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Vol. XXXVI, No. 7
Monday, February 15, 1999
Methodist College Has a "Wait
and See" Attitude
An Investigative Editorial
By Cindy Bridges, Editor and
Michael C. Molter, Assistant Editor
During the summer of 1991, an Apple
computer disappeared from a storage room
located upstairs in the Science Building.
There was no sign of forcible entry. The
computer was never recovered. Also that
summer, a VCR disappeared from a stor
age room in the Science Building.
During Christmas break in 1992, an in
structor in the Science Building reported
that an answering machine had been re
moved from his office over the holidays.
There was no evidence of forcible entry.
In January 1996, a computer was sto
len from the foreign language lab in the
Trustees' Building.
A speaker system was stolen from the
Alumni Dining Room in February 1997. A
television was stolen from the Cumberland
Hall lobby in May of the same year. The
following month, a VCR was stolen from
the Trustees’ Building. Three months later,
a computer with software was stolen from
Reeves. In September of that year, a VCR
was taken from the Trustees’ Building.
A TV and a VCR were stolen in Janu
ary 1998 from the physics stock room in
the Science Building. An air purifier was
stolen from the academic resource center
in May of 1998. The list goes on and on.
What do these thefts have in common?
There was no sign of forcible entry and
these items were never recovered.
You may notice another thread which
many of the thefts have in common—they
happened in the Science Building. Is this
merely an unfortunate coincidence, or
could there be a weakness in the security
of the Science Building? What does the
lack of forcible entry imply? The answer
is a master key.
While faculty members may be issued
and sign for a master key
for their respective build
ings, every faculty member
with an office in the Sci
ence Building has a master
key. Does this mean that a
faculty member is some
how involved in all of this?
Notatall. However, if keys
are lost, they can fall into
anyone’s hands. In fact, we
know that “several [keys]
have been ‘lost’ (unex
plained) over the years.”
According to Gene
Clayton, Vice-President for
Business Affairs, there is
no central campus agency
regulating receiving and
processing. Each depart-
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It's A Beautiful Day In
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Did You Get A
Marshmallow?, Page 9
Be All That You Can Be,
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Too Good To Pass Up,"
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Tiki-Torched Tuneage
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Pabis Plays In Pool,
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Tally Forum To Examine
Environmental Issues
Methodist College’s fourth annual Lura
Tally Leadership Forum, set for February
22-28, will explore the theme, “Environ
mental Challenges: Jobs, Health, and Poli
tics.” The public is invited to the convo
cation Monday morning, February 22 and
the panel discussion that afternoon.
The keynote speakers for the morning
convocation will be Phil Kirk, Jr., presi
dent of the N. C. Citizens for Business and
Industry, and Dan Whittle, senior attorney
for the N. C. Environmental Defense Fund.
Each will present the viewpoint of his re
spective organization on how best to meet
environmental challenges.
A former public school teacher and
state legislator, Mr. Kirk currently chairs
the State Board of Education. In 1996 he
coordinated the successful statewide cam
paign for $2.75 billion in bonds for schools
and roads. A prominent Republican and a
graduate of Catawba College, he served as
chief of staff for Gov. Jim Holshouser, Gov.
Jim Martin, and Sen. Jim Broyhill; he was
also secretary of human resources under
Governors Holshouser and Martin.
Daniel Whittle is senior attorney for the
N. C. Environmental Defense Fund (EDF),
an environmental advocacy organization
that uses science, economics, and law to
devise sustainable solutions to environmen
tal problems. He also has served as Senior
Policy Advisor to the N.C. Dept, of Envi
ronment and Natural Resources, where he
worked in the areas of marine fisheries,
livestock operations, water quality and for
est resources. Mr. Whittle also worked as
an analyst for Congress on an assessment
of land and resource management planning
for the national forests.
The Sustainable Development Panel
convenes at 2 p.m. in the Clark Hall Audi
torium. The guest speakers and their top
ics will be: Dr. Charles Peacock of N. C.
State University, “Effects of State and Fed
eral Environmental Policies on the Future
Development of the Golf and Resort Busi
ness;” Paul Rehder, director of engineer
ing services and environmental operation
of the Novo Nordisk plant in Franklinton,
N. C.; “Novo Nordisk: A Winning Case
Study of Sustainable Development;” and
Deborah Johnson, president of the N. C.
Pork Council, “Sustainability and Survival:
Perceptions and Realities About North
Carolina’s Environment and Its Hog Farm
ers.”
Seventeen round table discussions for
students will be held February 23 and 24
in the Alumni Dining Room of the Berns
Student Center. These will cover a variety
of topics and will enable students, faculty,
and local leaders to interact. See page 4
for a list of round table topics and de
scriptions.
For more information about the Tally
Leadership Forum, contact Dr. Andrew H.
Ziegler, assistant professor of political sci
ence and leadership, at (910) 630-7488.