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Last week, the ceramics studios kilns were closed, awaiting inspection by the Greensboro Fire Department
They were re-opened on Monday, Nov. 26.
Lilly Endowment awards
Guilford $2 million
James Hart
STAFF WRITER
The Lilly Endowment, of In
dianapolis, Indiana, awarded
Guilford College a grant of $2
million on Nov. 20. The award
is the largest single foundational
grant in the college's history.
The grant was given as part
of the endowment's second
round of its "Programs for Theo
logical Exploration of Vocation"
initiative, through which it has
also given grants to Duke and
Wake Forest Universities.
The grant will go towards
Greensboro, NC 1 November 30, 2001
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Guilford's new "Initiative on
Faith and Practice." The Initia
tive will draw on the college's
Quaker heritage in order to find
ways to create future leaders
who "[live] in the intersection of
faith and practice," as President
Don McNemar put it in last
Tuesday's press release.
The Initiative on Faith and
Practice is a program with the
following stated objectives:
* It will strengthen the
Quaker Leadership Scholars
Program and the Interdiscipli
nary Leadership for Social
Change Program.
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* It will provide resources for
faculty to create components on
faith and vocation in their
courses.
* It will provide advising and
support for students with an in
See Endowment, p. 3
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Education
honors all
cultures
Ireys Baucum
STAFF WRITER
Nov. 12 - 16 was Interna
tional Education Week. The
week was not only observed
within the United Stages, but in
U.S. embassies around the world
as well. This was a wonderful
opportunity to look around and
learn about other cultures.
Guilford participated in the
observance with its own list of
activities, including interna
tional films, international en
trees, a presentation entitled
"Operation Desert Storm: A
Soldier's Perspective," and a ses
sion about feng shui. It is not
surprising that Guilford would
plan a full week of activities since
it continually strives to promote
awareness of other cultures both
inside and outside of the curricu
lum.
John Teague, a Guilford his
toiy major and former para-res
cue jumper during Desert Storm,
spoke about the training he had
to go through and some of his
experiences. The para-rescue
unit of the Special Forces follows
the motto, "that others may live."
They certainly seem to live up to
that oath. All of the operations
they perform are covert and they
do not need any defense because
no one knows what they are do
ing.
At the end, Teague said that
the war "taught {him] a great deal
about human nature and how to
work with diverse groups of
people." I think that is great to
hear that a soldier was
See Education, p. 6
BRYAN WARF
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