August 23,1994
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Campus Extras
Keanu captures audience in "The Net"
By; Arinn Dixon
I don’t know about you,
but I loved the movie
Speed. I thought it was
great, though a lot of
people that I talked to
really didn’t like it.
Specifically, a lot of
guys didn’t like it, but
that’s probably because
the girls they were with
were panting for Keanu
Reeves. I will admit
seeing my future hus
band Keanu leaping
from vehicle to vehicle
with muscles bulging
was very nice, but I also
enjoyed the action, the
Leaders
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“These exercises showed
us that leadership isn’t
one person being in
charge, it is a group of
people working together
to meet a common
goal,’’ said Rebecca
Huffstetler, sophomore
class president.
The next day students
challenged their indi
vidual skills with the
high ropes course. They
were strapped into
harnesses and helmets
before climbing up a tree
to reach the obstacles in
the air. The retreat
center’s facilitators acted
as an anchor for the
students. They were
hooked to the students
on the ropes and were
able to help the women
balance themselves.
It was an opportunity for
thrills, and the hairpin turns. And
I really enjoyed Sandra Bullock as
the quirky bus driver.
That brings me to my point: I saw
the movie The Net this weekend
and it rocked my world. I thought
it was awesome. It is like Speed
without the bus. It has suspense, it
has intrigue, and it has Bullock,
my favorite actress.
Bullock plays Angela Bennett, a
brilliant computer analyst who
works out of her home. She
figures out bugs in computer
games and stuff like that. She is
pretty much a loner and her only
friends are on the Internet. She
goes on vacation where she meets
the guy of her dreams and has her
purse stolen all in the same night.
Do you see a connection
here? After that night her life
totally changes. Her identity
is totally taken away and she
is given a new one, complete
with social security number
and a list of criminal offenses
as long as my arm. Dennis
Miller plays Angela’s psy
chiatrist and the only person
who knows her and is willing
to help. The rest of the movie
involves her cracking a huge
computer system, escaping
from about twenty-seven bad
guys, and just being a general
heroine.
The movie was totally en
thralling and the actors were
great, but if you think about
it, the whole idea is pretty
scary. The bad guys take
away Angela Bennett’s life
through computers by alter
ing her address, her family
history, and her social secu
rity number.
All that information about
me is in some computer
somewhere, too, and if
anyone wanted access to it, I
guess they could get it. That
makes me wonder if putting
our trust totally in computers
is a bad idea.
Anyway, I didn’t mean to get
all philosophical. All I want
to say is go see the movie.
You’ll enjoy it.
center was created by Dr. A1
Haltiwanger and named after
his daughter who committed
suicide. She was a nurse at
Wake Medical Center. Her
portrait hangs over the
fireplace in the retreat center
that overlooks the lake.
Haltiwanger’s goal was to
establish a place where young
people can build their confi
dence and learn how to deal
with stress in their lives.
CLIMBING HIGH: SGA President, June Holland
prepares to climb 40 ft. onto the "pamper post"
the leaders to learn how to deal
with fear and stress on their own.
The leaders participated in work
shops during the evenings. Cheryl
Jenkins and Chrissie Bumgardner
of Student Activities led discus
sions on running an effective
organization and the social change
model of leadership. SGA Presi
dent June Holland led an intense
workshop on diversity and cam
pus inclusiveness that got
students thinking about ways
to make all students feel
accepted and appreciated at
Meredith.
Many discussions lasted late
into the night with the leaders
hoping to find solutions for
the problems facing the
Meredith community.
The Beth Haltiwanger retreat
Heiitiitcier: to
all Seniors
IPoriraifs will
be taken Aug*
30^ 31 anil
Sept* 1*
Sign up for an
appointment in
Studlent
Astivities