5 CAMPUS FEA TURES
World News Brief
Campus Faces: Campus Police
Chief Frank Striclcland
JESSIE WILLSON
Staff Reporter
There are many people
around Meredith's campus
who exist as nameless faces
to us, such as members of
the cafeteria, maintenance
or campus police staffs.
Although they dedicate
much of their lives to us,
we know nothing more
than the color of their uni
forms or the sound of their
voices.
Until now.
This section is dedicated
to discovering what lies
within the people of
Meredith College. And
there’s no better place to
start than with those who
protect us around the clock:
our Meredith Campus
Police, headed by Chief
Frank Strickland.
Name: Frank E. Strickland
Rank: Chief of Police
Hometown: Laurinburg
(Oxford), North Carolina
College: Hampton
University (1974) - He also
attended N.C. State,
Alabama and Maryland
because of his affiliation
with the military.
Best advice from his par
ents: "To always treat peo
ple as you would like to be
treated - to just be kind to
others."
Family: Strickland has a
wife and two daughters.
His wife was once on staff
here at Meredith in the
Office of Institutional
Advancement.
Favorite Book: The Bible
Favorite Music: Country
Favorite Food: Fried
chicken, hands down, is
Strickland's favorite food.
He recommended Belk
Dining Hall's chicken.
Dream vacation:
"Anywhere warm and sun
shiny with my wife"
Why he chose law
enforcement: Strickland
said that since he was a
boy, it has been his desire
to be a police officer. When
he was younger, he started
off in the military because
there were no job openings
elsewhere.
Why he is at Meredith:
Strickland chose Meredith
because of its nice environ
ment and people. After
working on campus as a
night supervisor, Strickland
eventually retired. Six
months after his retirement,
he accepted the offer from
the vice president of busi
ness and finance to return
to Meredith as the chief of
police.
Favorite Shift: Daytime.
Strickland said that at this
point in the game, it's too
hard for him to catch up on
sleep during the day and
work at night.
Best part of the job:
Situations are fairly nor
mal, nothing too big hits
campus, and the biggest
problems are usually
between students or with
parking tickets. Meredith
is fortunate, and Strickland
feels his job is that much
more fun because of the
safe environment.
Words to the students:
Strickland loves all the stu
dents and truly appreciates
those who simply stick to
the rules and do their share.
He hopes that all of us
know just how much per
sonal care we get here -
everyone comes together to
help eveiyone else.
Strickland knows that you
can't find that attention on
just any campus.
Additional Information:
Strickland served in
Vietnam for several years,
and at age 30, he had
earned the Air Medal with
27 Oak Leaf Clusters, the
Army Commendation
Medal for Meritorious
Service, the Vietnamese
Cross of Gallantry, and the
hi^ly esteemed
Distinguished Flying Cross.
For his honorable and
courageous service as a
Huey helicopter pilot,
Strickland was nominated
for and received the Bronze
Star.
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ANDREA
GILLIKIN
Staff Reporter
Rumsfeld deployed 62,000
more troops to the Persian
Gulf, including 7,000
Camp Lejune Marines. The
group had been scheduled
to deploy sometime this
summer but was sent out to
help support the military in
the Persian Gulf. There
were many sad goodbyes as
the troops headed out for
what may be up to a year in
the Gulf
Chemical warheads not list
ed in Iraq's weapons reports
were found in Iraq. The 11
chemical warheads that
were found were all empty
but were said to be in
"excellent condition.”
While Iraqi officials said
the warheads were outdated
and had simply been for
gotten, the U.S. has decid
ed to look into the matter.
In a recent speech Saddam
Hussein said Iraq was
ready for war with
America. The speech was
given on the 12th atmiver-
sary of the Gulf War.
Hussein said Iraq would
not be defeated.
Palestinians have voiced
their support for Iraq and
Hussein. Thousands of
Palestinians have joined in
weeklong protests to show
their support for Iraq.
Protesters’ signs were said
to read "No, no to attack,"
"Where is Arafat? He's sold
us to the U.S.," and "We
support Iraq.” The demon
stration may be associated
with the help Iraq has
shown to Palestine through
out the year, including giv
ing fmancial help to fami
lies of suicide bombers.
Parents in Somalia are try
ing to smuggle their chil
dren into America so that
they can escape the vio
lence in their own country.
Parents commonly send
their children away because
of the violence and lack of
educational opportunities
and medical facilities. The
parents hope their children
will be able to create a bet
ter life for themselves and
send money back to the
family.
Roh Moo-hyun, President
elect of South Korea, will
officially take office next
month. He said he is
pleased with the way the
U.S. is handling the nuclear
weapons situation with
North Korea. The U.S. has
taken a diplomatic stand on
talking to North Korea
about nuclear weapons
instead of taking a military
approach.
El Nino warming in the
Pacific will continue into
the spring of 2003. El
Nino, said to be tn its
"mature stage," has
increased the temperature
of Uie waters of the Pacific
by 1 -2 degrees Celsius. It
has also affected the rain in
Australia, America, south
ern Brazil, Uruguay and
northern Argentina.
Demonstrators assembled
in Washington, D.C. and
other areas to protest
against war with Iraq. This
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