Dorms . rn I' > L rograramect' ■S fIMMB i 9 i p^ B T" n ■ L F, ■ L ▼ * kK * I Logo of the NuSouth flog. "The NuSouth symbol is the unification of opposites...[it] forces us to look at what makes us uncomfortable." See page 4 for a story on the Confederate Flag and its role on cam pus. THE GUILFORDIAN Greensboro, NC Trustees raise tuition, approve plan By Chris Brown STAFF WRITER The Board of Trustees gathered last weekend and approved funding a new vi sion for Guilford College. The new plan will cost just over $2.3 million dollars over five years and aims to raise the number of first year students by 200. Among the Trustees' decisions was the approval of the proposed tuition in crease. The increase for next semester will be at a rate of 3.48% or $740. The tuition increase, however, is not unusually large. It is small in com parison to other local insti tutions such as Greensboro College, which will increase rates by 8.8% or S9OO. Bruce Stewart, chair man of the Board of Trust- ees, exhibited concern for the mon etary strain affecting students say ing, "We want to hold these raises as low as we can." Stewart also added he had three daughters who have gone through college and he knows the strain that college can have on a family. The increase is to maintain and improve the faculty. "We want to keep our first-rate faculty, and want to compensate them as well as we can," said Stewart. The Board also allocated fund ing through bond issues (which do not come out of tuition) for reno vating academic buildings and resi dence halls, including money to re locate the science departments to B z ■w - ■ : - o ■ QC gg | ; |j| Bruce btewart chairs the Board of Trustees. the Frank Family Science Center and improvements to King hall. Originally, $3 million was expected to be allocated to residence halls and academic buildings, but the number was reduced to $2 million at the request of President Don McNemar. The reorganization of the cur riculum was also discussed, but no major changes were made. Guilford's future planned By Peter Morsheck STJIZT WRITER Welcome to Guilford of 2004: a place where 1,600 students roam rather than the current 1,266. Where concentrations and "path ways" in myriad new subjects give students a competitive edge in the marketplace. Where Binford is an all-first-year dorm with residential programs run by a paid staff. Where Avanti is compulsory, an integral part of the college experi ence. And where the Management, Sports Studies, JPS, and Ed. Stud- The Guilfordian c/o Student Activities 5800 W. Friendly Ave. Greensboro, NC 27410 February 4, 2000 Bruce Stewart, chairman of the Board of Trustees, understands the strain college expenses can put on a family. Yet he believes the rise will "keep our first-rate faculty..." Over the weekend, McNemar received an unsigned letter se verely criticizing the administra tion and threatening to disrupt the admissions drive. The letter, which calls NcNemar "The Great Satan" and claims the Dean of Stu dent Life is paid for "subduing stu dents," was shown to the Board of Trustees. Stewart expressed concern over student disenchantment with the school, but added that change is fundamental in maintaining Guilford. "Our values are the same, but how we live them out has changed over time." He also ex pressed a willingness to sit down and talk to students who have is- Please see TfUStOOS, page 5 ies departments have grown under careful nourishment and funding. All this and more is outlined in the new "Vision and Strategy for Guilford College," the mammoth 26-page document which summa rizes Guilford's strategic plan for the next five years. Unveiled on January 18th after months of re search and preparation, the last few weeks have constituted a me dia blitz as top administrators have presented the document to stu dents, faculty, and the Board of Trustees. Please see FiltUfe, page 2

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