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CAMPUS NEWS
Class of 2007 reads Night
over the summer
This year's incoming
freshmen class read
Nobel Prize winner
Elie Wiesei’s novel
NIgM as part of the
annual Summer
Reading Program.
AUDREY TAMER
Staff Writer
Many incoming fresh*
men used the summer
before college as a sabbati*
cal from schoolworic, a sort
of homework free vacation.
However, incoming fresh
men at Meredith had &e
opportuni^ to partake in
the Summer Reading
Program.
The Summer Reading
Program, although not
required, is strongly
encouraged. At Meredith,
the program does not con
clude at the fmale of die
book. Once the student has
TIFFANY ADAMS
Editor in Chief
Students, faculty and
staff at Meredith encoun
tered computer and phone
problems last week as a
result of network difficul
ties. These problems were
largely due to computer
viruses that were designed
to take advantage of pro*
gram vulnerabilities associ
ated with the operating sys
tem Windows XP.
According to Chief
Information Officer Mickey
Brandstadter, the problems
experienced on this campus
are widespread, and
Meredith is not the only
campus being affected by
these viruses.
completed reading the
assigned woric, the program
extends numerous opportu
nities to the reader. These
opportunities include pre
sentations by professors
and group discussions.
The program's goal is to
build common bonds
between students as they
have shared the same read*
ing experience. In addition,
the program facilitates
strong relationships
between feculty and stu
dent as they are involved
in ^up discussions about
the book.
A few of die books from
previous years are: Ice
Bound: A Doctor’s
Incredible Battle for
Survival at the South Pole.
In the Time of the
Butterflies, and Tuesdavs
with Morrie. The selection
for ttie class of 2007 was
N^t by Elie Wiesel. This
wori: e?qx>sed the horrors
of the Holocaust through
All computers included
in the Meredith Technology
Initiative are equipped widi
Windows XP. Microsoft,
the manufacturer of this
operating system, found a
minor flaw in this newly
developed program and
hackers have taken advan*
tage of it.
The Technology
Services Department has
required eUl students to
install updates on their
computers in order to clean
the machine and protect it
against viruses.
"All of the main sys
tems have been protected
against attacks,”
Brandstadter said.
The updates were avail
able in the Noel Annex on
the first hand accoimts of
Wiesel, a Holocaust sur
vivor.
The book portrays the
dark portion of world histo
ry known as the Holocaust
in vivid detail. Some stu
dents felt that the purpose
of this year's selection was
to increase historical
awareness. Genna Parker
said that she felt the goal of
the reading was to expose
students to the horror of die
Holocaust. Still others
looked outside die book for
meaning.
Angela Levesque felt
that the goal of die reading
was to culture the class and
broaden their scope of liter
ature.
In correlation with
Night, Meredith has sched
uled several events aimed
at promoting student inter
action with faculty and
each other. Among the
events arranged by the col
lege is ‘^Genocide in the
August 26, and Technology
Services established August
29 as the deadline for
installing the updates.
According to Technology
Services, computers with
out updates may be unable
to access the networie until
the i^>dates have been
installed and verified by
Technology Services.
Brandstadter said that
several computers had
viruses when students
arrived back on campus
from summer break, which
could have contributed to
the recent problems.
He also stated that
anodier problem associated
with the networie comes
from downloading music
from sites such as Kazaa.
Modem World: The Night
Continues”. Also, guest
speaker Elie Wiesel will
join the Meredith commu
nity for a presentation in
September.
Despite some precon
ceived notions about non
mandatory simuner read
ing, the majority of
Meredith students complet
ed the book. Periiaps die
Summer Reading Program
intended not only to illumi
nate the Holocaust, but also
to gradually prepare the
minds of incoming fresh
men for the transition to
college.
"Reading kind of reacti
vated my mind at die end
of the summer," said
Kimberly Humphrey.
This year's book is
extremely popular with die
class of 2007 since many
students had alreacfy read
the book before this sum*
mer. However, that did not
stop many people frx>m
He said, "It slows the net
work, causes viruses and
it's illegal."
Although the recent
virus did not come from
this source, it is important
for the life of the computer
networic for students to
avoid dowiiloadii^ music
on campus.
The viruses are under
control at this time, and
technology at die College
is, for the most part, back
to normal. Students who
have not yet downloaded
the updates should go to
the Noel Annex and get a
CD in order to protect their
computers. Students with
questions and concerns
^ould contact Technolc^
Services at 760-2323.
reading it a second time.
"I knew it would be
good because I had already
read it once. I looked for
ward to seeing something
new in the book," said
Adrienne Kralick.
To some students, the book
was a new experience in
reading ahogether. "It was
the first personal account of
the Holocaust I had read,"
explained Athena Gamer.
Overall, this year’s
Summer Reading Program
was a success. When asked,
students overwhehningly
encour^ed participation in
die Summer Reading
Program.
"You have a whole sum
mer o£H Do something
intellectual. It doesn't take
much time," said Sydney
Darden.
Annual Blood Drive
Sept. 16
Our armual campus blood
drive ^nsored by
Campus N^stiy and the
Red Cross will be held in
the Cate Center from 10:00
a.m. - 7:00 p.m. You may
volunteer to donate blood
and/or volunteer an hour of
your time that day assisting
die Red Cross with the
drive. Call the Campus
Ministry office at x 8346
to sign up for a time to
donate. There will also be
a registration on
Wednesday, Sept 4th in
the dining hall during the
lunch hour, and in the Cate
Center on Thursday, Sept.
5th during the lunch hour.
There is also a sign up
sheet to volunteer to help
with the drive on the bul
letin board outside of the
Campus Ministry
College encountered technology
related problems last week