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CAMPUS NEWS April 14,20(}5 2 Meredith to host Holocaust Observance event on Sunday photo courtesy of Wendy Gem, staff photographer Holocaust survivor Gisella Abramsom, front left, spoke to Carolyn Happer's Holocaust class last week. Back row, from left to right: Melodie Lane Olson, Maria Santore. Front row, from left to right: Gisella Abramsom, Kelly Cash MARIA SANTORE Sports Editor On Sunday, April 17, Meredith College will be hosting the 24th Annual State of North Carolina Ho locaust Observance. The event will consist of a dis cussion panel and a formal commemoration ceremony. The discussion panel will be held in the Studio Theatre downstairs in Jones, start ing around 1:15 p.m. The theme of the panel is “What Happens When Good Peo ple Do Nothing?" All stu dents are encouraged to at tend and are asked to arrive early as seating is limited. Members of the discus sion panel include Holocaust survivor Marianne Balshone from Hungary, Dr. Carolyn Happer of the Department of History at Meredith Col lege, and Reverend Carrie Bolton from Altson Chapel Holly Church in Pittsboro, North Carolina. After the discussion panel, the Com memoration will be held in Jones Auditorium. Seating is limited for all events and students are encouraged to arrive early. A student art exhibition is scheduled to be on display in the lob by • of Jones Auditorium. The event is one of sever al Holocaust related events held at Meredith this semes ter. Last week, students in Dr. Happers’Holocaust class were able to meet with and hear the story of Holocaust survivor Gisella Abramson. Abramsom's visit last week was her third to Meredith College. Abramson was an eleven year old school girl living in Poland when the Holocaust began. She sur vived and escaped to New York, where she lived for several years until settling in Raleigh, her current home. Abramsom,'now in her sev enties, continues to travel around the state, telling her storytoschool-agedchildren. continued from page 1 18, U.S.C. section 702, by wearing a US Air Force Uni form. This carries a penalty of not more than six months imprisonment and/or $5,000 fine. Phillips' last charge as listed by the indictment document from the United States Attorney’s Office is Unauthorized Use of Mili tary Medals, violation of Title 18, U.S.C. section 704 (a). Among the alleged medals and ribbons, is the European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Award. This medal was authorized Nov 6, 1942 by Franklin D. Roosevelt. Effective March 15, 1946, only members of the military serving in the geographical region between Dec7,1941 andNovS, 1945 are authorized award of this medal. Violation of Title 18, U.S.C. section 704 (a) car ries a penalty of not more than one year imprisonment and/or $100,000 fine. Phillips has only been in dicted on the counts listed above. She is entitled to a fair trial in which guilt can only be proved beyond a rea sonable doubt. Her trial date has not yet been set. Phillips' indictment has called into question the cred ibility of the school by many students. President Hartford responded “Meredith’s cred ibility is not an issue at all in this case. We have tried to explain that Meredith is a college with an honor code - that we expect students to behave with honesty and integrity in all their actions and interactions. With this as our set of expectations, we might err on the side of believing students when they tell us something about their lives (that a parent has died, that a fire destroyed their home, that their family was impacted by flooding in NC) without asking for outside verification. It is only when we discover that a student has violated our honor code and our trust that we take ac tion.” The second count of Im personation of a US Officer involves falsely obtaining a thing of value, in this case tuition and expenses valuing approximately $42,178. Ac cording to Admissions and Financial Aid, members of the military go through the same processes in obtain ing financial aid as other students. If there is need- based financial aid, a student must fill out Free Applica tion for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). The application is then processed at Fed eral Student Aid Programs. Meredith College Financial Aid receives electronically an expected amount that the family can contribute. The difference between tuition and family contribution is assessed and aid is awarded based on that decision. Step One of the FAFSA includes a question about sex because most male students must register with Selective Ser vice to get federal aid. Step Three questions the student on his or her military veteran status. This is the last men tion of military service in the application. In the worksheet attached to application, the only mention of military as sociation is a section to in clude the amount of money a person recieves from non education benefits such as Disability, Death Pension, or Dependency and Indemnity Compensation. The application for the North Carolina Legislative Tuition Grant offers on the answer of yes or no to a ques tion covering military status. The last reference to military is Registration for Selective Service by which one of the check box options is due to non registration because the applicant is on active duty in the military. Phillips is a former Honors student and was the Martha Nell Tucker Award Recipi ent for 2003. According to the Meredith website, "The Martha Nell Tucker Fresh man Biology Award and Scholarship was established by Mr. And Mrs. Royster Tucker in memory of their daughter, Martha Nell Tuck er, who was a Meredith stu dent in 1978. It is awarded to a freshman biology student who demonstrates a determi nation to achieve her fiill po tential in the field of biology, a concem for her fellow stu dents, an interest in solving the problems of humankind through biology, and an at titude towards life that dem onstrates the virtues of cour age and self-giving." In the scholarship announcement, she is listed as Captain Lisa Phillips. She later switched her major from pre-med to psychology. Meredith College has is sued an official statement re garding Lisa Phillips’ indict ment; "Meredith College is co operating with the federal athorities who are investi gating the charges against former student Lisa Phil lips. As an institution with a strong honor code, Mer edith is deeply committed to maintaining an atmosphere of trust and honor through out the campus. The college takes equally serious its ob ligations to maintain the pri vacy of student records. No additional information can be released without violat ing the protections granted to all students by the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) of 1974."
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