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i VOLUME 94, ISSUE 11 I NOVEMBER 30, 2007 WWW.GUILFORDIAN.COM The Student-Run Newspaper ef Guilferd Cellene GREENSBO R*0 , N C "rm opposed to the idea that progress equals more apartment buildings on top of beautiful historic woods. Junior Katrina Siladi POTENTIAl DOllEY MADISON DEVEIOPMENT PUT ON HOID By Josh Cohen Editor in Chief The proposed high-density development of a property directly behind Guilford's football sta dium has raised campus housing, environmental, and urban development issues among residents of the neighborhood, students, faculty, staff, and the college's administration. Though the Greensboro Zoning Commission de nied the rezoning application in a five-to-four vote during their Nov. 12 meeting, developer Randall Dixon has appealed and is still fighting to build apartments at 811 Dolley Madison Road. The property's location drew support from Guilford's administration and opposition from stu dents, staff and faculty. It is situated in a low-density neighborhood, a fact that nearly all of the neighbors on Dolley Madison and Foxwood Drive took issue with. "The zoning request is neither consistent nor compatible widi the existing single-family residen tial housing," said Pamela Robertson, a resident of Foxwood Drive, during the Zoning Commission meeting. "The requested rezoning will undoubtedly cause drastic and lasting changes to the neighbor hood." The proposed development would take place on a 3.4-acre plot of land situated on the Dolley Madison on the north side of W. Friendly Avenue. The plot sits between the Hildebrant art studio and the Guilford football stadium and extends to the northeast. The property is owned by John Hodgins, a long time Greensboro resident who currently lives in Friends Flomes. Dixon outlined his development plans for the land he has contracted to buy should the rezoning proposal go through. "We plan to build a small residential, student apartment complex," Dixon said during the Com mission meeting. "There will be several buildings with a total of 48 units, each one housing 3-bedroom, 3-bathroom apartments. The buildings will all be constructed 140 feet off of Dolley Madison." "Guilford is not in a position right now to add Photos by Dan Katzman/Guilfordian See "Rezoning" on page 4 The Hodgins house stands in the proposed rezoning area. mmmmmmm Author Anne C. Bailey speaks on Atlantic Slave Trade By Alarm Gibson Staff Writer Many people camiot trace their roots back to an origind source, but imagine hearing your traditions and experiences, your histoiy- told only through the voices of colonists. Anne C. Bailey, author of "African Voices of the Atlantic Slave Trade," has committed her life to telling the stories of ordinal*)^ people who retain their liistory instead through oral tradition. This tradition is composed of e.xpe- riences survived by families during slavery. On Nov. 14, in Bryan Jr. auditorium. Vice President for Academic Affairs and Academic Dean Adrienne Israel introduced Bailey. Is rael, also a histoiy^ professor, described her as a scholar activist carrying on the work of W.E.B. Dubois. Bailey who was raised in Jamaica until the age of 12, wondered where traditions, riddles, and proverbs told in Jamaica origi nated. She knew tliat these castoms were not passed down from colonists and made it her passion to discover the African voices lost in See "Anne C. Bailey" on page 6 Aleksandra Babic/Contributor On Nov. 17, Guilford hosted 100 area Latino high school students. "Soy Un Lider" conference urges local Hispanic students to apply to college By Deena Zaru Staff Writier The "Soy un Lider" ("I am a Leader") conference, held on Nov. 17 in Bryan Jr. Auditorium, brought together 100 Hispanic high school students from 13 local high schools in Alamance and Guilford coimties. The con ference educated them about the college application process and encouraged and empow ered them by giving them hope that they can be successful. The event was organized by senior Irving Zavaleta, Guil ford senate vice-president and Mexico native, with the help of first-year Mexico native Yazmin Garcia Rico and several volun teers including several Guilford students and dumni. Like most of the students See "Soy Un Lider" on page 7 NATION Controversial NCLB Act up for reauthorization By Lauren Newmyer Staff Writer Republicans and Democrats agree that the Bush administration's No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) needs thoughtful revi sion. How to best achieve the desired re sults from the act is where the controversy is mounting, especially in the face of Presi dent George W. Bush's plans to reautho rize the act this year. Proposals for renewal have included provisions to increase the use of incentives by mandating that merit pay for teachers be based on their students' performance on standardized tests. The blueprint for improving the No Child Left Behind Act states, "We must reward teachers and principals who make the greatest progress in improving student performance and closing Ae achievement gap ... To speed up our progress we must work to match the very best teachers with See "NCLB" on page 9 President Bush is pushing to reautho rize No Child Left Behind this year, which will include a new rewards system where teachers' incentives will be based directly on their students' test scores.
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