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TOM
EDITORIAL
New parking lot needed
Parking for iuniors and seniors at Mer^ith is .sometinies
aprobieiTi. Usually a place can be found, but it may be a little far
ther than one would like to walk. Most fre^mm and sophpnx>res
do not have this problem because they do not.have oars..
Freshmen and so[^K>mpres are not allowed to tave care on
campus except in special circumstartces. To have a car on cam
pus, a freshman or sophomore must go before the Parking Review
Board with her request. Special circumstances that ntay wan^nt
having acar on campus include fkayif>g a.sick parent, a job, or reg
ular visits to the doctor.
In the past few years, the Parking Review Board has cut down
on the number of fnsshnDen and sophomores with cars oo cam-
us. This seems unfortunate, t>ecause some reaily do need thek
cars and cannot find others to ride with.
As a solution to this problem, it seems that it is 2v>p>t>priate
to consider aivsther parkirig lot on campus. Meredith has a large
campus, and there Is much space along the back of the campus
thart coukl be used. This parking lot should be txiilt anticipating
future needs so more concrete will hot have to be poured in the
near future.
With a new parking lot, more fr^hmen and sophomores
could have cars and the Parking Review Board wxild not have to
t)e so discriminating in their decisions. And prospective students
who need to have their cars on campus might be more willing tp
come to Meredith.
MLS
^ettenA ^ ^
Dear Editor:
This letter is in response to
)fOia editorial "Is Sp^sman-
ship Dead?” in the Felxuary 6,
1984 issue.
On Tuesday ni^t, January
31. the Meredith Coltege
besketball team hosted St.
Mary’s In a very exciting and
hard-fought contest. Never in
our memories has the gym been
90 filled with enthusiastic spec*
ttfors. Meredith students
turned out in record numbers to
encourage us with their cheers.
Sure, acontest had been staged
to entice students to come to
the game - Meredith women
were' asked to dress as St.
Mar/s students. The contest
was intended to t)e a caricature.
There is no reason to interpret
this as unsportsmanlike be
havior. Neither is there any war
rant for comparing the actton of
THE TWIG
nefo^ ocfiqg?
RALBQH, NORTH CAfK)UNA 27611
Editor-in-chief Linda Sellers
Managing Editor
Staff Reporters
Business Manager
Columnist
liiyout Staff
Sports Editor
Exchange Editor
PfK>tograpf>er
Advertising Manager
Advertising Staff
arculation Managers
Circulation Staff
Proofreader
Amy James
Anne White Julia Smith
Lee Eggleston
Kathy Seeger
MtoheleCheny
Kelli Falk
Anna Clark
Sally Woolard
Linda Cheek
Beth Madren
Becl^ Smith
, Amy James
Sheila Grady
Qlen Austin, Laura Payrte
Patty Atkinson
Amy Avery
Advisors
Dr. Thomas Panamore
Ms. Rhoda Sowers
The TWIG welcomes comment and will give prompt
corvsicteration to any criticisms submitted in wilting
a^ sign^ by the w^ter.
STal TuMCP FoRle OLYMPicS-
Trie OFRCiaL OLVMPiCS OF
Trie I98H- OLVMPicg!
these students with that of
those wfio «Jm derogatory com
ments at individual piayers (i.e.
as your convnents about the
behavior of Duke students);
To be derisive isid abusive
of indfvkluals is unsportsman
like. The Meredith spectators
were spirited and vocal, but
they were in no way, derisive or
abusive. They came to support
our team, not to degrade the
opponents. We were proud of
our fans sod very rriuch appre
ciated the opporturR^ to'^ay
bafdre^ "p^ed'-ho^.” We
beg to differ with ttie statement,
■This mocking attitude on
behalf of the students, is not
very constructive for the teem.”
The support and enthusiasm of
the students, their attitudes of
encouragement, v«re most
inspiring. If a "contest” planned
in fun and wltt>out any Intentton
of offending any indivkluai or
group was responsible for the
.tendance, then so be it.
Sportsmanshipis not dead at
Meredith College. Our fans
proved that with their behavior
on January 31st. To all of those
who were present that rtlght, we
say a sincere “Thank You.”
Sinoamly,
Merfa ChanMe and Qlrtger
Barfletd, Coaches
Members o/ the 1983~1B84
Meredith College Basketball
team:
TIsh Bondurant, Gare Lyim
Brpck, Oallr^ Dunn, Rose
Hopkins. 4U Humberger, ^
Karen Mann, Ginger Reidlff,'
Fannie Rowland, and Becky
Smith
Dear Editor:
i wish to congratulate the
TWIG staff on the Fetxuary 6
edition'. I was glad to read ab^
Alibe and Who’s Who and I ap
preciated your editorial on
Sportsmanship. But the two
things that prompted this letter
are Kathy Seeger's article on
(^x)peration sind Anne Whites
Calendar of Eyents.
VVe ftave heard a grBat deal
recently,about the diffteulty our
norwBSldMt studmts haw in
canpus conimunk^tion. I fiope
the Calendar of ,Even.ts will, be a
regular coitinv), notone jiist for
special we^. If the entire
cacrpus can join with Anne in
getting all im{x>rtant items in a
calendar, we c»i indeed be
pnxid of our cooperation and
our communication. I think the
TWIG would be instrumental in
nnaklng' this Sprt^g 'as Kathy
saki, ‘% "tim& ot giowth- and
flowering for all of us at Mere
dith."
Sincerely.
AnneC. Dahle
Continuing Education
Where are the women at Meredith?
By Kelli Falk
This week marks Founder’s
Day week. FourxJer’s Day is a
time for alumnae, students, and
faculty to look back at Mere
dith's past. It is also a time for
our Soiard of Trustees to meet. I
want everyone to get out their
Meredith Student Handlxxjk
1983-84 and turn to page 2. On
this page. It states Meredith's
purpose. “Dedicated totheedu-
catkxi of women for leadership,
citlronship, and sen^ through,
the ideals of intellectual integ
rity, pwsonal development, and
spiritual growth. D^lcated to
the value of women's education
and participation on all levels in
society {ind in government,..."
Having- such a. strong stated
purpose, Meredith College
should strive to practice it. But
Meredith, which is dedicated to
making us better women is mn
tty men!
Do not get me wrong, all of
the men are fine men; howrever.
I find it strange that men are
running our school that dedi
cates Itself to making us better.
Frankly, how does a man know
how to better a wontan?
' Look at your Meredith
Catalogue 1983^ starting on
page 119. Nottoe that £dl of the
corporation officere (except Dr.
Sandra C. Thomas), are men.
The list of ttw Board of Trustees
are full of men. On the Execu
tive Committee there are five
wonten. However, one woman's
term expired in 1983 and
another womb’s term expires
this year. Three women are left
on the Executive Committee.
We should start asking
questiof>s. First, are the spired
term women going to be re
placed t>y womeri? Second, how
are the Bo^ of Trustees selec
ted? iThirdiy,: why are the
worheh . po^ represented?
Excluding the Alumnae
Association, no vKtman holds
any high office in any associa-
tton. The only exception is Dr.
Sandra -C. Thomas. Thank
goodness Meredith was smart
enough to get her. Do you still
think "Meredith’s Purpose" has
backing?
These questions came to
my mind last year wfien I at
tended ttie Parents' Weekend
dinner. After the meaf, we heard
speeches conceming Meredith,
i listened to three speakers. I
realized th^ the spe^ers were
having difflulty relating to our
parents what was going on at
Meredith. I am sure it was tie-
' cause these men did not spend
time with us women. I was al
most embrassed wt>en I realized
' that there was prot»bly no
; woman to speak vt^ related to
: us, except Dr. Sandra Th»nas
and Dean Dorothy Sizemore. I
think as students we should be
concerned about our represen
tation. We should also ask
questions, which I plan on
doing and will report in the next
issue of the TWIG.