Move-in day tires the best of us. Photo by Steve Wilson
Home away from home
Welcome to Meredith
by Sharon Moriarity, Pres, of RHA
The transition from home to college
has several ups and downs. Many stu
dents have to learn to cope with various
things unfamiliar to them. Perhaps the
most difficult adjustment is within the
residence halls.
There, many freshman are faced with
sharing a room for the first time with a
stranger. This new situation could lead to
potential problems, but RHA tries to
make dorm life a happier experience.
Residence Hall Association (RHA)
welcomes you to your “home awnay
from home.” Our organization is com
posed of various representatives from
every residence hall. We are responsible
for providing structure within your resi
dence halls by planning several activities.
We not only sponsor programs (social,
educational and recreational), but also
have weekly hall meetings and those
eye-awakening surprise fire drills.
To add structure to residence hall
living, a student resident advisor is placed
on each floor in the residence halls. She is
there to resolve roommate conflicts, in
form her residents of campus events and
serve as a friend. Each dorm also has a
president who is in charge of expressing
the needs of her residence hall at RHA
meetings. Their is also a resident director
in each dormitory who acts as an advisor
to the resident assistant. These contact
people are ready resources for students to
turn to for advice or help.
RHA tries to focus on the unity of your
floor as well as your residence hall. Unity
is the key factor that makes Meredith so
unique and special. I challenge you to
unite your halls by reaching out and get
ting to know everyone living around you.
You have about 50 sisters living on your
hall. No one will be exactly like you,
although they will be special in their own
unique way. Make your residence hall
life the best part of your Meredith expe
rience. It is within these halls that you will
make treasured friendships and everlast
ing memories.
by Donna Wilson. SGA President
Welcome “Class of 1990!" What an
exciting year you have ahead of you. As
the Student Government Association
President, I can honestly say Meredith is
the best place to be. She has so much to
offer you. Take advantage of it all!
Meredith prides herself in being a
small liberal arts college. Graduates of
the class of 1990 will be required to have
56 hours of general education credits.
The requirement exposes students to a
variety of subjects which enhance their
total education. Meredith is also unqiue
in that she is a small college. With class
size being small you get to know your
classmates both as fellow scholars and as
close friends. To faculty members you
are not a number, but an individual. Pro*
fessors are interested in you as a student
and as a person, and they take the time to
get to know you. These qualities make
Meredith special.
Meredith provides many opportunities
for young women to improve their lead
ership skills. Through holding positions
such as class officers, club ofRcers, or
representatives on various boards you are
improving campus life as well as your
life. The experience and leadership skills
you can gain at Meredith will be a great
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Alcohol and Meredith
of supporting the college which could
possibly lead to an increase in tuition or
other student-related costs.
The 1986-87 Meredith College Hand
book states that “students shall not pos
sess or consuAie intoxicants on-the caTn-
pus or at college-sponsored functions.”
Alcohol has never been a part of on-
campus life at Meredith to keep the cam
pus free of conflicts that may be caused
by drinking. Meredith Graehn, a junior
student advisor, feels that “the alcohol
policy eliminates conflicts between room
mates who drink and those who do not.”
One of the most important reasons for
why Meredith does not allow alcohol on
campus is given by Adrienne Gore, Jun
ior Class President, who says the alcohol
policy at Meredith “upholds the Chris
tian morals upon which Meredith Col
lege was founded.”
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Drinking Age Raised
Another result of the legislation will
affect the Division of Motor Vehicles in
North Carolina. On September 1,1986
the DMV will color code licenses and
special IDs in two groups, those who are
not 21 and those who are.
The use of a fake driver's license or ID
in an attempt to obtain alcoholic bever
ages is also a misdemeanor. A conviction
may result in a criminal record, a fine
and/or the revocation of the driver’s
license for one year.
Those under 21 are also subject to the
same charges if they allow another per
son to use ^eir license to help an under
age person buy or consume alcohol.
The drinking age change came as a
result of the passage of the Surface
Transportation Act of 1982 by the U.S.
Congress. Any state that does not adopt
the legislation by 1987 will lose 5 to 10
percent of its federal highway fUnds.
Parker said, “The new law may be
hard to enforce at first, but in the long run
Uie lives of the state's young people will
be saved on the highways.”
asset in your future careers. The benefits
you receive depend on how much you are
willing to give your classmates and your
school The four major associations that
you have the opportunity to share your
self with are ^e Student Government
Association, the Meredith Christian As
sociation, the Meredith Entertainment
Association, and the Meredith Recrea
tion Association. Take the initiative to
get involved.
Meredith will become your second
home and second family. The close
friends that you will make will be yours
for a lifetime. They will be your weekend
traveling companions, your summer
apartmentmates, and your bridesmaids.
You will instantaneously become a part
of this close knit family.
Meredith is very fortunate to be in a
growing capital city like Raleigh.
Raleigh has so much to offer the public.
There are many opportunities for college
students to co-op, do internships, and
seek employment after graduation.
No one ever said that leaving home
and being independent would be easy,
but Meredith tries to make this transition
easier. She offers you so much more than
just an education in the classroom. She
prepares you for. your career and the
world. Learn and grow from all that she
has to offer you.
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2 Meredith Herald August 28,1986