VOLUME 94, ISSUE 20 // MARCH 28, 2008
THE GUILFORDIAN
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Late night library hours restricted due to vandalism
By Jamie Me trick
Staff Writer
Hege Library's hours of op
eration Sunday through Thursday
have changed due to late-night
vandalism in the lower level.
The library used to remain open
as late as 2 a.m. on weekdays. But
since last fall, students have used
the relative privacy of tire lower
floor for inappropriate behavior.
Starting last Sunday, the library's
lower level now closes at 11:45 p.m.
The main and upper levels will re
main open until 2 a.m. The entire
building will be kept open late the
week preceding and during ex
ams.
Violations ranged from trash.
such as beer bottles, to outright
vandalism including discarded
condoms and feces smeared on the
men's bathroom walls.
"(The vandalism) does not sup
port our students who want to
study and use the library appro
priately," said Hege Library Direc
tor Mary Ellen Chijioke. "It also
subjects the housekeeping staff to
things they shouldn't have to deal
with."
Chijioke and the library staff
knew last semester that the van
dalism could not continue and
began working with Public Safety
to figure out a solution. For sev
eral weeks. Public Safety officers
walked through the building be
tween 11:30 p.m. and 1 a.m. to see
how many students utilized the li-
brar}' for studying.
"We were seeing the results of
some people not using the facilities
appropriately," said Ron Stowe, di
rector of public safety. "We asked: 'is
this just a party spot or are students
using the library appropriately?' If
See "Library Hours" on page 2
Denial of active
euthanasia in France
sparks global debate
By Deena Zarii
Senior Writer
On March 19, 2008, 52-year old
French schoolteacher, Chantal S^bire,
was found dead in her home in Dijon,
France.
According to L'Express, a French
weekly magazine equivalent to the
American Time magazine, it is still
unknown whether Sebire died natu
rally or had committed suicide, but she
did "suffer from a sickness that was
potentially deadly."
Sebire has been suffering from esthe-
sioneuroblastoma, a rare, incurable can
cer, where a tumor attacked her nose
and sinuses, leaving her disfigured,
blind, unable to taste or smell,, and in
terrible pain.
Two days earlier, Sebire lost a case in
which she requested the right to die by
means of active euthanasia.
"The fact that she can't taste or smell
is something that is very grave espe
cially for French people," said senior
See "Active Euthanasia" on page 4
War in Iraq: Five Years of Death
Ana Martinez/Guiifordian
On March 25, Max Carter led a candlelight vigil in front of Founders to commemorate Iraqis killed
by American troops.
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Conference explores social ills behind HIV
By Jake Blumgart
Senior Writer
The ChangeAIDS conference,
held by the Community AIDS
Awareness Project (CAPP) on
March 22, focused on the inter
sections between the AIDS pan
demic and other prominent social
ills and the ways that individuals
can make a difference.
"The one thing I think we've
learned is that this is not a dis
ease of science — this is a disease
of society," said Matt Kavanaugh,
director of Global Justice, a youth
and student movement that attempts
to raise AIDS awareness and pro
mote solutions. "It can be changed
and ended by what we do to
change society."
Registration began at 10 a.m.
in the Frank Family Science
Center with nine workshop ses
sions divided into three sets
throughout the day. The first ses
sion offered workshops on per
sonal experiences of HIV / AIDS,
the general history of HIV / AIDS,
and tlie impact of the disease on
the queer community.
"For most of you, HIV has
been part of your reality your
entire life and so there is a whole
different mentality for someone
of your generation," said Gary
Palmer, chair of the Gay/Straight
Advocates for Education and
leader of the queer community
workshop.
"You've all grown up with
knowledge of the virus. You
have to understand how things
(have changed). There aren't
huge numbers of men in my
age range left. I don't have
much of a husband-pool."
The conference primar
ily focused on social groups
that are not associated with
the pandemic. A large banner
with CAAP's yearlong theme.
See "ChangeAIDS Conference" on page 5
Panel initiates
conversation on racism;
questions Guilford's
dedication to diversity
By Megan Feil
Staff Writer
Traditional minstrel shows until the
1950s, public designation as a college
for white men in 1954, and letters from
alumni expressing anger when Guilford
started the integration process in the
1960s: "All of these things have built up
to where we are today and we cant just
say 'lets start over,"' said James Shields,
director of community learning.
Students and staff involved in the
Anti-Racism Team, Blacks Unifying
Society, Bonner Scholars, Native Ameri
can Club, Senate, PRIDE, Project Com
munity, and Campus Life organized
"Express Yourself Week" from March
17-21 to address the necessity of em
bracing diversity at Guilford. Twenty-
tive students gathered in Boren Lounge
for the diversity panel and shared their
concerns and ideas during two hours of
community time on March 19.
Mostly students of color partici
pated in this conversation questioning
students' and the administration's com
mitment to empowering everyone.
"Were vou sold on this school as a
place where diversity is celebrated?"
asked Shields, who facilitated the dis
cussion. More than half of the group
raised their hands with commentary.
"On their tour, Guilford said the
word diversity more times than any
other school 1 visited. I was impressed
by the fact they had flags from different
countries in the library," said first-year
Kristin Williams. "People aren't toler
ant of diversity here — many people are
isolated and end up transferring."
Despite the fact that diversity is a
core value, students fail to recognize
their responsibility in having real con
versations about their identities.
"I've had some of my best friends
See "Diversity Panel" on page 6