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what’s Your Plan? will incapacitate by Kym Spell At some point eveiy woman has felt unsafe when she is alone. With the rising crime rate, women across the country are becoming increasingly vulnerable. Tuesday night, Stringfield and Carroll Residence Halls’ educational meeting focused on a subject every Meredith woman should be aware of— self defense. The guest speaker was Connie Cwik from Citizens Against Crime, an organization that provides speakers for clubs, businesses, and other organizations, 'nie speakers provide information on topics such as crime prevention, fire protection, and kids against crime; Mrs. Cwik relayed practical self defense information to the participants. She told students to walk confidently and be aware of the people around them. Stay a safe distance (farther that "arm’s reachO away from bushes, cars, alleys, and doorways. Use the buddy system ^en walking or jogging and chan^ your route often. Mrs. Cwik recommended carrying a dependable tear gas spray in your hand as a visual deterrent. When walking to your car, Mrs. Cwik recommended that you have your keys ready before you leave the building. Look around. Check under, around, and inside your car before you unlock it Lock all the doors immediately and park only in well lit areas. Keep your purse out of sight while driving and never give your house key to a parking attendant. In the event that you are confronted, Mrs. Cwik stressed thatyour best weapon is your brain. Criminals count on your fear and panic. Try to outsmart him/her by having a ready plan. Before physical coAtact is made, scream and yell “fire" to attract quick attention. Run toward people and light Don’t waste lime, run! Put distance between you and the criminal. If physical contact is made, do your best to remain calm. Find out what the criminal wants. If they want money or jewelry, give it to them immediately. Don't turn a property crime into a violent crime. If you are in a rape situation, try to get time on your side by doing the unexpected. Trust your instincts. If one tactic doesn’t work, try another. Your chances of escape increase with each effort Try to talk and aa assertively. At all times, try to run and scream. Keep in mind that this may be your only chance of survival—onstantly try to find a way to escape. Make your self undesirable by vomiting, urinating, def ecating, or fak ing a seizure. If you must fight the at tacker, fight smart. Chances are the attacker a will be physically stronger than you so you must use speed and sur prise to your advantage. As a last resort try to i gouge the attacker’s eyes or injure the groin area. If you decide to carry a tear gas spray, Mrs. Cwik recommended that you choose one that has CS as its active ingredient and contains an ultraviolet dye to help police identify the suspect Test the tear gas periodically and practice using it. Remember, all tear gasses are not the same. Be sure that your weapon the attacker, not just anger them. One of the major points Mrs. Cwik stressed was that students need to think about their own safety plan. Be aware of your surroundings and take an active role in your own saiiety. Bite the Cheese JtairstyCcs By SMemasters Free Consultation Student Specials: fierms reg. $*#0 now Si0 off Hairstyles reg. SIS now S3 off Sebrfng Hair Care Products I OX off free Sebring Product Samples Tanning Bed ^ ^ Ridgewood Shopping Center this it to offer expires 11 no/90 recieve specials Herald Recruits Reporters, Others continued from page 3 late, we walked to the grocery store. We walked around the store looking at all of that food—all of that beautiful food just waiting to be eaten. This is where our final food connection was bom. It so happened we were standing in front of the dairy counter, just admiring the cheeses, when something came over me. I grabbed a hunk of Muenster and bit it Bit right through the packaging. Took a huge bile. My roomie bit it, too. We died laughing, purchased our margaiine and macaroni and left; giggling. After a ^Me hunger nags at you. You dont think logically. Not that we ever did think logically. Nonetheless hunger was calling us. One night white sitting In our oibide» my loommate located towards me and saiid, *Let*s go bite the cheese.” We carried on in this manner for the rest of the summer. Each time we went to bile the cheese we became moie and inore bold One paitkubr nj^ we had •put up in the store to eat from different sections. Quite a bit oCUme haid passed and my raommaae began looking for me. I was nowfaem lo be fbund. Hie nm thing I knew ay loommsns legs were right in front of me, eye level. You see, 1 was sitting on the floor behind the bakery counter. I sofUy called out to her. When she discovered my location, she joined me in a feast of chocolate chip cookies and ladyfingers. I look back on that summer with a great deal of joy. It was fun but it was reality. We were so hungry we resorted to stealing food. We made a joke out of it but it really wasn't fiinny. Had eidier of us had a lick of sense, we would have swallowed our pride and asked our parents for help. Theie aie millions of starving people in the wmld and some will resort to stealing. Some have no parents to mn to or some have parents are equally hungry. When I sit down to eat that hugeThank^iving spread ihislhufsday, I wfil be thankful. Hianklul for the few eitn pounds I cany today. Ihankful for the roof over my head and a reasonably highoeUlng. 1 win also try to remember that someone 1 know may be hungry, and many somebodiesXdontknow will behungry. I thinklHMveibemabiieof cheestr Happy llianksglvlnsi It’s never to late to )oin the HmM We still need additional reporters, typesetters, photographers, advatising staff and distribution h^. If you can't or doni wish to write, we have ptay of othv posiUons that you can help OL Come |oin the Am and world of newspaper pubHshhtif ITs a great way to add some experience to your resume and be a pan of a fiin group at the same time. Call Julia Hasken at 833-5525 if you'd like to find out more about availsble oppoituniiies at the critically Mwwiler JA JflpO
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