Volume XWIII, Issue 12
Educating Women To Excel
November 30, 2005
Meredith College Condom Survey Results
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Coffeehouse
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Study Abroad
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NICOLE BIRD
Contributing Writer
The results from the “Stu
dent Life Committee Con
dom Availability Survey”
are in! But first, the Student
Life Committee and the SGA
want to thank every Angel
who took the time to fill out
a survey on such an impor
tant issue; and now for the
survey results. As to those
who believe Meredith Col
lege should make condoms
available to all students on
campus, an overwhelm
ing 70.9% said the college
should make condoms avail
able; 17.5% said no, and
MELYSSA ALLEN
Media Relations
Documentary filmmaker
Rory Kennedy will be the
first speaker in
Meredith College's newly
launched lecture series spon
sored by Blue Cross and Blue
Shield of North Carolina.
“The Camera Doesn't
Lie: Social Change Through
Documentary Filmmaking,”
will be held on Wednesday,
Nov. 30 at 7 p.m. in Jones
Auditorium.
Kennedy’s lecture is free and
open to the public.
The Blue Cross and Blue
Shield of North Carolina
Presidential Lecture Series
at Meredith College will
feature at least three ma
jor speakers each academic
year. The series is supported
by a gift from Blue Cross
and Blue Shield of North
Carolina.
11.7% were neutral on the
subject. Taking into account
each individual’s answer to
the subject of whether or not
condoms should be made
available on campus, the
results as to the availability
of condoms for dispersing
are as follows; 58.6% feel
that condoms should be fi«e
(paid for by flie college),
18% feel that condoms
should be made available for
sale, 14.6% chose to answer
not applicable, and 8.8%
specified other. Finally, as
to the venues through which
students would like to see
the condoms made available
to them, they are; 30.4% for
This new lecture series
is designed to foster stu
dents’ abilities to develop
the knowledge, skills, values
and global awareness neces
sary to become tomorrow’s
leaders, and to lead respon
sible lives of citizenship,
learning and service.
Kennedy is the co-founder
and co-president of Moxie
Firecracker Films, Inc. Her
impressive body of work,
which tackles pressing so
cial concerns including pov
erty, domestic abuse, drug
addiction, human rights,
AIDS and mental illness, has
garnered numerous awards
and been featured on HBO,
A&E, MTV, Lifetime. The
Oxygen Network, Court TV,
TLC and PBS. Kennedy is
also a committed social ac
tivist and hxmian rights ad
vocate. She has been a mem
ber of the board of directors
for a number of non-profit
vendingmachinesoncampus,
72.4% by the Health Center,
14.5% chose to answer not
applicable, and 21.1% speci
fied other. For the many stu
dents who specified ‘Other’
on this survey, please know
that the Student Life Com
mittee and the SGA will take
all your considerations into
account when pursuing this
matter. Again we would like
to thank the remarkable 738
students who participated in
this survey making it by far
the most responded to sur
vey as of to date. Your in
volvement spoke volumes,
surpassing prior surveys
such as the Dining Survey
organizations including the
Legal Action Center and the
Project Return Foundation.
She served as chairperson
of the Joseph P. Kennedy Jr.
Foundation Associate Trust
ees Program and continues
as a member of the board.
She was a member of the
1999 Presidential Mission
on AIDS in Afiica.
For 2005-06, the Blue
Cross and Blue Shield of
North Carolina Presiden-
with 282 participants, the
Weekend Survey with 573
participants, and the SGA
Survey with 492 partici
pants. Please note, that even
though the majority of stu
dents want to see condoms
made available on campus,
the decision as to ‘how they
will be paid for’ has not been
made yet, nor has a time line
be set for when they will
not be made available. For
any concerns or comments,
please contact Jessica Coni-
celli, Student Life Chair, at
conicell@meredith.edu.
tial Lecture Series at Mer
edith College will follow a
theme of “Our World, Our
Responsibility: Contributing
to Positive Change Around
the Globe.” In 2006-07, the
series will be built around a
theme of “Our Future, Oitf
Responsibility: The Status
of Women in the World.”
For more information about
the lecture series, visit www.
meredith.edu/owor.
Everyone is invited to the
Candlelig’ht Lovefest
Enjoy a Christmas Tradition
in the Moravian Style
November 29, 2005 at 7:30pm
Jfones Chapel
Documentary Filmmaker Rory
Kennedy to Speak at Meredith College