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Faculty debate
proposal to
disallow grants
with stipulations
By Will Cloyd
Staff Writer
The Guilford faculty gathered on
Nov. 11 to discuss an amendment to
the Faculty Handbook on Academic
Freedom, which, if approved, would
deem the recently approved $500,000
BB&T grant unethical.
The amendment proposes an
insertion stating that the solicitation
or acceptance of gifts with stipulations
that require the inclusion of specific
course material or new programs that
the faculty had not intended to teach
"is inconsistent with principles of
academic freedom."
In their discussion, the faculty
agreed that the BB&T grant does
not necessarily violate teaching
freedom because the professors in the
business management department,
which applied for the grant, support
the course that the grant stipulates,
and because faculty would not be
required to treat stipulated material
in a particular way.
The faculty requested that the
amendment be sent back to the Clerk's
Committee to be revised in light of
their conclusion that the use of certain
material does not necessarily violate a
professor's freedom.
See "Grants" on page 2
Embracing an age of healing
■ ANNE WELSH AND STEVIE
WESTMORELAND SPEAK
ABOUT THEIR JOURNEY TO
RECONCILIATION IN WAKE OF
VIETNAM WAR
By Holli McClean
Staff Writer
On Nov. 9 and 10, two prominent
speakers associated with the Vietnam War
came to Guilford in commemoration of
Veteran's Day.
Anne Welsh, widow of Vietnam martyr
Stevie Westmoreland, daughter ofVietnam Gen. Norman Morrison, and Stevie Westmore-
William Westmoreland, shares her trying experiences as land, daughter of Vietnam-era Gen. Wil-
a girl during the war on Nov, 10 in Bryan Jr. Auditorium. Ham Westmoreland, shared their stories of
Rachael T ravis/Guilfordian
healing after the trauma of Vietnam — sto
ries with direct ties to the kind of Quaker
community Guilford enjoys.
According to Max Carter, campus min
istry coordinator, the name Westmoreland
once "struck fear in the hearts of people."
Stevie Westmoreland was only a girl
during the Vietnam War. She grew up,
sharply feeling the pain that she believed
her father had helped cause in both Amer
ica and Vietnam.
Westmoreland, always a very spiritual
person — "My spiritual journey began
when I was nine" — mourned the loss of
life her family had helped create.
She explained that her parents' different
lifestyles created a great deal of tension in
the family.
"My father was this sacred soldier," she
See "Healing" on page 6
Dining undergoes several changes Senate prepares for
long debate
on health care
By Lauren Newmyer
Staff Writer
Beyond the physical renovations and
strides towards sustainability, the cafeteria
and The Grill have undergone a number
of changes this year under the direction of
Meriwether Godsey.
One of the more obvious changes in
The Grill this year has been the addition
of several new menu items. Milkshakes,
blended coffee drinks, and design-your-own
cold and panini-style sandwiches are all
new this year. A new portobello mushroom
panini is one of the latest additions to The
Grill menu, introduced to provide more
options for vegetarians and vegans.
Upstairs in the cafeteria, efforts have been
taken to make dining services more vegan-
friendly as well.
"The vegan menu items that were in
the evening before were mostly pre-made
casseroles, so now we are trying to make
it more action-driven," said dining room
general manager Greg Retz. "More stir-fries,
more pasta bars, because that's the way we'll
be going with the renovations as well," said
Retz.
"I definitely love that the vegan station is
See "Dining" on page 2
By Sean McNally
Staff Writer
SWEET CENTENNIAL
Music, food and gifts delight attendees at the 100th birthday of Hege Library
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The Affordable Health Care for America
Act passed through the House on Nov. 7 by a
narrow margin of 220 votes to 215. On Nov. 18,
the Senate introduced its own version of the
bill.
The House bill would provide health
coverage for over 96 percent of Americans and,
according to the non-partisan Congressional
Budget Office, cost more than $1 trillion over
10 years.
The Senate version of the bill will cut costs
down to $849 billion over the next ten years,
according to CNN.
Before the bill can be enacted, the Senate
must pass its own version of the bill. A
congressional conference committee will need
to combine the two bills into a consensus
version to be approved again by both the
House and the Senate.
With so many steps still ahead, the future of
the bill is far from certain.
"Although there was great fanfare and
celebration at the House bill passing with a slim
majority, the additional hurdles in the Senate
are formidable," said Kyle Dell, associate
professor of political science. "Passing health
f
See "Health Care" on page 4