flEfie dnttlforfttan Volume 79 Issue 16 Studying und I ~~ mmm - . i ; BapPwr" fF 'glip *• ¥ - v. , „ ; Emma Wadsworth engages in a spring activity familiar to Guilford students — studying outside. The Binford lawn, as seen here, is a popular spot. Dana vandalism raises issue of building security Cory Birdwhistell News Editor Seven fire extinguishers were found, their chemical contents sprayed like snow from the bal cony in Dana Auditorium. Dam ages were 16,000 dollars. A per formance was postponed. There are no suspects. The morning of Saturday, Feb. 25, on a routine security check, a Security officer discovered that a side door to Dana Auditorium was broken and unlocked. He entered the building to find that the con- -INSIDE- Jfeaturetf GUILFORD WORK TRIPS •Houston, TX •Koinonia, GA •John's Island, SC PAGES 6-8 tents of seven fire extinguishers were sprayed evenly across the auditorium's seats, curtains and chandeliers. The Greensboro Police Depart ment was notified, as was the Fire Department. Provost Dan Poteet, Director of Security and Safety Mike Kimel, Director of Mainte nance Steve Skinner, Environmen tal Safety expert Syrulwa Somali and Director of Housekeeping Cecil McDowell gathered on the scene. They immediately decided to close Dana Auditorium, and hired Dean search is an 'ongoing p Rob Mirchin Sports Editor Right now, the Academic Dean Search Committee is in the pro cess of gathering feedback from students, faculty, administration, and staff on the three most recent candidates for the Academic Dean position. The candidates are Martha Cooley, Wynn Goering and Ormond Smythe. Each candidate comes from a different background. Martha Cooley is the chair of the Guil- Guilford College, Greensboro, N.C. a contractor to clean up the van dals' work. An OPUS children's perfor mance was postponed. An alcohol education program sponsored by Ernest McCoy was canceled. Monday classes in Dana were moved. "[These measures] were more of a precaution because the substance was non-toxic; it was not a real threat," Kimel says. By Monday afternoon, Dana was cleaned up and declared safe. Please see DANA page 5 ford history department. Wynn Goering comes from Bethel Col lege in Kansas. Ormond Smythe is a professor and was a former academic dean at Fisk University in Tennessee. According to Search Commit tee member Chris Behm, the above candidates "meet most of the criteria". These criteria in clude: 1) depth of administrative experience, 2) curricular and aca demic vision, 3) mediation skills, and 4) experience with multiple Please see DEAN page 5 Criteria for President set; search begins Cara Skeat Staff Writer The search for Guilford's sev enth president is underway. The Presidential Criteria Committee has just completed its list of "es sential characteristics we all want in the next leader of the college," as a memo from Chairman of the Board of Trustees Charles Milner, Jr. says. The criteria as set forth by this committee are now being utilized by the Search Committee. Chaired by Trustee Wilbert Edgerton, the Search Committee is identifying potential candidates and screening these candidates for the final Presi dential Selection Committee. The student representatives on the Search Committee arc Susan Allen and Kelly Davis. The Criteria Committee is made up of two students-Chris Bchm and Nick Remmes-faculty, staff and trustees. Behm says that they have discussed the responsibilities of the next President and the chal lenges he or she will face. A list of criteria emerged from these discussions and from lengthy i Katie Haddox WOMEN'S BASKETBALL Haynes, Nixon score top ODAC honors Staff Report Freshman center Laura Haynes and sophomore forward Bari Nixon have been named All-Old Domin ion Athletic Conference (ODAC) basketball players in voting by league coaches. Haynes was picked for first team honors, while Nixon was named to the second team. Haynes was honored as ODAC Player of the Year and ODAC Fresh man of the Year. She led the league in scoring at 21.7 points per game, and was second in rebounding at 10.4 per game. She was also among conference leaders in field goal per centage (53.3 percent) and steals (80 on the year). Haynes broke school March 22,1995 brainstorming sessions. The "espe cially relevant" criteria, as set forth in the advertisement the commit tee devised, reads as follows: • A member of the Society of Friends or one who is so familiar with and supportive of Quaker val ues as to feel at home and be ef fective in leading a Quaker college with a tradition of consensual gov ernance. • An academic leader with the experience and preparation to con tinue the enhancement of Guilford's academic programs and their emphasis on international, intercullural, and interdisciplinary learning; and the ability lo serve as an influential spokesperson and advocate for private liberal ails colleges locally, regionally and nationally. • A person with the instinct and talent lor fund raising who will en thusiastically accept a leading role in raising annual and capital funds from individuals, corporations and foundations. • An administrator with demon strated success in institutional Please see CRITERIA page 5 records for freshman scoring and steals. She was also named 1995 ODAC Tournament Most Valuable Player after setting a tournament scoring record of 41 points in a game against Emory and Henry. Nixon was second in the ODAC in scoring at 17.4 points per game, and eighth in rebounding at 8.7. Nixon also won ODAC Player of the Week honors Feb. 20 while lead ing Guilford to two wins. Women's basketball head coach Barb Bausch was picked as ODAC Coach of the Year by virtue of leading her team to a school record 20-6 finish and a third place conference standing. Haynes says,' 'Our team has accom plished a lot this year, especially for a young team."

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