MEA LUAU
Meredith Entertainment Association held its annual Luau in the Courtyard on Wednesday, October 4.
Rick Kelly (pictured above) was the featured entertainer. (Photos by Laura McArthur.)
Meredith Asks...
by Kelly Massey
Meredith students and faculty
were asked what society should do
about the drug problem.
“I don’t think society is doing
enough about it. It seems like the
more time that goes by, the more
we’re hearing about drugs. It’s
killing our society.” -Michelle
Cogdell, freshman, Richmond, VA
“I feel President Bush should
legalize drugs. This could increase
the amount of drugs and flood the
market Then a lot of people in drug
dealings would lose money and the
drug issue would die down.” -Nikki
Burris, sophomore, Winston-Salem,
NC
“Society should legalize drugs
because it would bring the crime rate
down, drugs could be regulated, and
that way it wouldn’t be that much of
a problem.” -Kit Moseley, junior,
Gastonia, NC
“I think we should start with
education(on drugs) in the early
grades, and families should try to
educate their children. Athletes and
movie stars could serve as role models
for children.” Valerie Payne, senior,
Burlington, NC
“I think it’s too broad and too
difficult to address in any reason
able policy way. The intemm moves
that we should make are moves
around building up'our cr.p..;ity to
reabilitate and treat drug addiction.
We should improve conditions of
poverty and increase our capacity to
arrest and prosecute our drug deal
ers.” -Barbara TrueWeber, Political
Science Department