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Meredith Herald Volume X, Issue 25 April 20, 1994 Raleigh, North Carolina Crime increase provokes campus reaction by Christiiu Peoples The Meredith community is not im mune to the rise in campus crime across the Triangle area. Spring semester has brought with it many butanes in the residence halls, classrooms and parking lots. Along with the crime increase comes a cry from the campus to better equip our residence halls and dassroombuild- ings to prevent the victimization of Meredith’s students and staff members. There has been a proposal for 24- hour lockup forthe residence halls with an access system for Camcard identifi cation. Glen Sanderson from informa tion systems on campus anda computer company represenutive addressed the residence life staff at their meeting last week. According to Resident Direaor Beth Flye, they asked that the resident assis by Kate Stewart The Student Leadership Amrds were given out on Monday at 10:00 a. m. in Jones Auditorium. Awards were given to students who had exemplified lead ership and dedication throu^ut the year. Kristen Tyvoll was selected as the wirmer of the Student Development and Leadership Award . Amy Rooks, Amy Fisher, Hillaiy West, and Kristye Koontz all recieved the Freshman Ser vice and E>edication A^^. Carol Hill was the recipent of the SGA Outstand ing Leadership and Service Award while Angela Toms received the SGA Execu tive Award. The “You Make A Differ ence' Student Advisor Award was given to Anissa Jones. Ashley Horsman and Christa Bucks were both recipents of the Resident Assistant Extra Effort Award, while Jennifer Smith received the RHB Executive Committee Extra Effort Award. Pin Pin Lian was awarded the MU Extra Effort Award and the TBW Oustanding Senior in Business and Eco nomics award went to Kimberly Jo Andrews. The WINGS Outstanding tants get feedback on the system from the students in the hall meetings. The RAs asked the students for their overall opinion of the system, what hours they would like to see it in use (24 hours, 7p,m,-7a. m.,orllp.m.-7a.m.), whether residents and commuters should have access or just residents, if the cards should work in all residence halls or just specific doors, and if students would ultimately like access systems on all doors, "The plan is to set the system up accordingtostudentpreferences,” said Flye. The students wrote their opinions down, and the RAs typed them up and turned them in to Janice McQendon. Meredith administration will also have input into the workings of the system, which they hope to install by August. An access system will be installed io Leadership Award was given to Carol Hill, who won two awards Monday. The MeredithHerald Leadership Award was given to Christina Peoples while Elizabeth Rihani received the Meredith Herald Dedication Award. Winners of the Junior Women’s Qub Outstanding New Member Awards were Frances Moran and Page Brown while the Jun- the International House to try it out. “The 24-hour lockup would be good for me and my people and would get rid of a lot of people lookii^ for the oppor tunity to steal,” said Chief Shattuck. Recently, two teen^e giris have been spotted in Brewer and Fairdoth resi dence halls. They have been in rooms with unlocked doors and have rifled through purses. It seems that they are looking for cash because they have had opportunities to take credit cards and have not done so, said Chief Shattuck. They have been seen by housekeep ing staff and students and have been scared off twice, but people could never report it in time for security to catch them. “We need people to be on the look out because these people are going to be around,’ said Shattuck. Just before spring break, money was lor Women's club Outstanding Board Member A^wd was given to Mary Carraway. Winners of the Senior Service and Dedication A\«^s were Tracy Saher and Blythe Taylor while the winners of see AWARDS page seven stolen firom some rooms in Heilman and Fairdoth. Between $30-570 was taken, said Shattuck. On the February 25, Shattuck got a call from a faculty member in the Harris buildii^ who said that $135 had been taken from her purse, which she had left in an office. A student had left her purse in the ofTice as well and had $45 taken. A college-age man was seen by people not only in Harris where he asked for a professor by name, but also in Ledford and Johnson Hall, The young man used the professor’s name to give himself a cover-up, so that he would not look suspidous, said Shattuck. see SECURITY page seven Index Editorial 2 Opinion Poll 3 Profile 4 News Briefs 5 Review 8 Today's Forecast Sunny to partly cloudy High 80 Low 48 photo by Franc«8 Pate Angela Toms, Honor Council chair, presents Ginny StoHz, freshman, with the Carlye Campbell award Monday at Leadership Awards Day Monday, Leaders recognized at Awards Day
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