Senate discussing nudity policy on Guilford campus
Alex Lindberg, Staff Writer
February 3, 2012
Under North Carolina general statute 14-190.9, “any person who shall willfully expose the private parts of his or her person in any public place and in the presence of any other person or persons, except for those places designated for a public purpose where the same sex exposure is incidental to a...
Survey seeks student feedback on diversity at Guilford
Aaron Hall, Staff Writer
January 27, 2012
Students at Guilford may have noticed recent announcements about a survey being collected by the Diversity Action Committee— the Community Climate Survey. But what is the Community Climate Survey exactly, and what does it mean for Guilford students? According to David Hammond, professor of theatre...
Life in the Admissions Department in the eyes of Andy Strickler
Michael MacVane, Staff Writer
January 27, 2012
Andy Strickler came to Guilford College at the beginning of this school year as the new director of admission. Strickler is in for a lot of hard work in these upcoming months as he faces new plans and budget cuts. The Guilfordian sat down with the director of admission to talk about his role and how...
Financial setbacks call for re-examination of financial policies
Victor Lopez, Staff Writer
January 27, 2012
With Board of Trustees meetings looming, coupled with the new fiscal year approaching, Guilford College administrators continue to try to understand the long-term implications of the new state-based aid fund and what those changes will mean for the college as a whole. Randy Doss, vice president for...
New library construction hopes to foster collaborative work
Zachary Thomas, Staff Writer
January 27, 2012
With shiny steel beams, large wooden arcs and the occasional buzz of a power drill, remodeling in the Hege Library is well underway. If you have visited the Hege Library any time recently, you have most likely seen the construction and renovation going on near the Reference Desk on the building’s main...
Lost in transition: College loses $2.2 million in state-based aid over two years
Victor Lopez, Staff Writer
January 22, 2012
Recently North Carolina state legislators eliminated the state’s current student aid program for private colleges and universities. The sudden cut will affect student financial aid at Guilford College by $2.2 million over two years while a new, centralized need-based system is put in place. The college...
New wireless update promises improvements
Alex Lindberg, Staff Writer
January 22, 2012
Ever since its first implementation, the Guilford College wireless system has been criticized as slow and unreliable. Some feel that one is lucky to stay connected for a long period of time. However, new improvements to the system may make those connection problems disappear. The Guilford Information...
Martin Luther King Jr. Day a “day on”
Meredith Brown, Executive Print Copy Editor
January 22, 2012
On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Guilford College hosted a day of “teach-ins” meant to demonstrate different ways to implement change within a community and how to use various skills in order to support social justice. The day began with a few opening remarks in the Bryan, Jr., Auditorium by Bon...
Campus woods bonfire debate heats up
Ellen Nicholas, Staff Writer
January 19, 2012
Campus life and public safety cleared out popular student bonfire pits over break While we pull on sweater after sweater to survive the dead of winter, things are heating up between some of the student body and the administration here at Guilford. Everyone got the email. The administration stepped up their cr...
