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PAOe 2 THE TWIG OCTOBER 7. 1985 EDITORIALS — AK tSSVB OF SBCfJRMTY by Beth Blankenship Co-Editor A young college girl Is asleep in her room. She awakes because she feels a cold breeze in her room. She hears the noise of rattling blinds. She ats up quickly and turns toward her window. There in the dark she sees the silhouette of a man aouchir>g on her window sill. She tries to scream tut fright has taken her s£rility to speak. She finally manages to yeil out her roommate’s name. The in truder leaps from the window and runs into the night. This sounds like something out of a honror movie, but this event is true. That frightened young oollege girl was me. About two weeks ago a man ttroke into my window. This editorial is not to get your sym pathy or to scold those of you who do not lock your windows at night. I want to talk to you about Meredith Security and my situation. Because my thoughts were muddled that night, it was my suitemate who acted quickly in calling Campus Se curity. They came immediately in re sponse to the call and managed to find ttte intruder, however, he managed to escape. lcommer)d Security for acting quickly. I actually did feel more secure and was able to eventually fait asleep again that night. However, t do have a few sugges tions that I feel will benefit us as stu dents at an all-girls school and make the job of security easier. Self-defense. It's one of the categories under self-preservation. Meredith needs to have a cout^ in self-defense either offered through the P.E. department or through a special six- or eight-week pro gram. I believe that there would be enough interest to make this a success ful idea What better way to leet secure than to be able to protect yourself. Secondly, I would like to be driven to my domi from THE PIT. Any conc^v- able character could hide in tf>e adjacent wooded area or behind a car while se curity patiently waits at the top of ti^ hill. I think the one incident which now prevents this procedure was an isolated case. Last, I've noticed security guanjs are getting younger; therefore, they sre more physicatly able to protect the stu dents. I would, however, tliink it in the best interest of the guards and students if they attended self-defense classes as well as take agility tests at least twice a year. The end result being failure to pass the test - failure to maintain a security position due to inadequate skills. I have seen a great improvement in se curity this year and only hope tfie im provement continues. HAPPY 22ND BIRTHDAY Beth (Co-Editor) Blankenship This is your last birthday as a single woman. LIVE IT UP! THANKS TO SUSAN DUCK AND THE BEEHIVE COMMITTEE FOR ALL YOUR HARO WORK WHITEW/^ING THE BEEHIVE LAST SUNDAY! Campus Capsules THE HATE SHOW, aired annualiy on the U. of North Carolina’s student r^io station, broadcasts music requested by students and dedicated to people they hate. Topping the “most hated” fist are boyfriends, girlfriends, roommates and Ronald Reagan. Phone [Continued from page fj mate must pay the entire $16.00. If students are dissatisfied with the services Meredith is rendering, there is an alternative. Students can turn the phone in. However, If sen/ices are re stored, a $10.00 fee will be charged. A $10.00 fee will also t>e enforced if stu dents fail to pay their phone bill after receiving a second notice. Should students have questions con cerning the charges billed to them, they may call CAM-TEL at 8190 t>etween 3-5 p.m., Monday through Friday. USA—Africa [Continued from page anti-hunger action manual - offering guidance on how to organize proiects, provide detaled 'Cle^riptior^ of possible projects and availabie resources- win be distributed to volunteers and organiza- tior«. This fall, the campaign will begin in earnest. Part one will focus on raising funds for the USA for Africa famine relief efforts, but 10 percent will be used to fight hunger in the United States. We apologize for the typographical error on Page 8 of the September 30 edition of The Twig The word in Steve’s column is “corny" not “horny." Thank you. We apologize for the typographical error in the September 30 edition of The Twig Note “Cheryl Perneli” of the Public Relations Staff. Sorry, Cheryl. The TWIG MerediU) C«rflege, Raleigh. N.C. 27607 Co-editors Beth Blankenship Cynthia Church CaroJine Powell Vanessa Goodman Michele Cherry Sally Woolard Haven Cooper Cheryl Pemell Jennifer Jackson Cindy Patterson Stephanie Bennett Kim McQuaig Laurie Hastings Jennifer Bruffey Suzanne Griffin Margaret Beall Laura Schaffer TracyMarie Dunn Managing Editors Business Manager Advertising Manager Public Relations Manager Public Relations Staff Proofreader Photographer Circulation Managers Mary Ann Lisenba Edy Speight Susan Wiggs Sarah Winslow Wendy Langston Carmel Swanson Joy Terry Circulation Staff Layout Managers Casey Bass Dr. Tom Parramore rreshman Seminar Reporter Advisor
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