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You have arrived at a dinner party and find the host has shot himself in the head. How do you react?

If your first thought is, “What will the tennis club think of me?” then you might be a character in “Rumors.”

A farce by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Neil Simon, “Rumors” details how a group of New York socialites deals with the attempted suicide of their host. Madcap antics and cover-ups ensue.

“It’s a really wild, fast-paced comedy with characters who have a lot to lose, so it causes extreme behavior from everyone,” said Director and Visiting Instructor of Theatre Studies Marc Williams.

The first play of the Theatre Studies Department’s 2013–2014 season, “Rumors,” represents a shift away from the weighty subjects of last season’s productions.

“Last year, all the plays we did were pretty serious, even if they had their funny moments,” said sophomore Lucas Perez-Leahy, playing Ken Gorman. “When we came together to make the play, that was one of the things that Marc said; he was like, ‘I think we need a comedy now, after the German season of darkness.’”

“Rumors” is fun and frantic, but the cast worked endlessly to maintain realism in the rapid-fire pace.“Tempo is important because something else causes it,” said first-year Emma Moreno, playing Claire Ganz.

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Ruth deButts collected feedback from students about their experiences with the General Education requirements at Guilford and also solicited suggestions for how they can be tweaked and improved for the coming years. Julia Draper and Tom Clement explained the new Student Reinvestment Scholars program. Lily Collins and John Madden brought back their experiences from Powershift, a sustainability conference focused on student activists. Community members also helped compile a list of small nuisances that could be fixed at Guilford.

Julia Draper and Faris El-Ali will give a presentation explaining in student-friendly language how the judicial system at Guilford works. We’ll also have an update on the drive to get student art in Boren Lounge.

16th Bryan Series starts with Robert Gates“Well, it is a pleasure to be

here with you in Greensboro,” began former Secretary of Defense Robert Gates at the War Memorial Auditorium. “But I do have to tell you that it’s a pleasure to be anywhere but Washington, D.C.

“The place where those who travel by road of humility encounter little heavy traffic.

“The place where so many people are lost in thought because it is unfamiliar territory.

“The only place you can see a prominent person walking down lover’s lane holding his own hand.”

Thus began the 16th season of the Guilford College Bryan Series, with the presentation of Gates, former director of the CIA, former president of Texas A&M University and former secretary of defense.

Audience members were unable to contain their laughter for the first few minutes of Gates’ presentation.

After most of the Bryan Series attendees left the auditorium, a group of six stayed behind discussing the presentation.

“With that humor at the

beginning, he got us all on his side,” said Bill O’Neil, one of the six.

Kathy Covanoeigh, another member of the group, agreed.

“It was just so easy to hear, with good diction, good humor,” said Covanoeigh. “A very humble man.”

Gates, however, quickly transitioned into more serious issues that would dominate the podium the rest of the night.

“At Texas A&M I would see thousands of young people, 18 to 24 years old walking around, backpacks and t-shirts, going to class,” said Gates. “Then literally overnight, I was in Iraq, seeing thousand of kids the same age wearing full body armor and carrying assault rifles.”

Soldiers, he made clear, were his priority during his tenure as secretary of defense. His greatest achievement, he said at the Bryan Series, was being called the “secretary soldier” because he cared so much for the men and women in uniform.

“He would meet every soldier who came in a plane, in a coffin,” said Bill Covanoeigh, who also stayed behind after the presentation. “For every single

one. (We have) great respect for that man, and we would vote for him tomorrow.”

Topics during the event ranged from the Cold War, to leadership, to the government shutdown, to the use of drones.

Jeff Tiberii, Greensboro

bureau chief for North Carolina Public Radio-WUNC, served as moderator for the Q&A session where audience members sent in questions to ask Gates.

One question asked Gates to explain his apparent disdain for Washington, D.C.

“The reason I came to hate it was that getting anything done was so damn hard and every day was a fight,” said Gates. “Every day we were in war in two places, and every day I also had a war with the Congress … with the White House and with my own department. And it just gets exhausting after a while.”

Gates also mentioned how impressed he was with the questions asked by Guilford students at the private Q&A session earlier that day at the Community Center.

“The questions were almost always significantly more thoughtful than the ones I used to receive in hearings for Congress,” said Gates. “For one thing, students typically know the difference between a question and a speech.”

The audience, especially the students, seemed to greatly enjoy Gates’ presentation.

“I liked his humor, I liked how directly he spoke about the issues our government is currently having,” said junior Anthony Rea. “I liked that he didn’t sugarcoat things. He actually seemed to be speaking his mind, and I appreciated it.”

DAC seeks community input, involvementIn 2004, Guilford College committed to

embracing multiple cultures and fighting off racism. In 2009, the Diversity Plan was approved.

Since then, Guilford has taken great measures to stand as an inclusive community that creates a welcoming and rich environment for the disabled and for cultural minorities.

“All members of our community will feel welcome and empowered,” the Diversity Plan vision statement reads.

But do they? On Oct. 23, the Diversity Action Committee

held an open forum to discuss how it can improve the diversity and life for minority and disabled students on campus. Including DAC members, the forum had only 10 attendees.

“We’re trying to make this big issue more comfortable for folks, to feel like they can talk about it and that’s something that we’re still challenged by,” said Barbara Lawrence, DAC member and assistant professor of justice and policy studies.

The meeting focused on assessing the community’s awareness and reactions to Guilford’s current state of inclusiveness.

“We are going to obtain one assessment tool, Diverse Learning Environments, for sophomores and juniors,” said Lawrence. “Most of the nationwide surveys we give are for juniors and seniors. Rarely do we capture what happens in the middle; so it’s very exciting.”

The committee feels that this will be a major break in how to improve life for everyone at Guilford.

“This is exciting, because this is a way in which we are making real progress,” said Assistant Academic Dean Erin Dell. “We’ve been working

on trying to develop a set of diversity indicators ... that we will standardize throughout the institution. We are moving in the direction of creating very concrete assessment tools that will give us very clear information about what’s happening and about what we need to do.”

Coordinator of Housing Operations Maria Hayden expressed the need for better prioritizing of diversity.

“I don’t think as a whole institution, from the top down, in each department, it is being prioritized well to feel like, if you see something, ... you can talk to your supervisor about, ‘How can we fix this? How can we address this?’” said Hayden. “Budgets and numbers and these other things seem to take more precedence.”

The committee holds substantive equality in high precedence. Taking a step beyond equality, to not only allow everyone the same resources, but to allow everyone the same opportunity, taking any disabilities to heart.

“We are compliant with the (Americans with Disabilities Act) law by having stalls in the bathroom that are big enough for someone with a wheelchair to come in,” said Jorge Zeballos, director of diversity training and development. “But the law doesn’t necessarily say that you have to have a button on the outside of the door for that person to be able to get in.”

It’s never too late for community members to give suggestions about any upcoming initiatives the DAC plans to undertake.

“Membership in the subcommittee is open to anybody in the community,” Zeballos said. “You don’t have to be a member of the DAC to participate in subcommittee work.

“Actually, having broader participation in the subcommittee helps us broaden the feedback loop that we can create. If you’re interested in any of these areas, let us know.”

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“An estimated 30,000 Cambodian women have been trafficked into forced labor in neighboring Asian countries,” U.N. Inter-Agency Project on Human Trafficking reports.

And that number is rising. However, Shaina Machlus ‘09 is

trying to help fight this injustice with her work through The Trade Foundation.

This unique foundation pairs two things that normally are not associated with one another: hair and the sex trade.

Since graduating from Guilford College, Machlus has helped women in Cambodia escape the sex trade by teaching them the necessary skills to become successful hairdressers.

Most of these women are forced into the sex trade. Whether through extreme impoverished conditions or abuse, sex traffickers exploit these women and deprive them of their free will.

Some women believe prostitution is their only option to bring in enough money to survive. Some are even sold into the sex trade by their own families.

“Most of us grow up hearing that we can be whatever we want to be,” Machlus said to News & Record. “Most of them had never heard that. So the dynamic of choice was really powerful.”

In a culture where so much is based on looks, the choice to learn hairdressing can bring in enough financially to be a life-changer for women in Cambodia.

“People get their hair done every day, including women in the sex

trade,” Machlus said to News & Record. “There were three to four salons on every block.”

Hair skills are not the only thing these women are being offered.

According to The Trade Foundation’s mission statement, students are also educated on how to run a small business and bring positive contributions to their surrounding communities.

“I really want to put power in peoples’ hands, and let them shape what it becomes,” Machlus said to News & Record.

Machlus has made great strides towards this, both with her work in Cambodia and her work with the Interactive Resource Center in Greensboro, where she offers haircuts to the homeless.

“She is what I would consider an ideal Guilford student: thoughtful, kind, politically conscious,

culturally sensitive and aware, generous in spirit and loving,” said Associate Professor of English and Department Chair Diya Abdo, who also gets her hair done by Machlus.

Associate Professor of Justice and Policy Studies Sherry Giles also takes pride in Machlus’ post-Guilford achievements.

“I’m happy to see a Guilford alumna doing this work that hews so closely to the college’s core values,” said Giles.

Machlus plans to return to Cambodia this February to continue her work through The Trade Foundation.

“For everything I taught, I also gained,” Machlus said to News & Record. “The important parts of teaching, in addition to skills and job training tools, are the emotional tools and emotional support you give.”

Machlus’ work not only frees these women from the sex trade but also gives them a sense of power and control over their own lives.

“Empowering women is incredibly important, in any culture,” said Abdo.

“(Machlus’ work) certainly helps to create the conditions for women to develop the power to choose how they earn their living,” Giles said.

Machlus found the women she worked with had a lot to offer the world.

“I saw that first day that they were talented, artistic, intelligent and deserved to be treated as professionals,” Machlus said to News & Record.

As The Trade Foundation says on their site: “Education is the only lasting solution.”

“You are hereby required to reply to this email with your webmail account username and password —”

Stop right there.If you have received this email from the

“Guilford Helpdesk,” one of the senders of suspicious emails circulating campus right now, you are not required to do anything of the sort. In fact, you should not — unless you want to undermine the security of your email account and whatever personal information is within it.

So far, over 260 Guilford College accounts have been hacked this semester alone, and that number is still rising.

Phishing, as this type of hacking is called, involves asking people directly for their account information rather than trying to break into their email.

“It takes too long to break encryption and passwords,” said Chief Information Officer Craig Gray. “It’s just easier to trick people into giving you the username and password.”

Such trickery has always existed at Guilford, but now we are in the midst of a spike. Phishing attempts are up about 60 percent from last semester, and students are feeling the heat.

“The phishing at Guilford is atrocious,” said Trey Woodlief, an Early College junior whose account was hacked from Nigeria through a supposed “Helpdesk” requirement. “The sheer amount of emails coming through leaves the college, as a whole, vulnerable.”

There is no single motivation to phish. Some may hack thousands of emails and sell them to others who will use any number of them for black market purchases or under-the-table deals, while another hacker might just use them for spamming.

“It’s a new semester, and there’s a new group of people who get email accounts that didn’t exist before,” said Associate Professor of Philosophy Vance Ricks, who currently

teaches a course on computer ethics. “That’s several hundred new opportunities to compromise someone’s account.”

Guilford is a small college compared to many others in the nation, so if several hundred new emails are created each year, imagine how many the larger institutions must have. That adds up to a lot of potential targets for phishers, and it creates a big issue on campuses.

“Even though just a small percentage of the Guilford population is getting hacked, that doesn’t make it any less of a problem,” said senior Sarah Mehta, who has received

multiple hacking emails since last year. “Email accounts are one thing, but what if these people can somehow access even more personal information?”

For the Guilford IT&S department, it is a fight to keep up with the constant increase of hacked accounts and prevent consequences, such as identity theft and blacklisting.

“Security is a constant struggle,” said Gray. “We’re constantly trying to strike balance between the freedom of people to use the technology they want to use with the need for security.”

Sadly, there is only so much they can do

aside from educating the community about the signs and dangers of phishing. What it all boils down to is that it is important to be cautious when giving out personal information online, even through an email that may or may not be secure.

“It’s important to listen to that still, small voice, as the Quakers say, that tells you that there’s something just a little off about this message,” said Ricks. “If you’re not sure, then what’s the harm in waiting an extra 10 minutes or even an extra day before replying to an email or click on a link?”

After all, it is better to be safe than sorry.

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Kismayo, SomaliaIn response to Islamist militant group al-Shabaab’s recent terror strike in Kenya, the U.S. used drones to track and assassinate two senior members of the insurgent group. Among the dead is Ibrahim Ali, al-Shabaab’s top explosives expert.

Santiago, chileAfter he was burned with cigarettes, beaten with glass bottles and had swastikas engraved into his skin, gay 24-year-old Daniel Zamudio died on Mar. 12, 2012. A year and a half later, Zamudio’s attackers have been found guilty and punished by a court in Santiago. The court sentenced the leader of the attackers to life imprisonment but jailed the youngest of the group for seven years. “I just want them to rot in prison for what they did,” Jacqueline Veras, Zamudio’s mother, said of the attackers in an interview with the Associated Press. “Let them dry up behind bars.”

Every day, 40 to 80 Mexican immigrants are brought to DeConcini Courthouse in Tucson, Ariz. to be deported.

Under the threat of a felony charge, these people are offered a choice by the judge: “Plead guilty to a misdemeanor entry, and the felony entry charge (which is punishable by up to 20 years in prison) will be dismissed,” Isabel Garcia, co-chair of the Coalition of Human Rights and Pima County Legal Defender, said to In These Times.

These are the border-crossers.According to Turning the Tide,

the number of deportees under President Barack Obama is the highest since Operation Wetback under former President Dwight Eisenhower.

“Obama says immigration reform is a top priority,” said senior Chloe Weiner. “This entails mass militarization of the border.”

Weiner organized a presentation in King Hall on Oct. 27 to address the U.S.-Mexico border crisis.

Junior Noelle Lane and Head of the Multicultural Education Department Jorge Zeballos both

disagree with the president’s proposed policies.

“Budget increases towards militarization would increase the number of deaths (on the border),” Lane said.

“The policies applied to the management of the border are inflicting great human suffering, while not contributing to solve the stated problems that motivated them,” said Zeballos.

The effects of border militarization and incarceration are not confined to immigrants. More money is going into the criminal justice system to keep immigrants incarcerated annually.

For example, in 2012 the U.S. government spent $441.9 million in federal contracts to house criminal aliens. Then, after Sen. John McCain saw a woman climb the U.S.-Mexico divide, the government shelled out $1.5 billion for border fencing, according to No More Deaths, an organization working towards ending death and suffering on the border.

“If we think fences can prevent people from seeking a better life ... we deeply underestimate the human conditions that drive immigration,” said former Sen. Alfredo Gutierrez in a letter to The New York Times.

Besides, only 50 percent of Mexican immigrants cross the border terrestrially. The other half make the journey by boat or plane.

Last spring, Lane flew to Phoenix, Ariz. to work with No More Deaths. On her trip, she and other students “took gallons of water and food ... and carried them to heavily trafficked migrant routes with the hope of providing someone with nourishment to survive,” Lane said.

If so many lives are on the line, why are most people still in the dark about humanitarian movements and advocacy groups like No More Deaths?

“It’s easy for people who are

removed from the geographical location of the border and removed from the lives of immigrants to be unaware of how big of an issue this is,” said Weiner.

Lane adds: “The reason that the media doesn’t cover this in a way that would benefit aspiring Americans is because America capitalizes off of the labor of the undocumented.”

So what can we do to help? “Simple steps will lead us

towards a more humane solution,” said Weiner. “Eliminating the use of ‘illegal’ while referring to a human; not allowing racial profiling to be the law; not allowing corporations to profit off of locking up immigrants; eliminating the ‘War on Drugs’ and recognizing that drug addiction is a public health concern rather than a criminal offense; active truth seeking; practicing solidarity with immigrant communities … the list goes on.”

“Students can be very active in advocating for more humane immigration policies (and) for reforming the current immigration system,” said Zeballos. “They can also seek opportunities to support undocumented immigrants in the community and at Guilford.”

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Washington d.c., USAJust weeks after President Barack Obama signed a bill to lift the government shutdown, a trio of troubles befell the Obama administration. Authorities are investigating allegations that the NSA repeatedly spied on American allies without Obama’s knowing. At the same time, Senate Republicans threatened to block presidential appointments to the Senate if the administration fails to be transparent about the 2012 attack in Benghazi, Libya, which left four Americans dead. Most recently, millions of Americans lost health care coverage during an Obamacare website crash, forcing consumers to buy new insurance policies.

damascus, SyriaLast reported domestically in 1999, wild poliovirus resurfaced 15 years later on Mon, Oct. 28. The World Health Organization confirmed the outbreak: 10 cases of polio in the eastern province of Deir al-Zour. A further 12 cases are being investigated, and the majority of victims are below the age of two, the BBC reports. With Deir al-Zour engulfed in the ongoing civil war, WHO spokesman Oliver Rosenbauer fears that over 100,000 children under the age of five are at risk of contracting the disease.

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A flash of light engulfed the school bus when the Taliban shot Malala Yousafzai. Fired at point blank, the bullet ricocheted off a cupped portion of Malala’s skull.

Malala was saved. But what could a 16-year-old

girl have done to instigate a death order from the Taliban?

In 2009, the BBC began publishing Malala’s journals detailing life under Taliban rule, where women were strictly prohibited from attending school.

“All I want is an education, and I am afraid of no one,” Malala said.

As Malala voiced activism for women’s education, the Taliban unsuccessfully attempted to silence her. Instead, they invited global attention to Malala’s stand in the fight for women’s education.

Since her recovery, Malala has implored the U.N. to support women’s education, published her memoir, “I am Malala,” been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize and founded the Malala Fund, an organization that supports women’s education

across the world.“Education is everything,” said

Julie Burke, assistant professor of education studies. “In order to be empowered in the world … in order to be able to take advantage of opportunities, you need some tools.

“You need to be able to read, to write and to compute.”

With this in mind, Malala has been channelizing media-frenzy energy to maximize the Malala Fund’s impact. The organization’s first grant provided financial support for 40 girls at Malala’s Pakistani school — girls who would have otherwise left school to perform domestic work.

“Let us turn the education of 40 girls into 40 million girls,” Malala said to the Women in the World summit in New York City.

Since its founding last year, the Malala Fund has established schools in Pakistan in an effort to change old practices that stigmatize women’s education.

“She’s got guts, beyond guts,” said Lana Abutabanja, Palestinian Early College senior. “She has the courage to speak out amidst a culture that says, ‘women are not supposed to do that.’ I really think she’s a hero.”

Jeremy Rinker, visiting assistant professor of peace and conflict studies explained Malala’s hero effect.

“There is something to be said about the role that storytelling and experience of conflict play into the legitimacy of a nonviolent activist,” he said.

Even beyond women’s education, change is eminent in the Muslim world. From the Arab Spring to Malala’s movement, the relationship between the activist and media is becoming even more critical.

“Malala’s youth and the terrible violence committed against her has catapulted her into world fame,” said Diya Abdo, associate professor of English, in an email interview. “This kind of exposure can be beneficial if she remains in control of her narrative and cause and doesn’t allow them to be co-opted by others.”

Malala’s nonviolent activism and forgiveness have not fallen on deaf ears. Millions across the world have joined the “I am Malala Movement,” declaring their support for women’s education rights through social media and donations to the Malala Fund.

“(Malala’s stand) will anger a lot of people, because they will see her as choosing to be more Western than being whoever she

is,” said Abutabanja. “But it will change the minds of the females who will speak out and say, ‘no, I want to be educated.’”

Activist of the century uses pen, ink to make changeBy Brent eisenBarthStaff Writer

What happens when a health clinic in a developing nation loses power?

Hal Aronson, co-founder of We Care Solar, saw the consequences himself as his wife served at a clinic in Nigeria.

“Women did not get the care they needed,” said Aronson in an email to The Guilfordian. “Many would lose their babies or die because doctors could not serve them, as they did not have the light necessary to diagnose and treat.”

As maternal death rates increased, Aronson realized the need for change and designed the We Care Solar Suitcase.

At $1,500, Aronson’s solar-powered suitcase provides backup electricity to health clinics in the developing world.

Its impact?“More women are surviving childbirth,”

Aronson said.CNN reports that after the suitcase was

installed in Nigeria’s state hospital, the death rate for women decreased 70 percent.

While the suitcase provides relief to women it also benefits the population as a whole.

“More people come to the clinics because the clinics are lit up at night,” said Aronson.

Ezra Zerihun, an Early College senior whose parents are native Ethiopians, saw the impact himself when he visited his parents’ hometown.

“Because of the light, the clinics felt safer and more suitable for treatment,” said Zerihun.

This illumination encompasses not only Nigeria and Ethiopia, but many other countries as well.

“We have distributed over 400 Solar Suitcases to over 25 countries,” said Aronson’s wife Laura Stachel, co-founder of We Care Solar. “Most recently, we have worked with UNICEF in Uganda and the U.N. Fund for Population Activities in Sierra Leone.”

The distribution process is laborious, however, and installation requires training.

But logistics have not deterred Aronson and Stachel from continuing We Care Solar’s mission.

“Sometimes, individuals carry these suitcases as luggage on planes and canoes down a river,” said Aronson. “For large projects, we air-freight a pallet of suitcases to a country and work with the local nongovernmental organizations to deliver and install the systems.”

Unfortunately, Aronson and his team cannot be everywhere at once.

Spearheaded by only six core members and a handful of volunteers, We Care Solar had to find an alternative method to train health care providers in remote locations.

“I have four training videos on our website, wecaresolar.org, to teach people how to use, install and maintain the suitcases,” said Aronson.

While helpful, these training videos don’t satisfy the organization’s need for manpower. We Care Solar relies heavily on volunteers and welcomes interested students with open arms.

“If there are students who truly want to serve, I am very open to involving them,” said Aronson.

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Mipso makes music, beer for performance

Directions: soak three UNC-Chapel Hill students in bluegrass tradition. Boil Motown-influenced songwriting with the heat of college gigging. Cool, add fiddle and allow fanbase to ferment. Add two albums recorded and a successful tour through Asia, and you have Mipso.

On Oct. 26, at the Haw River Ballroom, Mipso shared tunes from the product of this homegrown fermentation process, “Dark Holler Pop,” as well as Dark Holler Hop, a brew named after the album, for their release party.

Lines still spilling out the door into a freezing Saxapahaw, N.C. night, Mipso, made up of guitarist and singer Joseph Terrell, mandolinist Jacob Sharp and bassist Wood Robinson, played a wide variety of cuts, old and new, originals and covers.

Blending up-tempo sing-alongs, like album highlight “Get Out,” featuring a scorching fiddle solo from guest Libby Rodenbough, with wistful slow-burners, Mipso revealed a confidence in craft befitting a band with such a carefully laid, foundational fanbase.

“This looks like a room full of friends,” said Terrell from the stage.

Yet this friendly environment did not stop Mipso from playing their bluegrass arrangements tightly.

Mipso began the second song of the set, “A Couple Acres Greener,” the first track on the album, with a dark, rhythmic mandolin intro.

“I’ve never been so hungry,” sang Terrell. “Seems like 22 years I’ve been looking for a fight.”

On “Lonely Town,” another lyrically dissatisfied but harmonically uplifting song, Mipso engaged the whole audience.

“When I get out of this lonely town,” sang Terrell with help from the crowd.

“When they sing ‘Lonely Town,’ a lot of people our age find truth in that song,” said long-time fan Carson Cashwell.

Though Mipso certainly resonates with a youthful audience, the crowd was a mix of old, young and even babies napping in the arms of their grandparents.

Mipso brought out opener Josh Moore for a cover of Iris Dement’s bittersweet “Our Town.” Mipso first met Moore as the neighborhood barista.

“We knew him as our neighbor,” said

Terrell. “Then he started coming over and playing music with us. Little did we know, he had the voice of an angel.”

Mipso and Moore infused the cover with slightly more energy than on the original, still wanting to respect the song’s tone, but edging it forward slightly.

Robinson nodded his head eagerly in utter agreement with the groove. Breaking into the chorus, Sharp bounced slightly off the ground like a shy punk-rocker.

The set included many songs about Mipso’s home state, including “Red Eye to Raleigh,” and fan-favorite “Carolina Calling.”

“It makes me proud to be from North Carolina,” said Rachel Sun, another fan.

Sharp summed up the big night.“Tonight represents the full-time Mipso

sound,” said Sharp in an interview with The Guilfordian after the show. “It was great that it started for fun, but I’m glad we decided to get serious.”

Fans of Mipso would certainly agree: the brew tastes great and the show tasted even better.

Mipso plays the Carolina Theatre in downtown Greensboro on Friday, Nov. 8 at 7 p.m.

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comic book nerds collided at the very first Comic Book City Con last weekend, hosted by Acme Comics. Located in downtown Greensboro, N.C. at The Empire Room, the convention celebrated both Acme’s 30th anniversary and the women of fandom.

CBCC featured a live performance from geek girl duo The Doubleclicks, as well as panels from special guests like Hope Larson, Mark Waid and Gregg Schigiel.

Despite this being the convention’s first year, Acme impressed many of the long-time fans.

“It’s been really great, much better than I thought it would be for its first year,” said attendee Joseph Harrington, dressed as Batman’s infamous arch-nemesis, The Joker. “The cosplay contest was really competent, which is better than expected. I hope it

grows in the future and becomes a really big thing for the city.”

Even the vendors found that the con exceeded expectations and loved the inclusive and friendly environment established by the people from Acme.

“It’s been an incredible experience for me, as an author and as an artist,” said adult fantasy novelist I.R. Harris. “It’s an atmosphere where you not only feel welcome but you also feel like you can be an individual, and your most authentic self. I think that’s a rare find in a lot of events, so I feel very honored to be here.”

The con demonstrated the growth of the local comic scene in Greensboro, and provided an outlet for the geek subculture. Everyone needs to geek out from time to time, and Greensboro

is quickly becoming the perfect place to do it.

“With everything they’ve done in Greensboro, from Acme Comics, to Geeksboro, to the arcade, there’s a real building of a very specific and encouraging community,” said cartoonist, illustrator and writer Gregg

Schigiel. “I think this convention is a part of that.”

Sunday’s cosplay contest was one of the con’s highlights. A lot of hard work and dedication went into all of the costumes. While Acme gave away prizes to the

winners, most people cosplay for different reasons.

“If you really want to know why I do it, it’s for the kids,” said Kevin McKinnon, dressed in the trademark armor of Marvel’s Thor.

The people from Acme also focused heavily on creating a

female-friendly e n v i r o n m e n t to show their respect for geek girls and their c o n t r i b u t i o n s to fandom. While girls in “geekdom” tend to receive a lot of hate, CBCC was all about inclusion and celebration of women in the

subculture.It was clear in everything, from

the panels to the guest list to the vendors, that women were an important part of the con.

The panel “Geek Girl Rising” was hosted by Doubleclicks duo

Angela and Aubrey Webber, Hope Larson, author of the graphic novel adaptation of A Wrinkle in Time, and graphic novelist Jackie Lewis. It was moderated by Susana Polo, writer for TheMarySue.com.

The panelists celebrated the women of geek culture and discussed everything from favorite female characters to the treatment of women in comic companies.

“There are people in the geek community who don’t realize that girls don’t do everything they do for men,” said Angela Webber during the panel.

At the end of the panel, Larson gave advice to all young creators looking to get into the business.

“Value your own work,” said Larson. “Your work is worth money and don’t let anyone tell you otherwise.”

Whether you prefer Marvel or DC, Original Series or Next Generation, David Tenant or Matt Smith, everyone can agree that this year’s con was a success and that we hope to see more nerd celebrations in the future.

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Bassist Wood Robinson and guitarist and singer Joseph Terrell are part of Mipso, who celebrated the release of their new album on Oct. 26.

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“It’s an atmosphere where you not only feel welcome but you also feel like you can be an individual, and your most authentic self. I think that’s a rare find in a lot of events ...”

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Many people have a dream of traveling the world after college with a close group of friends, meeting new people, trying exotic food and having unbelievable experiences.

Few people actually follow through on this dream, and one of those few is Guilford College’s own Tara Alan ‘06.

In 2008, Tara and her now-husband Tyler Kellen began a bicycle tour across Europe, Africa and Asia, and detailed their experiences with journal entries and photographs in their blog, goingslowly.com. Their journey also inspired Tara to write “Bike. Camp. Cook.” a camp cookbook coming out this December.

“Romania was a great country to visit,” said Alan. “It felt so wild and far away

from home, like going back in time with gypsy people and wagons. It was like a fairytale.”

Alan also attended the annual French festival “Chalon dans la Rue,” which celebrates urban artists.

“Through crowded hippie markets we walked, past racks of colorful, patchouli-smelling genie pants and pot paraphernalia,” said Alan on her blog. “On every street corner and in every ‘place’ or square, there was some form of entertainment.”

Kellen came up with the idea to tour the world on bicycles, and after Alan agreed, their two-year journey began in Scotland.

“Tara has always liked other cultures and food from other cultures,” said Mark Alan, Tara’s father, in a telephone interview.

The idea of their daughter setting off on

a bicycle journey across three continents did not settle well with her mother initially.

“At first I was really surprised and nervous; it was really foreign to me,” said Tara’s mother, Lisa Alan, in a telephone interview. “They were really great though and showed us how others did it. Then I was excited about it.”

For Alan, however, traveling is not new. Before she came to Guilford, she worked

as a nanny in France and, in 2004, joined Guilford’s study abroad program in London.

“Guilford’s curriculum allowed Tara to explore a variety of courses, giving her the freedom to learn what was important to her,” said Professor of English Jim Hood, Alan’s advisor and mentor during her years at Guilford. “That seems to me a precious gift the institution gave to her.”

Alan agreed the environment at Guilford

did make a difference for her. “The college helps you become more

open by encouraging group discussions and spreading goodwill,” said Alan in a telephone interview. “After graduating you’re able to carry a sense of community with you.”

It was in Italy where Alan decided to write a book based on their experiences; cooking seemed like a natural choice for her.

“She has always loved to cook, since she was a little girl, and I have always encouraged it,” said Lisa.

“She was writing the book at the same time she was writing for the blog and working on building a house,” said Mark.

Alan’s book “Bike. Camp. Cook.” is currently available for pre-order from their blog goingslowly.com and will be in print by Christmas 2013.

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“Part of the challenge of doing a farce is that it’s tempting to just play tempo, where it’s all very fast-paced, and not be specific about motivation,” said senior Kelly Rose Cope, playing Cookie Cusack. “You have to have all your motivations and your intentions very, very clear in your mind so it’s not just high school kids running around slamming doors.”

The effect of “Rumors” is all in the timing.“(Farce) involves near misses,” said Williams. “A lot

of rehearsal has been spent choreographing those near misses.”

Choreography remains essential in the physical comedy which abounds throughout the show.

“We’ve had to work a lot on making sure that the injuries are genuine but still funny, so no one believes someone’s actually injured,” Williams said.

“We first had (my character) doing a somersault over the couch, which looked funny, but I was at risk of kicking another actor in the face,” said senior Lily Ozer, playing Chris Gorman.

This kind of action can only be perfected when rehearsing on the set, and as with the play itself, timing is of utmost importance.

“We got on the set earlier than previous productions, which was really beneficial for this show,” Ozer said. “Since we have the staircase, which a lot of actors have to run up and down frantically during the production, having a real staircase instead of something just taped down on the floor was really nice for us.”

While “Rumors” is very physical, the wit and satire of Simon’s script drives the show.

“There’s so many zingers in this show,” said Ozer. “They pop up everywhere. Every character gets a chance to say a couple zingers.”

The cast of characters compose a jumbled caricature of metropolitan upper crust.

“Most people don’t think of themselves as a bad person,” said Moreno. “Then there’s Claire walking into the room going, ‘I am the queen of the raging bitches, and I know it, and you know it and that’s why you respect me.’”

Visiting Instructor of Theatre Studies Robin Vest constructed a swanky set matching the elitist airs assumed by the characters.

“The tricky thing is that there (are) four doors that have to be used and one door that’s not really used but needs to be there, and how to do that in a simple way without ending up with this huge, massive set that a: we couldn’t really afford, and b: isn’t really that interesting,” said Vest.

“By finding an irregular shape (for the set), tilting this and angling things, she’s really been able to allow for this play to work in our space,” said Williams. “She’s created a world that gives the illusion of money on our limited budget.”

That illusion holds paramount importance in “Rumors”: the characters’ lives revolve around status and wealth.

“Farce presents us with a world that’s opulent, that seems magnificently wealthy, powerful, prestigious, and shows that fantasy is really a myth,” said Williams.

“You think you’re watching a comedy, but really, you’re watching a commentary on upper-class society and how ridiculous their lives are,” said Cope.

Still, “Rumors” is a comedy, hilarious even to the cast. “I know I personally was crying with laughter by the

end of the first three rehearsals,” said Perez-Leahy.“Regardless of whether or not you consider yourself a

‘theatre person’ or like going to plays, this is funny, and you will laugh,” Cope said.

But maybe you should not take her word for it — rumor has it Cope is also the play’s publicist.

“There’s something in it for everybody,” said Cope. “If you like physical comedy, if you like character-based jokes, if you like witty one-liners, it’s all there.”

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Voting is often regarded the same way vegetables on your dinner plate were as a child. We know that it is good for us, but we look upon it as a chore rather than an

enjoyable obligation.The notion that the

fundamental tenet of our democracy is a burden rather than an opportunity has led to a debate over compulsory voting in America. It is an argument weighing the freedom of non-participation in the electoral process

against the strength of a democracy through participation.

The vote in America is not merely an electoral process; it is a form of expression en masse. It is a town-hall meeting with 240 million of your fellow citizens arguing and bickering about who should lead. For all citizens to be heard, we must understand that those who choose not to participate are, in effect, arguing against the candidates and parties represented on the ballot.

The much-lamented decrease in voter turnout is often cited as a reason for compulsory voting. However, Dr. Michael McDonald of George Mason University has shown that, when adjusted to exclude ineligible voters, the percentage of turn-

out over the last 12 years is steadily above 50 percent.

“The 2012 turnout rate of 58.2 percent is just slightly higher than the 1992 rate of 58.1 percent,” said McDonald via email interview with The Guilfordian. “This figure is consistent with other successful and established democracies in the world.”

Presidents often claim a mandate of popular opinion to their platform lies inherent in their election. This mandate of popular opinion is a fallacy.

In the 2012 presidential election of 241 million eligible voters, approximately 127 million voters participated, with 51 percent voting for President Obama. This means that only 27 percent of the population actively supported Mr. Obama’s platform. A quarter of the population does not make a mandate of collective will.

Many argue that expanding the vote expands freedom.

“Generations have marched, fought and died for the right to vote,” said Erik Liu, former speechwriter and policy adviser to President Bill Clinton, through email interview with The Guilfordian. “Voting is more than a right, it is a responsibility.”

In some nations, voting is already mandatory. Since 1924, Australia has used compulsory voting in their electoral process.

“I prefer compulsory voting to the system in America,” said Chip Gracia, an American born citizen of Australia.

“It ensures the opinions of all citizens are accounted for in the electoral process.”

However, that system makes voting an obligation rather than a responsibility. It is a parent telling you to eat all your veggies or you’re not getting dessert.

Voting truly is a responsibility in the American democracy. Yet voting has always been a symptom of freedom and never the cause. Whether regarding our founding as a nation, the right of African-Americans and women to vote or even the Arab Spring, the vote is an effect of social movements and rarely the cause.

The belief that compulsory voting would propel freedom is a blatant lie.

Compulsory voting is un-American because it robs freedom of expression. The right to not vote must be protected as much as the right to vote, because not voting is an expression of dissatisfaction with the established system of governance.

I served in the military, and I have voted in each election that I have been eligible. I believe voting sends a powerful signal to the power structure about the will of the people. But I am not foolish enough to equate voting to freedom.

I would hate to see compulsory voting used to rob the non-voter of their freedom to wave their middle finger in the air to both political parties by staying home, drinking a beer and voting on something worthwhile, like who should be the next American Idol.

Hey y’all, let’s talk about the South, or better yet, Southerners.But … err ... let’s try to avoid being like the ones on TV.“These guys are right out of a strait jacket,” rfreed4541 on

IMDb said about the Southerners on “Duck Dynasty.”“The only time it’s interesting is when

the (Southerners) do something stupid.” klondike99 said on “Swamp People.”

The media has labeled us all as backwoods hicks, in case you’ve missed the airing of shows ranging from illegal moonshiners, hunters and some strange little girl people like to call Honey Boo Boo.

And they all hold similar themes and portrayals of Southerners.

Regardless of what shows they came from, the South has a stereotype that’s more than encouraged by the media, and let’s not pretend that it’s a very positive one.

As a group, we’re portrayed as uneducated, hyper-religious, rural, sexist, lazy and conservative.

Well, I’m not going to say I don’t know Southerners who are into God, beer and guns. I’m not going to say that I’m not one myself. But I can surely say we aren’t all like that and most certainly promise we all don’t live off red dirt roads and have IQs lower than the temperatures up north.

So why are we all portrayed that way?Most of these shows are reality shows, but that doesn’t mean

there is no acting in them. Take “Duck Dynasty” for example. These men don’t come off as the sharpest crayons in the box. But how stupid can they be, if they are smart enough to not only run a successful business but also start a TV franchise worth millions of dollars?

As for clichés and stereotypes: they’re close cousins, and over the years the South has built a stereotype based off a group of people, whether it be a town or that one group of guys and girls who come to school dressed in camouflage during deer season.

There will always be a group of people who fall into a stereotype, simply because those stereotypes come from elements present in the represented culture.

Shelley Burguieres grew up in the small Virginia town “Duck

Dynasty” is filmed in.“It’s actually pretty accurate,” Burguieres told The Guilfordian.

“Almost everyone in the town hunts, goes to church and most of the women have taken the role of housekeeper.

“But there are also some misconceptions. Not everyone looks as rough as the men in that show, with the bad beards and hygiene, and barely anyone is that stupid either.”

“I think for the most part (the media) distorts, not clarifies,” said Sarah Thuesen, visiting assistant professor of history. “The South got the stereotype of ignorance because the schools have always been underfunded. Some of that had to do with racial segregation issues that date back to reconstruction and civil rights.”

We do have groups of people who are big into hunting and praying before each meal. We also have less money going towards schooling. But, according to VDare, the average IQ of the southern states are all ahead of places such as Rhode Island and Massachusetts.

So it’s been proven statistically, just because you speak in a Southern drawl doesn’t mean you are a stereotypical bearded, uneducated person.

In the well-chosen words from the movie “Sweet Home Alabama”: “Honey, just because (we) talk slow doesn’t mean (we’re) stupid.”

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As our institution struggles with funds and budgets, we must ask what is most necessary and valuable, and nothing embodies these qualities like the work of the Diversity Action Committee. But the Committee needs your help.

Four years after approving the Diversity Plan, the DAC continues to strive for inclusivity and accessibility throughout campus. In efforts to involve the community with their goals, the DAC held an open forum the week after fall break to discuss progress, accomplishments and objectives. Unfortunately, only 10 people attended.

While Guilford already makes efforts to comply with codes and recruit a diverse body of students, the DAC aims to go beyond codes to make sure the institution embraces true diversity. To accomplish this, they need strength in numbers.

The committee hopes to instill a love for diversity in the student body to encourage participation in co-curricular activities that contribute to a more inclusive campus culture. They often see students become involved with organizations after their orientation experience.

In the following year, the group hopes to incorporate diversity programs into the First Year Experience program for all traditional first-year students to increase visibility throughout campus.

Additionally, the DAC and subcommittees — accessibility, recruitment and retention, curriculum, co-curriculum and budget — will continue to focus on education, awareness and resources for the cornucopia of minority identities on campus. They also plan to focus on expanding the services of the Bayard Rustin Center to support activism and education.

In the coming years, the DAC foresees becoming even more crucial to the campus community, particularly as the percentage of minority students in high school continues to rise.

The work being done needs the support of the campus to flourish. The DAC encourages students, staff and faculty to attend the meetings of any subcommittees that interest them and to become involved in embracing and facilitating diversity.

For more information on how to get involved, contact Jorge Zeballos at [email protected] or Barbara Lawrence at [email protected].

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Dear Congress,Thank you for your dedication

and excellence. You have certainly made the people of this country

proud to have such e x p e r i e n c e d politicians.

Note I said politicians, not public servants.

There is a subtle yet i m p o r t a n t d i f f e r e n c e between these titles — the former fights for the good of

their party and career; the latter for the good of the country and people.

Who am I to question you, however? To distinguish between politicians and public servants? To give my opinion on complex national issues?

An impudent, ignorant student in a room of experienced adults who understand the world?

Yes, I admit I have much to learn, much to see, much to experience. But how can I when my path is constantly obfuscated by national crises, wars and ideological stalemates?

In my 17 years, I have lived almost without respite in a world at war. A world in financial and economic disarray. A world of political and ideological stalemate.

When I look to Congress, I do not see the values of cooperation that I have been taught, the ideals of compromise and respect. Instead, I see a world of mudslingers and career politicians — individuals who would rather shut down the United States government than compromise.

Continued congressional inaction only contributes to the problems that face my generation: the burden of a ballooning deficit, the insolvent Medicare program and an outdated tax code.

“I fear for the millennials,” said Kent Chabotar, president and professor of political science. “Our inability to remedy economic inequality or solve the pressing issues of our nation will undoubtedly cause many problems down the road.

“My generation may be the last generation to live a better life than their parents.”

I only have one question: why? Why have you picked an enmity with my generation?

I understand there are disagreements over government policy.

“People are very passionate about these issues on both sides of the political fence, which has resulted in a highly polarized political environment,” explained N.C. District 59 Representative Jon Hardister in an email interview with The Guilfordian.

That is fine, even good — this passion, these disagreements and these debates fuel better policy. That is, of course, if senators and representatives are willing to listen to each other make decisions based on rationale rather than ideology.

“Inaction has and will cripple consumer confidence and scare the markets,” said junior James Missell, an economics and political science double major. “Washington is playing a game for the rich and holding a gun to the heads of the rest of the population.

“It is making a mockery of the United States to the world and destroying our international credit.”

Please, put aside your differences and do the work you were elected to do. We will bear the burden of your actions, whether in the form of exorbitant taxes, decreased quality of education or a lower standard of living. The future of my generation and future generations lies in your hands.

But, I understand that we cannot just rely on these earnest pleas and must take action ourselves. To that effect, I urge all readers to take Rep. Hardister’s advice:

“If Americans stand up for what they believe, cast their vote and get involved, then there is no limit to what we can accomplish.

“I encourage all Americans to get informed, study the issues and then take action.”

To my readers and the public: do not step back and mute your voices; this is the time to be heard.

To Congress: I expect that you have heard this message and hope to see some effect soon.

LSD and psilocybin: illegal since 1968. MDMA: illegal since 1985. For decades, these drugs have remained on the Drug Enforcement Administration’s list of

Schedule I drugs due to their high potential for abuse and no accepted medical use.

Since their scheduling, research has provided evidence that these drugs have medical potential when used in a therapeutic setting. The DEA should reconsider the Schedule I placement of these drugs to allow for patients to enhance therapeutic potential.

LSD is administered in a range of doses during therapy, starting as low as 25 micrograms. Each dose serves a different therapeutic purpose.

“LSD is used to make the patient more receptive to therapy,” said psychologist Dr.

Melissa Sporn in a phone interview with The Guilfordian. “It is used to get through blocks that may be put up when opening up to therapeutic suggestions.”

LSD has aided in the treatment of addictions, anxiety, depression, phobias and compulsive syndromes. It is also effective in reducing the discomfort of terminal cancer patients.

Akin to LSD, psilocybin also maintains the ability to treat depression and aid in the anxieties of terminal cancer patients.

In a recent study by the National Academy of Sciences, scientists found that as more psilocybin shuts off the brain, the feeling of experiencing an altered state heightens.

“Some people say they become one with the universe,” said David Nutt, co-author of the study and researcher at Imperial College London in United Kingdom in a CNN News article. “It’s that sort of transcendental experience.”

Researchers have also found MDMA (widely known as “ecstasy”) to be useful in treating PTSD and relieving terminal

cancer patients. The patient may experience increased empathy and acceptance, which can help them open up to therapy.

While psychedelics have side effects such as acute anxiety, depression and paranoia, it is important to note that every drug approved by the Food and Drug Administration has side effects, many exceedingly severe.

The fact that these drugs are commonly abused and potentially addictive allows for the DEA to justify their scheduling. Fortunately, if placed in the hands of psychiatrists, the patient would have no ability to abuse these drugs. Their potential for abuse is immediately eliminated through administration in a controlled setting.

“Certain drugs allow people to access points in feelings and thought that are otherwise bound,” said sophomore Ambra Parker. “If under therapeutic surveillance, these drugs wouldn’t be used as a free ticket to trip or roll.”

If legalized for medical purposes, these drugs would strictly be in the hands of trained professionals who would typically

administer small doses. Therapists aren’t encouraging patients to have crazy trips, but rather to open up to therapy.

Considering these facts, the DEA has a weak argument.

Medical marijuana’s legalization in many states could be a foot in the door for other Schedule I drugs to be accepted for medical use. However, if the day finally comes that these drugs are legalized for medical use, their distribution wouldn’t be as widespread as medical marijuana.

“One cannot write a prescription and send the patient off to pick up a sugar tab of lysergic acid diethylamide,” said psychiatrist Dr. Henry Holcomb in an email interview with The Guilfordian. “Rather, the patient and clinician must work closely together in a time-intensive, psychologically intimate manner.”

The legalization of psychedelics for therapeutic purposes would aid those suffering from serious ailments. The benefit of successful therapy outweighs the possible detriment of these drugs.

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Open letter to Congress: please do your job

MDMA, LSD, psilocybin should be legalized for use in therapeutic settings

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Think pink, wear pink and live pink. Pink has been everywhere these days, marking October as Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

Pink represents compassion, nurturing and love that signifies good health and life.

Many wonder why pink is the signature color for breast cancer. The idea came from DeAngelo Williams, a running back for the Carolina Panthers.

According to the Carolina Growl, a Carolina Panthers blog, in 2009, “Williams petitioned the NFL to allow players to wear pink cleats and the league accepted his idea.”

His goal was to promote Breast Cancer Awareness by sporting pink cleats and other accessories during the month of October.

Thanks to Williams, athletes across America are now rocking pink.

“I wear pink to honor those who are diagnosed with breast cancer,” said sophomore quarterback Mitch Ferrick. “Breast cancer affects the lives of many people and those who are close to me.”

As a special way to bring awareness to Guilford, Ferrick’s teammates are also displaying pink accessories on their uniforms.

“I support breast cancer by wearing pink in my football games during the month of October,” said junior defensive line Jordan Farmer. “I gave money to one of my fellow teammates Chris Campolieta; money that went to the Breast Cancer Awareness Fund.”

Farmer continued, “My best friend’s mother is a breast

cancer survivor.” Many women find their lives rearranged and their

daily routines shattered when they are diagnosed and find themselves battling a horrific disease physically and emotionally.

“My mom was diagnosed with breast cancer in December of my senior year,” said sophomore safety Chris Campolieta. “It was a shock at first for my family, but since we have such a large family, we were all able to take care of my mom during her treatments and surgery.”

Guilford women’s soccer, volleyball and basketball athletes donated funds to Campolieta in support of her.

“For the past two years, I have done a fundraiser to raise money for breast cancer,” said Campolieta. “I sell wristbands that say Hope, Strength, Faith and Survivor. It’s not just my fundraiser, but I have a lot of support from the coaches and players.

“They make this whole fundraiser possible.” By wearing pink, Guilford athletics have contributed

both to raising knowledge and supporting breast cancer research.

“Each of the players and coaches wear pink items in games,” said head football coach Chris Rusiewicz.

Breast cancer is life-changing and has affected countless women around the world, but they are no longer alone in their fight.

“My grandmother is a breast cancer survivor who lost one of her breasts due to this terrible disease,” said Farmer.

The Guilford community can show support by “participating in walks and having discussions led by breast cancer survivors in order to raise awareness surrounding the issue,” said first-year Eleanor Bradford.

The soles of shoes squeak on the hardwood floor. Yelling emanates from the bottom of the stairwell leading down to Ragan-Brown Field House, the way marked by a yellow sign denoting a closed practice.

It is nearly basketball season.As two-time Old Dominion Athletic

Conference champions, the goal is simple for the Guilford women’s basketball team: three-peat.

When asked if they would defend their conference title, the playful trio of players, junior Brittney Drew and first-years Anais Weatherly and Miranda Martin all chimed in as one, “Yes.”

“We have a good shot,” said women’s head basketball coach Stephanie Flamini, entering her eleventh year coaching the Quakers.

The women’s team is coming off a 24-5 season in which they earned a spot in the first round of the NCAA Women’s Division III Basketball Tournament. Flamini, during the season, earned her 200th victory as coach.

Three seniors are returning — forward Gabby Oglesby, center Morgan King and guard Kayla Adams — as well as junior guard Brittany Drew. Each averaged over 20 minutes a game last season.

Oglesby and King both are coming off All-ODAC performances. Oglesby previously was the 2012 ODAC Player of the Year.

Regarding this season, first-year forward Weatherly said, “We’re on the road to success.”

Do not think, however, that the team’s winning ways and high hopes have clouded

their judgment or disrupted their focus.“It’s going to be hard,” Flamini said. “It’s

going to be challenging, but it can be done.”The Quakers will surely face tough

opposition this year from conference rivals Eastern Mennonite University (who bested the Guilford squad twice in the 2012-2013 regular season) and Virginia Wesleyan College (whom the women’s team last met in the ODAC semifinal game).

With the offseason over, the women’s basketball program is running on all cylinders.

Flamini admitted that she and her coaching staff — consisting of Mercedes Van Wagner, Ray Edmond, and senior Ryan Phillips — sometimes put in up to 18 hour days.

“A lot (of work) goes into this, more than most people would think,” Flamini said.

That hard work will be needed to maintain their defensive pressure. Guilford held teams to an average of 52.5 points per game, leading the ODAC in scoring defense.

“The way that we prepare for the season and every game will just be as intense,” said Phillips in an email interview.

One wild card to look out for this upcoming season is the addition of a 10-second backcourt violation. The NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel approved the change June 24 as well as a few other rule changes.

“It’ll speed up the game for sure,” said Adams in an email interview. “We’ve been simulating each practice as if it were a game, and it’s tough, but it’s nothing we can’t handle.”

The Quakers lost assist leader Brittany Atwater and steals leader Jaclyn Nucci, as well as contributor Shelly Barker. Entering

the season, the focus will be on how the team adapts to fills these holes.

Leadership, however, will not be a problem.

“As seniors, it’s our job to lead,” said Oglesby in an email interview. “That is exactly what we intend to do: lead.”

With a mixture of newcomers and veterans on the Quakers’ roster, opposing

teams will look to take advantage.That doesn’t worry Drew, who praised

the team’s combination of experienced and reserve players.

When asked to describe the team in one word, Drew responded, “Resilient.”

The women’s team kicks off the season on Nov. 16 hosting York College in the Marriott Invitational.

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For one month, maroon and pink go well together

Women’s basketball warms up for season

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Quakers prove that pink and maroon do not clash

Who’s rocking out in the wide world of Guilford Sports? Check out these student-athletes!

taylor Whitley

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Caroline BiShop

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Totaled 34 assists and five digs

Scored one goal on an assist from Kelli Uresti

Caught seven passes for 226 yards and 3 touchdowns

2013: Guilford claims second straight ODAC Women’s Basketball Championship title

1975-80: Women’s volleyball sets the bar high, winning second and third several times in the North Carolina Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women, before proceeding to the NAIA National Tournament

1970s: President Grimsley Hobbs, a former school wrestler and runner, promoted sports equality and funds to what had previously been known as minor sports. He also helped women’s sports achieve collegiate status and gave women’s sports long-desired grants-in-aid

2011: Guilford hosts the NCAA Division III Men’s Golf Championships in Greensboro at the Grandover

2005: Jordan Snipes ‘07 shoots an amazing, buzzer-beating, full-court shot. Someone captures this on video and it goes viral

1990s: Guilford joins the NCAA Division III and leaves the NAIA. The Pittsburgh Pirates drafted Guilford's Tony Womack '91. Lee Porter ‘89 goes to the U.S. Open to �nish 32nd.

2006: Guilford renames new press box after longtime athletic director Herb Appenzeller

1981-6: Women’s tennis excels, winning four conference titles

1973: Men’s basketball won the NAIA National Championship with future NBA players M.L. Carr, World B. Free and Greg Jackson

1968: Guilford Athletics logo redesigned to current version

1968: First co-ed dance

1911: The Collegian advocated resources for women’s athletics

1902-3: Guilford Science Professor Raymond Binford starts men and women’s track and cross-country teams

1900-20: Guilford's golden era of men’s baseball begins, and Guilford wins baseball championships in 1906, 1908, 1913, 1917 and 1918

1906: Guilford defeats Wake Forest University, 26-19, in basketball — many claim it was the �rst Carolinian intercollegiate game

1893: Guilford commenced their men’s football team with their �rst game against the Charlotte YMCA

1888: “Girls should have advantages equal in every respect to those o�ered to boys,” wrote President Lewis Hobbs. True to his word, he opened a physical education program and a baseball team for women, despite the Guilford Collegian publication’s warnings that the girls would surely steal all the baseballs

1838-1888: In this time, hunting and a modi�ed version of “soccer” were popular. Soccer consisted of throwing the ball into bounds and having both teams attempt to advance towards the goal

1867: Men’s baseball was introduced at the “New Garden Boarding School,” the predecessor to Guilford

1940: Alumni Gym built over “The Barn,” where students used to play sports

1913: Lady Quakers created an association for women’s sports and appointed managers for women’s basketball, tennis and track, although they did not receive proper funding

Guilford athletics through the ages

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