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Rustin celebrated with QuArc rededication Students, staff, Quarc renamed to honor civil rights and LGBTQ faculty reflect activist on community at Guilford

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By Omar Hamad Staff Writer

Keynote speaker Mandy Carter, social justice activist, speaks to students, faculty and visitors in Founders Hall at the opening reception for the Bayard Rustin Center on March 16.

Bayard Rustin, who would have been 99 years old on March 17, is not exactly a household name among the list of civil rights legends such as Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X. However, the name of this man, who led a 50-year-long career in the pursuit of justice, now graces the title of what was formerly the Queer and Allied Resource Center in the second floor of Founder’s Hall.

Officially named “The Bayard Rustin Center for LGBTQA Activism, Education, and Reconciliation,” the center seeks to continue the advancement of LGBT rights following Rustin’s hallmark principles of non-violent action.

The opening dedication for the center, held on the evening of March 16 in Founders Hall, witnessed an outpouring of enthusiasm from the community as dozens of students, faculty and visitors gathered for an opening

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Earthquake causes devastation in Japan

By Skylar Larsen Staff Writer

It’s a concept that comes up again and again in diverse contexts all across campus.

As one of our core values, it influences the experience of anyone who lives, studies, or works at Guilford College.

That concept is community. Guilford defines community as the “cultivation of positive relationships between, and common experiences among, students, faculty, and staff.”

However, knowing how to cultivate community and deal with all its nuances is difficult. We talk about the community at Guilford, but then we hear about low club attendance, divides, and even apathy.

It does seem that students are concerned about this topic. The Guilfordian conducted an anonymous, informal survey of 67 students. 42 respondents either agreed or strongly agreed that the community at Guilford is strong, however, 45 respondents either agreed or strongly agreed that the community at Guilford needs improvement.

The following quotes and perspectives are offered as a starting point — a way to expand the dialogue over what community means to us: what our current sense of community is, and how we might approach it differently.

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Buildings and people in the city of Sendai, Japan were swept away by a tsunami following the March 11 earthquake.

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The sun rose from the east horizon on the morning of March 11 in Sendai, Japan, as usual. By 2:45 p.m., men and women were already well settled into their jobs for the day, as usual. Young children were walking home from school, as usual. It was a normal day.

A beautiful day. Then, a minute passed and the ground began to shake.

At 2:46 p.m., an earthquake with a magnitude of 8.9 hit off the northeast coast of Honshu, the island of Japan that is home to the cities Sendai, Tokyo, and Yamagata. According to CNN.

com, it was the strongest earthquake to hit Japan in recorded history. Buildings shook, fires ignited, and people fled for cover as unsecured items crashed to the ground. Afterward, the aftershocks continued to roll in, some with a magnitude of over 6.0.

A former Guilford exchange student (‘07-’08) from Japan, Ryoko Maeda, described the experience through an instant message.

“I was getting seasick from the ground shaking (from the aftershocks),” Maeda wrote to senior Kacey Pelletier.

“It went on for so long that we couldn’t

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Students flock to non-profit interest fair

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The Political Science department has established a chapter of Pi Sigma Alpha, The National Political Science Honor Society, at Guilford College.Visiting Assistant Professor of Political Science Robert Duncan speaks to gathered honorees at the official ceremony at Ragsdale House.

jump to more lucrative careers when jobs to be something more meaningful. Maybe are more plentiful.” something in corporate philanthropy would Senior Morgan Freyer said her work.” perspective was changed by her experience Traci Bullock, non-profit representative as an intern for the New Choices section for the Friendship Community Development of the Women’s Resource Center, which Corporation and its affiliated resale focuses on improving career opportunities boutique Great Things, believes working for displaced homemakers. in non-profit areas can change a person’s “This wasn’t the first place I wanted to outlook. intern,” said Freyer. “By chance, I ended “If you have an ounce of compassion in up here, and I didn’t think that I would like you, the motivation (for non-profit work) it nearly as much as I do. But I thoroughly will definitely change,” said Bullock. “It is enjoy it, and I love going every day. This definitely not about the money, but about really has opened my eyes to what else is what’s in your heart and helping people.” out there.”

Though it is unclear whether economic prosperity will reverse the increase in non-profit workers, the primary interviewee for the article in The New York Times seemed to respond in a similar fashion to Freyer.

“I’m not opposed to working in the private sector, depending on what was available as I get older and need a more lucrative career to support family and so on,” (From left) Senior Molly Gibbs learns about the National Allisaid non-profit employee ance of Mental Illness (NAMI) from representative Jack Glenn, Alison Sadock to The New president of NAMI Guilford, at the Non-Profit Engagement Fair York Times. “But I’d still like held in the Alumni Gym on March 16.

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It is 1:25 p.m. on March 16, and students have one thing on their minds: non-profit engagement. The Alumni Gym is humming with the buzz of activity as students search for jobs, internships or volunteer opportunities from the spread of 34 different non-profit agencies and representatives at the Non-Profit Engagement Fair.

Many seniors will soon be faced with the prospect of a full-time job. Current economic conditions aside, the prospect is daunting.

Sponsored by the Career and Community Learning Center, the fair was designed for students moving into the work force as well as those who want to dip their toes into the real-world waters with an internship.

“The way we measure success in Career Development is not always the number of students or the number of booths,” said Career Development Center Director Alan Mueller. “Sometimes it’s that we know that one student met someone at one booth, and they’re going to get a real job. … Quite certainly, there were students who made connections that are going to result in internships (and) result in jobs.”

According to a recent article from The New York Times, the number of college graduates working for non-profit

organizations raised by 11 percent in 2009.

This change may be due in part to a lack of traditional corporate jobs, but it could also be a result of changing attitudes towards public service.

“The millennial generation is a generation that is just more interested in making a difference than making a dollar,” said Max Stier, president and chief executive of nonprofit organization Partnership for Public Service to The New York Times.

These sentiments were echoed by both the non-profit representatives and the students who attended the fair.

“I think this generation … is very interested in giving back and creating a healthy and more cohesive community,” said Margaret Winslow, Triad InternNet Project Manager.

“I just want to help as much as I can,” said sophomore Joshua Nickerson. “I’ve had a lot of help in my life, and I just want to be able to do the same for other people.”

The majority of students at the fair seemed to be interested in the service aspect of nonprofit work, but The New York Times article focuses on employees who took service jobs primarily in response to the recent economic downturn.

According to The New York Times, “It is not clear … whether (the employees’) newfound paths will stick or if they will

Possible change in management for Farmers' Curb Market

By David Pferdekamper Staff Writer The Greensboro Farmers’ Curb Market, a popular weekly exchange where local vendors sell their goods, will experience a management change soon. The Greensboro City Council recently asked for proposals from groups wishing to manage the market, according to Yes! Weekly. Currently, the market is managed by the city of Greensboro.

“This is an opportunity to find someone out there who can manage the market better than we’re currently doing,” said Director of Greensboro Parks and Recreation Department Greg Jackson. “It’s not uncommon for public organizations to seek an outside service provider.”

“It’s kind of a thorn in the side for the city,” said Daniel Woodham, Goat Lady Farm manager. “They don’t want to have much to do with managing it and just want to take care of the infrastructure.”

The solicitation for proposals received four responses, including one from a non-profit group called Greensboro Farmers’ Market Inc., according to Jackson.

The non-profit is headed by partners David Craft and Charles Brummitt. Yes! Weekly reports that the pair made a presentation to vendors on Feb. 23, where they proposed that the market be community-led.

"We believe the market in Greensboro is a community asset and should be run on behalf of the community as well as the vendors who sell at the market,” said Brummitt, according to The Business Journal.

Though the proposal centers on a community base, it does not cut out vendors. Vendors would be at least one third of the board under the non-profit’s plan, according to Yes! Weekly. Additionally, the plan includes a vendor advisory board and a community board to encourage input.

“I think it’s the best move for the market, not just because it’s a non-profit, but because it would be managed by both vendors and consumers from the larger community,” said Woodham.

“This proposal recognizes that without the vendors and customers, we don’t have a viable market,” said David Wright of Real Catering, according to Yes! Weekly.

“I think we need a cooperative style of management that

will positively fuel the market,” said junior Layth Awartani, whose family owns Zaytoon Mediterranean Café and is a vendor at the Curb Market. “(We need) people that are not personally financially driven, but are driven by the desire to support local, organic and fair-trade products.”

Yes! Weekly reports that the proposal was well-received by many vendors. However, some still have concerns.

“Personally, I’d like to see it stay the way it is … maybe give more authority to the vendor advisory board and let it govern itself,” said Mike Faucette of Faucette Farms. “I’m not comfortable with someone else’s management because we don’t know what’s going to happen down the road.”

There are also some connections between proposalmakers Greensboro Farmers’ Market Inc. and Friends of the Greensboro Farmers’ Curb Market, a group that has a contract to supply food plates and coordinate event planning, among other duties, according to Yes! Weekly.

However, a recent audit shows that the Friends of the GFCM has not spent any money on improving the market, according to The Rhinoceros Times. Instead, they have spent money from fundraisers on more fundraisers.

The Friends of the GFCM paid the initial $2,000 fee for Greensboro Farmers’ Market, Inc. to submit its proposal. The Rhinoceros Times reports that Craft’s organization initially considered running the market through Friends of the GFCM, but later decided against it. Although Craft claims that the two groups are not associated with one another, the principal members of Greensboro Farmers’ Market Inc. are also members of the Friends of the GFCM.Greensboro Farmers’ Market Inc has since repaid the $2,000.

Though Greensboro Farmers’ Market Inc. has cut ties with Friends of the GFCM, this former connection may make things difficult for Greensboro Farmers’ Market Inc. Many vendors do not have a good relationship with Friends of the GFCM. In addition to not improving the market, a member of the Friends of the GFCM has repeatedly said that six farmers in the market should be expelled, according to The Rhinoceros Times.

A committee of citizens will review the proposals and make a recommendation in April, according to Jackson.

With the current timeline, the selected group will take over management of the market on July 1.

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reception and a keynote address led by social justice activist Mandy Carter.

“I was brought up as a ward of the state in Schenectady, N.Y., which made my sense of alienation growing up very acute,” said Carter. “The fact that I was a lesbian and black didn’t help matters much at a time when racism and homophobia were still very prevalent.”

Carter also discussed her entrance into the civil rights movement and her decision to lead a life committed to social justice.

“Perhaps the biggest single influence in my life came when my high school social studies teacher invited a speaker from the AFSC (American Friends Service Committee) to speak to our class,” said Carter. “The speaker invited our class to a workshop for the study of non-violence, which I later attended that had a major influence on me.”

As her career progressed, Carter worked for Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Poor People’s Campaign as well as for the AFSC and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. More recently, she received the America Civil Liberties Union of North Carolina’s Frank Porter Graham Award and was nominated for the 2005 Nobel Peace Prize.

Currently, Carter is the head of Southerners on New Ground, an organization based in Durham whose goal is to build progressive movements in the South to combat homophobia.

“I wish I had only known about Bayard Rustin growing up; his bravery to live as an openly gay black man during the 1940s and 1950s, when being so was especially dangerous,

stands as a model of courageousness for following generations,” said Carter.

Members of the Guilford community echoed Carter’s admiration for Rustin and commented on the center’s value to the college.

“The opening of this center is a milestone in the history of our college and carries with it a sense of purpose that transcends our individual identities,” said Vice President for Academic Affairs and Academic Dean Adrienne Israel.

“In addition to the opening of the center, the college is also in the process of commemorating Bayard’s work for justice through the creation of a Bayard Rustin Scholarship,” said Martha Lang, visiting assistant professor of sociology and anthropology and Pride faculty advisor.

A new logo, designed by senior Naomi Lewis, was also unveiled to the crowd. The logo features a portrait of Bayard Rustin standing under a rainbow.

Various members of Pride expressed both hope and concerns about the purpose and goals of the new center.

“A major issue for Pride has been how we can make our organization more diverse — whether or not the opening of the center will help us in that regard is a big question which remains to be answered,” said junior Geoff Merwin.

“I can definitely see the center helping us network and be more inclusive,” said Presideny of PRIDE Kylie Gilliams.

“Using Bayard as the inspiration for our meeting space changes the somewhat exclusive image of the QuARC. Now, essentially the rest of the work is our own — to talk to our LGBT friends and straight allies about how to get more involved in our organization.”

Hannah Early, junior, proudly presents the Bayard Rustin Center banner at the opening in Founders Hall on March 16.

Quaker artist holds workshops, talks spirituality and creativity

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the online Guilfordian for video coverage of Melanie Weidner and her visit to Guilford. The video, by Ashley Lynch, can be found at www.guilfordian.com.

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“Sometimes, we think we don’t have the courage to take that next step in our lives," said Melanie Weidner, Quaker artist and teacher. "Whatever you have, you can give it to God and the universe, and it will grow.”

From March 18-21, Weidner came to Guilford as a part of Guilford’s Initiative on Faith and Practice, which was one of the many events scheduled for Guilford’s 20102011 theme year, Green and Beyond.

Weidner first realized that her calling was helping people find their spiritual direction when she was studying at Earlham School of Religion. Originally planning to become a pastor, she realized that was not the path for her.

“When I first walked into that class, I had an ‘I’m not supposed to be here’ feeling.

I dropped the class the next day,” said Weidner.

Weidner realized that becoming a spiritual advisor was her true path. Since 1998, her workshops have channeled this desire to help people find their spiritual direction through art and creativity.

“I love art and realized after a short time of doing this that they [art and creativity] work together and you can’t take them apart,” said Weidner. “Overall, creative and spiritual connection is an essential part of human beings.”

During Friday’s workshop, Weidner had a sheet of paper with a list of words such as trust, reflection, justice, compassion and generosity. She cut them up, and then each student selected a strip at random and made

a collage in response to that word.

Friday’s workshop was an opportunity to explore the possibilities,” said Weidner.

“Learning to practice spiritual qualities is a foundation for finding out who you are and what you’re passionate about, and pursuing that passion to discover a way to serve in the world that has meaning for you and your community.”

During Weidner’s five-day stay at Guilford, she hosted a number of workshops and lectures, including a lecture during the College Meeting for Worship, entitled “Blooming is Risky, but Seeds are Too Small.”

During this event, Weidner talked about how she picked a word for the year — seed — as a metaphor for her “blooming” experience while displaying a slideshow filled with her paintings of seeds and blooming flowers.

“Melanie is a gifted spiritual director who speaks to people … through her art and her skill in enabling others to map their interior spiritual landscape,” said Director of the Friends Center and Campus Ministry Coordinator Max Carter in an email interview. “She also represents a wonderful combination of ‘identities’ that helps us understand that we can’t pigeonhole folks.”

“My hope [for Weidner coming to Guilford] was that she would enliven the conversation around spiritual issues on campus — and she certainly has done that in many settings,” said Carter.

March 28: Deadline to submit a proposal for Student Budget Committee April 4: Executive election for community senate April 6-8: budget hearing for student organizations April 18: Dick Dyer Awards

Contact: senate@guilford.edu or Senate President Dana Hamdan hamdands@guilford.edu Community Senate meets every Wednesday from 7-8 p.m., Boren lounge, Founders Hall

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Serendipity Drag Opening night: "Windows WQFS dance party, & Mirrors: Reflections on Show, Bryan Jr. Audi- Washed Out and G-Side, torium, the War in Afghanistan," outside Founder's Hall, 9 - 10 p.m.

Library Atrium, 10 p.m. - 1 a.m.

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Street Fair with music, vendors, artists and clothing drive, Founders Lawn, 12 - 6 p.m.

Active Minds presents "Pet Therapy," The Lake, 2 - 3 p.m.

Sunday Jazz brunch, Vintage 301, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.

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Guilfordian weekly staff meeting, open to community, Founders Gallery, 7:30 - 8 p.m.

Bargain Tuesday at Brassfield Cinema, $4.25 all day

Cool Kids, Cloud Nine and Super Team, Founders Lawn, 6 p.m. - 1 a.m.

All Day: Go Green, Go Clean! CAB encourages to pick up Serendipity trash Sunday and throughout the weekend

SEE YOUR EVENT HERE E-mail sherkhm@guilford.edu Photo Club meeting, basement of Hege-Cox, 7:30 - 8 p.m.

Each week Maia Dery's senior IDS, "Creativity,Vocation, and Success," meets outdoors and in unusual locations. Senior Matthew Fisher shot this photo of King Hall and Mary Hobbs from within the Patrick Dougherty stick structure. There, the students watched the sunset and added pictures, drawings, and videos to their visual journals.

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Community Senate meeting, Boren Lounge, 7- 8 p.m.

Seated Buddhist Meditation, The Hut, 9 p.m.

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Bestway Beer Tasting of Great Lakes beers (21+), Bestway Greensboro, 5 - 8 p.m.

Mixed Tape Series Presents "Wayne's World," Carolina Theatre 7:30 - 9:30 p.m.

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JAPAN The effects of the radiation from the Fukushima I Nuclear Power Plant are being felt outside the Japan's borders, as efforts to contain the nuclear crisis continue.

According to the BBC, Officials in Singapore discovered traces of radioactivity in certain food items imported from Japan. The BBC is also reporting that several countries, including the US, Australia and Russia, have instated safeguards to check incoming food products from the region of Japan affected by the Fukushima I power plant.

USA Vice President Joe Biden called for the United States to step up its efforts in returning

America to its position as a world leader in college completion rates. In Washington, Biden addressed the “Building a Grad Nation Summit" with his “College Completion Tool Kit” plan, which emphasizes a shift in focus from high school completion to college completion, as well as “developing action plans, embracing performancebased funding, and aligning high school graduation standards with college entrance standards,” reports Reuters News. Though no monetary aid was included with the plan, Biden highlighted the need to make education more affordable.

LIBYA

As a no-fly zone expands over Libya, the international community’s military intervention faced its first setback when a U.S. F15 fighter jet crash-landed on the night of Monday, March 21, reports The New York Times. U.S. military officials reported that the crash was a result of mechanical malfunctions, rather than enemy fire, and that both pilots successfully ejected and are safe. Meanwhile, heavy fighting continues on the ground and air strikes continue to target radar and anti-aircraft defense systems.

PALESTINE Israeli-Palestinian tensions took an ugly turn in the past week as violence escalated on both sides. In response to more than 50 rockets and mortars fired into Southern Israel over the weekend, Israeli forces responded with attacks against Hamas positions, reports The Washington Post. One attack, in which Israeli forces returned fire on a house from which multiple rounds were fired into Israel, left four dead and 12 wounded, with three children included in the casualties. More recently, The Jerusalem Post reported that a Hamas official has declared an Israeli air strike killed four Hamas militants.

Nuclear reactor crisis continues in Japan

By Abbey Brinkey Staff Writer The worst may not be over for Japan.

On March 11, a devastating earthquake hit Japan. Then came the tsunami. Six hours later, once everyone thought it could not get any worse — it did.

The nuclear power plant at Fukushima Daiichi was declared in a state of emergency.

This crisis is much greater than what happened in 1979 at Three Mile Island, according to Reuters.

“The major problem in Japan has been the loss of cooling (produced by the loss of electric power due to the tsunami damage),” said David Dobson, associate professor of geology, in an email interview. “The Three Mile Island event was also caused by a loss of cooling.”

“At Three Mile Island, there was a significant release of radioactive material when radioactive coolant was released into a nearby river,” said Dobson. “Although there are still unknowns, it is reasonably clear that the Japanese incidents are already more severe than what happened at Three Mile Island — and they’re not over yet.”

However, The Wall Street Journal reports,

the situation at Fukushima Daiichi is not quite the Chernobyl incident in 1986.

Chernobyl is known as the worst nuclear incident in history. A reactor exploded and released harmful radioactive smoke into the air; fifty deaths were directly attributed with this incident, and thousands more were considered connected.

“The concerns involve both the reactors and their fuel rods, as well as the ‘ponds’ where spent fuel is stored,” explained Professor of Geology Marlene McCauley in an email. “The reactor rods and spent fuel must both be kept cooled with water.”

March 15, a large fire broke out in the Unit 4 nuclear reactor, due to the instability caused by the earthquake, Reuters reports. That same day, white smoke was seen emitting from the plant.

“White smoke — meaning the steam release — would not necessarily be a good thing,” Keith Holbert, associate professor and director of the Nuclear Power Generation Program at Arizona State University, said in an interview with Reuters.

“This releases some short-lived radioactivity,” McCauley said of the steam release. “It isn’t a huge problem unless you are nearby; it’s pretty low level and short-

lived.”

March 18, Japanese military fire trucks were put to work spraying water into the Unit 3 nuclear reactor, details CTV News.

NHK — a Japanese reporting organization — disclosed that, while this was occurring, the Tokyo Electric Power Company was working on restoring power to Units 1 and 2 of the nuclear reactors. According to The Wall Street Journal, the company was successful.

“Our priority right now is to try and cool them (the spent fuel pools) down first,” an official from the Tokyo Electric Power Company told Reuters.

The biggest concern at the moment is containing the radiation that could leak into the environment. Currently, there is talk about encasing the reactors in cement to prevent any leaks as well as burying the core, reports The Wall Street Journal.

“Burying the reactor core is an option — but not a great one,” said Beverly Cea, who attended Guilford in ‘74-’75. “Just think of how long — 1000-plus — years it will be before anyone can go near it.”

“The reactors are pretty well-shielded, steel inner cores, concrete containment around that, etc,” said McCauley. “The storage ponds for spend fuel are not usually at all as well

protected. If those ponds’ water all boils off, the heat from the spend rods can get quite extreme and the explosions that ensue may put more, and longer-lived, radiation into the environment.”

300 workers have stayed behind to work in groups of 50, reports The Guardian. They are risking not only their health, but their lives as well.

“My eyes well with tears at the thought of the work they are doing,” Kazuya Aoki, a safety official at Japan’s Nuclear Industrial Safety Agency, said when speaking to Reuters.

Dobson spoke of the chances of a catastrophe like this hitting America.

“We don’t have the same degree of earthquake and tsunami risk that the Japanese do because of their geologic setting, so crises like this are not as likely here," Dobson said. "However, we have our own weather and geologic risks that could affect nuclear reactors, and the potential for engineering failure or human error (as in Three Mile Island) is always present, not to mention terrorist attacks or other incidents.”

Japan — along with the rest of the world — watches with baited breath and crossed fingers that another catastrophe does not hit this already-ravaged country.

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Earthquake recovery 'may take many years'

Continued from Page 1 tell if the shaking was caused by the aftershock from this earthquake or if it was the beginning of another.”

After the initial quake, there was a cautious sigh of relief. Unfortunately, the damage caused from the earthquake would be the least of their worries.

Sirens blared, warning people of an approaching tsunami. The city of Sendai, home to approximately 1.5 million people, was engulfed by a tsunami about an hour after the earthquake hit.

Sendai was not the only city hit by the tsunami. Almost all of the cities along the east coast of Honshu were also hit, including — though not limited to — Yokohama and Chiba.

Sendai was one of the cities that suffered the most from the tsunami. The 10-meterhigh (33 feet) wall of water destroyed crops, and swept away houses and cars. People fled the city and took refuge on rooftops to avoid the debris carried through the street by the water.

Wireless Internet and cellphone services were down all over Japan. Though other

cities were not hit by the tsunami, some larger cities, such as Tokyo, still suffered damage from the earthquake. Bullet trains, which typically operated 24/7 without fail, were not running. People were stranded at work, school, or the nearest shelter they had found.

According to CNN, Ichiro Fujisaki, Japan’s ambassador, said that about 10 percent (approx. six million) of the country’s households were without electricity.

At the time, the number of missing persons was estimated to be in the tens of thousands.

According to BusinessWeek, as of Monday, March 20, there were at least 7,348 confirmed deaths though more are being found every day. Thousands are still missing.

Within hours after the tsunami hit, recovery efforts were underway. Rescue teams were assembled and deployed to Japan to help search for survivors and begin cleanup from more than ten countries.

“I’m very pleased about the way that other countries are responding to the aftermath of the earthquake,” said Hiroko Hirakawa, associate professor of Foreign Languages.

“Japan has been receiving so much help from so many countries, even from those

that are facing their own difficult times, such as Afghanistan.”

According to WNC World News, over 70 countries have offered to help in any way possible. These countries include allies such as the United States, as well as countries that are sometimes in conflict with Japan, such as China.

“I want to use this opportunity to say that the deepest condolence for the people of Japan for the loss they experience,” said Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao, to WNC World News.

In the immediate Guilford community, people are banding together, offering support to those who were affected by the earthquake.

Guilford College students are doing what they can to help, including hosting bake sales to raise money and having small candlelight vigils.

“I am so touched by the support that I have been receiving,” said Hirakawa.. “I was lucky to have not been directly affected by the earthquake, but many people have come up to me asking if I am alright and offering their help and support.”

According to BBC News, the islands

Protesters fight anti-union law in Wisconsin

By Andrew Glass Staff Writer Tens of thousands of protesters have traveled to Madison, the capitol of Wisconsin, for weeks of protests.

Protesters have even surrounded Governor Scott Walker’s home and filled the state’s capitol building, according to The New York Times.

“One of my friends got arrested for climbing in a bathroom window and running down the hall (of the Capitol building),” said sophomore English major Isabel Elliott, who is from Wisconsin.

The large protests, attracting as many as 85,000 people, are objecting a bill passed by the Wisconsin legislature that Republicans said would help balance the state’s $137 million budget deficit.

“Everyone’s really upset,” said Elliott. “I was in Wisconsin when the vote occurred and people were furious. My mom went to the protests in Madison and said she couldn’t move, the crowd was so thick.”

The bill drastically reduces the collective bargaining rights of public-sector unions, limiting their bargaining to wages only, and requiring public workers to contribute more to their pensions and their health insurance, the equivalent of an eight percent deduction in pay.

Public-sector unions offered to pay more for pensions and healthcare, but their offers were ignored. The bill has been seen by many as an attack on the union rights and the Democratic party, according to CBS News.

“It’s really just a blatant attempt to strip unions of their rights and weaken one of the largest sources of

funding for Democratic candidates,” said Associate Professor of Political Science Ken Gilmore.

Fourteen Democrats, the minority in the Wisconsin Congress, left the state for three weeks in an attempt to prevent the bill from being passed. Without the Democrats the legislatures did not have the full quorum necessary to vote on the bill, as a full quorum is necessary when voting on any law affecting the budget.

According to the Huffington Post, a blogger telephoned Walker pretending to be billionaire David Koch. Walker explained to the blogger a plan to bring Democrats back to Madison under the pretext of discussing the bill. The vote would have then taken place, as the full quorum would have been present.

After the call was circulated, a spokesperson for Walker confirmed its legitimacy. The Democrats were grateful to the blogger as they were ready to take the governor’s offer, reports the Huffington Post.

Despite the setback of the call, the Republicans did pass the bill without the Democrats. A full quorum is not necessary when the bill does not affect the budget. By stripping the bill of parts directly related to appropriating funds, the Republicans said the bill did not affect the budget and they did not require a full quorum, according to The New York Times.

The vote took a total of half an hour and was signed into a law by Walker in less than a day, according to The New York Times.

“In 30 minutes, 18 state senators undid 50 years of civil rights in

Wisconsin,” said Mark Miller, the leader of the Senate Democrats, to The New York Times. “Their disrespect for the people of Wisconsin and their rights is an outrage that will never be forgotten.”

Protests have continued against the law. They have received continual support, with calls coming from as far Egypt for pizza deliveries to the protesters, reports The Associated Press.

“We don’t see the value of collective bargaining, we see the absolute positive necessity of collective bargaining,” said Vice President Joe Biden in a speech to the protestors.

“Let’s get something straight: the only people who have the capacity — organizational capacity and muscle — to keep, as they say, the barbarians from the gate, is organized labor.”

According to CNN, District Attorney Ismael Ozanne filed a lawsuit, claiming that the passing of the law violated Wisconsin’s open meetings law. He said that the legislators failed to give 24 hour notice that is required about their meeting.

Dane County Judge Maryann Sumi ruled a temporary restraining order March 18, blocking the law until another vote can be made, reports CNN. “This legislation is still working through the legal process. We are confident the provisions of the budget repair bill will become law in the near future,” said Cullen Werwie, Walker’s press secretary, to CNN. Meanwhile Democrats are telling protesters to be patient and to vote in recall elections, which are becoming likely.

of Japan are located in an area where earthquakes are very common and the country takes extra precautions against them. Buildings are constructed to withstand the force of common earthquakes and the tsunami warning system is tested regularly to ensure that it is functioning properly.

But this earthquake proved too strong.

Although the damage was devastating, people are confident in Japan’s ability to heal.

“Japan will recover,” Hirakawa said. “It may take many years, but we will recover.”

As with all tragedies, there will be longlasting effects. For some, either willingly or unwillingly, the memories of this earthquake may slowly fade as the rubble is carried away and new buildings are constructed. For others, either willingly or unwillingly, it may remain with them forever as a pivotal point in their lives.

“My generation has been considered to be a ‘spoiled generation,’” said former Guilford exchange student from Japan Noe Takahata.

“We were born into a thriving country.

However, now we will really have to think about our actions and our plan for the future because things are going to be much more difficult for all of us.”

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Williams leads workshop on writing, activism

By Meg Holden Staff Writer

tests were performed when the wind blew toward those areas.

Speaking out about her beliefs led Williams to commit acts of civil disobedience against nuclear testing and the Iraq War. Williams’ primary method of activism, however, is her writing.

“I’m 55 and I have a lot of anger,” Williams said. “But I transform this anger into sacred rage through my writing. The power of the people resides in their stories.”

In the writing workshop, Williams asked the students in attendance to exchange gifts with a partner, and then write a story about activism using these gifts.

“The giving game brought a lot of things to the discussion — humor, soulfulness, contemplation, creativity,” said Early College senior Holli McClean in an email interview. “Hearing the passion and anger and emotion with which other participants wrote shocked me.

I hadn’t expected strangers to be that open or honest.”

“I enjoyed the workshop because it felt like the participants were asked to connect their hearts to their concerns for the world,” said Project and Communication Author, educator and environmental activist Terry Tempest Manager Kim Yarbray in an email interview. “I loved that we didn’t start at a place bigger than the place where Williams speaks to community members gathered in New Garden Friends Meeting on March 15. we could exist together. As we saw through our writing processes, change starts with the self and extends out “In 1957, my family stopped our car on the side of the through small groups and into the larger context of the road,” said Williams. “I was two, my mother was preg- world.” nant. There was a flash of light and a golden mushroom In her books and essays, Williams explores the concloud rose over the desert.” nections between people and their environment. She also According to Williams, nuclear tests were done only discovers the connections she has with her subjects. when the wind blew in certain directions. The Mormon “We each bring a part of us to our activism,” said communities around Salt Lake and the Native American Williams. “It is not a solitary process. All true activism reservations were seen as “low risk” communities, so resides in the home and the community.”

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Are you aware that the Devil is an environmentalist?

Most Guilford students would be amused or even offended by such a query. However, when Terry Tempest Williams was asked this very question as a young science teacher in Utah, she admitted that — regardless of whether the Devil was or not — she was an environmentalist through and through.

Admitting her environmentalism to herself and her supervisor was a risky move in the conservative Mormon community where Williams worked, but it led her to become an author, activist, and naturalist.

Williams has written and edited works focusing on human relationships with nature. During her visit to Guilford on March 15 as a part of the Green & Beyond theme year, Williams spoke to students about her experience as an activist author.

“My relationship to activism is tied to the land,” Williams said in a writing workshop in King Hall. “Early on, I was a single topic activist — I was focused on the wilderness.”

Williams later became involved in other aspects of social justice, including women’s and minority rights.

Nuclear testing became important to Williams in the late 1980s, as her mother battled cancer.

“I come from a clan of one-breasted women,” Williams said. “Nine women in my family have had mastectomies. Seven are dead.”

In “Refuge: An Unnatural History of Family and Place,” Williams explores whether the high cancer rate in her family is a result of nuclear testing done by the U.S.

government in the 1950s and 60s.

“I kept having this dream of a flash of light illuminating the desert at night,” Williams said. “I told my father about it, and he said, ‘That isn’t a dream. You saw it.’ It wasn’t a dream, it was a memory.”

Renowned fiction writer shares moments of beauty, pain

By Amanda Dahill-Moore Staff Writer

Amy Hempel is a magician who is willing to give up her tricks.

Her reading of short fiction in the Carnegie Room of Hege Library on Saturday, March 19 had the small audience laughing out loud at her dry and acerbic turns of wit.

The final story — a largely autobiographical work Hempel called an “elegy,” written for the shelter dogs she works with in Harlem, N.Y. — left few dry eyes, and many people wiping tears from their chins.

“She was amazing — amazing,” said sophomore Giovanna Selvaggio-Stix. “My mind is so blown right now.”

Hempel is the recipient of numerous awards including the Hobson Award and a Guggenheim Fellowship for her short fiction.

Despite her status, Hempel was personable and accommodating.

“Amy is one of the most important short story writers of this and the last century,” said Traci Conner, assistant professor of English. “To have her here, and the compassion that comes through in her writing, was so perfect for this campus and an incredible gift to the writing community.”

She began her reading with a story, not written, but gleaned from her experience on Guilford’s campus just a few hours before.

“I have a new dog that I brought with me,” Hempel said. “She is

very excited to meet people. I saw a man walking on the campus and so I called out to him ‘Very friendly dog,’ to warn him. He replied, ‘Very friendly president.’” Hempel paused, smiling, and brushed her hair from her face. “It was the president of the college. What was his name again?”

The first stories Hempel read were what she called “short shorts.” After the first short — a story which on the surface is about a woman looking for a lost dog, but is more deeply propelled by the loss of a husband — Hempel held up the single copier sheet of paper and waved it for the audience to see.

“Those of you who have written in this form know how satisfying it is to write something this size and have it be finished.”

This is what Hempel has become known for: devastating works of fiction as full of depth and longing as a full-length novel, that are sometimes only a page long.

“Amy’s greatest strength is her sentences,” said senior English major Meredith Luby, who organized the event with the support of Guilford’s literary magazine, The Greenleaf Review. “She labors over each one so that there is nothing extraneous, so that each one is supporting its own weight.”

When members of the audience asked Hempel for advice about the craft of writing, she obliged.

“The idea of recursive writing was a huge revelation to me,” Hempel

said. “Here is the big discovery — you don’t look ‘out there,’ you look backwards at what you have already written.”

Death is a recurrent theme of Hempel’s work; so too is love — love lost and occasionally regained, most often through the connection with animals.

“It struck me that (Hempel) seems to know her grief really well and her loneliness,” said junior Margot Andress. “It was so familiar to her.

And somehow, in the end, that seemed to be okay.”

When asked by the audience how she endures through the overwhelming sadness at the heart of much of her work, Hempel responded, “It’s a good question. How do you attempt to do anything that has beauty in it, or usefulness, in the face of this — this earthquake? People ask me how I work at the shelter. It is heartbreaking, but I have to do it.

How much exposure is enough to galvanize you, to motivate you to do something, and how much will shut you down? It’s a question.”

Luby recognizes the shattering nature of Hempel’s work but identifies a parallel element.

“The themes of fear and grief and love and betrayal all drew me in of course, but there is a wonderfully redemptive quality to her work,” said Luby. “Even though her characters don’t always win, or don’t usually win, they keep going and keep living in the face of sometimes tragic odds.”

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Exploring community at Guilford

Getting Active

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Issues “In the over 21 years I’ve been here, I’ve seen a variety of changes that have negatively impacted the possibility and practice of community at Guilford. When people didn’t get someone by phone, they used to get out of their office and go across campus to talk to that person. That doesn’t happen anymore.” – Max Carter, director of the Friends Center and campus ministry coordinator “There are definitely splits within the faculty. We try to model good, honest dialogue, but I don’t think we always do that. But the majority does try to listen with charity and empathy." – Maria Rosales, assistant professor of political science “(I’m a) CCE student — who has time to think about community?!” – Survey Respondent 25

Zak Wear

Max Carter

“We’re all too busy. We have to think about what we have permission to spend our time on. Those things are credits, work study, and jobs. Then we get to engagement and community-building.” – Zak Wear, senior and Community Senate outreach co-chair

Division?

“There are several small circles or sub-communities. Those groups create their own common good, but it can become isolating and doesn’t provide broader benefits. In our worst moments, we promote that isolation.” – Carter “I feel like there is much more of a sense of integrated school-wide community than at other colleges, but the internal divides and cliques are still very present — athletes, Greenleaf workers, even racial division.” – Survey Respondent 58 “Looking at the campus in general, there are a lot of different friend groups, but I see diversity within those groups. People here are generally accepting and even celebrating of minority groups.”

– Taylor Seitz, sophomore and religion and spirituality outreach coordinator for Pride “At Guilford we’ve taken differences and turned them into ‘divides.’ That’s unhealthy and counter-productive. It leads to false dichotomies and dualism.” – Aaron Fetrow, vice president for student affairs and dean of students “There are certainly rifts in the community. There are divides … that fragment the community.

Taylor Seitz However, these divides exist in every community and Guilford, unlike most, acts to bridge these gaps.” – Survey Respondent 26

“I think those divides are perceptions. I can see them, but I don’t buy into them. I think the minute I give acknowledgment, I make those perceived divides stronger.” – Tammy Alt, associate dean for campus life

Some students have started rebuilding community on their own. Levi’s Coffin, a “dead poets society,” was started recently by juniors Hadley Davis and Jamie Sisk.

“Essentially we all just come together, people read poetry, they sing songs, and it’s quite emotional,” Davis said.

“Our first meeting lasted for about three hours, and about 40 kids came.”

“We actually had a poem read by a student talking about how you meet someone your first year … and by the time you graduate, you don’t even acknowledge each other,” Davis said.

Hadley Davis “That’s the kind of distancing of people we’re trying to fight back against.” “(At Levi’s Coffin), Guilford College didn’t exist,” Sisk said. “It was a weird conglomeration of us. It was bursting the bubble within the bubble.”

This is just one example of students actively reestablishing community.

Involvement and Improvement “Statistically speaking, there should be about 50 to 100 ‘queer’ people at Guilford, but we usually get about 10 at Pride meetings. There are more people here that we haven’t been successful in reaching out to yet, and we’re not sure why.” – Seitz “I believe that community starts with involvement. If more people came out to sports games, OSLE activities, and Residence Life programs, then people that don’t normally hang out could get to know each other.” – Survey Respondent 28 “I think it’s important not to dwell on having community just for the hell of it. If we attain community, it’s possible to push that even farther so we can explore ourselves.” – Sisk “Don’t tell me there’s a problem (with community at Guilford) unless we’re talking solutions. Otherwise, we’re just perpetuating that problem.

If there’s a problem, let’s do something about it.” – Alt

Tammy Alt

Life before Guilford: Eric Mortensen

By Liz Farquhar Web Editor

Photos Courtesy of Eric Morternsen

“I’m one of those people that believes in learning for the sake of learning,” Assistant Professor of

A young Eric Mortensen and his older sister, Kathy, pose for a picture.

Religious Studies Eric Mortensen said.

This philosophy of “learning for the sake of learning” has led Mortensen to a life full of unique and tremendous experiences. Very few people can say that they have visited 47 countries, lived with nomads in Asia, met the 14th Dalai Lama, and had a life-long love for Dungeons and Dragons. Mortensen is one of those people.

Mortensen grew up in the quiet town of Winchester, Mass.

From a young age traveling was a major part of his life. By the time Mortensen was 16, he was farming coffee in the fields of Malaysia.

During his undergraduate career at Carlton College, he studied abroad in Beijing, Nepal, India, and Bhutan.

“That kind of changed my world,” Mortensen said. “I started studying things like Tibetan Buddhism academically. When I got out of college I was either going to

go into theater or go into Tibetan studies, so I flipped a coin and it came up tails. So, I went to grad school.”

Mortensen attended Harvard for his graduate education and spent 10 years studying languages, anthropology, religion, folklore, and history. During this time he found his love of teaching, and his love of Asia.

“Asia has always been a major part of my academic life, probably the most defining part of my life besides now being married and having a kid,” Mortensen said. “I spent months on Buddhist pilgrimages, camping, walking out and living with nomads, and being outside. I guess I didn’t realize how beautiful Tibet would be as a place.

I think I’ve gone on academically to be a Tibetologist because of the friendships I’ve gained there and just how much I care about that area of the world.”

During one trip to Asia, Mortensen wandered out and lived with the nomadic people. He quietly described their lives as hard, beautiful, and somewhat lonely.

His experience with the nomads in Tibet has stuck with him since.

“The hospitality of Tibetan nomadic culture is something I have never experienced as deeply elsewhere,” Mortensen said.

His love of Tibetology brought Mortensen to Guilford to teach religious studies. Mortensen does not have a degree in religious studies, but his intensive research into Buddhist culture has made religion his specialty.

“I was methodologically trained in multiple disciplines,” Mortensen said. “A liberal arts college is sort of the dream place for me to be.”

Mortensen’s days used to be filled with excursions through places like Burma, France, and Kyrgystan; now he spends his time with his wife

Søren Mortensen perches on the shoulders of his father, Assistant Professor of Religious Studies Mortensen.

Dasa and his son Søren, two people that he considers his best friends.

“Life trumps school,” Mortensen said. “My job is my love, it’s a passion, it has to be a labor of love to be an academic, but family is worth more than anything else.”

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Philanthrophy Day throws pies to educate students

By David Pferdemkamper Staff Writer

If there’s anything that says “philanthropy” better than a pie to the face, I haven’t heard of it.

Welcome to Philanthropy Day, a new event that was held on March 16 which marked the point at which tuition and fees would “run out” without donations.

Tuition and fees cover only 78 percent of Guilford’s costs, and March 16 was 78 percent of the way through the academic year.

“It’s a part of my duties to work with student fund raising, especially with the senior gift,” said Assistant Director of Annual Giving Jill Hayes ‘09. “But we had been missing the educational component. By senior year it’s too late to start thinking about how much donors help the school.”

In order to help establish that educational component by reaching students earlier than senior year, Hayes started looking at how other colleges do “tuition runs out” days, and the idea of Philanthropy Day was conceived.

Philanthropy Day included a wide range of events to help educate students on how big a role philanthropy plays at Guilford.

Numerous signs dotted the campus, sharing various facts such as, “Archdale Hall is the College’s first LEED certified building. An anonymous gift partially funded the $800,000 renovation project,” and “Thanks to outside support, approximately 92% of Guilford students receive financial aid.

Thank a donor today!”

Other engaging activities included a table where community members could write thank you letters to donors, group bike rides to highlight the senior gift of bikes for the campus bike shop, music by the Holly Creek Girls, and a special

reception focused on staff and faculty appreciation.

However, the most popular event would have to be the opportunity to pie staff and faculty members in return for a $5 donation.

I myself had the pleasure of nailing Assistant Director of Student Leadership and Engagement Steve Moran in the face with a pan full of whipped cream.

While some of the events might seem irrelevant to the idea of philanthropy, or unnecessary for communicating a serious message, Philanthropy Day succeeded in engaging the community in a way that was simultaneously both fun and meaningful. As a fundraiser, the event raised about $2,000, according to Hayes.

Important information about how Guilford relies on and uses philanthropy was the highlighted point of the day, with even the fun events including a reminder about how philanthropy affects Guilford. Moreover, the events got people involved, which is always

something we need more of.

Beyond getting people involved, Philanthropy Day also educated students, and made them more aware of what it takes to run this school every year.

“Donors impact nearly every aspect of Guilford,” Hayes said. “I hope this got people thinking about all that, because Guilford itself is here because people donate to help the college run day-in and dayout. We should feel more connected to donors.”

After taking part in the first ever Philanthropy Day at Guilford College, I can say that I feel more connected to donors. I also feel more connected to the community and the college itself.

Educating people about something they might not necessarily be aware if is always a good thing.

Finding a way to engage them and want to learn is better. That is what Philanthropy Day did.

iPad or iFad?

By Laura Devinsky

Staff Writer

You want an iPad 2 when you already own a smartphone and iPod touch? That’s stupid. It has identical capabilities to your smartphone and your iPod touch; however, it doesn’t fit in your pocket.

The iPad 2 came out on March 11 and chaos at Apple stores ensued.

People waited in lines for hours just to get their snazzy new iGadget starting at $499. And if you want the biggest and baddest iPad, well, that’s $829 out of your wallet.

You are spending more money on a slight upgrade rather than waiting for the next version to come out, which will most likely be in a year or so.

People want the newest, the best, and the most up-to-date gadget they can get. It’s all about the “cool” factor.

Back when our parents were young, many could not even dream of owning something that was $500 — let alone something as small as a laptop.

The first thing my mother bought that was $500? “A car,” she said. And she didn’t use a computer until she was at work in 1990.

“Unless, of course, you are talking about mag card machines which were electric typewriters with cards that you made changes on — that was in 1978,” she said.

But my mother was not like today’s college students — standing in line for the best tech gadget for hours just to sell their spot, which according to the Wall Street Journal, is what Amanda Foote, a college student in New York City, did. Foote decided to not even bother actually buying an iPad 2, but she still wanted to be first in line in order to sell her spot.

And for the lack of sleep and weather she went through, she was paid $900

by AskLocal application developer Hazem Sayed.

The iPad 2 is just another way for Apple to make money. It’s almost like they took an iTouch and iPhone and morphed them into the iPad. They all have Wi-Fi capability and 3G. You can also listen to music and take pictures on all of them.

Imagine yourself sitting at a desk with your iPad, iPod, and smartphone. Your iPad is open to Facebook, while your iPod is plugged in updating your music collection and in the meantime you are Tweeting from your smartphone. In reality, you could have one device, and be on Facebook, Twitter, and updating your music collection all at the same time, and have it fit in your pocket.

Why have an iPad? While it has also been shown to be useful for editing pictures, videos, and documents, your keyboard and mouse are going to be on the screen

itself. To change that you will need to invest another $69 for a wireless keyboard. And if you want to stand up your iPad without it falling over, add another $29 to your bill.

Since 2002, when the first generation of iPods came out, a new, improved iPod was released on an almost yearly basis. There have been six generations of the iPod nano and classic iPod, and four generations of the iTouch, iPod shuffle, and iPhone.

Technology is forever moving forward. And although you could upgrade each time a new version comes out, it’s probably best to wait one in between each generation as you will save money and have a greater change in technology compared to your old gadget.

So you decide: is it worth spending $499 - $927 (including accessories) on a piece of technology that will soon be updated? Or will you wait for a newer, faster, and probably smaller one to figure out?

Buy local: Farmers' market The biggest difference between expensive cuisine and average food is fresh, high-quality ingredients.

One of the best places in Greensboro for fresh fruits, vegetables, dairy, home-baked Andrew Stewart products, all kinds of meat, and Staff Writer arts and crafts is the 135-year-old Greensboro Farmers’ Curb Market, located on Yanceyville Street.

The Farmers’ Curb Market is open year round on Saturday from 6 a.m. to noon, and on Wednesdays from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m.

May through December.

A good portion of the fruits and vegetables at the average grocery store come from industrial farming, and even if these massive farms are “certified organic,” that does not mean the final product can be as good as a smaller scale farmer who is able to focus on producing quality.

Even adding a farm fresh tomato slice to a simple sandwich opens a world of flavor. And it is cheaper than going to a deli.

Currently the building the market is housed in is owned and operated by the Greensboro Parks and Recreation Department, from whom the farmers rent out stalls to sell their wares.

The Greensboro Parks and Recreation Department decided to find an outside group to manage the market due to concerns that some vendors were not actually selling local produce. A new management team would ensure greater oversight, according to an article in the News & Record.

Three proposals for a for-profit model were heard, but a nonprofit plan came away as the favorite. The contract winner will begin managing the Curb Market on July 1.

Of course, being involved with the government, there is bureaucracy to overcome and arguments to be had over money.

The non-profit, Friends of the Greensboro Farmers’ Curb Market, raised $3,300, through fund-raising breakfasts and other donations, to improve the Curb market, but the Greensboro Parks and Recreation Department has asked that the funds be returned to the city.

If the funds are returned, the money will be earmarked for the Curb Market. The FGFCM believe the money will not be properly reserved for market use because the money will go into the Parks Department's general fund. The disagreement could go to court.

Maybe going ahead as a non-profit is the first step towards becoming a co-op where customers pay for the privilege to shop there or work there occasionally to ensure they eat the freshest and tastiest food. If the market becomes a non-profit, then the farmers will earn more money, and the farms will have the capital to grow more great produce. Ultimately, a community and farmer-run market would keep prices low without sacrificing quality.

It is good to get one more step closer to the farmer for quality.

The farmer is going to ensure that whatever grown is the best it can be if it means more money in their pocket.

Farming is incredibly difficult. It takes constant vigilance to produce a bountiful harvest. So over the years, farmers have moved further behind the scenes as everyone shops at chain stores.

With all the competition from giant industrial farms, smallscale farmers need all the financial support they can find. A farmers’ market should not have middlemen and hangerson. Meeting the person face-to-face who grew that particular blueberry is a unique experience that leads to confidence in what you are eating.

Sometimes the farm has to be far away because many of the best fruits require a specific climate. But if the foodstuff can be bought locally, why not buy that? Quality food is easily pushed aside in the fast-paced, Internet-driven time we find ourselves.

Since the Farmers’ Curb Market is only open once or twice a week, there are plenty of friendly regulars to meet, and all kinds of delicious food to enjoy, including everything from homemade New Orleans delicacies to Moroccan cuisine.

Even if you cannot prepare much food in your dorm room, the Farmers’ Curb Market is still a fun, different environment to spend a Saturday morning, eat lunch, or stock up on some hand fruit.

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Effective ways to aid Japan Japan’s condition is both sobering and disquieting: over 3,500 confirmed deaths, almost 8,000 missing persons, a destroyed infrastructure, and a country on the verge of nuclear meltdown. While the government is tasked with rebuilding the country’s infrastructure, the citizens will be responsible for establishing a post-disaster identity.

In the wake of natural catastrophes of this magnitude, the international community reaches out in support of those in need. Japan, however, is a unique entity. As the world’s third largest economy, the small island nation was prepared for both disaster and the costly process of rebuilding. With this in mind, the international community must tailor its aid to reflect Japan’s needs.

It is important to customize our aid for two reasons. First, we must ensure we are giving the most effective aid possible. Second, we must allow the Japanese to own their rebuilding process.

Unlike with other natural disasters – Haiti’s 2010 earthquake for instance – exclusively monetary aid is not most needed. Japan has already established their credibility in preparing for and recovering from natural disasters.

According to The New York Times, Japan is one of the top five humanitarian donors in the world. Kobe, their fifth-largest city, is deemed a “global model” for rebuilding after a natural disaster. Additionally, in 2005, Japan’s Hyogo Framework for action was the world’s first conference focused on building for disaster resilience.

In short, Japan does not need large quantities of monetary aid. Instead, the country desperately seeks the help of professional aid organizations, such as the American Red Cross, Doctors Without Borders, and competent nuclear experts. When choosing an organization to donate to, try to verify that their assistance is in a form that will most benefit Japan and its people, as opposed to organizations that only solicit donations with tragic images.

Though it is difficult, people can unite in the face of tragedy to overcome hardships.

Natural disasters like this can be beneficial in strengthening nationality and a shared identity. The Japanese already face an aging populace that looks toward its younger generations to take control. This tragedy can become an opportunity for those younger generations to band together, develop a shared identity and move their country forward.

Instances of this were seen on a smaller scale during the tsunami, when young citizens helped evacuate and rescue older residents. Now, those same efforts must drive the rebuilding process. Moreover, those same younger generations must be supported and encouraged through the process of coping with loss, overcoming economic set-back and rebuilding a shattered infrastructure.

Opportunity is born from chaos and this tragedy will certainly influence Japan’s future.

Equally so, opportunity exists in the chance to improve our disaster relief systems. But we must be deliberate with our aid and intentional in our efforts to improve future support for countries suffering natural disasters.

Motives and consquences of nuclear energy

By Amanda Dahill-Moore

Staff Writer

The tragedy in Japan belongs to all of us, though their pain is greater than ours.

Thousands of people have lost their lives.

Thousands more are missing. Think of the living who cannot find their loved ones. Each moment that goes by must be excruciating. Think of the people who are covering their mouths and windows with towels, who are told to stay indoors to protect from radiation. Their fear must be overwhelming.

This is a call to compassion. This is a moment for empathy.

As activist and writer Terry Tempest Williams said of the catastrophe during her talk at Guilford, “We are all bound by the wind.”

This is true both figuratively and literally. Across continents and oceans, wind currents connect us. What happens on one part of the Earth happens to all of us.

And we must remember: the history that shapes Japan is a shared history. The true tragedy of this disaster is the human error written all over it. We have treated nuclear power with stunning disregard since the technology was first developed.

Let’s not forget: we used this energy first for war. And we use it now for a purpose that is purported to do our society good, but fails at every turn. We have toxic chemicals fueling a way of life that has greed at its core. No oversight is too large, too potentially destructive, if the profit margin increases.

The decision to build nuclear powerplants on fault lines is an act of hubris.

To assume that no disaster, so great that it could wash through a few backup systems, would ever strike is absurd.

In the U.S., we also have nuclear reac-

tors built on fault lines.

At Diablo Canyon in California, situated less than one mile from a fault line, an earthquake backup system was lobbied against by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, according to The Huffington Post.

If this makes you angry, resist the temptation to point fingers and assign blame.

This does not help. To change what is wrong we must first recognize the system of thought that allows it to thrive, a system we are all part of.

Violence and greed propel our way of life. The primary concern pressed upon us by society is to secure a job, which means accumulating wealth, which means survival, which means getting ahead no matter what. We are made fearful and blind and we become destructive.

The effect of this system of thought is as small as our own life and as big as the nuclear meltdown. It is the same system

which allowed the oil spill in the Gulf Stream and which then allowed us to forget it, while chemical dispersants continue to destroy lives and habitats. It is the system which allows us, a nation in three wars, to complain about gas prices.

We are seeing a world that cannot sustain life as we know it. These are the fruits of the seeds planted decades ago: radiation contaminating the Earth, oil clogging the ocean, species dying, human lives blotted by cancer and disease.

This is the moment we must change — this moment, right now. We must change our minds, undo the damage of an exploitive ideology. Let’s start as small as we need, so the scale of this leviathan does not overwhelm our genuine desire for good.

Let’s become conscious of our own minds: what do we really care about and which of our actions are compelled by fear?

We need to become better people, and then we need to change the world.

Letter to the Editor

The value of the new election process

In the next few weeks we the student population will have the opportunity to select new student leadership in the Community Senate Elections. As one of those candidates my philosophy on leadership is centered on the ideas of collaboration, unity, and empowerment. This philosophy has been developed through my interaction and experience within the Guilford College community. Being involved in organizations including the Campus Activities Board, Senate, as well as being a resident advisor for the past two years has allowed me to have the opportunity of working with various groups of individuals.

Within our community there are strong groups who are involved, use their voice, and are empowered to make a difference. While this serves as a very solid foundation it can be further built upon to help us reach out to and represent the diverse nature of the Guilford College community.

Personally I would like to hear the voices of the groups on campus that are underrepresented and gain more student involvement in these areas.

With a strong foundation in place we as a community can

work towards increasing equality, communication, student involvement, demystifying process (not limited to Senate but within the greater campus administration), and further support for student led activities and initiatives. As students it is our responsibility to educate ourselves on the numerous factors that affect our experience here at Guilford. We are all members of this community and we are all capable of coming together not just to merely engage in conversation, but to transform this conversation into action.

This year’s election process provides an increased opportunity to hand-pick a diverse, open-minded, and committed slate of leaders to represent the equally diverse range of students that constitute this community and these leaders will work to find solutions that are viable. With this I invite you to have the opportunity to make your voice heard; your presence represented, and be an agent for change. Go out and vote on April 4th in the Community Senate elections.

Elijah DaCosta Candidate for Community Senate President

Sports

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Guilford's top 16 teams # 2: 1981 women’s tennis

By Ryan Gordy Staff Writer

This week we are closing in on the number one team on the countdown. Before we get there, let’s take a look at the number two team: the 1981 women’s tennis team: Shirley Dunn ’81. Sue Ireton ’81. Leesa Shapiro ’82. Kerry Kennedy ’82. Lili Carpenter ’83.

Tammy Strickland ’84.

This was head coach Gayle Currie’s dominant lineup for the 1981 tennis season. At the close of the season, four Quakers brought home All-American honors — Dunn, Shapiro, Ireton, and Kennedy. Also, firstyear Strickland earned honorable mention All-American.

The tennis team also won the National

Association of Intercollegiate Athletics Championship.

The team gained momentum from beating its arch rival, High Point, for the District 26 title. With the win, the Quakers were poised to make a stand at the NAIA championships.

However, Currie was just focused on how well the team performed under pressure.

“I’m just as proud as I can be with the girls,” said Currie. “When it came down to the tiebreakers, we maintained our poise and handled pressure very well. It was a matter of who would gut it out in the end and I couldn’t be prouder with our performance.”

During the championships, Dunn was dominant by claiming the singles title and doubles title with Shapiro at the tournament.

Strickland stepped in and won a big match

for the Quakers in a tiebreaker in the third set. Guilford won the tournament with 19 points and Currie was named District 26 Coach of the Year.

At the NAIA National Tennis Championships, the Quakers continued their dominance.

By the end of the quarterfinals, all of Guilford’s players had been ousted except Dunn and Shapiro, but the team had accumulated 27 points. This feat was enough to finish no lower than a tie for first place in the tournament.

The big question entering the tournament for Guilford was how it was going to fare against teams from 25 different states and some international teams. However, it wasn’t hard to see that the Quakers were going to

finish strong.

All of Guilford’s singles players made it through the first round of three, picking up a lot of points. Then Dunn, Shapiro, Kennedy, and Ireton advanced through the quarterfinals. They got three through the third round until Dunn and Shapiro lost in the semifinals.

This effort would be enough to share the National Title with Grand Canyon College.

“They were so thrilled that a banner proclaiming a national championship in women’s sports can take its place in the field house. What a way for our seniors, Sue and Shirley, to go out!” said Currie.

Currie also went out of the 1981 tennis season with a bang. She was named co-NAIA National Coach of the Year with Grand Canyon’s coach.

Breaking down the student-athlete divide

By Emily Cooper & Julia Solheim Staff Writer At 1,450 students, Guilford traditional student body is smaller than that of many public high schools. Ye still there are the jocks and the stoners, the cheerleaders and the art students.

When you have a bunch of young adults living and learning together in a relatively small community, there will be rifts and cliques.

There has been a lot of talk among students here about one particular rift — the student-athlete divide.

If you were to walk around campus and ask members of the Guilford community to describe the type of students we have, you are probably going hear categories like hipsters, hippies, and athletes.

Cliques are not necessarily the ultimate evil, but when is it that they become an issue?

“I think there are definitely a lot of different groups,” said sophomore Geoff Merwin. “When I came to Guilford my freshmen year I noticed that there was this kind of sense of the ‘traditional’ Guilford student — hippy — something kind of along those lines.”

This divide does not appear to be intentional — it seems to just form on its own. With that being said, it is hard to define what the divide between Guilford students and student athletes actually is.

People hang out with those with whom they have common interests, so naturally athletes are going to hang out with their team members — and there is nothing wrong with that.

It becomes an issue, however, when the different cliques are not interacting. That is, where the divide comes into the picture.

“I think anytime there is separation between two different parties is when there is a misunderstanding between each

other,” said Sports Information Director/Assistant Director of Athletics Dave Walters. “A way to breach this gap is to share experience.”

Getting past the mentality “you’re just a dumb jock” or “you’re just a dirty hippy” is hard. Not to say that everyone thinks this way or that it strongly affects the social dynamics, but the divide does linger among peoples’ mentality of who their friends are and whom they spend their time with.

"A way to breach this gap is to share experience."

Dave Walters, sports information director/assistant director of athletics An issue arises when the mentality becomes “us vs. them.”

If you wanted to witness an example of the divide firsthand all you would have to do is look around the cafeteria. You will see many different groups scattered about — identifiable groups that generally sit together.

The divide is hard to define, yet it is definitely prevalent on campus. People seem reluctant to talk about it when asked formally. However, in everyday conversation the topic does come up.

“I haven’t noticed anything too bad — like a huge divide,” said sophomore rugby player Nelson Rubal.

Other students give similar responses that leave something to

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be desired: the truth, maybe? Why do people feel the need to sensor their responses?

“I don’t think it’s something that can be easily changed,” said sophomore Marissa Bowers. “There is a spectrum to where athletes and non-athletes mingle, but primarily there is still that group difference and people will naturally flock together whether it is on purpose or not.”

Certain students have experienced this first hand, such as sophomore lacrosse player Rebecca Marasco.

“When I was a first-year last year there was like a different dynamic — we were more in the athletic side of things and felt excluded,” said Marasco.

Some student athletes feel unaccepted when sporting their athletic attire, such as sophomore basketball-player Shelly Barker.

“If I’m dressed in normal clothes I feel more accepted and that people are more willing to listen to what I have to say,” said Barker.

Do we need to bridge the gap? The general response has been yes. But the real question remains: how?

“At an event last night, there were groups of athletes and non-athletes that seemed to be pretty happily interacting … via beverage,” joked Bowers.

There are more values-based ways to interact; the community should support them “Guilford is one big community, we shouldn’t necessarily be one way or another,” said Merwin. “(But) we do have some core ideologies that students should always strive for, no matter what their other groups say and their interests are.”

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the online Guilfordian for video coverage The video, by Emily Cooper and Julia Solheim, can be found at www.guilfordian.com.

Baseball March 26 Guilford v EASTERN MENNONITE*!

Golf March 25 40th Camp Lejeune Intercollegiate Men’s Lacrosse March 26 GUILFORD v Virginia Wesleyan* Men’s Tennis March 28 Guilford v HAMPDEN-SYDNEY * Men’s and Women’s Track and field March 25 Raleigh Relays Women’s Lacrosse March 26 Guilford v VIRGINIA WESLEYAN* Softball March 26 GUILFORD v Sweet Briar*!

Women’s Tennis April 1 Guilford v SWEET BRIAR*

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Men's lacrosse starts strong and make sure these guys work hard to change this program. Amazing players, amazing guys, the bond that we’ve developed. It is sad that we have to leave them. All in all, they’re great guys and fun to be around.”

The team goes by the mentality that building young players is essential.

“Experience is something difficult to fabricate,” said Carmean. “(There is) no way to make up for experience.”

As the new players get playing time, their skills have been improving, and they are showing promise. The defense, comprised of three players, are first-years and sophomores. However, according to Carmean, they may very well be one of the top groups in the conference.

One of the first steps was reforming what to do in the team’s practices. Both Carmean and Bates approached the development through teaching, in which they brought back fundamentals.

But it is not just simply about playing on the field, but off the field as well.

“I think that it’s a great opportunity to give the kids who come to Guilford a great experience, not wins and losses on the lacrosse field," said Carmean.

“But as a whole, their experience as lacrosse players is a hugely beneficial part of their school experience.”

The season shows more promise. Over the years, there may well be a champion team rolling through.

“It has been a really interesting year for me,” said Carmean, looking forward. “You get really rewarded to see all these positive things happening in front of you.”

Chris Roe Staff Writer

Taylor Shields/Guilfordian

Lacrosse coach Tom Carmean sat in his chair, reflecting upon a team that means much to him — team that has turned a drastic page from last year into a force that dominates on the field. But, to Carmean, what really matters is not last year, but his team’s determined commitment for the game and a successful future.

“Quite frankly it’s just not my style or my business what went on (last year),” said Carmean. “My business is what I am able to help these guys with and what I am able to do. For the most part, or 99 percent of it, (they are) just enormously receptive to what we were asking them to do and I tell them that all the time.”

Both Carmean and assistant coach Nate Bates recognized the challenge, but at the same time they welcomed it.

“I knew (coming to Guilford) was going to be a big challenge,” said Bates. “But (I am) definitely excited about it. I knew Guilford by academic reputation and obviously the lacrosse conference is the best in the country.”

The team has become very cohesive and inclusive, showing great leadership. According to Bates, this team is one of the smoothest that he has worked with. All players receive equal consideration.

“We’re family, and having a close team we do everything together,” said senior goalie Mark Guillen. “We’ve (seniors) taken them (underclass players) under our wing. I wanted to leave a mark

Guilford men's lacrosse players in opposing jerseys charge down the field during afternoon practice.

The madness of March

The pencil hits the paper.

Michigan over Tennessee. North Carolina over Washington.

Arizona over Duke. Penn. State over Temple. Scratch, erase marks colonize the page. Temple over Penn. State, Duke over Arizona.

That is the sound of millions of Americans filling out their brackets for the men’s basketball National Collegiate Athletic Association Championships.

Otherwise known as the Big Dance or March Madness, this college sports tournament is a national phenomenon. The men’s basketball NCAA Championship has taken the country by storm.

March Madness is a sports fan’s ultimate dream, which features competitive basketball games that begin March 15 and end with the title game on April 4. The tournament is called March Madness because of the amount of games played in March and the fact that any team in the expanded field of 68 teams can win the championship.

In 2010, fifth seeded Butler beat top teams Michigan State, Syracuse, and Kansas State to reach the national title game.

Upsets are common in the tournament as only one number one seed made it to the final four last year and most of the number two and three seeds were eliminated by the sweet 16.

The tournament is also making waves for the future of television.

Turner Broadcasting System and CBS combined to broadcast the tournament this year. The megadeal cost $10.8 billion dollars that will last until 2024, according to CNN. According to ABC News, the networks will give 96 percent of their profits back to the NCAA over the course of the partnership.

They’re estimating that this will come out to $740 million dollars, which accounts for the money

With Ryan Gordy spent on the championship and the series.

This translates into games airing on four major television networks; CBS, TBS, TNT, and Tru TV. Last year, the national championship game attained 16 million viewers, who witnessed Duke defeat Butler, 61-59.This was a 70 percent increase over the 2009 final matchup between North Carolina and Michigan State, according to NCAA.org.

Now, watching the madness unfold on TV is not enough. The amount of live streaming video and audio consumed via March Madness On Demand for the 2010 tournament surpassed 2009’s total by 36 percent.

More than 11.7 million hours of live streaming video and audio were accessed by the end of the 2010 men’s final four, according to NCAA.org.

This year, the first full day of March Madness that spanned over the four major networks averaged 7.4 million viewers. That is 16 percent higher from last year, and more viewers are expected to tune in as the tournament progresses, according to ABC News.

Now it is time for picks. The 2011 tournament field is crazier than ever. The final four is wide open in my opinion. My final four are Syracuse, Duke, Kansas, and Wisconsin.

The two teams that will arrive at the championship game are Duke and Kansas. The Final Verdict: Kansas defeats Duke 77-75 in a close one at the buzzer.

Compiled by Will Cloyd

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total number of home runs hit by the softball team.

Senior Julie Langseth has one as does first-year Ashley Boteler.

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number of teams seeded at 10 or higher to reach the Sweet Sixteen in the Southwest region of the NCAA men’s basketball tournament.

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total points scored combined by the Randolph men’s and women’s tennis teams against Guilford in the March 19 match. The Quakers won both matches.

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average finish of the golf team over their seven events this season. The Quakers are coming off a first place finish at the Pine Needles Intercollegiate.

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