Rape
...from page three
wearing?" enter into the pic
ture. These questions should
be ones which are irrelevant;
no pterson asks to be abused
and degraded.
On a personal level,I have
talked with several young
women on this campus who
are victims of rape. Montreat
is not unique in defying sta
tistics of rape. Christianity To
day states that43% of church
going young adults have
participated in sexual acts
before the age of 18. One
must then recognize that
churchgoingyoungadultsare
also not protected in the area
of rape. .One student, a victim
of rape by her former fiancee,
states that "it is something of
which one can never recover."
Another young woman, a
victim of date rape by a close
friend of four years, states that
"1 can never forget the feel
ings which 1 felt and still feel.
To be violated by someone
who you believe cares about
you, respects you, demol
ishes your self esteem. For a
long time 1 never felt that I
could be loved." Often
women do not report date
rape because they fear what
friends will say, and whether
or not she invited the person
to commit the act. These
questions should not even be
asked, simply because no
means "no."
Yes, this crime has oc
curred among students who
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attend M-AC. If this has not
occurred to you, perhaps you
know of someone dose to you
who has been a victim. Is
that not enough to shock you
into belief of protection? Is
that not enough to make you
aware of people'sfeelingsand
rights? These are real stu
dents on our campus. Yes,
this crime does occur on a
regular basis. Whether it is
by date rape, stranger rape or
incest, we as students must
be aware of statistics and
protect ourselves.
Directors and Players Perform Well
By: Darell Eudy
Guest Writer
The recent performance
of Agatha Christie's play 'Ten
Little Indians" by students at
Montreat-Anderson was be
lievable, enjoyable, and well-
received by the audience. The
directors, actors, and support
staff of The Cavalier Theatri
cal Company all showed a lot
of professionalism in the
production, even though tliey
had no professional help, and
little guidance, in their rendi
tion of the play.
All of the actors were very
convincing in their roles, and
appeared at ease onstage. The
accents were generally good,
and in some cases excellent.
The cast consisted of Stuart
Nanney, Jennifer Hardman,
Tommy Long, David Geiger,
Kylie Vandawalker, Jason
Johnson, Joe Troutman, Keith
Robinson, Shayna Siekkinen,
Steve Herbert, and Matt Au-
ten. All of these actors ki\ew
their parts well, and seemed
very into their role. Even
though all gave excellent
performances, several of the
actors deserve sp>edal men
tion. Kylie Vandawalker was
very believable in her role as
Vera Elizabeth Claythome,
her actions were appropriate
to her character, and she
showed tremendous acting
ability. Keith Robinson and
Shayna Siekkinen were
highly convincing as older
individuals. And finally. Matt
Graduates, Take Notice
From: Dr. Don King
Associate Dean for
Academic Affairs
If you are a Senior, So
phomore, or will be graduat
ing with an associate or bac
calaureate degree in May,
June or December you are re
quired to take the second
general knowledge compe
tency test on values. The test
will be administered on the
third floor of Belk Campus
Center on April the 16th at
10:00am.
The test will last approxi
mately one hour and does not
require that you do any study
ing to prepare for it. This test
is a requirement, you must
take it. Athletic events (prac
tice or games), jobs (on or of f-
campus) and/or extracur
ricular activities are not valid
excuses for missing this test.
If you have any questions
about the test please drop by
Dean King's office.
Auten gave an excellent per
formance as the Justice War-
grove. His action and accent
were extraordinary, and his
facial expressions made me
feel that he had become the
character of Wargrove. All of
the cast should be applauded
on their highly skilled per
formance.
The support crew did a
fine job of handling the lights
and sound effects, which were
well coordinated and exe
cuted. Hair and makeup were
both realistic and believable,
as were the costumes. In
addition to these effects, Tom
McMurtry did an superb job
designing and constructing
the set, which allowed the
actors free movement on
stage and the audience a good
view from most anywhere in
the room. All of these effects
were well blended to create a
very believable and pleasant
setting.
Perhaps the most impor
tant factor of all in the success
of the play was the able lead
ership of the director, Kim
White, and her assistant Tom
McMurtry, who also served
as stage manager. The indi
vidual roles were well-inte
grated, and action onstage
flowed very smoothly. The
directors staged the play so
that the focus of the action
was always in view even
though it had variety. Kim
and Tom deserve the praise
they are receiving. They cer
tainly earned it with their
hard work and dedication to
See ’Indians" page eight
Weekly
Highlights
Tuesday, April 9lh
3:00 PM - Away Softball vs.
Tomlinson Bible
6:00 PM - Student Activities
Meeting - BCC 3rd
Floor
Wednesday, April 10th
3:00 PM - Away Baseball at
SpcU‘tanburg,SC
2:30 PM - Away Men's Teimis @
Catawba Valley
3:00 PM - Home Women's
Tennis vs. Young
Harris
Thursday, April 11th
10:00 - Chapel w/ Dr. Timothy
George
Friday, April 12th
3:00 PM - Away Softball @
Maryville College
9:00 PM - Spring Formal -
Asheville Civic Center
Saturday, 13th
12:00 PM - Home Baseball vs.
Southeastern
Monday, April 15th
3:00 PM Away Softball @
Gardner Webb
8:00 PM - C.S. Lewis Society -
BCC Lounge