Living in Italy
with a Pound
of poetry
OWEN FINBURG
staff writer
Have you ever dreamed of liv
ing in a medieval castle, travelling
in Europe, or working in the vine-
yards of Italy?
You might not be
dreaming: Profes
sor Dick Morton is
leading Guilford
students on the
Brunnenburg,
Italy study-abroad
program next se
mester.
This program
is one of six study
abroad programs
that Guilford offers annually.
However, October 15, the cutoff
date, is steadily approaching and
students are needed.
Applications can be picked up
at Morton's office (Archdale 113)
or the Worth House.
Professor Morton first became
interested In Brunnenburg through
his studies of the Modernist poet
Ezra Pound. It so happens that the
castle where students will live is
owned and operated by Pound's
daughter, Mary de Racheweitz.
Courses offered in Italy include
foreign languages, social anthro
pology and explications of works
by Pound
Guilford as
we truly are:
Admissions debuts
new Viewbook
DAMIAN DIBELLO
staff writer
Most students aren't aware
of the new admissions preview
"My brother, who is a
high school senior has
been bombarded with
admissions books... he
was most impressed
with this one."
book, and why"
should they be?
They're already
in. However,
this is an admis
sions book that
everyone
should take a
look at.
The preview
book, printed on recycled pa
per, presents 24 pages of glori
ous colored flashy photographs.
The preview book is important
in that it represents the Guilford
October 4,1996
and William Carlos Williams.
Williams once said, "No
ideas but in things." This philoso
phy will be used during the pro
gram. "We must take advantage
Dick Morton
and board.
Three other
days out of the week are for classes
and building a sense of community
within the group of students. That
bonding will then be tested as sev
eral group trips are tentatively
planned, as well as a ski trip in the
surrounding Italian Alps aand ex
cursions to Florence, Venice, and
Verona. The weekends when
nothing is planned and spring
break are open for individual ex
ploration.
If any of this information
has interested you please act
quickly. Applications are due Oc
tober 15, with interviews and
group meetings following soon.
community, both on campus
life as well as globally, to pro
spective students. This particu
lar book, in contrast to the older
one is more aesthetically pleas-
■ ing and attractive
to young people.
Bob Spadeck,
who headed the
production of the
book, remarked
that "the feeling in
general was that
the old material
was unattractive
and didn't represent the commu
nity."
In regard to whether the
book was aiming towards draw
ing in better quality students or
of the environ
ment and learn as
much out of class
as we will in,"
Morton ex
plained. A "work
day" occurs once
g a week when stu-
J dents perform
jobs around the
castle in ex
change for room
a better quantity Bob replied,
"Both, more of quality. Ulti
mately, we want more students
without sacrificing the quality
of students. This book is a ve
hicle of that communication."
Cory Birdwhistell, a student
representative on the produc
tive team, showed the same
sentiments. "It will make a dif
ference in admissions."
In the meantime, the new ad
mission book was no small in
vestment. The total cost of the
book was $35,000, which was
supported by the faculty. While
features
o
by
Steve
Marasco
"Raise new questions,
explore new possibilities,
regard old problems from a
new angle." -Albert Einstein
Who are your representa
tives? Who do you talk to when
you have a concern about
Guilford? Well, you have sev
eral options depending on: the
concern, where you live and
your class. Every dorm is rep
resented in Senate this year, as
is every class. Also, there are
specialty representatives such as
two day-student reps., two aca
demic Senators, two athletic
reps., an international rep., a
transfer rep., a minority rep.,
and a GLBA rep. There are 43
students on Senate this year.
They are there to represent you.
I* A
BY
CARA
SKEAT
UNION has just chosen its
event coordinators for the 1996-
1997 academic year. This is the
second round of the application
process; about one-half of our
coordinators applied and were
chosen at the end of last year.
We are happy to announce the
remaining appointments:
*Sarah Givens has been ap
pointed Coffeehouse Coordina
tor.
*Badger Koon is our new
Dance Coordinator.
*Devra Thomas will be han
dling Public Relations for
UNION.
* Lauren Keranen will serve
as Production Assistance Coor
The Guilfordian
The President's Corner
Find out who they are and talk to
them.
To find out who these people
are just check the Community Sen
ate bulletin board (the glass case
located in Founders as you walk
in the side door).
I would like to thank Steering
Committee members for the job
they are doing so far. They are
dedicated to making this school a
better place for students. As the
year progresses you will notice
some of the changes being made
by these people. So, if you see
them, thank them for the job they
are doing. Steering Committee in
cludes: Vice-President Tay Stocks,
Secretary Adjowii Cooper-Henry,
Treasurer Molly Martin, Business
Manager Brady Nemeth, Aca
demic Affairs Chair Ben Thome,
Community Concerns Chair
Rachel Dickerson, S.L.F.A. Chair
Whitney Morgan, Special Projects
Chair Peter Kielty, Student Resi
dence Council Co-Chairs Erin
Harrell and Allie Randall and Stu
dent Services Chair Jon Simon.
The Union Vox
dinator.
*AI Sackey and Kirsten
Zwicker will coordinate Serendip
ity '97.
In other news, UNION mem
bers Gretchen Richards, A 1
Sackey, Jeannette Dye, Lauren
Keranen, and Car a Skeat (and Di
rector of Student Activities and
Events Planning Dawn Watkins)
recently travelled to Charlotte,
North Carolina for the 1996 Re
gional Conference of the National
Association for Campus Activities.
While in Charlotte, we attended
educational sessions on program
ming, contract negotiation, and
other subjects. We also saw many
amazing acts ranging from ska
bands to comedians to coffeehouse
singers, and hope to bring some of
these artists to Guilford in the
spring.
In addition, we spoke with
the communications firm that
handled the production, Rich
ard Harrison-Bailey, wasn't the
cheapest, it wasn't the most
expensive either.
"We worked hard to find the
right firm. I think we made the
made the right decision," stated
Birdwhistell, and anyone who
has a seen the book will agree.
"We put proposals into thir
teen different communications
firms. All twelve made bids, the
thirteenth would have, but
didn't because they have a con
tract with Davidson. That's
5
These people are open to
suggestions and questions.
Also, if you are interested in
joining their crusades just ask.
Today, there is a Leaders
Meeting in Boren Lounge at
3:35 p.m. All Clubs and Orga
nizations should send one rep
resentative. We'll have pizza!!
ROCK THE VOTE was
relatively successful. We regis
tered or gave absentee ballot in
formation to 174 students.
Thank you for participating.
This week in Senate we dis
cussed a special request from
the Student Trainers Club for a
computer and continued discus
sion on the Dana lounge/rec.
room proposal. We also looked
into putting up suggestion
boxes for the different Senate
committees in Founders.
As always, if you have any
questions, comments, concerns,
ideas or if you would like to join
a Senate committee or just help
out, please call the Senate of
fice at x 2310. We are ready to
listen. Thank you.
many of the over 1000 del
egates to the conference and
brought back a ton of ideas for
UNION at Guilford. Special
Events chair Gretchen Richards
said of the conference," NACA
was a great experience, I had no
idea there were so many great
acts on the college circuit. It
was fun picking out the ones I
thought fit Guilford the best.
We're all in for some great
events this year!"
UNION also invites
Guilford clubs and organiza
tions to apply for cosponsorship
funding of our events. If your
club or organization would like
to present an event but you
don't have the funding, contact
UNION at x 2303!
We'll be happy to describe
the cosponsorship process and
help you along the way to suc
cessful events planning!
rare," Spadeck said.
Fifth-year student Josh
Brethauer remarked, "I'm im
pressed, it's really kind. This
really will draw a lot of people's
interest to Guilford. Something
like this has been needed for a
long time. It'll do good things."
Cory Birdwhistell, enjoying
the fruit of her labor, stated, "I
absolutely adore it... My
brother, who is a high school
senior has been bombarded
with admissions books from all
over and he was most im
pressed with this one."