Sept. 30, 2005
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Bryan hall mold
flreen.shoro. N.C.
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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
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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
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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
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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§