THE TWIG
Newspaper of the Students of Ifteredith College
VOL. LIX, NO. 2
MEREDITH COLLEGE, RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA
SEPTEMBER 17, 1980
Bleredith hosts gubernatorial battle
by Beth Giles
Meredith College was the
site for a gubernatorial debate
between Democratic
Governor Jim Hunt and
Republican challenger,
Senator I. Beverly Lake, last
Monday evening at 7:00 p.m.
in Cate Center. The debate
was closed to students and the
general public but was
telecast live by WUNC-TV
Students greet Bev Lake with rally as he arrives for guber
natorial debate. (Photo by Jackie Duong)
(Channel 4) and on a delayed
basis by local affiliates.
Security was sited as the
main reason for closing the
debate only to the 25 members
of the press and invited party
guests. A bomb threat was
rumored, yet nothing was
found to substantiate this.
However, security was heavy
because the Communist
Worker’s Party had vowed a
demonstration. Five
representatives of the (JWP
picketted peacefully briefly;
as they left the campus, one
member stated they were
“going around someplace
where Hunt is not ~ with the
people.”
I. Beverly Lake was
greeted by members of the
College Republicans
representing Meredith
College, N.C. State,and Peace
College. Supporters displayed
banners and chanted, “We
Want Bev” and “Lake in ’80”.
Governor Hunt arrived earlier
without detection, apparently
for security reasons.
Governor Hunt and opponent I. Beverly Lake meet in head to
head debate on Meredith campus. (Photo by Bill Norton)
Meredith: Progressing into the ’80’s
by Cynthia Washington
Since its founding day in
1891 Meredith has always
dedicated itself to the quality
education of women, and now
embarking upon the decade of
the80’s, Meredith continues to
broaden its horizons with the
Visions Program.
The Visions Program is a
development campaign to
secure 20 million dollars to
assure Meredith’s position as
one of the strong institutions
in North Carolina. An analysis
of available demographic
data suggests that enrollment
in private higher education
Meredith to have campus chapel
by Cynthia Washington
There is a lot of talk in the
grapevine that Meredith
College will soon have a
campus chapel; all of this talk
is true.
As part of the Visions
Program, “the campus chapel
will be a symbol of continued
commitment to education in a
Christian setting that will
provide a place for private
and community worship, for
meditation and for praise, and
for the celebration of those
special occasions in Christian
life.”
The Board of Trustees
decided on Monday, Sep
tember 8 that the campus
chapel will be a traditional
building with a steeple (ap
parently a modern con
struction was never con
sidered) of Georgian Ar
chitecture and will seat ap
proximately 400 - 450 people.
It will be located in the
grove across from the
Alumnae House and will be
the first building one would
see when entering Meredith
from Hillsborough Street.
The chapel’s construction
will probably start by
February of 1981 and be
complete by the 81-82 school
year. Its funding is half-way
completed.
will start into a decade of
decline in 1981.
President John E. Weems
describes Visions as “the
single most significant move
toward charting Meredith’s
future.” Vice President of
Institutional Advancement
Jerry E. McGee says, “It’s
the largest campaign in school
history, an aggressive
program for a school this
size.”
The Vision’s $20 million
will be broken down into $13 Vz
million to support teaching
and student development, $5>/2
million for campus
development consisting of the
chapel, additional
classrooms, an addition to the
library and an addition to the
gym, and $one million for
annual operations.
Vice President of In
stitutional Advancement
Jerry McGee is pleased with
the response from major
businesses and corporations.
“You don’t have to go out and
fight negative feelings,” he
says.
The Visions Campaign is
planned to run for eight years.
“It will be successful,” says
McGee. McGee, speaking for
the faculty, said that they are
excited about having the
opportunity to secure the
financial future of Meredith.
( “Merdith - Vision
Program - Gift Op-
portunties”)
Notes from the Registrar
News and Announcements
Public Notice
Meredith College hereby
designates the following
categories of student in
formation as public or
“Directory Information.”
Such information may be
disclosed by the institution for
any purpose, at its discretion.
Category I - Name, address,
telephone number, dates of
attendance, class.
Category II - Previous in-
stitution(s) attended, major
field of study, awards-, honors
(includes Dean’s list),
degree(s) conferred (in
cluding dates).
Category III - Past and
present participation in of
ficially recognized sports and
activities, physical factors
(height, weight of athletes)
date and place of birth.
Category IV - Religious
affiliation (released to
churches only).
Currently enrolled
students may withhold
disclosure of any.category of
information under the Family
Educational Rights and
Privacy Act of 1974. To
withhold disclosure written
notification should have been
received in the Office of the
Registrar prior to September
25, 1980 in Johnson Hall.
Forms requesting the
withholding of “Directory
Information” are available in
the Registrar’s Office.
Meredith College assumes
that failure on the part of any
student to specifically request
the withholding of categories
of “Directory Information”
indicates individual approval
for disclosure.
Annual Notice
Annually, Meredith
College informs students of
the Family Educational
Rights and Privacy Act of
1974. This act, with which the
institution intends to comply
fully, was designated to
protect the privacy of
education records, to
establish the right of stedents
to inspect and review their
education records, and to
provide guidelines for the
correction of inaccurate or
misleading data through
informal and formal hearings.
Students also have the right to
file complaints with The
Family Educational Rights
and Privacy Act Office
(FERPA) concerning alleged
failure by the institution to
comply with the Act.
Local policy explains in
detaU the procedures to be
used by the institution for
compliance with the
provisions of the Act. Copies
of the policy can be found in
the following offices: Ad
missions, Registrar, Dean of
Students, and Career
Placement Services.
The full policy will be
printed in The TWIG. The
offices mentioned also
maintain a Directory of
Records which lists all
education records maintained
on students by this institution.
Questions concerning the
Family Education Rights and
Privacy Act may be referred
to: Mrs. Marie Capel in
.Career Planning Services
office located in Cate Center.
All seniors must go for
their graduation checks. They
must pay $20.00 for graduation
to Dean Burris by December
1.
The dial-a-menu number
is 821-5552.
Voting Information:
October 6-30 is one-stop
voting. October 6 is the
deadline for registration.
October 29 is the deadline for
issuing absentee applications.
November 3 is the deadline for
receiving applications.
November 4 is election day.
Infirmary procedures. A
student must call the in
firmary nurse before going to
the hospital. On w^ends,
one should call the nurse at
home and, if she does not
answer, should call the
beeper number. After hours, a
sick student should call the
resident advisor and she will
call security to take the
student to the infirmary. She
is not allowed to go to the
infirmary after hours alone.
On Friday, September 26,
the day of the Fall Board of
Trustees Meeting, at 10:00
a.m. in Jones Auditorium,
there will be a memorial
service for Mr. Shearon
Harris, long time friend,
supporter, and trustee of
Meredith College, and former
president and Chairman of the
Board of Carolina Power and
Light.
SGA To Meet
Meredith’s Student
Government Association will
hold its next meeting Friday,
September 19th at 10:00 a.m.
in Jones Auditorium.
The meeting will feature
the new faces on campus this
year at Meredith. SGA will be
introducing Dean Dorothy
Sizemore, who will be
speaking for a short time.
New faculty, new infirmary
staff members, new cafeteria
staff will also be introduced.
Important Judicial Board
business will also be handled
in this meeting.
Come to support your
SGA! Get your voice in
significant issues which in
volve your campus!