Volume XXV, Issue 6
Educating Women to Excel
October 17, 2007
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Campus Programs
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Campus Programs
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Campus Activities
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’Dies. Oct. 16 at 5 p.m.
North Carolina Native Returns to Raleigh
Erin Etheridge
Staff Writer
On Thurs., Oct. 4, a
North Carolina woman
writer discussed her life
and her new novel with
a group of enthusiastic
Meredith students, fac
ulty, and staff.
Sarah Colton, the
great-niece of the name
sake of Meredith's Colton
English Qub and of the
college's literary and art
magazine, described the
turbulent decade of the
1960s and how it affected
both her life and her
novel during the club's
first meeting of the year,
held in Joyner Hall.
"It was just like the
world flipped over,"
said Colton. "We had to
break out of this system."
The system that
Ethics in
Courtney Angers and Laura
Brantley
Contributing Writers
For the Meredith
College Teaching Fellows
program, the campus
d\eme this year is "A Star
in Every Classroom." It
is common knowledge
that a star teacher is
one who is helpful,
passionate, and educated,
but is there more? Mary
Winstead, ttie Special
Prosecutor in the Duke
Lacrosse case earlier d\is
year, thinks titere is.
As said by Winstead,
in addition to exhibiting
the qualities of being a
"capable, conscientious,
diplomatic leader," a star
teacher is one who is able
to make ethical decisions.
To drive home this
important characteristic.
Colton referred to was
one in which women
still lacked "basic rights.
She gave the example
that when she went to
Raleigh's St. Mary's, at
the time still a jvmior
college, one could get
expelled for attending an
un-chaperoned party—a
party at which a married
individual or couple was
not present to supervise.
Colton descried the
1960s as a time when
yoimg women found
themselves in "golden
cages." Society was
turned upside down by
the Vietnam War, the
Qvil Rights Movement,
the drug movement, and,
most importantly, the
introduction of the birth
control pill.
Colton remarked that
Winstead spoke to an
audience corxsisting of
Meredith College, NC
State University, and
Campbell University
Teaching Fellows on
Thurs., Oct. 4.
To begin her lecture,
Mary Winstead spoke
about the definition of
ethics—a simple word
with a complex meaning.
This word is often tossed
around in everyday life,
but the true meaning
is often lost. To make
the term simpler for
her audience, Winstead
defined ethics as doing
the right thing which
is not necessarily the
politically correct or
popular thing.
Although this succinct
definition appears to be
quite abstract, Winstead
narrows the phrase with
the pill arrived "like
a stealth bomb" that
radically changed how
women thought of them
selves and how to control
their own bodies.
"It was a thrilling
moment. It was a pow
erful moment," said
Colton.
Colton's novel. Tilt
68, published by Water
Tower Books, is set in
such a tumultuous time.
It chronicles the college
experience of a young
woman named Louisa
who Colton admits is
very much like herself.
After reading an
excerpt from her work,
Colton addressed her
audience frankly. She
said, "Empowered
women have not been
around for a very long
outlined steps for making
ethical decisions.
The first step
Winstead gives in this
ethical decision making
process is quite obvious:
recognizing that there is
an ethical issue. Once
this has been established,
a very important factor
to consider is whether
or not you are capable
and should deal with the
problem. For example,
die situation should be
passed to a colleague if
you have personal ties,
sudi as family relations,
concerning tt\e problem.
If diis is a situation
you are able to handle,
ttien the next step is to
consult written policies
and procedures for
guidelines. Often there
will be pre-existing
regulations dictating the
time."
She went on to warn,
"The rights that we
[women] enjoy can melt
away just as quickly as
those polar ice caps."
Prompted by a
student, Colton then
discussed the writing
process and offered the
audience some advice:
She said to find a time
each day when you
know that you can write
your best and to adhere
to that daily schedule.
For those interested
in writing a novel, she
equated the task to hav
ing a baby. "It grows
inside you," she said.
She also suggested to
imitate the style of what
you like to read to begin
with but to be sure to
Native cont. on pg. 3
Winstead
proper procedures you
should take, and these
guidelines should be
utilized.
Finally, the facts must
be gathered. In this
process, it is absolutely
necessary to get as much
unbiased information
as possible, because this
is the information your
final decision will be
based on.
Winstead also stresses
the importance of
documenting all the facts.
Without written proof,
it could be difficult to
support your decisions
with evidence at a later
date.
In addition to the
steps mentioned above,
Winstead offered
much advice to aid in
Ethics cont. on pg. 3
an Hour: Advice from Mary