THE GUILFORDIAN
AUGUST 27, 1999
Butts kill campus wildlife
By Anna Belle Peevey,
Stephanie Innes, and Sain Mann
STAFF WRITERS
Tumors. Beer bottles. Dead
fish.
As the class of 2003 moves
into the Guilford community so
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Just chilling at the lake
does a wide variety of environ
mental concerns. Though these
problems have been prevalent for
a number of years, students on
the campus are taking a new ap
proach to dealing with environ
mental issues at Guilford.
The class of 2003 has created
four interactive community
groups whose purpose is to fur
ther the preservation of the cam
pus.
Forever, Green, Gardening,
and Recycling were created as a
part of the CHAOS program to
Tresident's Corner
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By Shawan Gabriel
SENATE PRESIDENT
I hope that you all had a
great summer, but I know that
everyone is ready for the up
coming year at Guilford. We
have a year ahead of us that
promises to be very challenging.
A lot of decisions are going to
be made, all of which need the
input of current students.
Guilford's future can be shaped
by our voices.
The Institutional Commit
tee appointments are a great
way for students to get their
voices heard.
Institutional Committees
meet to decide on just about
everything that happens at
Guilford. You can contact me at
x 2310 or stop by the Info Desk
to get more information about
the different committees.
We have to work together
to make our "community" be
come a reality. I am willing to
promote community through en
vironmental awareness. These
groups are each responsible for a
variety of tasks on campus.
While Gardening makes sure the
flowers receive water during the
recent drought, members of Re
cycling are busy separating glass
and plastic to make Guilford a
more eco
logically
concerned
school.
For
ever and
Green,
sub -
groups of
Guilford's
Forever
Green or
ganiza-
tion, have
dedicated
their time
to clean
ing trash
from around campus and, in par
ticular, the Lake. In doing so they
discovered the truth about ciga
rette butts.
The number of cigarette
butts discarded across the cam
pus has a significant negative
impact on the Guilford Lake, es
pecially the wildlife.
"When the wildlife around
the Lake consume cigarette butts,
the develop tumors and eventu
ally die," said Andrea Gerlak, a
group community leader.
"The real travesty of this
work hard for Guilford, but no
matter how hard I try, nothing
happens without your help. WE
can make a difference. All we
need are dedicated students
and teamwork. Thirty-one po
sitions currently need to be
filled in Community Senate.
; Everyone can get involved. A list
of the open positions can be ob
tained by calling the Senate of
fice at x 2310 or stopping by the
Info Desk.
Things can and will
change. The only question that
remains is whether or not you
are willing to matte them change
or simply wait for them to
change.
The representative posi
tions in Senate and the Institu
tional Committee appoint
ments are very important to our
community. Let's work hard to
get those positions filled.
I look forward to working
with you and having a great
year.
News
problem is that it can be so eas
ily prevented," commented an
anonymous student.
The Recycling group has
come up with possible solutions
to the overabundance of cigarette
butts, such as more ash trays and
trash cans around the campus.
"Trash cans around the lake
might also cut down on the num
ber of beer bottles thrown in by
really drunk kids," commented
another anonymous student.
However, the easiest solu
tion stands with a greater respect
for the campus and the realiza
tion that Guilford is indeed a com
munity. A community not only of
students and faculty but of squir
rels, chipmunks, and fish alike.
It is our responsibility to pre
serve its integrity.
'Morning Worship 'Onprogrammed meeting for worship weekday
mornings from 8:05-8:15 a.m. in the' Hut.
gC ( RP (Brown (Bag Lunch discussion "British 'Friends in
(Business, Industry, and (Reform" fFriday Jftug 27 noon
in the Hut
'Tenth jAnnuaC Friends Meeting (Progressive (Dinner- beginning
at the Hut at 5:30, Friday, jAug. 27. Main Course 6:00 p.m. at
'New (garden Meeting; dessert 7:30 p.m. at (Friendship ( .Friends
meeting.
CotCege Meeting for Worship - Sunday, August 29, 9:15 am in the
Moon (Rjpom. Jamie (Barnett 'OO and Jason '99
speafiing.
Experiment with the Light" group - Ced 6y 'Max. Carter. 'Mon.,
Jlug 30 at noon in the Hut.
gCRP Seeders Session - "'Who are these (Peculiar peopCe caCCed
Quakers?" Monday, JAug 30. Led by Max Carter. 7:30 in the 'Hut
Community (prayer — 'Tuesdays, noon to 1 p.m. in the 'Moon (Room.
Mid-wee Meeting for worship
evenings from 5:30-6:00 p.m. in the Hut.
gC ( RO Seeders Session - Wed. Sept 1. "{Praying with the (psaCms.
Led by (Deborah Shaw. 6:00 in the Hut.
gC c RP (Brown (Bag Lunch Discussion (Friday, Sept 3at noon
in the Hut.
"Open 'Hut '' aCcohoC-free Mixpn. 5:00 pm, Friday, Sept 3in
the Hut. Smoothies donated by the Juice Shop; snacks; special
offer boo for Carter's new The Minutiae of the
'Meeting.
fireside "(Finding your path in CoCCege. Friday, Sept 3at
7:30 p.m. in the Hut. Led by current guUford students.
the week in
Campus Ministries
Do you like
music?
Are you craving
the opportunity to
force your tastes
on others?
Be a t>J at WQFS! All
you need is the ability
to show up on time.
First meeting Sunday, August
29 at 7:00 p.m. That's the
second floor of Founders.
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