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APRIL 2. 2004 WWW.GUILFORDIAN.COM Pimps n' Ho'sP How about... Priests n' Altar Boys? Matt Geiger Going to Hell P i uilford College, are you ready to back that ass up? Be careful, you never know who might be behind you! That's right, it's the one and only "Priest 'n Altar Boy Party." Students are encour aged to come dressed as either a priest or an altar boy, and specific gifts will be given out to people dressed in char acter. At the door, priests will be handed several S2O bills, a plate of cookies and other assorted sundries to help "attract" the boys. Altar boys, on the other hand, will be given rosary beads and velvet underwear. Student organizers came up with the idea for this party after last semester's "Pimp 'n Ho Party" caused much acri mony in many segments of the student population. They saw that while some students were offended, many still had a good time. They needed an idea that would be fun, but not so provocative. "This really seemed like a Editor-in-Chief Mary Layton Atkinson Business Manager Bryant Games Ad Manager Asad Gul News Editor Taleisha Bowen Features Editor Katie Elliott World & Nation Editor Hannah Winkler Forum Editor Holly Butcher Sports Editor happy medium," said sopho more party organizer Stephen Burton. "Essentially, we were left with a real quandary on our hands. We needed two things, a theme and a good time. We had to think of the one sector of students on campus whose objections would not be taken seriously. So of course we turned to organized religion and the Catholics." This is event is planned for 10 p.m. on April 3 in the Bryan Quad. Originally planned for April 2, the event was rescheduled when organizers real ized many Catholics do not eat meat on Friday. Flyers describe the event as a cross between a senior prom, the movie "Deliverance," and kindergarten. Guilford Student Life unanimously approved the party. Some administra tors even have fond memo ries of Catholic priests. "My time as an altar boy back in Boston left me with two things; memories and a Th&fc UILFORDIAN Kurt Cavanaugh Layout Editor Lisa Oros Associate Editors Emily Mann Aaron DeMoss Charles Haslam Copy Editor Caroline Kernahan Photo Editor Rob Burman Visual Arts Editor Kevin Bryan Web Editor David Barron PPATf IRpQ I L(/i.. 1 U I vl_ bit of waddle when I walk," Assistant Student Life Coordinator Thomas Kennedy said. "Everyone I jlll^ | , j , . p&tj 4 mB IE PHOTO ILLUSTRATION/KEVIN BRYAN/GUILFORDIAN There's so much drama in the R-C-C, it's kinda hard being The P-O-P-E... should be able to experience that." Of course this party would not be possible were it not for priests' well-known fondness for little boys. Child abuse Associate Layout Editor Kenny Backus Photographers Maggie Bamberg Laurie Henninger Columnist Matt Geiger Staff Writers Stephanie Atlan Hope Bastian Eamon Barker Alison Duncan Marion Edgemeyer allegations have plagued the Catholic Church for years and recently reached a pinnacle of media attention. Student reaction to the upcoming party is naturally mixed. "I think the party is a great idea," said junior Sam Myers. "If we can take some body's deep-rooted pain and turn it into a party, we should take advantage of that. It's all part of the healing process. To not have the party would be practically un-American." Some students, however, think this party is in poor taste. "It's totally tacky," first-year Josh Huffington said. "How are we sup posed to dress sexy covered in robes? Has anyone ever heard of a sexy stigmata?" Other criticism comes from a moral place. According to sophomore Philosophy major Jamie Oliver, "It just trivializes a real serious problem in the Matt Goldman Will Groves Dylan Grayson Matt Haselton Rebecca Muller Kathy Oliver Tim Scales Seth Van Horn Meredith Veto Faculty Advisor Jeff Jeske GREENSBORO, NC church today and that prob lem is that these kids just can not keep their mouths shut." In response to the criticism, Burton said Guilford students might have brought this patty upon themselves. "The point was made during the Pimp n' Ho debate that if you devalue someone's gen der you will go to hell," Burton said. "If you make fun of race, well, you need to get used to eating things thru a straw. Students on this campus openly make fun of religious people and talk about how stupid religion is. If I said or did those types of things about people's gender or race, I would be crucified in what would be a rather ironic series of events." Despite the controversy, stu dents can be assured that tne party is going to happen, and, in a rare dispensation, alcohol will be served. "Communal Wine" will be furnished to the altar boys to lessen inhibi tions, and everyone can enjoy the regular, ranch, and BBQ flavored wafers, as well as Holy Water lubricant and a lifetime of feeling that it was your fault. Send Us Your Letter to the Editor I)Through ourWebpage: Go to www.guilfordian.com, click on Letter Submission under Site Options, and enter the requested data in each field. Please include your name and phone number at the end of your letter. 2)By E-Mail: Send your letter to guilfordian@guilford.edu. Type "Letter" in the subject line, and please include your name and phone number at the end of your letter. 3)Hard Copy: Drop off your letter in one of the two Guilfordian boxes outside the Publications suite, Founders 208. Letters are limited to 250 words and must be received by Monday at 3:00 p.m. to be considered for that week's issue. Page 5
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