Meredith Herald
Volume XIII. issue 16
We attract hrishl, lalenteci, amhilions students. Nalurally we 're a women's coHcne.
February 12. 1997
Meredith celebrates 97th Nite: 'Because the
Black History Month
By BeUi Hall
III order to celebrate African-Americaii his
tory and iu contributions, the Association for
Black Awareness (ABA) has planned several
activities for Black flistory Month.
Originally. ABA had planned to hold a
black history quiz bowl on February 5, but the
organization had to reschedule thequiz bowl for
February 24, It will be held from 7:30 p.m. until
9‘30 p.m. The location, which has not been
finalized, will be announced later.
All Meredith students are invited to con
tend in the quiz bowl, as well as students fFom
Peace.N.C.State.andBennet College of Greens
boro. Teams will be composed of those presait.
Competitors will be asked questions per
taining to black history, llie team tliat scores the
highest amount of points wins. Winners last
year received statuettes, as well as gift certifi
cates. The quiz bowl is designed to provide
competitive fun, while promoting knowledge
of African-American history.
The ABA's Step Show, which was initially
planned for January 2X, has been rescheduled
for sometime in March or April.
Also on campus to comnieinorate Black
History Month, is the display of flags in the
Johnson Hall rotunda. These flags were created
by art department classes to be carried in a
processional during the January 27 convoca
tion “Wouldn’tTakeNothingforMa’Journey
Now.'TherylKirk-Duggan, former ABA ad-
visCT, who led the convocation, requested the
department's contributions.
Linda Fitz-Siinons aiid Lisa Pearce worked
with Kirk-Duggan to create physical art to
complimenttlie convocation’s message of the
importance and universality of music. Fitz-
Sinions’ 2-D art class developed the design of
the flags, then rendering their ideas into con-
stfuclion paper patterns. Pearce's art metliods
class translated the patterns onto felt.
The art classes worked hard to a)inplete
18 flags in two days for the convocation. The
finished flags tlew images such as a church,
clasped hands, and a jazz musician. Each fiag
represented a student’s individual interpreta
tion of the relationship between music and
people, the black conununity in particular.
After the convocation, the flags were
placed in bi)xesandsiored in oneof the Gaddy-
Hamrick an classes, Pearce thought the flags
sliould bedisplayed somewhere on campus in
honor of Black History Month, instead of
being indifterently boxed away on a lonely
shelf- She received permission to display the
flags in Johnson Hall in February.
night belongs to us'
By Robin Hollingswortli
The senior class gathered in Belk Dining
Hall on January 3rd "to party like it’s".., 1997.
The event
was the
long
awaited
97th Nite.
yetanother
unique
Meredith
tradition
which cel
ebrates the
number of
nights re
maining
until
gradua
tion,
Diedre
Parker and
(i i n n y
S c h 011 z
co-spon-
sored the
event on behalf of tlie senior class. Approxi
mately 130 seniors anivcd in Bclk todanccand
Dena White, Lauren Cox, and Stephanie Flatt stop to
pose for a picture at 97th Nite
sing to the tunes of Carolina Kyroke,
TTiose brave enough to t;ike center stage
belted out old favorites that included hits from
the Jackson Five, Beach Boys. Salt-n-Peppa
and a favor
ite from this
year’s f’orn-
huskin’.
“ D a n c i n ’
Queen.”
Lucky
class mem
bers won a
variety of
door prizes
throughout
the evening.
Their prizes
were do
nated from
Lord & Tay
lor. Ladies
Workout
Express.
Nail.s Too.
Western
Lanes,
Southern Style and Cliarloiie’s.
See 97TH NITE page 3
BeeHive is buzzing with business since grand opening
BeeHive manager Sharon Stingley poses wi* the Chic-Fil-A at the grand opening Thursday
By Emily Fulgliuin
Since its opening a couple of weeks ago.
Meredith’s newest and mosi popular aitr;tciion
has been providing residents, commuters and
faculty with an alternative lo traditional dining
hall cuisine. And on Thursday, Feb, 6, it was
made official.
On Thursday morning, a crowd gathered
around the entrance lo the Beehive, which was
trimmed with big rc“d and white ballooiw, lo
witness tlie 10:30 a,m.ribbon-cuttingceremony.
The key players in bringing the facility to
Meredith were all present and had a few words
to mark tlie occasion, Meredith’s vice president
Chuck Taylor expressed the feelings of most of
the people involved in the Beehive effort as he
said, “You iieverkni'w whether it’s really going
to click, but it all ciune together.” Reprcsciiia-
tives from the Arunntrk ('orporation and ('liick-
I-il-A were also on hand and slated that they
were proud to nnike Meredith a pan of the 7tl-
,some colleges and universiiies acrosi» the coun
try ilial Chick-Fil-A serves in .iudcni centers
like ours. Finally, the remarks by S(iA l’rc,si-
deni Erica Bahner included tite p«>pul:ir student
seniiments regarding the new eatery: “If you
build it, they will come” and “li feels like a real
student center now.”
The Beehive opened amid controversy re
garding a plan to enci>umge resident ^'tudents lo
lake advantage of the new facility. Dining .Ser
vices Director Thad O'Bnani addressed the
See BEEHIVE page 3
In this issue:
* The Honor Council is
creating a new Residence
Hall Conduct iioard to
deal with hall Pines.
Page 4
* The Herald reviews Star
Wstr^, the first in the revival
of the Spielberg trilogy.
1997 Election candidates
advertise for votes.
Pages 8
Page 4