Dead Man Walking

Reflect on the theatre production of Dead Man Walking. In what ways has this opened your mind to the various veiwpoints surrounding the death penalty? why is it important activities and assignments in your college courses challenge your previous opinions?

I think Dead Man Walking was an amazing play that really opened my eyes to the death penalty and how wrong it truely is. I think that more people should be aware of how unfair the death penalty is, it is important for the younger generations should be learning about the death penalty because we will be the ones trying to make a change soon and we should be fully educated in what we are talking about.

Tierney Cahill

How does Tierney Cahill’s message of “Living without Fear” inspire you? How can you be an inspiration to others? What are afraid to do that you might now have the courage to attempt?

Tierney Cahill's message of "Living without Fear" has inspired me to do things that I normally would not do. Since I plan on becoming a teacher I hope and plan to inspired alot of young children throughout my lifetime. After listening to Mrs. Cahills speech I feel that I have the courage to speak to anyone about how I really feel and say many things that I would normally not say at all.

Economy

Do you think the down turn in the economic situation is or will affect you? What aspects of the economy apply most to you? Have you changed any part of your financial behavior since the realization of the seriousness of the economic situation or do you plan to make changes?

the down trun of the economy is effecting everyone. with gas prices going up people are spending more money on gas and less money on other necessities, and with gas prices gong up some truck drivers are refusing to drive long distances. the rising gas prices have effected me most. i have started to save money more then spending it now.

Drinking?

I feel that to some students drinking is a way to loosen up but on the other hand I believe that there are many students on campus who drink just to get drunk.
the statement "im going to get so trashed this weekend" or "i was so wasted last weekend" can usually be heard around campus pretty often.
I think that if the drinking age was lowered to 18, at first there would be some problems with people being drunk in public and things like that but i think that after a while it wouldnt be as fun for people who are considered underage. I feel that if you can vote for our president or go off to the army, navy, marines, ect. then you should also be able to drink. if the drinking age as lowered to 18 then teens who are 18-20 would find it less entertaining to drink or get drunk.
i think that the only problem with the safe-ride program is that the people driving the car would either a) not be compassionate to those who are intoxicated by being mean or rude to them. b) after a night of being a safe-driver the students would start telling peers of the drunken night that someone had.

Mountain day!!

Mountain Day is something that makes Lees McRae College unique. It is a
celebration of our heritage and surrounding environment. Why do you think it is
important for the college to continue this tradition? In what way do cultures and
traditions shape our identities?

I think it is very important for Lees-McRae to continue the tradition of mountain day because it shows that even as the school grows and grows it still keeps its values and cultures. Traditions and culture shape our identities by giving us morals of what is right and wrong and by giving us values that we should hold in high reguard for the rest of our lives.

Ashley W "Mountain Day was great I can't wait till the next mountain day"