iV ? SgS.-iV'. • ■•..-a,. «. .V-- ■./*?' ■ / / \ WWW.GUILFORDIAN.COM CHECK ONLINE FOR: Exclusive stories, videos, Soundslides, polls & staff bios AND MORE! Pg-2 Consent Fair kicks off new semester FEATURES BY CLARE FORRISTER Staff Writer On Wednesday, Sept. 10, Guilford College students kicked off this year's Consent Campaign with a kiss, some much-needed education and a whole lot pf free t-shirts. "(The Consent is Sexy campaign kickoff fair is about) putting less focus on victim blaming and more on treating consent as a positive communication between people who want to be intimate," said Kristie Wyatt '08, wellness education coordinator and and community directorfor Shore Hall, English Hall and Pope House, to students gathered on the patio of Founders Hall as the fair began. Students had the opportunity to participate in activities ranging from painting each other with body paint after asking for consent to putting lipstick on, puckering up and kissing a poster wWch read "I love consent." No matter the activity, the focus remained See CONSENT | Page 8 Recent crime raises safety concerns After an attack on a student on Sept. 7, the community is left wondering how to increase the security of an open campus.