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2 Serendipity T-Shirt Contest PRIZE: SSO Gift Certificate to BB's WE AIRE LOM9NQ FOUR TWO T-SHIRT DE SIGNS FOUR SERENDIPITY, IF YOU HAVE DE SIGNS WHICH YOU WOULD LIKE TO SUBNIT, PLEASE DO THE FOLLOWING? ® Draw in pen on sturdy all-white paper e If your design has color, please use brightly colored markers or pens, e Turn into the Info Desk by Monday March 2 nd (any designs received after March 2 nd will not be considered). If you have any other questions, please feel free to contact me on x 3864 or e-mail at wingojd. Elections CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 comments, he did not act in a biased manner during the elections or influ ence anyone's vote or opinion. Well into the meeting on Thurs day night, McFadden-Roan also inti mated that after the election, he dis- covered that the other ticket was guilty of slander. Senate dis cussed sending the matter to civil arbi tration, an assembled group of community members that would be able to make an unbiased decision. "I don't want to hold another election," senator Jens Christiansen said. "But I also do not want to be part of an organization that decides that it's fine to break our own rules. I do not think we should make this decision ourselves." Others felt it was Senate's re sponsibility to resolve the issue. "In the end, it was our mistake, and we need to come to consensus here to figure out how we are going to deal with it," said Marshall Lammers. Many senators also brought up the fact that voter turnout would be ex tremely low in a second election. "I would not vote again," said senator Tanya Fousek. "The spirit of Guilford students has been broken. We've been through enough. We don't have time for this." Many echoed the same sentiment, saying that Senate could be dealing with more important issues and arguing that the first election was valid. "The election would have been in validated if there was corruption," said senator Ben Williams. 'There wasn't. It was a mistake that was not designed "Understanding what went wrong and moving to change that gives this issue it's due. " —Ben Williams of the candidates and several others, Senate came to consensus to publicly admit their mistake, clarify the rules about I.D.s in the constitution, and add a clause that requests that the elections chair be impartial, but to let the elec tion results stand. The alleged slander, which the other ticket claims to have no knowledge of before its mention in the meeting, is not a Senate issue and will be handled by the judicial system. McFadden-Roan was satisfied with Senate's decision. "I have pre sented the truth as I see it, and I will stand by any decision community Sen ate makes," he said. "I've been heart ened by the number who actively sup ported my coming forward. The changes that will come about are the best part of this, regardless of the out come of the election. News to hurt one person or another. Un derstanding what went wrong and moving to change that gives this is sue its due." With many people standing aside, including all Beatty begins work as new director BY JACOB NOBLE Staff Writer On Tuesday February 17, 1998, Guilford College took its largest step in what it believes will be a start towards easing racial tension when it appointed Santes Beatty as director of African- American affairs. "The appointment of Santes Beatty Santes Beatty Beard Whitlow said. "His experience as an undergraduate, his knowledge of and access to a broad range of students, his familiarity to and with the faculty, and his expertise as an administrator make him a marvelous choice. Guilford is lucky to get him." Santes Beatty says that he is espe cially happy with his appointment and plans to get started right away. His first goal is to "create a better atmosphere for African-American students. I think they need to feel comfortable and they need to feel as though they are impor tant." Beatty believes this can happen but the college must "commit to doing a better job with developing issues related to African-American students." Beatty does not believe the first couple of months will be easy. "There's going to be a lot of things that we have to Perfection is our goal, but we don't always achieve it. The Guilfordian strives to correct all errors, so please contact us at x 2306 if you see a mistake. Our circulation goal is to have a paper in the campus mailbox of every person on campus by noon on Friday. If you do not receive your paper, please contact the publications suite at x 2306. start from scratch," he says. ''ln start ing from scratch, I think there's going to be a lot of tension among the people not used to that approach." Beatty remarks however, "we need to look these things in the face." The hardest task Beatty believes he will have to deal with is discussing issues of race with those who do not want to change. Some criticize the speediness of his appointment and in particular of him as the appointee. "It's something that needed to hap pen years ago," Beatty responds. "In bringing in a person from off-campus what you do is you set yourself up for at least a semester long of them kind of gradually understanding the institution." Beatty does have a great number of supporters. One of them is Judy Harvey, director of internships and ser vice learning, who said, "I think he's got exactly the right combination of skills for the job and that he can really help get Guilford on the right track." AACS president Lamont Williams, another supporter, said, "He's a great guy. He is one of the most committed guys I know. He's going to take care of his responsibilities and he is going to give 100% to everything that he does." Beatty believes he is ready for the long road ahead. He knows the school well and is ready to dive right in. Presi dent Don McNemar is confident in Beatty and feels as though he is "an ex cellent choice," because he "knows the full range of Guilford experiences." Beatty would like all to know that "Although the position is titled African- American, what I'll be doing is not just with African-American students." Many people are happy with the ap pointment of Beatty but acknowledge that this is only the starting point. For now though, many agree this appointment was a step in the right direction. to the position of di rector of Afri ca n - Ameri can Af fairs is astute, wise, and timely," English profes s or Caroline Corrections The Guilfordian February 27,1998
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