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In This Issue...
Page 2
Mentor groups watch
docudrama on the
murder of Matthew
Shepard...
Page 5
Goalkeeper Sean
Beach has lead the
Quakers to six shut
outs this season ...
Page 6
Guilford Conserva
tives are looking to
start their own club...
Page 6
The-Dance-Formerly-
Known-As-The-
Binford-Formal is
coining up in Novem
ber! Learn about
some of the other
changes this year...
Page 7
WQFS Head Music
Director Josh Neas
reviews a concert by
Sleater-Kinney...
Page 10
Robert Jordan
shares his thoughts
on recent events at
Guilford pertaining
to sexual assault...
Mad About Pig: The Lexington Barbecue Festival
Jeremy Ball
Greensboro Life Editor
Every October, the quiet small
town of Lexington, North Carolina,
comes to life with the Lexington
Barbecue Festival. As expected,
this year's festival - held on Satur
day the 26 th - found the uptown
streets teeming with thousands of
die-hard fans of the smoked,
chopped pork delight that is
Lexington's specialty. Although
the revelry was threatened by
overcast skies and chilly tem
peratures, the weather held and
the spirit of the crowd remained
high.
Evidence of the festival's
popularity could be seen upon
entering town, simply by notic
ing the uncharacteristically heavy
traffic. Enterprising groups had
secured lots on the fringe of the
uptown area, charging up to five
dollars for a parking space.
Shuttle buses ran to the festival
from the Davidson County Air
port, and Amtrak even added
Gilchrist: Putting the Team First
Jacob Blom
Sports Editor
Growing up in Canada,
people get to watch hockey, eat
pizza in McDonalds and use the
term "eh" at the end of a state
ment to make it a question. Yet
rarely do people encounter a
sea-turtle-saving, double-major
ing volleyball player.
Unless, that is, you walk
around the Guilford College cam
pus where you notice Canadian
Jennifer Pue-Gilchrist.
Jennifer recently won ODAC
several "special event" stops in
Lexington for the day.
North Main Street in the
business district was blocked to
vehicular traffic for nine full
blocks. Street vendors offered a
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Seniors Bryan Adams, Josh Neas and Ali Kleeb dig in.
Jeremy Ball
wide selection of products from
homemade sauces to hand-crafted
silver jewelry. A number of raffles
were also held, with prizes running
the gamut from a bay window to a
player of the week awards in vol
leyball during back-to-back
weeks, proving she is a dominant
force. But, rather than take all
the accolades with a confident air,
she brushes them aside to talk
about her love for her team
mates.
"This year is so much fun,"
she says. "We have got a great
dynamic. I love my teammates;
they are great."
Jennifer's mother, Brenda
Pue, has been watching her
daughter for 20 years now, and
prized antique Bentley sedan.
Countless charities raked in
money for worthy causes as tick
ets were snapped up by passers
by.
The carnival-like atmo
sphere was enhanced by the
many showy performers display
ing their talents. One juggled flam
ing torches while balanced upon a
unicycle. Another towered high
she believes that "what sets [Jen
nifer] apart is her dedication and
willingness to work for the team."
Working for the betterment
of the team entails a lot of self
sacrifice.
Maybe that same inner drive
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Volume 89, Issue 7
above the masses on stilts. Skilled
BMX bikers executed stunts that
the laws of physics probably should
have deemed impossible.
Musical entertainment was
provided on five large stages set
up at intervals throughout the
festival. Peralta filled the air with
Latin-influenced jazz on the main
grandstand, while just down the
street at the children's stage,
Buffalo Barfield and his whimsi
cal crew covered Jimmy Buffett
and The Drifters.
A popular gathering place
throughout the day was the
Hogway Speedway, which fea
tured a hay-covered oval track
where pigs were raced. Yep, you
read that right. Dubbed with
Nascar-esque monikers like
Piggy Jarrett and Squealing
Earnhardt, Junior, both piglets
and larger porkers shuffled
around at the urgings of cheer
ing, enthusiastic onlookers.
Ducks were raced as well.
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pushes Jennifer, a biology and
health sciences double major, to
save injured animals. She works
summers at Topsail Island, North
Carolina, helping to save turtles
that have been hit by boat pro
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