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student conduct rather than both cam
pus life and student conduct.
Gill felt that many students who did
not get to know her have false percep
tions about her. "My liberal ends up
being conservative," says Gill, who
feels as if Guilford students compare
her to Rush Limbaugh. She believes
that "these students are unaware that I
have worked for organizations such as
NOW (National Organization for
Women)."
Gill laughed as she recalled one of
her favorite moments at Guilford. At the
2003-2004 Coming Out Ball "me, Jim
Hood and other students were all
singing to 'You Make Me Feel Like a
Natural Woman.'" She says she will
miss these unique Guilford events.
Gill chose not to be involved in the hir
ing process for her position because
she felt her involvement might make
the transition difficult for the incoming
staff member. She believes that the
new Associate Dean for Campus Life
"has got to have a sense of humor and
they have to be authentic. Guilford stu
dents will see through someone fake."
Two of the applicants for her position
include Aaron L. Fetrow, an attorney
with Baker & Daniels law firm in Fort
Wayne, Indiana, and Kehaya T.
Wescott, a resident director at Bennett
College for Women in Greensboro,
N.C.
Gill said she is convinced that mini
mal changes at the college will be
good, but is concerned about continu-
Community Senate's corner space
Adbul-Qawiv Adbul-Karim
Community Senate President
Welcome to the Senate
Corner, a revival of a weekly
column dedicated to bringing you
updates and information about the ins
and outs of Community Senate. My
name is Abdul-Qawiy (AQ) Abdul-
Karim; I am this year's president of
Community Senate. As such I want to
send out congratulations to all those
newly elected senators as well as
good luck wishes for all potential sena
tors who are going through the elec
tion process. For all of you who
haven't already, go ahead up to
Founders Lobby and submit your vote
for whom you want to represent you in
Senate this academic year.
ous changes.
Former staff member Olive Jenkins
agrees.
"In the earlier years, we had much
closer relationships with the students.
There was a time when Guilford had a
lot of community spirit. Guilford is not a
bad place to work, but there are some
"We used to be like one happy
family, but now it is divided up
... I hope that people will try to
regain the sense of community
that we have lost."
~ Olive Jenkins, former Coordinator of
Employment services
problems there now that were not there
before," said Jenkins, a 27-year veter
an of the college.
"We used to be like one happy fami
ly, but now it is divided up into the stu
dents, the administration, etc. I hope
that people will try to regain the sense
of community that we have lost," said
Jenkins.
Jenkins began working for the school
in 1977 as the library secretary. Since
that time, Jenkins has worked in a vari
ety of positions, including secretary for
the Correspondence Center, secretary
for the Center of Personal Growth, and
coordinator for Employment Services.
Jenkins is not in favor of increasing
At this point I'm sure returnees have
noticed some of the many changes
that have occurred over the past sev
eral months to personnel, policies and
even the physical infrastructure. If you
are interested in learning more about
these changes and their possible
implications, or have questions about
what has changed, I encourage and
invite everyone in the community to
join us at our first monthly Town Hall
meeting being held in Boren Lounge
this Monday, Sept. 6, at 7 p.m. I would
also like to invite you to our weekly
Senate meetings, held every
Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. in Boren
Lounge.
I will also take this time to introduce
our new Senate treasurer, Spencer
Witherspoon. Those of you who were
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the student body population. Over the
years, Jenkins observed that students
themselves were becoming more
demanding, saying that the most recent
students seem to want everything to be
"handed to them on a platter."
Jenkins recalls one such student in
particular. Nearing the end of the
addition, the student expected to make
a lot of money. Even though students
can look up job listings on their own,
Jenkins noted that many students like
the one mentioned above expected her
to do the work for them.
Jenkins believes that as the student
body increases, Guilford staff members
may have problems delivering every
thing that they have promised. Jenkins
recommends that "the college look
carefully at the literature that we print in
an effort to do all of the things we say
we are going to do," referring to
Guilford's policy of offering smaller
class sizes. With the increase in stu
dent admissions, students should
at the treasurer training sessions or
Wednesday's Senate meeting may
have already met him and seen the
great knowledge and professionalism
that he brings to our community. For
those treasurers of student groups or
organizations who have yet to attend
treasure training, please makes sure
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expect that the quality of services will
decrease, small classes will enroll too
many students, and adequate staffing
will be noticeably absent, said Jenkins.
In her final statement to the student
body, Jenkins said, "Guilford is still a
special place. They should feel fortu
nate to be going there."
Anita Masterson, who worked full time
for the 2003-2004 school year, has
resigned as the Assistant Director of
Student Health at Guilford. She decid
ed to leave in July to take a per diem
job at Women's Hospital. Her new posi
tion will allow her to fit her work sched
ule to a life that includes taking care of
her children.
"I love Guilford. I'll really miss the stu
dents. I'll be an active part of hiring the
new nurse so we'll have a really special
person," said Masterson.
Helen Rice has since been hired to
take over Masterson's position. Rice
lives in High Point and graduated from
UNCG nursing school. She plans to
stay at Guilford until retirement. So far
she has had good experiences at the
college, explaining that the student
helpers in the health center have been
terrific. She compared the beginnings
of her new job to the beginnings of col
lege for a student: "you just have to get
to know the ropes."
Ernest McCoy, retiring from his posi
tion as college counselor after 18
years, declined the opportunity to com
ment on his retirement. Ernest will be
active in the transition through
December, working part time in the
department.^
semester, he
came into the
student serv
ices office to
inquire about
a job. He
demanded a
position in
which he
"would not
have to work
very hard or
pay for his
own apart
ment." In
to see either Spencer or Chris Dunn to
schedule a time to go through your
training. Please note that a club will
not have access to its funds until the
club treasurer has been certified.
Best if wishes to all, enjoy your
weekend and good luck with classes
on Monday.
Sept. 3, 2004