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PAGE 2 THE TWIG DECEMBER 5. 1963 ■ EDITORIALS / LETTERS Editorial Twig needs your help You may have noticed th»at this issue of 77ie Twig contains many articles that are not related to Meredith. Some of the articles are atiout. other college campuses across the country. It should not have td be this v\ay. Articles' about other college campuses are interesting, but it is not the purpose ofTTw Twig to deal primarily with these articles. The purpose ofThe Twig is to accurately report the news of Meredith. Unfortunately, in the past few years The Twig has had problems with getting and maintaining a sufficient staff to put out the publication. Wortcing forTTie Twig is a'voiuntew job - no credit is given and for the most part workers are unpaid. Therefore no incentive is given to students to contribute to the paper. But there are many advantages to working for The Twig. There is the satisfaction of seeing something you have written in print, or seeing the hard work you have done with advertising or fayout come to life. Working ior The Twig is a job,full of responsibilities,' which is good experience for the working world.' As a matter of fact, working for a college newspaper can look very good on your resume. Clubs and organizations can help out withTw/g coverage. The Student Life Committee just-passed a resolution suggesting that clubs and organizations elect someone to regularly.report to The Twig , beginning next fail. But it does not have to vralt until next fall. The Twig could be much more interesting if that could begin now. The Twig staff is doing its best to bring you adequate coverage of campus events. But it can only do so much with four part-time reporters. So we are asking for the cooperation and help of all students. Wefeel7/je Twig is a good publication, but if we keep decreasing our coverage of events, it might not stay that way. MLS THE TWiG welcomes letters to 'the editor and con- tributi.ons of columns to the editorial pages. All contributions should bie typed, double.spaced, and are subject to editing. Column writers should iriclude their majors and hometowns; each letter should Include the writerfs'name, kklress, and tele phone number. Unsigned letters will not be printed. Bring letters and columns by THE TWIG office, or 305 Barefoot. •Xi THE TWIG ncragtt odfcgp RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA 27611 Editor-in-chief Linda Sellers Managing Editor • Amy James- Staff Reporters Lee EgglestCHi Kathy Seeger Business Manager Michele Cherry Layout Staff Sports Editor Exchange Editor photographer Advertising Manager Laura Shaffer, Trasi Campbell, Paula Billings Linda Cheek Beth Madren Becky Smith Sheila Grady Advertising Staff Amy James Circulation Managers Eljen Austin, Laura Payne Circulation Staff , Donna Cress Proofreaders 1% Lewis Carolyn McLeod Advisors Dr. Thomas Parramore Ms. Rhoda Sowers The TWIG welcomes comment and will give proript ; consideration to any critkjisms submitted in .writing and signed by the writer. ■ I v.v. 1 I m m Letters to the editor In re: Room checks of Novemi)er 8, 1983 Dear Editor: Article?, Section 1-Dof the SGA constitution and by-laws states "When the circun^tances warrant, a member of the SGA Executive Committee may insti tute a residence hall check." This priviledge was executed on Tuesday, November 8,1983, on Second Heilman. Ttie Honor Code was violated; alcohol was found. Those who are gullt> accept that fact and are willing, to suffer the consequences. The issue we are addressing, how> ever, is the manner in which the search was conducted. There are no stated guide lines regarding room checks in the Student Handbook. Having no school polides to conform to, we have no choice but to consult U.S. Constitutional guidelines. We feel that our rights were grossly violated. To begin with, every member of ttie hall was ordered into the parlor. We were told of the plans for a room check and made to stay I n the parlor until the search was completed, approximately a two hour period. Members of the SGA Executive Committee were responsible for searching the rooms; some of them, we believe, took this pi^ivlledge to the extreme.' Certain rooms were searched much more tho roughly than others - the tech nique used were not uniform. Some students were allowed to sort through their own personal belongings, with an Executive Committee member looking on. In some instances, however, the officers did the actual searching. Some rooms were ransacked and left that way. Prescription drugs were emp- ied and questioned, as were baby oil and talcum powder containers. Pockettwoks were searched, cosmetics w'ere checked-even drains wrere smelled. However, not everyone on the hall .vras subjected to this thoroughness. We question the inequity of the searching techniques. Were the members of the Executive Committee well informed as to what they could and could not do? We believe not. hk>t only were our rights violated, but our studies Inter rupted. Students who had tests the next day were notallowed to get tjooks and study during the two hour captivity. Yet they were still required to take these tests, while members of the Executive Committee who con ducted the search were ex cused. We feel that this entire search would have been l^etter conducted by SOTneone other than students - too many per sonal aspects were involved. When the summons were issued to those accused, the unorganization of the entire operation was revealed even more. Tl^re was misinforma tion as to wtx> searched each room and as to v/t^ was four>d in each room. These mistakes just went further to show the unprofessional and ridiculous manner of the search. We realize that our hall was the guinea pig used to get al cohol off campus.. We are trying to do you and other future Meredith students a favor by saving you the humiliation and anger suffered by Second Heilman. The Executive Com mittee has asked anyone in terested OT our hall to express theirconcemsabout the search if there ever be need for one again. We just cannot help feeUng persecuted and upset that such guidelines were not estad3llshed prior to the unor ganized search in our hall. If such rules had been, there would not be the hostility that exists now on Second Heilman and parts of the rest of the Meredith Community. We think everyone involved hates that this ordeal had to happen - we just hope that our actions \«,ill improve the way in which a search will t>e l^andled if It ever has to happen to you. Kathy Wagoner, Clare Lynn Brock, Tricia Perry, Susanna V. Lee, Lisa Engstrom, Kathy Geraid, Jan Orach, Angela Mahaffey, E. Anne Carter, Emily C. Craig, Trade Taylor, Nancy Lassiter, Lisa Foushee, Mary- Beth Joyner, Wendy Wilder, Denise Cobb, Carla Gray, Jane Harrell, Lori A. Teachey, Susan Fetzer, and Quincy Foil To the Editor: I hope everyone watched ABC’s "The Day Aft^’ on Sun- d^ evening, Nov. 20. It was a scary, but realistic movie on the effects of a nuclear war. We, as Americans, should do every thing in our power to prevent such a Holocaust from happen ing. It could be our generation that has to deal with this situa tion. Since the danger of a nuclear war is there, we should also do everything in our power to sun/ive. Does anyone know that Meredith College offers the protection of fallout shelters? Meredith College does have fallout shelters, but they will not do anyone any good. The supplies are rotten and rats have gotten into the food sup ply. Who is responsible for the upkeep of these shelters? When was the last time the shelters were inspected and updated? World War II? The purpose of the fallout shelter? are de feated, because someone has failed in the upkeep of them, it is sad tt\at we have to discuss .our survival from a war, but it is even sadder that our means of sun/ival have t>een abandoned. Kelli Falk A
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