April 20, 2007
Volume 93, Issue 24
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Faculty split
on tenure
and appeals
Carl Farlow | Staff Writer
I n the wake of the closing of
the tenure appeals cases of
Eleanor Branch and Shelini
Harris, the Guilford faculty held
a forum in the Moon Room on
April 11 to discuss issues of faculty
evaluations, tenure review and the
tenure appeals process.
Much of the discussion con
cerned a presentation given the
previous week by Kat Warren, a
member of North Carolina State
University's English department.
Warren was asked by the faculty
to come to Guilford and present
her observations of Guilford's
tenure process. Her appraisal of
the evaluation and tenure review
processes was critical, particularly
since so much emphasis is placed
on confidentiality.
"I want to raise the issue of
confidentiality and transparency
and the tension between them,"
said Jane Redmont, associate
professor of religious studies.
"Confidentiality is present to pro
tect people. I have seen confidenti
ality used to mask, at worst, injus
tice, and, at best, subjectivity."
Concerns about confidential
ity were split between the need to
protect what people say and the
right for faculty to know what is
being said of them.
"It's been part of our ethos that
confidentiality has been needed
for integrity," said Bob Williams,
professor of economics. Tim
Lindeman, professor of music, also
said that confidentiality had to be
protected on a certain level. »
"The same goes for transpar
ency," Redmont said. "It is a good
thing; the more things that are
transparent the better. We are err
ing on the side of confidentiality,
making things anonymous that
ought to be said to people's face."
Many of the faculty present
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Ivory Coast’s Easter
chocolate slave trade
Charlie Clay/Guilfordian
Surplus faster candy litters stores nationwide.
Candy sold in the
United States has
been made by slave
children in war-
torn Ivory Coast
Reid Cranfill | Staff Writer
M any Easter-themed choc
olates sold in the United
States and Britain have
been produced by slave labor in
the Ivory Coast, according to a
coalition of anti-slavery charities.
The coalition, called Stop the
Traffik, claims as many as 12,000
children have been bought by
Ivory Coast cocoa plantations and
work under desperate conditions
to harvest and produce cocoa
beans. Typically, young boys are
bought for as little as $100, sold
by their families or enticed by the
opportunity to work rather than
starve.
"Often what will happen is the
parents are starving, they're poor,
they have nothing and somebody
comes along and says 'I'll take your
son, he'll work on my farm and I'll
give you some money'" said Stop
the Traffik chairman Steve Chalke
to the BBC. "They think 'We'll get
money so we can eat and our son
gets a job.' They don't know what
he's going to is a living hell."
The Ivory Coast has been mired
in civil war since a 1999 coup, leav-
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Clothing culture clash creates divide
Guilford students present
themselves and their val
ues via differing fashions
Deena 21aru I Staff Writer
C lothes reflect our values. They're a
choice," said first-year Martha Orhai.
"There are things we can choose about
our body, but the simplest way to express how
we want to be seen and who we are is through
clothes."
Juniors Morgan Chick and Katie Martinko
are excellent candidates for the Facebook
group, "I Don't Look Like I Go to Guilford
... But I do," while Orhai is an equally apt
candidate for "I Actually do Look Like I Go to
Guilford ...A**holes," but Orhai does not have
a Facebook account. Even on Facebook, there
is a distinct divide between social groups at
Guilford.
"The way people dress creates groups at
Guilford, because people who care about their
appearance tend to hang out with people
who care about the same things," said Chick.
"Fashion is important to me because, even
though this might not be as true at Guilford,
people judge you by your appearance in the
outside world. You are not going to get a job if
you don't look presentable."
"It's so true that birds of a feather flock
together," said Orhai. "By choosing certain
clothes it's like we get to choose the kinds of
feathers we want to wear, so we can find people
who are similar to us."
"At Guilford I'm probably perceived as
unintelligent and superficial because I'm more
concentrated on my appearance," said Chick.
"Some people thiiik that I don't care about
other things like academics or world issues."
Martinko agrees and says that she feels a
sense of alienation at Guilford because of how
she dresses.
"I feel like I'm a little bit removed from the
Guilford community," said Martinko. "Some
people think that because I dress the way I do.
I'm a snob."
Chick and Martinko look both sophisticated
and glamorous with their distinctly preppy and
"girly" styles.
Chick is often dressed in polo shirts, high
heels, and her curly blonde hair is always in
a perfect state. She never misses a manicure
appointment, and her favorite stores are Louis
Vuitton and Chanel.
Likewise, Martinko's outfits and her acces-
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Guilford rugby:
kicking butt and
taking names
Jake Blumgart | Staff Writer
T his is the best the (men's) rugby team
has done in the four years I've been
here, and they'll be even better next
year," said senior president and captain Ben
Snyder. "We've laid the foimdation for what
will become an excellent rugby club."
There can be no doubt about it; Guilford's
men's rugby team has had a bone-shattering
good season. The multitude of fans that show
up on Saturdays for the home games have been
pleasantly surprised by the team's determina
tion, vigor and high scores.
"I mean it was enjoyable enough before they
started having winning seasons," said junior
fan Garrett Fitzgerald. "But this is the icing on
the cake — the rugby cake."
"We're still not able to compete with every
college team," said senior Vice-President Gabe
Guindon. "There is a group of colleges that are
mediocre and a group that's top flight. We're
in the middle. But, we beat UNCG, our cross-
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Solar Panels
Shore hall roof panels are one
of the latest of the Sustainability
Council's initiatives to transform
Guilford College into a green
campus. Dedication to take place
this week.
News, Page 3
Nuclear Iran?
Iran is expanding its nuclear pro
gram. Fearing the development
of weapons, the United Nations
and the European Union have in
creased sanctions and demanded
inspection of the facilities.
World & Nation, Page 5
Grindhouse
Have you had your fill of dismem
berment and mayhem today? If
not, take a trip down to your lo
cal theater and see the newest
collaboration by Tarantino and
Rodriguez, "Grindhouse."
Features, Page 7
Pills, PiUs, Pills Golf lines Up at Tee
Recently, the Center for Disease
Control released information
showing that the United States
might love its prescription medi
cations a little too much. Welcome
to Pharmacy Land.
Forum, Page 9
The tension is building as the
ODAC tournament on April 21
nears. Will Guilford's #2-in-the-
nation golf team secure their spot
in the championship game in
Amherst, Virginia?
Sports, Page 11