In This Issue...
Page 4
A Profile of Guilford's
Marcus Ballard, named
ODAC Offensive Football
Player of the Week...
Page 5
Senate Elections
Rescheduled and
taking place Tuesday...
Page 9
Artist Sabrina Ward
Harrison spoke at
Salem College last
week...
Briggs: Working to Keep Women SAFE
Daisy Partington
Staff Writer
One in four college women have
been raped or suffered attempted
rape, the FBI reports.
"Even if the number is signifi
cantly less at Guilford, we still need to
develop better programs and re
sources for students," said Cyndi
Briggs,Guilford graduate and Guilford's
first Director for Gender Issues and
Retention.
Since 1999, Guilford College has
reported zero incidents of forcible and
non forcible sex offenses to the US
Department of Education.
"To me, this points to the lack of
support and structure that students
need to come forward and report in
cidents if they are ready to," said
Briggs.
Prior to the creation of Briggs'
new role, students did not always know
where to turn for help. "In the past,
when a student was assaulted, they
would usually confide in a professor
or someone from the health center,"
Music, Meal, Merriment: Homecoming Weekend
Carra Woodham
Staff Writer
This year, with both a new
president and the class of 2006
joining us, Guilford College decided
to blend its annual Family Week
end and Homecoming festivities.
Boasting various open houses,
a picnic-style dinner by the lake,
and various sporting events, the
weekend of Sept. 20-22,2002, was
a loaded one for our typically quiet
campus.
President Kent Chabotar said
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said Briggs, "but there was no estab
lished, concrete support network for
them to enter."
"The sexual
assault piece is
currently our main
focus," Briggs
said. However her
role encompasses
raising awareness
about several
other gender is
sues including
those of sexual ori
entation, eating
disorders, abusive
relationships, and
self-mutilation.
"Sexual assault, misunder
standings about gender, and ho
mophobia are very serious prob
lems plaguing college life in gen
eral. Guilford is no exception," said
Gender Issues Advisory Council
member and Guilford philosophy pro
fessor Nancy Daukas.
"Cyndi's position was created in
that, "Combining homecoming and
family weekend gives students a
chance to share experiences of
Guilford College past and present.
We have the campus to accommo
date everyone."
Friday began with the 28th
Annual Harvey Ljung Golf Classic
where alumni, families and friends
could show off on the Stoney Creek
Golf Course.
There were also opportunities
to sit-in on classes, take a his
torical campus tour or an art
order to put an end to such violent
and insulting behavior, to help survi
vors heal, and to provide educational
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Cyndi Briggs
and other problems involving gen
der issues, we may have an ad
vantage over other schools. "At
Guilford, folks aren't afraid to get
their hands dirty in these kinds of
issues," Briggs said.
At Guilford, gender issues are
incorporated into classes such as
"Women, Body toice" taught by John
and Carol Stoneburner. Student or
gallery tour and take advantage
of the open houses going on at
offices like those of the Academic
Skills Center and International
Center.
The evening culminated with
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ganizations such as RR.I.D.E. and
SAFE, were created specifically to ex
plore gender issues. Campus-spon
sored events such as the Q.B.L.S.T.
Poetry Slam and SAFE.'s "Take Back
the Night" are opportunities for stu
dents to get involved in facing these
issues.
Despite great effort on the
part of students like senior and
S.A.F.E. president John Boyd and
professors like Daukas and
Stoneburner, problems surround
ing gender issues are still quite
present on campus.
"Like many small schools, we
still struggle for a sense of com
munity," Briggs said. "We need to
make an effort to realize that we
are all at different stages in per
sonal growth. Only then can we
work together."
Briggs looks forward to an
other year as faculty advisor to
S.A.F.E. and working with the
programs about
gender issues in
order to create
a more respect
ful, supportive,
and healthy
community,"
said Daukas.
Although
Guilford, like any
college, is not
immune to
sexual assault,
homophobia,
Sexual Assault Response Team
continued on page
"Music, Meal, and Merriment:
Guilford Style," a dinner by the
lake hosted by Chabotar with live
music followed by an open-mic
style coffeehouse.
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