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Meredith Herald Volume XIII, Issue 5 We attract bright, talented, ambitious students. Naturally we're a women's college. October 2, 1S>96 Heilman students recover By Allison Caner As the hoiTor of the Heilman fire fades away, (lie sludeQts involved arejustbeginning to get on with their lives. Residence Life continues to work CD placing the residents of 2nd Heilman in otlier rooms around campus. A major ity of the students are now living in Barefoot with friends or inaroom that was assigned 10 (hem. A few of the residents are living in the freshman, sophomore, and senior centers that are loca(ed on the first floors of Vann, Faircloih, and lleiimau dorms. There are also some resi dents that are liv ing in Brewer as well. PauIaO’Briant.Directorof Residence Life, says Ihat they have tried pulling roojiimaics close 10 each other, but some m some cases they have been separated. There are plenty of spaces oncampusforallofthesiudeni.s, just nut neces sarily together. In fact, about five students who live in Ra A room on 2nd Heilman undergoes renovatbns leigh have chosen lo live at home rather Uian living with someone new. These students are now commuting to tlieirclassesuntiUheir rooms are ready to live in again. Both Residence Life and Caiy Re construction are wo±ing together to gel the rooms on 2nd Heilman ready be fore the Christmas holiday. However, no one knows for sure and “road blocks are always possible,” said O’Briani. Anna Chetwood, aresident of 2nd Hcilniauwho now lives in Bare foot, says that with liermoving situation her new roommates have welcomed ber withopenarms. “It's abig adjustment. We were settled in and now are having lu scitle all over again," says Clieiwood. C'huck Taytor. executive vice president for Meredith, says lhai ihe school is siill planning lo See Heilinan, page 6 Open Day attracts prospects A high schoc^ student and her mother register for Open Day in lohnson Hall rotunda By Lauren Katticaii Remember tlie days of louring differcni colleges and stressing over application dcaUliiics? To seniors those days may seem like centuries ago, but for freshman the memory may still be vivid. These days arejust beginning for the51 high school siudcnis and itieir parents wlio visited Meredith for Open Day on Friday. September 27. High school .seniors and parenis were welcomed Friday by the Meredith Chorale, Erica Bahner, SGApresident. professor of English and director of IiKeniational Studies pnignuu. Dr. Betty Webb, and Ruth Balia, manager of Technology Services. Siudeats also visited viiriuus classes, had lunch in Belk Dining Hall, attended student .sessions and look a tour of Meredith's campus. Jonna Anderson, senior class president, Emily Necessary, junior class historian. Alice Henrick, sophomore class pre.sidenl, and Alison Flood, freshman class president spoke to students about their experiences at Meredith. Ofherspeech, Anderson said, “1 reflected on my four years at Meredith. I also spoke about the benefits of attending an all wonien’s collcge. While Anderson talked about college life as a senior. Flood discussed life on the other end See Open Day, page 7 Recent FDA regulations on tobacco affect NC’s farmers By Dina Di Male Tobacco is the staple crop of Hie Gordons’ farm. The money tliey have earned has paid for die bills at home and helped them raise and educate their children. “Witlioui it. we would not farni," says Linda Gordon, whose daughter Jennifer is a senior at Meredith. Gordon and her husband. Walter Gordon. Jr., own a 2()0-acre farm in Sehna, North Carolina. Gordon is worried about Presideni Clinton's August 23 announcement allowing ihe IJ. S. Food and Drug Administralion (FDA) to regu late tobacco as a drug. Clinton wants to crack down on teen-age smoking. How does tlie FDA I In this Issue: plan to do that? They have proposed: * requiring age verification and having face-lo-face sales only, meaning no vending machine or mail order sales * banning outdoor advertising within 1,(XX.) feet of schools and playgrounds, and for all other outdoor advertising, requiring that it be black-and-white text-only * reijuiring black-and-white lext-only advertising inpublicaiionswithsignificantyoutli readers * prohibiting the sale orgiveaway of prod ucts that display cigarette or smokeless tobacco product brand names or logos * prohibiting tlie exchauge of non-to bacco products for {«K)f of purchase of tobacco products * prohibiting brand name sponsorship of sporting or entertainment events but permitting it in the corporate name * requiring the tobacco indusuy to pay SISO million annually for a public education campaign against smoking among children. While the regulations have not yet had a directeffect on North Carolina’s tobacco fann ers, many fanners fear for thetf future. They feel (hat tliese regulations could lead to a ban on smoking. And without their number one crop, they’ll have no farms. How big an impact does tobacco have on North CaKtlina’s economy'' According to a chan in the August 23 issue of The News and Observer, the direct impact on the state’s economy is seven percent. orSlJ billion. The chart also states that tobacco is responsible for $1.04 billion, or 15%, of the state’s farm in come. These figures show ihai tobacco is vital to North Carolina’s economy. According to Richard Davis in ihe September 1996 issue of iVon/iCoro/wiflfonHer, Johnston County alone is predicted to bring in over $55 million a year from tobacco. No doubt about it, without to bacco, North Carolina’s economy will be hurt. How big an impact will these FDA regula tions have on Nortli (!arp!iiia? An article m the Aug. 23 issue of The News and Observer en- See Tobacco, page 8 • What's the most - important part of a womans diet? Page 4 # * Meredith stud^ts branch out to play laaosse atNC State. Page 5 ♦ When will the new Cate/Park Gemerbereac^?Chi^Taylbr lets us know. Page 3
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