NEWS
Card changes affect meat plans, Quaker Cash
MEAL PLANS TO BE
REQUIRED FOR ALL ON-
CAMPUS STUDENTS
By Morgan Andrezas &
David Pferdekamper
Staff Writers
Quaker Cards. They are the keys to
Guilford College, unlocking a variety of
uses for students through a variety of
means.
"(The Quaker Card) is a lot of things,"
said Support Services Manager Rex Harrell,
who acts as card manager for the college.
"It's a library card; it's your security ID; it's
for dining services; it's tied to copying; it
gives you door access."
However, some of the uses tied to Quaker
Cards are not as popular among students.
"We're told that Quaker Cash is such a
great thing when we come here, but not
many places actually take it," said junior
Johnathan Crass. "And meal plans just
aren't worth it. I felt limited with meal
plans — I'd either come up short or not use
enough meals every week."
Crass's sentiment is shared by many
students. In a survey conducted by The
Guilfordian, 48 out of 100 respondents
said that they do not have a meal plan.
Furthermore, 70 respondents said that they
Meriwether Godsey staff member Lisa
Harris swipes a Quaker card in the dining
hall. Guilford expects to offer modified meal-
plan options to students next year.
do not use Quaker Cash (either Community
Dollars or Campus Dollars).
Regarding meal plans, many students
believe that the plans are not worth it.
"I don't like how the meal plans don't
roll over from week to week," said first-
year Will Batchelor. "If you miss a meal, it's
just a waste of money."
Under the current meal plan system,
if one factors out Grill Cash, the cheapest
meal plan per meal is the Quaker MAX (19
meals per week), which works out to about
$6.50 a meal. The other plans — the 14
meal plan, the 10 meal plan, and the 5 meal
plan — work out to about $8.04, $8.75, and
$12.31 per meal, respectively.
"The meal plans are a great deal," said
Vice President for Administration Jon
Varnell. "Take the 19 meal plan. Try to eat
19 meals a week for the same price for
a semester. You'd be eating McDonald's
every meal. For the price, you can't match
the quality, the variety, and the health of
what we have at Guilford."
Varnell also commented on the reasons
for the price of meal plans.
"This is about getting the college's
expenses covered, regardless of how that's
charged," Varnell said. "It's the same with
other things; you don't just look at the
pure construction costs when you build a
building. Guilford students need to look at
the total cost of education."
However, Varnell does not see the value
in every plan.
"The five meal plan is awful," Varnell
said. "I don't know why anyone would
choose it. ITs going away next year."
NEWS
Social honor
code committee
formed
By Robert Bell
Staff Writer
See "Cards" on page 2
For at least 117 years, Guilford students
have been guided by an academic honor
code as clear as it is concise: "I have
been honest and have not observed any
dishonesty."
Less clear, some students believe, are
guidelines for life outside the classroom:
Drug use, fighting, hate crimes, overnight
guests in dorms — even something
seemingly as innocent as gossip.
Now a growing number of students
believe that a Social Honor Code is long
overdue at Guilford and they are looking
into establishing one.
The idea of a social honor code has long
been a topic of debate among Guilford
students, but the idea gained momentum
late last year after separate incidents of
vandalism. A swastika was found carved
into a student's Binford Hall dorm room
door in November. A month later another
swastika was found painted on a trashcan
outside Frank Family Science Center.
See "Honor Code" on page 3
WONLD&NATKMI
New medical technology
benefits patients, families
By Abbey Brinkey
Staff Writer
Imagine not being able to talk for 11
years. Imagine not being able to smell
flowers, or taste your favorite foods.
Imagine having to carry a machine
around so that you could communicate
with others. Imagine all this, and you
will find yourself in Brenda Charette
Jensen's shoes.
According to CNN, Jensen, 52, was
the second person in the U.S. to have
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undergone a larynx transplant. Jensen
received the transplant in October and
after two weeks she heard her voice for
the first time in 11 years.
"Good morning."
"I want to go home."
Though simple sentences, it was a
significant leap in Jensen's life. Jensen
spent two months in rehabilitation to
help her do the tasks many take for
granted, like talking and swallowing
See "Medical" on page 6
CCE student founds Access Greensboro
CCE student Tony Etheridge founded Access
Greensboro, a program for students to connect
and explore career opportunities post-college.
By Claire Wardlazv
Staff Writer
Guilford College, with its many student-run
teams, clubs, and organizations, prides itself on
stewardship and community involvement. CCE
student Toni Etheridge is no exception.
Etheridge founded Access Greensboro last
November as a program through which students
could socialize, network, and explore what
professional life after college could offer, with
Greensboro as the guide.
First stirred to action by motivating
conversations in classes here at Guilford, Etheridge
See "Access" on page 3
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