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Don't Miss This Rare Chance to Hear
From a Central American Worker
About Life in a "Free Trade Zone"
Thursday, October 3
7:30 p.m.
The Gallery, Founders Hall
Guilford College
U.S. citizens hear about life of workers in Central American textile assembly
plants, "Maquiladoras," where many of the clothes we buy are made. An em
ployee of a Taiwanese plant in Nicaragua explains the life of Nicaraguan textile
workers.
This is a chance to hear directly from a worker who can help us learn about
working conditions, daily challenges of trying to feed families on wages of about
$2 per day, and hazards facing workers who organize to get fair treatment.
If you never wondered how workers are treated in Maquiladoras, you need to!
Their situation affects workers in the United States and around the globe. The
presentation will be of particular interest for:
Management/International Business Students
(global business)
Women's Studies Student
(life of millions of women, mostly age 15-25 who work in
maquiladoras in many, many nations)
International/Intercultural Studies
(international relations)
Humanities/Social Science Students
(ethics and values)
All Student and community members who care about the quality
of life which others seek.
Faculty From All Disciplines
(How "Free TVade," neoliberalism and economic globalization are
changing who owns the productive resources around the world and who
will be about to earn a living.)
The Guilfordian
news
Meadows purchase 'good for
Guilford/ administration claims
KEIR BICKERSTAFFE
editor-ln-chlef
Through a flurry of faxes and
conference calls, the Board of Trust
ees reached consensus last Monday
on a plan to purchase approximately
40 acres adjacent to the Guilford
College campus.
The purchase, valued at approxi
mately 2.25 million dollars, blocked
a proposal from Brown Investment
Properties to use the land for a large
apartment complex.
"We are now in total control of
(the land), and we have the say of
what will be done there," said Presi
dent Don McNemar.
The purchase came after years
of interest in the parcel of land
known as "The Meadows." As far
back as five years ago, when the
first rumblings of possible develop
ment were felt, Guilford College
kept in close contact with city com
missions and the Waynick family,
the owners of the Meadows, regard
ing the status of the land. At that
point, the land's worth was ap
praised at nearly 5 million dollars,
causing many to wonder if the col
lege could ably afford the land.
'The interest
in the Waynick
land has been
long-standing.
When you see
the possibility
of going to a
soccer game
and seeing the
apartments in
the background,
it became more
real," said
M c Nemar.
These apart
ments would
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have stood as close as 30 feet from
Guilford's soccer fields.
Starting in August, McNemar, as
well as Art Gillis, chief financial of
ficer, Dan Poteet, provost, and Gor
don Soenksen, vice-president of in
stitutional advancement, set up
small discussion groups with local
Trustees to discuss the land. These
discussions showed the administra
tion how to present the case for pur
chase to the rest of the Board.
The Trustees were given the pro
posal, via faxes and e-mails, on Fri
day the 13th. By the following Mon
day, after numerous conference calls
with the administration, the Trust
ees came to consensus, agreeing to
buy the land.
"My first Trustee meeting was by
phone and fax," laughed McNemar,
"But consensus was reached and
thus far, reaction has been very posi
tive."
Money for the Meadows came
directly from the college endow
ment, and, according to McNemar,
will not affect other programs
planned for in the school's annual
budget. Gordon Soenksen heralded
the purchase as a "good investment"
as well.
"If and when the college and
Board of Trustees decide to do any
development, it should be a good
economic return," Soenksen said.
Although there is still wide
speculation as to what the land will
eventually be used for, in the present
its main purpose is to provide a
buffer zone for the college.
"Guilford College is the beauti
ful place it is because the Board of
Trustees has bought adjacent land
whenever it has become available.
It makes this a better place for stu
dents for years to come. This is an
investment for 50, 100, 200 years,
not for just the next week," said
Soenksen.
The agreement with Brown In
vestment and the Waynick family
leaves three parcels of land still in
the Waynick's hands —one for the
Waynick's home and the other two
for other purposes, including a con
gregate care facility and a bank.
However, these parcels of land are
not directly adjacent to the college.
See the map for more details.