccer team on probation for
the rest of the season.
Depending on the team's behav
ior, the school will consider lifting
the probation, leaving it in place or
discontinuing soccer from Guilford's
athletic program. Roach said.
The players learned of the disci
plinary action Tuesday.
"There were a bunch of heavy
hearts in our meeting today and
progress andnotifiedpolice.The van
dals ran away when police arrived,
but the suspects were rounded up eas
ily.
"They had paint on them," ex
plained Charlotte Duren, spokes
woman for Greensboro College.
Guilford agreed to pay for the
cleanup, which was under way Mon
day.
"It's been a pretty intense rivalry,"
said Phil Roach, Guilford College's
athletic director.
"We're going to make sure that the
young men understand that they were
irresponsible in their behavior," he
said. "We're going to use this as an
opportunity for a teaching situation."
Roach said he hadn't decided
whether the eight will be suspended
from the team.
"I don't think it's time to say that
because we don't have the total as
sessment at this point," Roach said.
[The eight were] arrested, then re
leased to the custody of Guilford Soc
cer Coach Mark Goldsmith.
concern for what they did to Greens
boro College and the message they
sent there and to the larger commu
nity," Roach said.
The pi ayers suggested that the team
write a letter of apology to Greens
boro College and perform a commu
nity-service project.
Roach said the students probably
will face more action by the college's
Judiciary Board, a faculty-student
panel that hears discipline matters.
The panel can recommend dis
missal, suspension or probation...
Charlotte Duren, director of public
relations for Greensboro College, said
Monday's cleanup of paint and toilet
paper cost at least $337 in labor.
A turf company checked the
Greensboro College soccer field for
damage by enamel and latex paint
poured on the grass.
Duren said the school has not re
ceived a bill from the company and
does not know how much it will cost
to repair the field.