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EW X-C Volume 95, issue 2 // September 5, 2 008 Guilford Co Committee begins plans for SLRPII By Deena Zaru Senior Writer As the final two years of the Strategic Long- Range Plan (SLRP) begin, The Strategic Long- Range Planning committee has begun working on SLRP II. According to Assistant to the President for Planning and Management Jeff Favolise on April 9, 2008, the SLRP committee began macro-level discussion of SLRP II in order to encourage the community’s input on this matter. Favolise said that like SLRP I, “Student and faculty input and representation in development of SLRP II will be essential and is extremely important, because the priorities of SLRP II will also be determined through community input, including participation from the student body.” This year is considered the data collection and reflections stage, during which the committee will seek community input and has already invited input from the campus through a Beacon posting this year. See "SLRP" on page 4 Club Fair sparks interest in ac By Kylie Gilliams Staff Writer Safe sex goody bags, Ifesh peaches and a whirling hypnotism machine were just some of the attractions at the biannual Club Fair on Aug. 27. Near-torrential rains drove The Pagan Mysticism Club's table attracts potential mem bers v^ith a colorful display. the event inside to Stemberger Auditorium, where tri-fold boards perched atop tables. Despite the inclement weather, the turnout was still good. “We probably missed a few people but with the student organizations telling people and getting information to the first-year classes we had a fair amount of people,” said Director of Student Leadership and Engagement Erica Cosentino. Thirty-seven of Guilford’s 40officialstudentorganizations were represented at the fair. In addition to the established groups, three new clubs were recruiting members as well. The Parkour Club is for people interested in the French “sport” best described as urban gymnastics. “Our mission is to promote better health on campus and to help students overcome obstacles both mentally and physically,” said sophomore Julian Nipper. “We started because Public Safety told us we weren’t allowed to run and jump over certain objects, so we decided to become a club. They said we were damaging property and putting ourselves in danger. And they called us stupid too.” Unlike the Parkour Club, The Quaker isn’t technically See "Club Fair" on page 8 Puerto Rico questions U.S. subpoenas By Tristan Dewar Staff Writer Controversy surrounding the subpoenas of four Puerto Rican activists has renewed America's interest in the movement for Puerto Rican independence. Tania Frontera, Christian Torres, Elliot Monteverde and Jose Diaz are Puerto Rican citizens and members of the independence movement who were subpoenaed earlier this year to testify before a grand jury. The decision angered officials both in Puerto Rico and the continental United States. On June 25, New York City legisla tors . Melissa Mark Viverito, Leticia James and Rosie Mendez publicly condemned the FBI's handling of the subpoenas. The four activists have a history of involvement in pro-independence move ments against the U.S. government, includ ing the successful struggle for the liberation of the island of Vieques from the control of the U.S. Navy in 2003. The activists also participated ip dem onstrations condemning the 2005 death of Filiberto Ojeda Rios, leader of the a militant, pro-independence group Los Macheteros, as an act of political repression by the U.S. government against the Puerto Rican inde pendence movement. The activists and their legal counsel denounced the subpoenas as a means of undermining the independence movement. See "Puerto Rico" on page 5
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