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MeredM Herald Volume XIII, Issue 22 Wc attract bright, talented, ambitious students. Naturally we're a women's college. Aprii 9. 1997 On the inside: Farrell provokes thought at convocation O Experil‘lice Meredith hrouj>ht a crowd of incomhig fre$hman to the MiTi'dith College iMiiipiis. Page 3 □ Kappa Nu Sigma and l^i Mu Epsilon hontir incoming members in spring inductions. 4 J Meredith Diince Theatre perrurnied seven pieces at their spriny performance April ^ - 5. Page 5 Meredith Herald .. ■: Mci'cdiili (.ollcgc 3800 Ilillsboi oiigh Sl KalciKli. N(' 2'?607 Lriuil: dixojia®m^redlth.edu □ Author Farrell presented ideas on the vlctiiruzation of men. Addie Tschamler Staff Repc^er la this week’s Monday momiog convocation, masculist Dr. Warren Farrell, author of Why Men Are The Way They Are and The Myth of Male Power, spoke to Mereditb students od understanding tbe role of men and their definition of power. Farrell, who has appeared on over 1,000 radio and television shows, said that his purpose istoencourageothers to learn whatit’s like u> walk in someone else's shoes different from their own. Farrell said that be feels that an understaading between men and women is the key to strong relation ships. “I have never had someoDe to come to me and say. ‘I want adivorce from this person because they under stand me.’” Farrell sid that if people feel they are understood, they will almost al ways come back to that person that understands them and learn to appre ciate tbat person more. During his lecture, Farrell asked the primarily female audience to ask them- selvesiflhey really UD- derstood their fathers. Farrell asked the audience, "Have you ever asked your father, ‘“Dad, if you did not have any obligatioDs to worry about, what would you really want to do in life?’” The audience was asked to hreak up into groups of three aod dis cuss what they thought their dads would be doing for a living if they could do anything they wanted to do. Farrell determined from a show of haods that many of (he stu dents’ fathers chose their present ca reer because it would bring in more money than thier “fantasy” careers. Farrell said tbat mao’s problem has a deceptive name — power. He used the example of enlisting for the darft. He said that if all blacks were asked to enlist or if all Jews were asked Warren Farrell to enUsi or if allof any one group were asked to enlist, that there would be much controversy ova it. The group of people would feel oppressed and cry genocide. But there is one group that is forced to enlist— men. Farrell said, however, tbat mra do not define it as oppression; they define it as power. Farrell said that we should understand wbat “controlhng our own hfe” means. We need to learn to recognize differences in how men and women define power, he said. To end his lecture, Farrell talked bow women in the past chose men wbo were powerful and killers in onjerto feel protected. “We watched the movie An Of ficer and a Gentlemen, not A Private and a Pacifisf," he said. Farrell went on to say that wbat used to be func tional in women’s choice of men has now become dys functional. “Characteristics to survive with the species are the same as the charac teristics it lake to love a man,” be said. “So I say, ‘Get on with it!’” Revamped Open House policy a success □ O'Briantsays Open House policy has gone "very well.” Beth Hall Staff Reporter “It was cool having such flexible hours to have guys come up,” says seniorBarefoot resident Veronica King of Che revamped Open House policy. Beginning in the fall 1996 semes ter, Open House policy privileges be came much more flexible for all stu dents, seniors particularly. There were only three Open House days per se mester last school year. There were no special privileges forseniors. But now, the Barefoot senior dorm has Open House every weekend, and all olh^ students have Open House twice a month. Sophomore Ann Nowlia, who served as an RA in Noel House last semester, says that she does “hear complaints from freshmen who say tbat there aren’t enough visitation days.” She says, “I remmd them that we had far fewer visitation days last year than this year, and tbat Meredith has at least recognized the need for more days and has done something about it.” Barefoot seniors, however, are not complaining. “I am a senior, and I appreciated having Open House every weekend-Saturday and Sunday,” says Barefoot resident Emily Gee. First Barefoot RA B.J. Ansley, says “about 20 or so people took ad vantage of Open House [each time it was offered],” and feels that “as Open House continues, more and more people will participate.” When asked bow she felt Open House was going this year. Director of Residence Life Paula O'Briant an swered, “Open House has gone very well.” O'Briant states that a total of 1,676 guests visited on Open House weekends during the fall semesto' of 1996. Depending on the weekend, the number of guests ranged from SO to 300. The number of guests is impor tant in tbe calculation of the success of the new Open House policy. Another important number in ibis calculation is the number of fines stu dents paid for Open House policy vio lations. For minor violations, such as only wriiinga guest’s first initial in the place of his or her first name, the responsible student is fined $25. For major violations, such as keeping a male guest in a student’s room after Open House hours or overnight, the responsible student is brought before tlie Honor Council where a suitable punishment isdecided. SGAPresident Erica Babierreminds all students who feel tiiey have been accused unjustly tliat they “always have the right to appeal.” Of ilie 1,676 guests, there were between 40 and 47 fines. Most people feel that the number of miuor violations will go down as students become more famiUar with the fine print of the policy. For ex ample, some students did not know they had to write a guest’s first and last name oti the sign-in sheet — initials would not suffice. Gee had this prob lem herself. She says, "The only prob lem iliat I had with the pohcy was staling [he person’s full name. Idid not understand exactly whal this meant UQti] it was too late. I was really upset since this rule did not appear on tbe sigD-in sheet. After complaints were made, this part of the policy was posted.” Others did not realize that female, as well as male, guests must besigoed- in. Also, many students simply forgot to SigD-in or sign-out guests in the first floor parlor. A problem for Barefoot residents was the confusion over whether non-weekend holidays and three-day weekends were Open House days or not. “To begin with,” says Ansley, “there were about five (fines] each weekend, because of the name thing. After that, there were probably about one or two a month for Bare foot” O'Briant says tbat the Resident Hall Board will continue “fine-tuning the policy.” “Fine-tuning” includes making sign-in forms more accessible and alerting the staff as to which week ends they are required to work. See POLICY page 8
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