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have been'ft«y#iefl:”
While these faculty laptop
thefts are disturbing. Strick
land pointed out that no stu
dent laptops have been stolen
thus far. He commented that
this was a pleasant surprise
considering the large number
of laptops that were distrib
uted to the freshmen this year.
Strickland offered some
tips for students and faculty to
help prevent future laptop
thefts. “Make sure that offices
and dorm rooms are locked,
and in cases where a security
cable has been provided,
make sure it is secure before
you leave for the day," he
said.
He added that members of
the Meredith community
should immediately report any
suspicious people oi] campus
to Campus Police at x8888.
Spectrum is on the web
□ Meredith’s first
gay/lesbian alliance
hopes a new website
will promote aware
ness on campus.
Tiffany Adams
staff Reponef
Meredith’s first gay/lesbian
student alliance is now on the
web.
Spectrum, an organization
providing education and
support for members of the
Meredith community who are
concerned about issues
surrounding sexual
orientation, recently created a
website to “create more of a
presence on campus and
provide resources for stu
dents," said Lindsey
McAdams, secretary of
Spectrum.
For many years. Spectrum
provided educational and
support services through the
Counseling Center. The
Senate approved Spectrum
last year, and it became an
official campus organization.
“The organization is open
to students of all sexual
orientations,” McAdams said.
Frip Rudd, a member of
spectrum and webmaster of
Sludenl' LlFe
Spring Forum
April 16
6:00 p.m.
Bring your
concerns.
the website, created the
website just before Spring
Break in March. The idea for
the site came about last
semester, and Rudd carried
out the plans this semester.
She said that she updates the
website on a regular basis.
“I may update the site three
times in one day or wait a
week, depending on when it
needs to be updated,” she
said.
The site contains links to
various educational websites
that have information about
news and events in the
Triangle and gay and lesbian
resources. The website also
features a message board and
chat room for open
discussion.
Also featured on the site is
a page called “Voices," in
which members can post
poems and stories.
Spectrum president Lyn
Tucker thinks that the
educational links are a good
way to provide people with an
opportunity to educate
themselves about issues
.surrounding sexual
orientation. She also staled
that the message board pro
vides an outlet for discussion
for the Meredith community.
McAdams stressed the
importance of the site to the
Meredith community because
it “will bring diversity to the
campus and make people
aware of the lesbian, gay,
bisexual, and transgender
community on campus.”
Kat Bailey. Spectrum vice
president, feels that there is
not a lot of outward support
for Spectrum on campus, but
is hopeful that the website will
increase support by allowing
people to discuss issues
anonymously.
The club promotes
awareness of issues lesbian,
bisexual and transgender
students at Meredith College
deal with because they face
adversity which encourages
them to hide who they really
are. Members of Spectrum
feel that Meredith is not yet a
community for everyone,
since some members of the
community are encouraged
not to discuss their families,
partners and lives.
For more information about
Spectrum, visit the website at
www.angelfire.com/theforce/
spectrum/.
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