Sept. 30, 2005 NEWS Pages www.giii1fordian.com Bryan hall mold flreen.shoro. N.C. Continued from page 1 hood of that event. The discussion about the mold has prompted most residents to investigate their own suites. "It's one of those things you don't think about until someone says 'go check your AC vent' and you realize you have something alive in your rcxim," said sopho more Colleen McGlory. According to Jonathan Vamell, Director of Facilities and Campus services, the air condi tioning units in Bryan are not connected between suites with ducts, but rather are individual units. All of the dorms," with the exception of the new apartments, have individual units. Vamell said, "There is toxic mold - most cases are not toxic mold. Like most things that are a serious problem, if you let it go for a long time, it gets worse." Hindering airflow by hanging sheets in front of a unit or block ing the intake can cause mold problems. The main cause of the mold is high relative humidity in a room. When a window is left open with the air conditioning on, the humidity can reach a point that can encourage mold growth. The issue of mold is a top pri ority for Facilities. It is categorized as an immedi ate response issue alongside plumbing leaks and non-func tional heating and cooling imits. Many students are happy with Facilities' quick response. "I talked to the RA on Thursday, she put in the request the next day, and they were here on Monday," Lovatt said. "I feel like they are trying to address the problem as soon as they found out about it." McGlory's suite's air condition ing was cleaned two days after they noticed and put in a request. "I think if it's properly dis cussed and analyzed it will take the fear out of it for people," Vamell said. "If they get it in their head that if they see mold they're going to die, they can get a little over-agi tated about it. We do want to deal with it seriously and swift ly'' But it's no reason to be alarmed," continued Vamell. "You're going to have mold. We're never going to eliminate it - it's just hot possible." 31 Campus backpack theft Continued from page 1 empty book bags and exchanged them with bags that had books or anything of value in them. Public Safety and the Greensboro Police caught this thief on Guilford's campus. "The peo ple who are stealing these bags are taking the books and valu ables in them and selling them back to bookstores and pawn shops all over Greensboro," said Public Safety Officer K e i f e r Bradshaw. Public Safety is try ing to edu cate the stu dents on campus about keeping track of possessions. They have a checklist that students can fill out for any items such as books, bags, and bikes. On this form tfiey can give a description of their items and [ilIlMiliijSaiBiaiiMlJBiBJBEiBBiBBiBiBJBigjfflBiaBaafaBiaBrBiaBiBaMBiBiMBBiBBiBiBiBiaaiaBiBJBfBaiaBJBfaarBiBiBiai their items' serial numbers. If they are stolen. Public Safety will try to match up serial numbers on stolen items with ones that are recov ered. With the information from the checklists Officer Bradshaw visits different pawnshops in ■ Greens boro to check and see if the serial num bers match items that were pawned. He is also work ing with UNCG and N.C. A&T officers to see if any items from Guilford turn up on their campuses. Public Safety is working to ■ deal with the new crime rash, but stu dents can help by keeping track of their belongings and recording the seri al numbers of their book bag valu ables. The more information Public Safety has, the better their chances of catching the perpetra tor. 3€ presents Guilford ^he ^recmnn ^^sinn college CT^Irts ^estivfll events nee free nnd open to the public Slide lecture, Monday, October 3, 2005, 7s30 p.m. Leak Room, Duke Hall Sponsored by The Freeman Aslan Studies Grant I Michael Hunt wiU give a ihde leaurc on his apprcmicesiup with master |X>tter, Hycuig-Jtmg Oh, of Korea, j Onggi h a cradicional technique used to form day into pieces ranging itt size from a smail bowl to gigantic pottery. I Known as ■* “breathing" vessel, lias been used by countless generations in Korea for su»rage of perishable I foods and other items. Mkhad Hunt learned his craft primarily at Pcnland .School of Crafts in we.stern KC> studied in Korea and has traveled extensively in Asia. Ensemble Tuesday, October 25 | Open lecture/demonstration in Dana Auditorium at IsOO p.m. Public performance in Dana Auditorium at 7:30 p.m. Sponsored by The Freeman Asian Studies Grant and The Japan Foundation 'lire Kenny EndoTaiko Eiwemble features internationally known master drummer Kenny Endo on 1 Taiko (Japanese drum) and Japanese pcrcuAsioru His music blends taiko with world musical rhythms, * 'western jazz percussion styles and ftatures original melodies and improvisation. from I October 31 - December 11 Guilford College Art Gallery, Hege Library I Opening Reception: Monday, October 31, 4:30 • 1 Sponsored by The Freeman Asian Studies Grant and Guilford College Art Gallery ^ 6:30 p.m. 1 Eighty performance masks and puppets from I'hailand, Indonesia, Cambodia and Malaysia form an exhibition curated by j Kathy holey. Professor of Theatre Aits ai the IJniver.shy of Ckdifornia, Sanra Cm/. Made of wxk.{ and j>.iper-m5ch'. bristly colored and sometimes beaded, the masks depict the people, an»m.Us, downs and demons portrayed in traditional dance dramas pcrftnmed during rciigimi* ccrcmonjca and as cmerratnmeni. Presfessor PoJcy will he present during the I opening reception. ^ Thursday, March 30, 2006, 8:00 p.m. Public talk Dana Auditorium Sponsored by The Freeman Asian Studies Grant and Friends of the Library Author of Ihe Joy Luck Club, an imernational Ixat-seUiT, Amy Tan U *>nc of America's cnost popular novcUstii. Her sub.scqucnt books The Kitchen Clod’s and The flundred Secret Sensei h.ivc also been bc.st-Ncllcis. Ider .stories arc primarily about the lives and concerm of Aiian-American women, but her ccorici: hayc an enthusiastic audience among Atncricans of .ill backgmunds. For more information call l.ibby Happel at 316-2330 Computer shortage compromises studies Continued from page 1 Heather Koehler. "While I was sit ting in there, there were a lot of students who came in looking for a computer and they couldn't find one. 'The bad thing is that there were computers in the lab that either weren't working or weren't turned on." The concern about the short age has been addressed. Kraus and other members of TT&S have begun work on a Master Plan tiiat will add more public computers throughout the campus. "We are working on putting more computers in academic buildings, in Founders and in Dana," said Kraus. "The problem is that we need classrooms to put them in." The plan also includes adding more places for group work, since most of the computer labs are quiet areas. Right now, there is only one computer lab that allows for group work, which is located in the basement of Bauman. On campus, students can access public computers in Hege Library, Duke Hall, Frank Family Science Center, and Bauman Telecommunications Center. In Hege Library, there are 40 computers for public use between the main level and foe Betty Place Digital Classroom on foe lower level. There are also 40 more lap tops available upon request at the circulation desk. The laptops are always connected* to foe internet because foe entire library operates on a wireless network. Duke Hall has a language lab foat contains computers for stu dent use also. However, foe Duke lab only has 20 computers, one fourth foe amount in foe library. In addition, foe Frank Family.* Science Center has 110 public computers. The Master Plan is only a blue print for a project foat will begin to take shape over foe next few years. Kraus encouraged students to get involved in foe plan. "Students should come and participate in group discussions so foat we will know how many computers we need to add and where to put them," said Kraus. Until foere are more locations to put computers, students will have to do foe best with what foey have. Panel discussions will be held where students can voice their opinions about foe computer situation. 3§