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Morgan brings new ideas to UNION
BY E-LLEN YUTZY
WoridEdtor
The Morgan ticket narrowly won
election to Union executive positions Tues
day. defeating the Thomas ticket 297-209.
Cassie Morgan, the new president-elect,
said, "Sorry if you really wanted a goat."
Quick to recognize the worth of the
opposite ticket's ideas. Morgan is already
planning what to do differently next year.
She especially likes the ideas proposed by
the Thomas ticket about planning trips to
off-campus activities.
Katie Hunter, who will be co-vice
president with Sarah 1 lahnel. encourages
the Thomas become active in Union next
year. She says that it "would be a tragedy
Dean offers cash prizes
BY GFX )R(! E RI iVINGTC )N
Staff Wrter
Think you're a writer? Oi just think
you're better than everyone else? Now's
your chance to prove it.
In keeping with annual tradition, the
academic dean is offering cash prizes to
students who demonstrate superior skill in
writing.
Essays will be judged on suitability
for the intended audience, value to the in
tended audience, and scientific accuracy.
Sue Keith, a judge of the first-year
contest, encourages all first-year students
to enter. She firmly believes that "Every
one can potentially be a writer as long as
they see themselves as a writer." This
contest presents a chance to gain that con
fidence and pursue writing more seriously.
Proof of the transforming powers of
•The First-year Writing Award—sloo
dollars, (first-year students only) Stu
dents' work may deal with any field
ranging from personal and original re
sponse to more conventional scholarly
writing.
•The Dean's Award for Narrative
Reflective writing —sso. (open to
sophomore through senior class stu
dents) First prize to the essay which
best fuses voice, style and composi
tional skill in a non-scholarly context.
Suitable types include narration,
description, and
•The Dean's Award
Critical Writing in the Humanitifc~, nc |
Social Sciences— sso. (open to sopho
more through senior class students)
because they do have good ideas."
Now that the election is behind them,
they plan to focus wholeheartedly on imple
menting the changes they've proposed to
make in Union. "We're going to find ways
to accomplish the goals we've set."
The key to accomplishing those goals.
Morgan's ticket believes, is membership and
diversity in Union. "With increased mem
bership. we can really do a lot more," said
Hunter. Morgan concurs, "We can't do
anything unless we get support from ev
eryone else."
One of the ticket's more innovative
ideas to increase membership is recruitment
of freshmen during CHAOS. They plan
to arrive at school early next fall and visit
each CHAOS group. They're also going
winning a Dean's Award for superior writ
ing can be found in the transformed lives
of last year's winners: Anna Lena Phillips,
winner of the first year writing award, and
Lincoln Hancock, winner of the critical
writing award, have both moved on to new
and better places (or at least different
places than originally listed in the student
directory).
Anyone interested in joining the
ranks of the select few presently able to
call themselves winners should submit their
entry to Jeff Jeske by Friday. March 6.
4:(X) P.M. He has a mailbox in both Duke
and Archdale.
All entries must be typed and double
spaced. A removable cover sheet should
contain the student's name, the title of the
essay, and the name of the contest for
which the essay is being submitted. One
entry per student per contest.
Dean's Pmes
First prize will be awarded to that es
say which explores an academic topic
with the greatest originality and insight
and the most engaging style.
•Dean's Awards for Writing in the
Physical and Natural Sciences —$50
(2 awards). One award recognizes ex
cellence in science writing for a gen
eral audience. Essays submitted in this
category may present issues, contro
versies, phenomena, or experiments in
the form of arguments or explanations.
The other award recognizes excellence
in reporting a scientific investigation
or experiment, which the author him/
herself has done as a Guilford student.
essay should address a scientifi
cally sophisticated audience.
News
to more carefully consult with
other clubs on campus, and, if
membership permits, have a
Union representative at every
club meeting.
Other changes include
heightened Union involvement
in athletic events. Several
members of the ticket w ho are
first-year students were sur
prised by the lack of support
for Guilford athletic teams. "At
my high school, even people
who didn't like sports went to
games," said Hunter.
"Hopefully, we can get
more of Union involved in
spirit," said Rebecca Wiggers.
Wiggers is an honors student
who volunteers in admissions
in addition to participating in
Union.
Diversity is another im
portant aspect of their plans.
They feel that their ticket is di
verse and hope that that is re
flected in the activities that their
Union plans. "We are all very
diverse people," said Morgan, noting that
secretary-elect Natalie Hodge has new
ideas which should appeal to the African-
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THE GUILFORDIAN
"Since 1914, but never quite like this."
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Sarah Hahnel, Katy Hunter, Cassie Morgan, Natalie
Hodge (on ground), and Rebecca Wiggers.
PHOTO BY AMY ROUSE
American community on campus.
"We want to work for the whole of
Guilford College," said Morgan.
The Guilfordian
February 20,1998