PAQB 2
THE TWO
f^EBRUARYZS, 1985
‘JUST RAMBLIN'
EDITORIALS
•CATCH IT ON KODAK'
We Knew it would come som^ime.
Yet, we had no idea it wouid be here so
soon. Now It’s starring us in the face
everytime we iook at our calendars. I
know, because I’m counting down the
days to SPRING BREAK.
For the past two years I’ve spmt my
break at home with my family. I tho
roughly enjoyed my time away from
school and a h£^ time getting Into
my car to come back to Raleigh.
This year I’m migrating south with
my roommate and suitem^es. This will
be tt>e first time my “family" at school
and I have done an^hing together as a
suite, we're Florida bound and proud of
It. We get tanslust thinking about all that
sun.
So what? You don't care at>out what
we’re doing? Well, THE TWIG Is Inter*
ested in what you are doing, in an issue
after Spring Break, we want to show
everyone what fun Meredith women are.
We want you to submit a [^cture of you
and your family, your friends, your pets
and your shadow with a sentence or two
explaining what you did. Hey, if you're
gonna have fun, let everyone know,
Just get tiiose pictures to 113 Heil
man as soon as they are developed.
Please make sure they are clear and also
include the. names of those with you.
SET THE PACE - RUN
I've always felt that If you want
something done you should do it. I'>« al
ways felt that if you think you can do a
better jA than someone else then prove
it.
Too often I hear students complain
st»ut things but tfiey won’t do anything
to change them. I also hear students
compliment many aspects of Meredith
but they won’t get Involved.
Weil, the tim9 has come. Bectlons
are here (Wid have been). Yes, you can
run for an office. You can get involved
and become something more than just a
student.
Being an elected official can be a re
warding ex|}erlence. But if you don’t fill
those positions, then the entire student
body is going to regret it next year.
Please consider filing for an office and if
you've already considered It, think some
more.
Don't tie a deadbeat. Put some
rhythm in this school. Run for an office.
You can meice a difference.
BUSTIN’ IN BELK
I don't, know where you go on Thurs
day nights, but I know where you should
be. Belk Dining Hall is really cookin' on
Thursday’s.
The cafeteria management has de
signated this day for special meals.
They've had Italian night, prepare your
own waffle night, Birthday cake and also
steak night.
if you haven’t visited B^k Dining
Hall, It is located directly behind John
son Hall.
Our many thanks to our cafeteria
staff. We appreciate all you are doing.
Cynthia L Church
113 Heilman. 7B81
UTTERS TO THE EDITOIf
Dear Editor,
the site of Jones Auditorium over
flowing with interested students and fa
culty at the recent convocation with Alex
Haley was Indeed a refreshing one.
people were there becmjse they wa^t^
to t>e, not because they HAD to be.
Freshmen, more than anyone, can relate
to this fact. They are required to attend
convocations which bear no interest to
them and they end up either sleeping;
talking, or doing homework., is having
convocation every Monday dutir^the fall
semester tieneflcial to students, particu
larly freshmen? I tend to 4«agree. The
Issue of quality Instead of quantity needs
to be addr^sed. An option that I feel
would appeal to most everyone would be
to invite a worthwhile speaker once a
month for the entire year. This way more
time could be concentrated on one
speaker per month instead of three or
four.
Convocation is an informative and
enteitalning time set aside for students
and faculty. Why not use this time to
bring in-gi^ts that people look fonward
to with anticipatlorr, not dread. Wouldn’t
it Iw a welcome change to have Jones
Auditorium filled to capaciy with excited
and interested studWits each time
Convocation was held? I certainly think
so.
Sincerely,
Mala Blackmon
Deer Editor,
As a freshman at M^^lth my re
spect for the housekeepers has definitely
Increased sln«  first anived In August.
The housekMpers are always friendly,
helpful'and evefyone knows dr should
realize how hard they work for the school
and the students. Mr. Bynum, who made
some peculiar comments to the ‘can pro*
hlbltton act', said, "That the can storage
has been a fire hazard." Mr. Bynum ob
viously does not realize that putting a
box in the hallway can be lust as hazard
ous.
Mr. Bynum also made the house-
keepere' benefits sound like the school is
doing them a favor by giving them p^d
vacations and "petty leave." If the house
keepers t£^e an extra 10 minutes to col
lect the cans - so what! I think that this
school can afford to let the housekeepers
make a little extra moriey to support their
families and themselves. > really hc^
that the students at Meredith will help
the housekeepers t>ecause the school
certainly Is n^.
Wendy L Jordan
215 Vann
Deer Editor:
Convnenting on the "Editorials" in
the J^uary 21, 1965 section of The
Twig, we would (ike to let you know that
a Resident Assistuit's'position is not an
“elected" position, it is a job. It Involves
nnre than a leadership position does. An
R.A. has scheduled meetings every Morw
day from S: 30 to 7:15, then she leads the
hall meeting. In addition, she must then
be available to th^ girls who have
classes or jobs during the hdl meeting In'
order to fill them In on the information
they Hissed. This could be from one to
or more girls receiving individual at
tention for irix>ut five rnlriutes each.
The R.A. is to schedule social, edu
cational, and service events for her hail
whether or not her h£^ I members show up
at the events. She must keep her bulletin
board up to date concerning events on
campus and she is to keep Iw hail free of
unauthorized off-campus event flyers.
R.A.’s, also, must remain after everyone
leaves for holidays and must tie back be
fore the me^ority of the other girls. These
are just a few of the obvious duties.
There are numerous other duties that
those other than R.A'.’s, R.D.’s, Dean
Sizemore and Janice McClendon are not
aware of.
When reading the paragraph we felt
it portreyed the typical attitude in the
minds of many students, but an R.A.’s
position is more demanding. The posi
tion Is very rewarding in many areas, but
there Is nothing more discouraging to an
R.A. than to care enough to put out for
the girls on her hali then the girls care so
little that they can't bear a 15 to 30 min
ute lnten\iptlon in their evening one
night a week. H would probably take less
energy to sit aid listen then to talk while
the R.A is trying to let them know what
has been planr>ed for them.
R.A.’s must apply and interview for
th^r job; therefore, they must be quali
fied in ttie eyes of ttie administration
that selects them. Student offices do not
apply and interview for their, portions.
There is much more involved in the posi
tion of Resident AssistivM than previous
ly revealed. We feel the above description
is of a job that deserves the pay it re
ceives.
The Brewer Resident Assistants
Deer Editor,
I wish to address last week's edi
torial in THE TWIG, "It's Better to Give
Than to Receive.” While Mr. Bynum does
havea point in saying that It does require
time for our makjs to collect aluminum
cans from the trash, I have always been
very pleased with the sen/ice our maid
has given us. Our hall Is always clean;
the laundry room is the best It could be,
considering that the washing machine
floods the floor; and our maid is always
very nice and friendly. We have taken up
money on occasions such as Thank^
giving and Christmas to give her a gift
certificate to help with her shopping list.
While there is no doubt that this was a
supplement to her Income, it also served
to express our appreciation to her.
Our hall has always been dean and
neat and it has never appeared to me - or
any of the people on our ttalls with which
I have spoken - that this “ectracurrlcu-
lar" activity has detracted from the job
our maids dp.
There Is no question that Mr. Bynum
has the authority to restrict the maids
from collecting cans; however, if stu
dents wish to save these same cans and
themselves contribute them to the
maids, then the same purpose Is a-
chieved with no violation on the part of
anyone. Wlhle we may think nothing of
tossing our empty drink can into the
trash, it’8 money to our maids. Why not
help them out? We should do our best to
respect authority, but we should also re
spect an honest effort on our maids’ part
to make their lives a little easier.
UsaPlercy
112 Heilman
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