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September 21, 2007
VOLUME 94, Issue 4
UILFORDIAN
The Student-Run Newspaper ef Guilferd Cellege
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The Proximity hotei wiii be the second Goid Certified environmentaliy friendiy hotei in North America
GREENSBORO
By Sean Urquhart
Guilfordian Staff Writer
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Solar panels on roof of the Proximity hotel are just one of a number
of environmentally friendly features.
G reensboro is about.to get
greener with the open
ing of the Proximity
hotel. Scheduled to open on
Nov. 1, the hotel, which is locat
ed near Friendly Center, will
be one of the most environ
mentally friendly buildings in
North America.
"It's time to build green. It's
not only our responsibility to
the environment, but it makes
good business sense," said
Mark File, marketing director
for the hotel. The owner of
the Proximity also owns the
O'Henry hotel a block away.
The architects of the build
ing followed the guidelines
of the Leadership in Energy
and Environmental Design's
(LEED) Green Building Rating
System, a nationally accepted
benchmark for green buildings.
Proximity Hotel has been given
a Gold LEED rating.
"There are only a few LEED
certified hotels in the coimtiy
today, and only one other Gold
Certified; there are currently
are 100+ being built," said File.
Seventy-five percent of the
construction waste will be recy
cled and it will use about 40
percent less of the electricity
and natural gas of a normal
hotel by using more efficient
materials and systems. Water
usage will be cut by 35 per
cent by using high-efficiency
fixtures.
"Construction costs are about
30 percent more. However, we
will recoup the extra expenses
in about five years because of
the energy savings," said File.
The hotel will have the first
Otis Gen2 elevator in North
America, which will actu
ally generate electricity as it
descends. There are also 100
solar panels located on the
roof of the building to heat
hot water. One of the main
goals of Proximity will be to
serve as an education center to
teach people about sustainabil
ity practices.
"We will have a display on
our sustainable practices, infor
mation on our web site, tours of
the building and printed mate
rials to share," said File.
News of the hotel is causing
a stir amongst the more envi
ronmentally conscious people
on campus.
"Its another piece of a really
good plan that seems to be
See "Proximity" on page 7
Former bookstore manager reflects on Follett
After recent success, future
uucertaiu for boobtore
By Deena Zaru
Guilfordian Staff Writer
G uilford's contract with Follett
expired in April of this year.
It has not yet been decided
whether the college will send out
bids to other companies or continue
with Follett.
According to Gerald Boothby
vice president for finance and
administration, who is in charge
of the contract, Guilford has been
working with Follett since 1999,
when the college began outsourcing
its previously independently run
bookstore.
The bookstore has had two man
agers since switching to Follett,
including Matt Walker, who was
hired in fall 2004. Walker left the
position this past August.
According to Boothby, until
Follett hires a new manager,
Shamone Washington, an intern
on loan from Ivy Tech Commumty
College, will be in charge for three
weeks.
"One thing that Follett left with
the campus is that I was terminated,
which is false information," said
Walker.
The regional manager with Follett
Higher Education group, Jim Cope,
who oversees the Guilford book
store was contacted through e-mail
and phone but has not replied.
"I can't comment names-wise
but a situation did arise that caused
a conflict of interest between me
and Follett," said Walker. "Because
of their status as a corporate entity
they feel that there was a problem,
I was the manager, so automatically
it's my fault."
According to Walker, some
See "Bookstore" on page 4
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A bookstore employee stocks sweatshirts.
MTiSlimW
Parts of Patriot
Act overturned
By Landry Haarmann
Guilfordian Staff Writer
A mericans can once again send their
e-mails without worry: a New York
judge ruled sections of the recently
revised Patriot Act illegal.
Judge Victor Marrero of the Federal
District Court in Manhattan decided that
the section of the Patriot Act giving the
FBI power to seize telephone and Internet
records and forbidding the companies from
telling their customers conflicted with the
First Amendment.
Assistant Professor of Political Science
Maria Rosales thinks that the ruling was
fair given the nature of the American
Constitution.
"The Patriot Act is a huge overstepping
of government boundaries," said Rosales.
"Parts of it are certainly unconstitutional,
and I am behind wiretapping when there's
strong probable cause but for the most part
I feel like the Patriot Act merely picks on
people."
Like Rosales, junior Seth Congdon feels
the Patriot Act follows inaccurate or biased
leads.
"I viewed a documentary about the
See "Patriot Act" on page 9
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Sept. 11 remembered
with candlelight vigil
By EJysa Polovin
Guilfordian Staff Writer
S tudents with tear-filled eyes and sor
rowful glances walked through campus
last Wednesday, the sixth anniversary of
Sept. 11. The sounds of drums broke the si
lence as the candle fires flickered in the wind.
Most students came to remember loved ones
or simply recall that tragic day.
"Let's take a moment as a community
now to speak the names and hold them in
a light," said Max Carter, director of the
Friends Center and campus ministry coordi
nator. Students gathered in front of Founders
Hall for a moment of silence and a few open
ing words. They continued to walk slowly
through campus trying desperately to keep
the fires bright despite the breeze. It became
a night filled with remembrance and hope
for a better future.
"A number of people are here as a com
mitment to end violence, and find peace,"
said Carter.
Most students were quiet butJt was the
fact that they came that mattered to Brittiany
See "Sept. M " on page 7