VOLUME 95, ISSUE 17// FEBRUARY 20, 2009
THE GUILFORDIAN
Guilford college // www.guilfordian.com // Greensboro.NG
Sebastian “saFARi” Alexis, a student at UNCG, demonstrates "breaking," a form of dance associ
ated with hip-hop. Alexis and his sister, Chelli Broussard, hosted the hip-hop discussion Feb. 10 in
Boren Lounge.
Hip-Hop Summit bridges
cultural boundaries
By Jasmine Ashton
Staff Writer
Gathered around the
"Godfather of hip-hop/'
students undulated to the
unique sounds of DJ Kool
Here's beats. Suddenly,
five breakers split through
the swaying crowd, each
taking turns displaying their
moves. The crowd circled
around them, cheering the
b-boys and b-girl on with
steady, rhythmic claps—
opening Winston-Salem
State University's second
annual "Hip-Hop is Reality"
summit.
On Feb. 10, in celebration
of Black History Month, at
Guilford's first brown bag
series discussion. Interim
Africana Community
Coordinator Jada Drew
introduced Winston-
Salem State's Campus Life
Marketing and Promotional
Director Chelii Broussard to
the intimate group.
During the informal
discussion, in addition to
sharing her experiences
with hip-hop, as well as a
breaking demonstration,
Broussard also discussed the
Feb. 13 "Hip-Hop is Reality"
summit. The summit was
developed by Broussard to
inform the community on
political issues facing hip-
hop music and culture, as
well as to redirect negative
views and stereotypes
associated with hip-hop.
Broussard opened the
discussion detailing the
origins of her love affair with
the genre of music.
"Growing up in Seattle,
Wash., I started out listening
to rock music. Bon Jovi, Def
Leppard, Led Zeppelin,"
said Broussard. "I don't
remember anything about
hip-hop until I came to North
Carolina and first heard (the
Doug E. Fresh song) 'La Di
Da Di'."
She reminisced about
the first hip-hop dance she
learned, which she was
apparently terrible at, the
first song with a message
that really moved her, and
her first hip-hop gig working
at Greensboro's 102 Jams
radio station.
Along with her love for the
music, Broussard expressed
her disappointment with
the direction in which hip-
hop is going. According to
Broussard, radio stations
perpetuate the negative
perceptions of hip-hop by
See "Hip-Hop" on page 6
Senate budget problems affect
Benner trip to Puerto Rico
By Maria Kupper
Staff Writer
Amidst a laundry list
of Community Senate
proposals with high
price tags, the request for
$2,927 to fund the Bonner
Scholar's senior service
trip to Puerto Rico failed to
go through after six blocks
and nine stand-asides at the
Feb. 11 meeting.
The opening statements
from the Senate executives
about the current budget
status set the precedent for
concern for those attending
the meeting. According
to Senate Treasurer Will
Vormelker, if Senate passed
every proposal on the list,
then Senate would have
only $8,000 left for the rest
of the semester.
During an hour of intense
deliberation, students
raised several concerns
about the Bonner trip to the
senior proposal presenters,
Saron Smith-Hardin, and
Osama Sabbah.
"I don't see a direct
benefit to the community
to send nine seniors abroad
who will graduate in May,"
said Tory Mallett, the
academic affairs chair for
Senate, in a later interview.
She mentioned that her
reason for blocking the
proposal was that Senate
should not fund a service
trip far away when many
people could be helped
locally for less money.
However, in the Senate
discussion, Smith-Hardin
reminded students that
the Bonners commit a
tremendous amount
of hours to the local
Greensboro community.
According to James Shields,
the director of community
learning, each Bonner
student does a minimum
of 280 hours of service each
academic *^year, though
many average 300-320 hours
of service: approximately
See "Bonner" on page 2
Staff Appreciation celebrates unity
By Kylie Gilliams
Staff Writer
Students and staff members loaded
plates high with macaroni and cheese,
falafel and cookies and gathered around
confetti-sprinkled tables at the Staff
Appreciation Potluck in Boren Lounge
on Feb. 11.
Staff from Housekeeping, Dining,
Landscape & Grounds and other
departments as well as students from
all comers of the community attended
the potluck. Guilford employs 273 full-
and part-time non-faculty staff in 48
departments. The event is designed as
a way for students to meet, talk to and
show their appreciation to the staff who
were able to come.
See "Potluck" on page 6
Senior Molly Finch brings food to the Staff Ap
preciation Potluck in Boren lounge on Feb. 11.