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tEfte (fiuitfortrian 16 Collett Continued from page 1 water, chemicals and nuclear waste and solid waste, all of which have profound implications for the en vironment. Collett also addressed the issue of the implications these agree ments will have on the develop ment of Southern Hemisphere countries. Developing countries will have to be assisted in this complicated process, according to Collet. The agreements reached at the Earth Summit were arrived at by consensus which reflects Quaker Trees Continued from page 1 and trees for demonstration pur poses. Bell is considered a master plan ner and landscape architect. He has worked with not only Guilford College but also Peace College and N.C. State University. At the request of the Facilities Committee, Bell marked all trees and shrubs which need to be trimmed, pruned, limbed up, relo cated, or removed. In many of the cases, the trees or plants which have been marked for drastic ac tions should have been removed years ago. After Bell pruned some of our trees, he displayed a few of the After Bell pruned some of our trees, he displayed a few of the clippings to members of our ad ministration. The specimens were viewed by the Facilities Committee, some trustees from the Building and Grounds Committee, the Clerk of the Faculty, the Provost, and the President. According to Art Kopcsak, the consultant stated that, "In general, deciduous trees should be limbed up to approximately ten feet." "There are key exceptions to that height for those specimen trees which are 'feathered' to the ground and are significantly far enough away from normal pedestrian traf fic so as not to create a safety hazard in any way," continued Kopcsak. When possible, trees and shrub bery will be transferred to another location where they can be ob served without causing any safety hazards. Kopcsak also noted "corrective action requires a considerable amount of work to be accom plished, and will result in some drastic changes in the current ap pearance of the campus in some areas." Although Bill Scott and his staff will be removing some of the trees permanently, this is because the shrubbery and trees will be re placed with more compatible spe cies. The replacements will be fast growing and require little mainte- influence on policy making at the UN's level. "Consensus," said Collet, "is the only way to get usable results..." Collett left a copy of the agree ment of the Rio conference on re serve at the college library. He also said that people inter ested in QUNO's regular news letter can write to them and request that their names be put on their mailing list. The Distinguished Quaker Visi tor Program, established in 1950, invites one or more prominent members of the Society of Friends yearly to lecture on a topic perti nent to Quakers and larger society. nance. Furthermore, the new plants will be place in more accommoda tive, less obstructive locations to ensure high visibility. The color codes on trees, ac cording to Kopcsak, indicate the following: orange (at base)--re moval; green (on limbs)-remove this limb only; orange (foliages remove or relocate. Kopcsak said that Grounds will be reseeding near the new walk way this spring. Next fall there will be a large reseeding all over campus. This must wait because the type of grass we have needs to be planted in the fall. Many students have complained fall. Many students have complained about the lack of communication between maintenance, security, and the student body. Kopcsak has suggested that the Guilford College community re instate the "Quality of Residential Life Committee." In previous years, this was a forum which invited members of the student body to join with a representative from Residential Life, a senior administrator, and the Chief Engineer and Director of Facility Planning from the MFPES Department This committee was a facility for an open discussion of design, construction, maintenance, grounds, and housekeeping acti vies which were currently in practice or in their planning stages. Matters were addressed, and if necessary, concerns were for warded to the Security and Safety Committee. THIS WEEK ON GUILFORUM Widely published and acclaimed fiction writer: MICHAEL GILLS reads his work in progress WHY 1 LIE Tune into WQFS 90.9 fm on Sunday, Feb. 7 at 9 pm Your calls will be taken during the show News ■ - >4(tc j^l^S^l A j^B aH jR Steven Collett addresses the Guilford community about the Earth Summit. Guilford hosts NCSL meeting Jennie Southard Staff Writer The North Carolina Student Leg islature held its monthly Interim Council this past weekend in Dana Auditorium. This is the first In terim Council to be held at Guil ford since 1989. U.S. House of Representatives Parliamentarian William Brown spoke to the student legislature concerning hisexperience with par spoke to the student legislature concerning hisexperience with par liamentary procedure and the House itself. Brown, who received his B.S. from Swarthmore College near Philadelphia, said that the conflict resolution which stems from Quaker thinking would be valu able in the nation's government. In a question- and- answer pe riod following his speech, several students discussed and asked ques tions about the non-partisan as pects of Congress. Guilford College's own Dr. Wil liam Carroll, political science pro fessor and constitutional law ex pert, talked to the audience on the constitutionality of capital punish- Senate Cevtlaaed Urom page 2; dews fell that quick response to problem s was very important In addfton,itwasfehthßt Security's relation toytite Res. Life staff needed to blfrrther defined One i point tt&jRMEP grotty fell was: important was (0 have an adult seoiritjrginniondttty atall tiroes. The meeting ended with agree- : ment that increased communica tion is needed in the form of a forum between security, admin istrators, faculty, staff, and stu dents. The rest of the meeting was occupied mostly with committee reports and approvals of some personnel. The budget for the Women'sßugby Club was intro menL Claiming that the death pen alty is cruel and unusual punish ment, Dr. Carroll provided many precedents and court cases to back up his argument. In the question-and-answer pe riod following Dr. Carroll's talk, questions were raised and dis cussed connecting the cruel and unusual punishment of the death penalty to the same alleged cruel and unusual punishment argument used in the abortion debate, and unusual punishment argument used in the abortion debate. The North Carolina Student Leg islature is a non-partisan group of about 70 students who are from colleges and universities all over the state of North Carolina. The students gather seven times during the school year to discuss timely issues with special importance for the state. This month the North Carolina Student Legislature discussed a resolution banning smoking in all public places. They also discussed reinstating the ban on homosexu als in the military. Guilford College's Delegation Chairperson, Deborah Long, said that the weekend was a success. duced by the Treasurer, and will be up for approval next week. Vice president Jamie Whitehead • ported that the Iwficial Review Task Force is wotting to get the judicial system to work faster and tinier. I Community Relations reported that the Carson Scholarship, which is granted to Native Americans so they can attend Guilford, is in dan ger because of changes in the fi nancial situation of the sponsors. It was agreed that every effort should be made to prerve the Native American program and scholarship. Reid reported from SRC that members of SRC listened to a sales pitch from a salesperson for the Microfridge, acombination micro wave and refrigerator that is being sebruarp 5,1993 "We had to work really hard and do a lot of planning for this week end, but we have received a lot of compliments from other schools. The success of this event might help us be this year's 'Best Small School.'" At the end of their legislative year, all the schools that are mem bers of the North Carolina State Legislature are nominated for awards according to their schools' size, small or large. Guilford Col awards according to their schools'_ size, small or large. Guilford Col lege has received an award for the last five out of six years, and they are hoping to make it six out of seven. Officers for North Carolina Stu dent Legislature are Chairperson Deborah Long; Vice-Chairperson Michael Pruden; Secretary Jennie Southard; and Treasurer Jane ScotL Faculty advisor is Alex Stoesen. Guilford's North Carolina Stu dent Legislature holds regular meetings every Wed. at 9 p.m. The next North Carolina Stu dent Legislature Interim Council will be held February 19-21 on the campus of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. studied as a possible addition to t:JO^iOon : iie*t year.; SRC is abo discussing door locks and security in general and also dis eased the trash problem in the lames Graen was approved as T'iOb' Student Services Chair. Jwnnt hnd been acting f{ chair since the beginning of the semester, and has already helped with a number of projects, in cluding helping to get another grill in the Underground installed solely for Veggie burgers. Student Loan Fund Auction Committee chair Michael Pruden reported that he has negotiated a deal with Dillards Paper Com pany that will provide most of the pa; ->r for the Auction free of charge. Photo by Ben Cadbury
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