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Union making plans for exciting year
♦ Union started year with Welcome Weekend extravaganza, plans a blast tor Serendipity
By Alissa Fogg
STAFF WRITER
Two weekends ago, Union
kicked off the fall semester with a
Welcome Weekend
bash. Many partici
pated, taking in the
sights, shimming to
the music and eat
ing plenty of food.
For all of those
ignorant fools and
first-year students, Union is the
group that provides most of the fun
THE WEEK AT GUILFORD
Friday, September 18th
★ Morning Quaker Worship in the Hut at 8:05 am
★ Family Weekend (F.W.) Registration - 9 -11 am in Boren lounge
★ Friends of the Library Record Sale in the Library from 9 a.m.- 3 p.m
★ F.W. Interest Sessions from 10-11:30 am
★ F.W. President*s Brunch on Founders lawn from 11:30 ami p.m
★ Campus Improvements Tour - meet in Founders lobby at 4 p.m
★ Union presents F.W. Coffeehouse in Stemberger aucfitorium at 8 p.m
★ Crossroad Ministry Training at Bur-Mil Park from 7-9 p.m
Saturday, September 19th
★ Football v. Washington & Lee at 1:30 p.m
★ Crossroad Ministry Training at Bur-Mil Park from 9 - noon and 1 - 5 p.m
★ Men's Soccer v. Lynchburg at 2 p.m
★ ArtsETC presents Family Name in Dana auditorium at 8 p.m
Sunday, September 20th
★ GCRO Meeting for Worship in the Moon Room at 9:15 a.m led by
Charles Almy
★ Crossroad Ministry Training at Bur-Mil Park from 9 J noon and 1- 3 p.m
★Women's Soccer v. Savannah Art & Design at 1 p.m
★ Men's Soccer v. Savannah Art & Design at 3 p.m
★ Catholic Mass in the Gallery at 6:30 p.m.
Monday, September 21st
★ Morning Quaker Worship in the Hut at 8:05 a.m.
★ Guilfordian meeting in the Commons at 7 p.m.
Tuesday, September 22nd
★ Morning Quaker Worship in the Hut at 8:05 a.m
★ Episcopal Eucharist in the Moon Room at 5:15 p.m.
★ AACS meeting in the Gallery at 7:30 p.m
★ Union meeting in the Commons at 7:30 p.m
★ New Generation Ministries meeting in Boren lounge at 8 p.m
Wednesday, September 23rd
★ Morning Quaker Worship in the Hut at 8.05 a.m
★ Mid-Day Musicale in Boren lounge at 1 p.m.
★ Community Senate in Boren lounge at 3:30 p.m.
★ Volleyball v. Roanoke at 7 p.m.
★ Intervarsity Chrsitian Fellowship in Boren lounge at 8 p.m
★ "An Evening with Adrienne Israel" readings from her new book in the
Gallery at 7 p.m.
Thursday, September 24th
★ Morning Quaker Worship in the Hut at 8:05 am
★ Volleyball v. Lynchburg at 6:30 p.m
★ SCRABBLE Club in the Commons at 7 p.m
★ Board of Trustees meeting
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on campus. Cassie Morgan, Union
President, and her compatriots
have planned a plethora of activi
ties, from the comedian, Spanky,
to several coffeehouse performers
and the
Cassie Morgan and
her compatriots have
planned a plethora of
activities for this year.
dents are curious . "We will pro
vide non-alcoholic drinks at all
News
events —like
sodas," she
said. This
will hope
fully quench
our thirsty
throats at
future
Union ac
tivities like
the Home
coming
dance and
bonfire.
Union,
at the mo
ment, is
planning for
this spring's
Serendipity.
usual Fri
day night
flicks.
Cassie
also spoke
about what
many stu-
Nate Parsons, Ryan Beck, and
Colin McFadden-Roan form the
committee and await students'
ideas.
"1 hope I hat I hey have a
YMCA cont'd from page 1
three times our school's popula
tion, coming to visit, our interest
ing new facility.
Gillis's reply t,o how this
would impact the college was a
sound assurance that the issue
of overcrowding was a concern
being addressed in meetings be
tween YMCA and (luillbrd offi
cials. Me said that a cap on en
rollment had been set at three
times the college population. This,
in effect may sound like a lot.
However, keep in mind that
the YMCA patrons would not all
be here at once. Their schedules,
just like ours, are all different.
Anot her issue to think about
is the approximate $8,000,000
price tag. 50% of this money
would come from the YMCA and
50% from us. Because that is a
lot of money, Guilford would
need some help.
Moses Cone Hospital has of
fered to help in exchange for a
satellite rehabilitation space in
the new facility. All of this is still
in the works.
Student sentiments on the
issue vary. Corina Black, a se
nior, said, "I think it could really
encourage a branching out into the
community and a building of some
Corrections
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COURTESY OF CUTTING EDGE ENTERTAINMENT
Union presented Spanky on Sept. 16th.
THE GUILFORDIAN
SEPTEMBER I 8, 1 998
in the upcoming semester.
You can reach Union at x 2303
to gain information on activities.
Cassie and her group would appre
ciate input lor lulure evenls.
good ties to outsiders."
Nathan Tarr, a junior, has
a differenct opinion. "I'm hot
sure if people driving their cares
onto campus from their suburban
homes and participating in the
AMY ROUSE
The proposed expansion would
greatly expand the current YMCA.
YMCA for an hour would really
be the right type of bridge."
If all goes as planned, in a
year or two, we could be looking
at another new building on our
campus.
Proponents hope that the
new construction would yield the
most well built and physically
healthy campus/community in
the nation. Students will know
whether to look forward to the
new wellness center when Janu
ary, 1999, comes around. That
is when the proposal will be
given to the Board of Trustees.
zip-line into
blue jello this
time around,'
said Julie
Klipp, a sopho
more.
One new
member to the
team is James
Richards, who
holds the new
coffeehouse
chair position.
Also, Kemba
Bloodworth
and her Spirit
Squad will be
promoting
spirit at several
athletic events