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Week of April 10-16
14- Women's tennis vs. Greensboro, 3
10- Speaker on human rights in Guate- pm
mala, The Commons, 7 p.m. -Men's tennis vs. Averett, 3 p.m.
-Baseball v. Methodist, 3 p. m.
11- Men s lacrosse vs. Randolph-Ma- -Episcopal Eucharist, Moon Room,
con, 1 p.m. 5:15 p.m.
-Aids @ AIDS memorial garden at -Congressman Coble meets with
Grain House, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. polysci club, Boren Lounge, 7:30 p.m.
-Union movie, Gorillas in the Mist, Un- 1 Baseball vs. Lynchburg, 3 p.m.
derg round, 9 p.m. -College blitz @ AIDS, Commons, 5
-Speaker, The Vietnam War Truth in pm
Multiple Perspectives, Gallery, 8 p.m. -Serendipity begins
-The As Is jazz ensemble, Bryan quad,
12- Easter sunrise service, lake, 6 a.m. gp m
-Divided sisters meeting, Boren
Lounge, 4 p.m. 15_ testing, old rec room, 4-7
-Catholic Mass, Gallery, 7 p.m. p m
-Serendipity bands in Dana Auditorium
13-Women's lacrosse vs. Limestone, beginning at 9 p.m., featuring Great
4 P m Dane & Omega, Humble Sacrifice, and
-Discussion, Racism for White Folks, Kwanza Pop
Commons, 6 p.m. -Capture the flag on Founders Lawn,
- German folk song sing-a-long, Boren -j 2 midnight
Lounge, 7 p.m.
Yearbook in danger
♦ The Quaker needs more support to survive
BY EMILY DINGS
Staff Writter
What do the kangaroo rat, the alba
tross and the Guilford College yearbook
have in common? They are all currently
endangered species. _________
No one has
applied to be the edi
tor for next year's
Quaker , and current
editor Susan Allen
worries that the
yearly collection of
Guilford's pictorial
memories is no
longer a priority to the college. "After this
year, my concern is whether or not it con
tinues to be a viable publication for the col
lege, whether it is something we need," she
states.
Part of the problem, she continues, is
that there is currently no acting faculty ad
viser for the yearbook staff. The absence
of an adviser makes it difficult to handle
requisitions to Senate for financial needs
since the adviser's signature is needed to
grant them.
Two years ago, Allen and then co
editor Mariah Sawyer requested that the
faculty adviser be photography professor
Susie Clark, but their request was denied
because Clark is not a full-time professor.
Another problem for the staff con-
Zhe Week at (juilford
cerns the lack of compatibility between the
new computer allotted to them and the old
printer. This incompatibility was only dis
covered after months of troubleshooting
with IT&S
Many colleges, according to Allen,
________ have decided to dis-
"After this year, my con
cern is whether or not it
continues to be a viable
publication for the col
lege. " —Susan Allen
comparison to last
year's 304. The first call for senior pic
tures produced a mere six pictures. Finally,
around 90 pictures came in, but only after
repeated entreaties from the staff.
Sophomore Cam Eubanks states that
the yearbook is an important part of Guil
ford life. "I would feel like that's ridiculous
and stupid [to not have a yearbook]. It's a
tradition," she concludes.
These difficulties have caused Allen
great frustration, but she remains enthusi
astic about the publication.
'There is a core group of students
committed to getting it done," she adds.
However, she concludes, "If Guilford wants
to have a yearbook next year, the whole
community needs to move to support it, not
just the students."
News
continue their year
books, considering
them a waste of
money. This year's
Quaker has already
shrunk from the size
of last year's, com
prising 144 pages in
Science
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to construct the best building possible within
the fiscal reality.
One way to do this is increase the
ratio of usable to "dead" space (that taken
up by unnecessarily high ceilings, wide hall
ways, and the like). The current goal is
65% efficiency, which would make the
building much more efficient than King Hall.
As for flexibility of materials, current
plans call for a steel, rather than concrete,
frame. While concrete is generally more
readily available than steel and less subject
to minute vibrations which can throw off
sensitive measuring devices, the steel is
$3.50 per square foot cheaper and more
flexible in the long-term.
According to Chief Financial Officer
Art Gillis, this means a net savings of nearly
$200,000, as well as the capability to turn
all classrooms into labs later on as need
arises. In feet, the entire building will be
wired for fiber optics, offering the opportu
nity for the sciences to interface with and
utilize computer technology on a heretofore
unprecedented scale.
In practical terms, the chemistry de
partment would be 10% larger, with 500
square feet more than they currently have.
Currlculm
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with English 150 in a two-semester writ
ing sequence); and a one semester for
eign language and culture requirement.
The exploration aspect of the cur
riculum is designed to introduce students
to each of the college's five areas of
study: business and policy studies; arts;
humanities; natural sciences and math
ematics; and social science. Each stu
dent will complete one course from each
area not containing his or her major.
Also included in the explorations
section will be three "critical perspectives
courses," one chosen from each of the
following three categories: intercultural,
social justice/environmental responsibil
ity, and cultural diversity. These courses
can be double-counted with any other
required category.
The depth experience element is
simply a new term for the major, a con
centrated study encompassing at least
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This larger space should increase the types
of labs the department can do, as well as
the safety with which those labs may be
performed.
" We won't have to fight the building
anymore," said chem professor Rob
Whitnell. Biologist Lynne Moseley con
curred, "As things stand now, all the new
labs are going to be larger than the largest
lab we have now in the Biology depart
ment."
In addition to having general class
room and seminar space for use by ether
departments as well, these spaces may be
rented out to off-campus groups for use
during the summers, proving a continual
source of revenue for the college. The
same may be true for King hall, where the
psychology department will stay.
In addition to helping attract prospec
tive science students to Guilford, many of
whom opt to go elsewhere after seeing the
decrepit conditions of King, many science
faculty saw the college's commitment to
the new science building as a morale
booster.
Said Rob Whitnell, "This building re
emphasizes our commitment to the institu
tion and to teaching. If it works here, it
bodes well for other areas and departments
as well."
25% of a student's work at Guilford. The
major may be either disciplinary or inter
disciplinary.
In addition, each student will be re
quired to have at least one concentra
tion, a four course "mini-depth" study that
will replace the current minor, concen
tration, and related field. Again, these
studies may be either disciplinary or in
terdisciplinary.
The final requirement of the new
curriculum consists of an IDS capstone
course. Taken during the last two semes
ters of a student's study, this course is
designed "to allow students to draw upon
the knowledge and skills gained from pre
vious college work and explore issues
which cross traditional disciplinary lines."
Overall, the new curriculum will
give students greater flexibility, reducing
the number of requirements from 15 to
nine in most cases. For more informa
tion on this "Dynamic Curriculum for the
21st Century," please see Jeff Jeske or
your academic adviser.
Corrections
The Guilfordian
April 10,1998