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jIfIIGuiLFORDIAN Greensboro, N.C. RNC Concludes Page 3 North Carolina Zoo Page 5 Java Jo'z Review Page 6 Sports Candids Page 8 Unclear safety policies cause confusion Benjamin Kelly Staff Writer I don't know anything about the safety rules. What are they?" asked a Guilford senior, who wishes to remain anony mous. A group of first-year and sophomore students sitting on the stoop of Binford hall laughed and nodded. Interviews with students from every class and residential lifestyle revealed a widespread ignorance of basic safety poli cies. ...This ignorance, combined with the resignation of Safety Manager Jeff Vail just days before the start of the fall semester, has thrown residen tial safety into what Dean for Campus Life Anne Lundquist described as a "transitional period." Pilot community programs launched Carlos D'Agostino Staff Writer In its second year at Guilford, the community "Living Learning Halls" project in Binford hall has added two new themes. Binford has also added a new program: The Community Agreement Initiative (CAI). Professors lead the "Living Learning Halls." The Conflict Resolution Resource Center (CRRC) guides the C.A.I. Though dif ferent programs led by different people, both work to create community cohe sion among the first-years. In the Living Learning Halls programs, 14 to 18 students with a similar interest live in the same wing of Binford hall so they can identify each other's gifts and talents. By living in the same areas, neighboring students can help their peers with problems they've encoun tered throughout the day, reducing stress. "The purpose of the program is to give Volume 91, Issue 4 www.guilfordian.com Guilford is currently operat ing without a safety manager. Not having a safety manager should not greatly affect stu dent safety, said Lundquist. She notes that a safety man ager is often more concerned with bureaucratic safety proce dures than in maintaining resi dential safety. Safety is a col laborative effort between Public Safety, the RA's, and the administration, she added. Vail, who has taken a job as safety manager in the private sector, emphasized that his resignation was unrelated to the Guilford working environ ment. [Director of Facilities and Campus Services] "John Varnell was the best guy in the world to work for," Vail said. The office of Facilities and Services has been reviewing applications, but has not yet students with common interests the chance to live together and to do activ ities outside of class and off campus to support those interests," said Shelly Crisp, Director of First Year Program. Scott Pierce Coleman, Director of QLSP/Career Services Liaison, heads the program themed "Search for Life's Work," and has arranged for all of his current students to live in the east wing on the third floor of Binford. "The quest for one's calling requires that you know yourself really deeply," said Coleman. ...Coleman encourages his pupils to engage in fun and constructive activi ties outside of his class sessions. For example, students will often gather to eat together at a local restaurant. ..."I like the fact that we can be open with each other, talk to each other, and feel comfortable as a group," said Shannon Singleton, first-year and member of Coleman's class. Doug Smith, Professional Tutor, Jenn Brown, Part-time Lecturer in English, WMm JB |[ jbi pRH Sj J n ...:■' ~:i V S ; ' A : ; ; -v J-' S'>9K:^ : K' : AiAfe- ; #- BENJAMIN KELLY/GUILFORDIAN A group of students socializing outside of Binford hired a replacement. The bureaucratic safety pro cedures that were Vail's purview are starting to confuse students. From first-years liv September 10, 2004 ing in Milner to seniors living in alternative housing on-cam pus, students expressed con cern and confusion about two Continued on Page 2 and Coleman, Director of QLSP/Career Services Liaison, have led Community Living Halls before. Anne Glenn, Associate Professor of Chemistry, and Jack Zerbe, Professor of Theatre Studies, guide the new programs, themed "Science Laboratory" and "Fine Arts Gallery," respectively. Those pro grams are still in the process of settling. ...The C.A.I, program is a program in which students gather to formally address complaints and resolve the grievances that arise from living togeth er. A similar program started in 1994 at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Upon analyzing the damage and van dalism done by students, the adminis tration speculated that the students had no sense of ownership. Therefore they decided to gather the students together so they could agree on what rules by which they wanted to live. At Guilford 154 first and second-year students are affiliated with the program, and work with six Residential Advisors (RA's) and Continued on Page 2
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