September 7,1994
Campus Opinion
Editorial: Dangerous driving
by Arinn Dixon
A funny thing happened to me the
other night; I was driving back to
Meredith at about 12:30 a.m. on
Edwards Mill Road. Youallknowwhere
that is-that long, lonely stretch of road
between Crabtree Mall and Old Ra
leigh Shopping Center.
I was just going along when I saw
this dead thing on the side of the road.
Thinking of the effects of a small mam
mal on the underside of my muffler, 1
swerved. Immediately bluelights came
on behind me. I checked my speedom
eter, which read 42 miles per hour. 1
figured the officerthought Iwasdnmk
and swerving, so 1 put my blinker on
and started to pull over in the grass.
Then a thought struck me. Hadn't
I heard something about a “Blue Light
Bandit" lately? That guy had a pcdice
car and police uniform and would pull
women over under the pretense of a
traffic violation and then rape them! 1
clicked my blinker off and gunned it.
There was no way in this world 1 was
going to stop on the side of this de
serted road where the chance of get
ting help was nil, so 1 kept going and
going until 1 reached Old Raleigh Shop
ping Center and pulled into the paik-
ing lot. He pulled up behind me and
got out.
I am not kidding when I tell you
that the officer was upset with me for
not pulling over right away. Did he
think I was seriously stupid enough to
subject myself to that kind of danger?
We had a few choice words and I got a
verbal warning for both ray swerving
and my “attitude against authority.”
Did that ofHcer really not care that at
least four women have been raped in
the area by this bandit? Did he not
think this was a real problem?
Well, I do. Meredith girts listen up!
If you are ever in that kind of situation,
look for two things: a siren and flash
ing headlights. It has been reported
that the “Blue Light Bandit” does not
use either. And no matter what, do not
pull over for anyone until you are in a
well lit area with lots of people around.
Always be careful when you drive.
Since the Raleigh police don’t seem to
want to worry about this, we’re going
to have to.
Campus Election *94:
Important Dates to Remember
Wednesday, September 7: Election Workshop I (101
LED)
Thursday, September 8'. Election Worksliopll (101
LED) 6:00 p.m.
[one workshop is required by ALL freshmen
who run for an o£Qce]!!
Friday, September 9: Filing Ends at 12:00 noon
Monday, September 9t Freshmen Speeches (Chapel)
8:00 p.m.
Tuesday, September 1$\ Voting during lunch and
dinner (BDH)
Wednesday, September 14: Run-offs during lunch and
dinner (BDH)
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Latham, Darrow Pate, Mary
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Heather Wilkin
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Seate
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