y Becca i-
Toward^ the ^end. of If
semester, rumors began togpreac
asbout the constructiorf o|a new*
fitness ceriter. No one dared
believe it Intirely, bu]t students.:
did return from the summer with
high hope^ for their dew work-
ofhaaJly
opened the new fitness room to
- Dubbed „ the “Mary Ragsdale
fitnesS;,J?pn|^r4' facility
is an undeniable upgrade from
Guilford's previous fitness
center, and ifs nearly three times
its size. At 9,100 square feet, the
See "Fitness** on page 11
Jobs with Justice
launches new
branch in Triad
ORGANIZATION WORKS
TO MOBILIZE PEOPLE
PRIMARILY IN DEFENSE
OF WORKERS' RIGHTS
By Eric Ginsburg
Staff Writer
On Labor Day, a coalition of labor
leaders, college students, and other com
munity members gathered at the Corn-
munication Workers of America (CWA)
office in south Greensboro to kick off a
new organization in the Triad to fight for
workers' rights.
Jobs with Justice 0wj), a national orga
nization founded in 1987, will now have
a branch in the Greensboro area, and for
some people the move couldn't come
sooner.
"Some of us believe we have to or
ganize a more concerted fightrback net
work," said Ron Bauer, the president of
CWA Local #3607.
At the kick-off event, chaired by San
dra Koritz from North Carolina Labor
Against the War, attendees watched a
short video about past efforts JwJ has
been involved in.
The video began with a slideshow of
photographs from labor struggles around
the country while Billy Bragg's "There is
Power" played in the background.
There are no other JwJ chapters in
North Carolina, a right-to-work state
which is widely considered unfriendly to
labor organizing. Under current right-to-
work laws, workers can choose to form
unions but employers are not required to
recognize the organization and often opt
to fire any workers who organize.
Workers across the state have managed
to win a number of remarkable victories.
Employees at Smithfield Meatpacking
Plant in Smithfield, N.C., voted to union
ize last year after a long struggle with
management over the right to organize.
See "workers" on page 4
Admissions rise, demographics fluctuate
By Alex Thibadeau
Staff Writer
"Diversity is a big word," said
Vice President for Enrollment
Services Randy Doss, "and
people will only define it in the
way they want to define it."
In 2005, Guilford took on a
Strategic Plan with a goal of
not only increasing the number
of students, but the number of
international students.
The goal of the strategic plan
for traditional students was to
have 3 percent international
students by 2010, and at this
point in time, Guilford only has
1 percent.
"We're more diverse than we've
ever been. International students
are a problem and the problem is
cost. Many international students
get great amounts of financial
aid," said Doss.
According to Doss, the
admissions office has traveled
less due to cost and Guilford lacks
funds to hire an international
admissions counselor.
For the first time since the fall
of 1970, the first-year class is 50
percent in-state, 50 percent out-
of-state. The increase in in-state
See "demographics" on page 4
IN-STATE VS. OUT-OF-STATE ENROLLMENT
FALL 2007
FALL 2008
i
FALL 2009
(Left to right) Soph
omore Heather
Von Bodungen,
sophomore Sarah
Bentley, and senior
Brittany Varner
lower their heads in
silent remembrance
of Sept 11,2001 at
the vigil held outside
Founders hall.
Students share memories of
tragedy at Sept* 11 Vigil
By Eric Campbell
Staff Writer
"Turn on the TV. New York is on fire."
These are the words that greeted
sophomore Zach Lynn eight years ago as
he received a call from a friend at breakfast.
Last Friday, Guilford students came together
to remember Sept. 11, 2001.
The atmosphere in front of Founders
before the meeting was calm, yet tinged
with expectancy. People gathered in twos
and threes as the last traces of sunlight faded
from the sky.
Campus Ministry Coordinator Max
Carter spoke of how a former student of his
barely escaped from one of the towers. While
racing down the stairwell minutes before the
building's collapse, the man found himself
singing the hymn, "Flow Can I Keep From
Singing?" replacing "singing" with "dying,"
unconsciously calming his fear with faith.
Junior Caitlyn Hogan related how her
great-uncle was on his way to work in
the towers and then, on an unexplainable
impulse, turned around and went home.
Sophomore Heather Von Bodungen, a
member of the Guilford Council of Religious
See "Vigil" on page 2
Wilson-Hartgrove
explores the path to
New Monasticism
By Simon Kelly
Staff Writer
Early in the afternoon of Sept. 11, stu
dents from Guilford and UNC-Greensboro
gathered in the Hut to listen to the words
and wisdom of Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove,
author of the recently published book "New
Monasticism" and founder of the Rutba
Community in Durham.
As part of campus ministry's brown-
bag discussion series, Wilson-Hartgrove's
appearance came for some students as a
long-awaited opportunity to engage with a
different variety of Christian thinking and
activism.
"For a lot of students, this book serves as
a first-time introduction to a type of Chris
tianity other than its right-wing support
group," said Director of Friends Center and
Campus Ministry coordinator Max Carter
in the brief minutes before Wilson-Hart
grove's appearance.
Carter, who plays a central role in orga
nizing the brown bag talks, uses Wilson-
Hartgrove's book in his own classes fc^r its
See "Monasticism" on page 7