Election results are in
By Kalindi LaTorre
STARR WRITER
Despite exams,
beautiful weather,
and the uncontested
Clark ticket, students
still found the time to
vote last Tuesday.
Jamie Clark's
ticket won the Senate
election with 305
votes. Jennifer
Surber's ticket, with
285 votes, won the
Union election
against Cassie
Morgan's ticket,
which received 100
votes.
Megan Page,
Chair of Elections
Committee,was
pleased with student
participation in the
elections.
"I think that stu
dent participation
was good considering
that there was only
one [Senate] ticket.
We usually average
around 400-500
votes," said Page.
426 of Guilford's
981 voted Tuesday.
There were no consistent write
ins.
Restoring a positive atti
tude toward government and
making Senate issues more ac
cessible to students were some
of Senate's main objectives this
year.
"It has definitely been a re
building year," said Shawan
YMCA renovation plan presented
By Karie Johnson
STArr WRITER
Many believe the present
campus YMCA conditions leave
much to be desired. Guilford, in
conjunction with the YMCA, has
made plans to improve the facili
ties with extensive renovations.
These plans will dramatically al
ter the appearance of Guilford's
campus.
On August 15th an informa
tion session took place in the Gal
lery. Architects Robert Bishop
and Richard Lucente from Little
& Associates explained the plans
for the renovations, which will in
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Senate ticket (above):
Union ticket (below):
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Gabriel, current Senate presi
dent. "Guilford is changing, and
we must be able to know about
these changes." Next year's Sen
ate leaders will continue what
Gabriel has already started.
"I want to make Senate fun.
I just want people to get in
volved," said Clark.
Senior Peter Morscheck
clude a new two-story addition on
the far side of Founders and a
face-lift. The entrance will be
raised and made into a plaza that
will point towards Founders and
be a place for students to meet.
In regard to the new reno
vations, President Don McNemar
said, "The hope is that it will be
useful for the whole community
and that it will be a social place
as well."
The new addition will house
an indoor track, basketball
courts, aerobic rooms, and a
wellness center. The raised en
trance will be a circular hub that
will house stairs, trophies, and
vending machines. The archi
February 25,2000
agreed with Clark,
saying, "I think it's
pretty sad that only
one ticket ran for
Senate. The student
apathy here amazes
me."
"Senate is try
ing to be more acces
sible to the commu
nity," said secretary
Cynthia McKay.
"The more approach
able Senate is, the
more that we will be
able to do for
people."
Union is also
looking forward to
increasing student
involvement on cam
pus.
"We want to get
a more solid commu
nity on campus with
attention devoted
very strongly to the
student body," said
next year's Union
president Jennifer
Surber. "We want
students to be active
with us."
Next year,
Union plans to en
courage student in
volvement by putting
suggestion boxes in Founders
and placing bulletin boards in
each residence hall. The Surber
ticket will also be going door to
door to solicit student opinion
directly and encourage first
year participation.
Applications for Senate and
Union Steering Committees will
be available next September.
tects proudly call this entrance
the "knuckle" of the building and
think it has the potential to pro
vide a lot more organization to
the YMCA.
Please see YMCA page 2
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for Real at the
Student Loan Fund Auction
By Margaret Griffin
ST/UT WRITER
"Everything you can give to
the community will come back
to you ten-fold," says Cynthia
McKay. So when was the last
time you contributed something
to the microcosm also known as
Guilford College?
Those looking for the right
opportunity to spread their hu
manitarian wings need look no
further. Friday, March 31st is
the night of the 17th annual Stu
dent Loan Fund Auction. Orga
nized by McKay, a junior, this is
an event for bargain shoppers
and high-rollers alike.
The Student Loan Fund
Auction is open to everyone
and, in turn, benefits everyone.
Local businesses, Guilford fac
ulty and staff, alumni, trustees,
and even parents have been so
licited for donations to the auc
tion. Everything from leather
jackets to beach house rentals
will be auctioned off to the high
est bidder, or the only bidder, in
1 which case there are some seri
ous bargains to be had.
SLFA proceedings provide
low interest loans for Guilford
students in financial need.
Loans are achieved by applica
tion and usually are awarded on
need-based criteria. Recipients
; can get anywhere from $5OO to
$3500 in low-interest financial
aid.
"People need to realize
that not everyone can afford
Guilford's steadily rising tu
ition," says McKay. "SLFA is a
resource for those who really I
should be here but just need
some financial help."
The first Guilford Student
Loan Fund Auction was held in
1983. The government loan
standards increased that year,
making it harder for deserving
Please see LOOD, page 5