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Greensboro, N.C.
Volume 92, Issue 4
www.guilfordian.com
September 23, 2005
Christian Coaiition’s Raiph Reed speaks in Rryan Series
Sevilla TrevisanUBrittany Bumgarner
Staff Writers
Guilford surprised many people on
campus with the announcement that
Ralph Reed was coming to speak dur
ing the Year of Spirit and Spirituality.
His Sept. 15 speech, entitled "The Role
of Faith in the Renewal of America,"
focused on conservative, religious, and
political viewpoints, many that clash
with Guildford's fundamental ideas.
Reed, former Executive Director of
the Christian Coalition, is now the
Republican candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Georgia. He served as
Chairman of the Southeast Region for
the 2004 Bush-Cheney campaign and
has worked on seven other presidential
campaigns. His background in politics
and religion made him a prime candi
date to come speak about conservative
ideas for the Year of Spirit and
Spirituality.
Some wonder why Reed, with such
conservative views, was asked to
speak at what many consider a liberal
Reed preaches at Grace Baptist church in Powder Springs, GA, in 2004.
college. Dave Walters, who is openly
conservative and leads a student-ath
lete bible study every Sunday, believes
that having more diverse speakers
gives everyone a chance to see things
from another perspective.
"I think there is great value in true
diversity where there is freedom and
safety to express different opinions,
and in,that place is where I think true
learning can take place," said Walters.
"At Guilford, some people struggle to
feel safe and to feel free and therefore
their opportunity to learn, and others'
opportunity to learn from them, is
diminished."
Reed, who holds a Ph. D. in
American History, spoke in detail about
the nation being founded on specific
moral principles. He believes that the
U.S. created the Constitution with cer
tain moral standards in mind.
In his presentation, Reed quoted the
nation's second president, John
Adams, by saying, "Our Constitution
was designed for a moral and religious
people only. It is wholly inadequate for
any other."
Reed affirmed that he believes in the
separation of church and state, but that
religion does play a role in government.
In his article, "Democracy and Religion
are not Incompatible", he criticized rul
ings of the federal government which
prohibit prayer in schools and the pub
lic display of the Ten Commandments.
"I believe in the right under the First
Amendment to freedom of speech,
including speech with religious con-
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LD. teaches wemen self-defense
Megan Fell
Staff Writer
Though there does not
seem to be anything prevent
ing a sexual assault, there
really is: preparation. A recent
ly implemented program on
campus, R.A.D., offers one
such opportunity.
In the past three years,
Guilford has had a decline in
reported sexual offenses.
There were five in 2002, two in
2003, and only one in 2004.
However, the threat will always
be present.
In fall '04, a group of male
students, in response to vari
ous rape cases around North
Carolina, questioned Public
Safety about what they do to
help protect their female
friends from threatening situa
tions. At the time, there wasn't
much.
Keifer Bradshaw, Security
Coordinator, took the issue
under his wing. Researching
the web, he discovered a pro
gram called R.A.D. (Rape
Aggression Defense)
Systems.
As Crime Prevention and
Field Trainer, Bradshaw took
the initiative to become certi-
A R.A.D. student knees her
practice aggressor.
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Community center onens for students
Tori Moffitt
Staff Writer
On Sept. 17, a dedication
ceremony signaled the open
ing of the Community Center.
Located behind the Student
Apartments South, the center
will serve as a social and
recreational gathering area for
members of the Guildford
community.
"This structure now gives
our students another place to
meet," said Randy Doss, Vice
President for Enrollment and
Campus Life, at the ceremony.
Construction for the center
began last fall after the Board
of Trustees approval of the
project in October 2004.
Capstone Development Corp.
was chosen as the develop
ment team and completed
construction on-time.
"As construction goes, it
went very well," said Jon
Varnell, Director of Facilities
and Campus Services.
The funding for the facility,
which cost an estimated $6.5
million, came from the rental
income of the Guilford resi
dents.
The center includes a
lounge section, a formal room
for reserved events, and a
meditation room for those who
wish to satisfy their spiritual
needs.
In the lounge section of the
center, students can expect an
area that will feed their enter
tainment cravings. The area
includes a 62 in. plasma flat
screen TV v equipped with
Direct TV, and cost around
$87,000. Three gaming sta
tions with 32-inch plasma
monitors have a variety of top-
quality games installed.
"There's an air hockey table
in there, too. It's a Jammin'
place," said Rex Harrell,
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