The Carolinian [January 24, 1991]

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UNCG students celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. 's birthday
with an awards ceremony and a vigil. w page 9
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Cloudy today with a chance ofsnow with
highs in the upper 30s. Partly cloudy
Friday with highs in the mid 30s.
The Carolinian
Vol. 70, No. 11 The Student Voice of UNCG Thursday, Jan. 24,1991
DALE CASTIE/Cirolniin MELISSA IGO&CaiMntan
UNCG students show varied opinions over the war In the Gulf. At left, David Felton participates In the candlelight vigil
on the eve of the UN deadline. At right an unknown group of students sends a familiar message in a unique way. War draws varied reactions
By KARIN GARNER
SUITWriler
The war in the Persian Gulfhas forced
many students to consider questions of
morality, civic duty, and the significance
of life and death. Currently, many cam-pus
organizations are planning activities
that reflect varied opinions of the Middle
East situation.
One group, the student branch of
Greensboro Citizens for Peace in the
Gulf, is "pro-soldier and anti-war," by its
own definition. On Monday, Jan. 14, this
organization began a continuous candle-light
vigil for peace at the fountain in
front of the dining hall. The demonstra-tion
was designed as an appeal to Presi-dent
Bush for a peaceful resolution to the
conflict. Freshman Elissa Ewalt said she
hoped to "make people aware of our
goals for peace. Maybe it'll make people
who feel the same way know they're not
alone."
During the second night of the vigil,
two local television stations covered the
demonstration. After the story was aired
on the 11 o'clock news, four disgruntled
More on the Persian Gulf
situation on page 2.
men came to the vigil. These men started to
argue with the protestors.
Scou Gordon, a Gardner-Webb student
and one of the four men, stated, "These
people are an insult to this country. They're
society's shame. It's people like these that
bring down the United States.They 'rewhiny
liberals who have no care for their country."
During the heated exchange, one of the
demonstration's organizers called campus
police. The police asked the men to leave,
but one refused. The man, later identified as
Darrell Gordan, attempted to hit one of the
police officers. A scuffle ensued, and he
was arrested. Gordan, an ex-Marine, was
taken to Guilford County Jail. None of the
four men were UNCG students.
Despite this incident, the vigil contin-ued
peacefully. It ended after Allied Forces
began bombing Iraq.
Greensboro Citizens for Peace in the
Gulf is planning to attend a national march
in Washington, D.C. this Saturday, Jan. 26.
According to participants, the purpose is to
call for a "peaceful resolution" to the war
"These people are an insult
to this country. They're
society's shame."
-Scott Gordon, on students
demonstrating for peace
and a possible United Nations confer-ence.
This group is also holding weekly
organizational meetings on Sunday at
3:30 p.m. at St. Mary's House on Walker
Ave.
Other community groups are voicing
their views as well. John Bonitz, co-chairperson
ofthe Environmental Aware-ness
Foundation (EAF). said he wants
EAF to "take the opportunity to make
everyone aware of our dependence on oil
and its effects."
Students for America President Ben
Jones is currently planning for an activity
to occur within the next few weeks. In a
telephone interview, Jones said, "We're
all for peace, but we believe in peace
through strength. Personally, I'm 100
percent behind the president"
This Saturday, Jan. 26, the Phill G.
See WAR p.8
Faculty
creates
senate
Students left
without a vote
By MATTHEW BYRD
SUITWriler
The Faculty Council overwhelmingly
approved a new constitution yesterday, leav-ing
UNCG with a new structure and stu-dents
without any voles in the system.
The constitution, authored by a faculty
committee, unified faculty governance into
a new Faculty Senate. Student members,
who can vote in the Academic Cabinet
under the current system, were rejected as
voting members in the new senate.
Last semester, the Academic Cabinet
approved a tentative Student Government
(SG) proposal, which would give more
students voles, by a 15-14 margin. This
measure was stricken in committee hear-ings.
The Council did approve an increase in
the number of non-voting students from
two to four.
Most of the faculty didn't feel that stu-dents
should have the votes.
"It goes against the idea of having a
Faculty Senate," said James Thompson
(History), echoing the concerns of many
faculty members.
"Students have Student Government and
membership on the Board of Trustees," he
said. The Senate is the one place to have
undiluted faculty representation."
Terry Nile (chemistry) urged the faculty
to consider adding student voles, saying
that the Graduate StudentCouncil had asked
him to represent them. His motion to that
effect failed, however.
Later, Richard Cox (music) brought up
a motion to add two more non-voting stu-
See SGp.8