Meredith Herald
Vol. 2, No. 7 Meredith College, Raleigh, NC 27611 October 30,1986
Male visitation hours questioned at Meredith
by Kim Allen
At one time or another the question,
'‘Why don’t we have some type of male
visitation hours?** has crossed Ae mind of
most giiis at Meredith College.
According to the Dean of Students,
Dorothy Sizemore, the m^n reason for the
rule is to ensure the safety and privacy of
each girl. Sizemore explains that you can
not have male visitation hours without
infnnging upon another giri's rights.
Salem College, A Moravian* women's
school in Winston-Salem which has
approximately half the enrollment of
Meredith, has had some form of male vis
itation for the past ten years. According to
the Dean of Students, Virginia Johnson, in
the ten years that they have had male vis
itation she can recall having no problems.
Salem began male visitation hours with
afternoons and evenings on the weekends
and then later added Wednesday and
Thursday evenings. Johnson explained that
the girls are held responsible for the con
duct of all visitors. If the visitor is loud or is
not out of the dorm on time, the girl is held
responsible. The guest must be signed in
and out and must be escorted at all times.
Johnson explained that the guidelines
were set and the girls know that if there are
any problems, they stand the chance of
losing the privilege. Johnson also added, “I
really don’t think that it is abused.”
As to the possibility of having such a
privilege at Meredith, Sizemore explains
that the idea of male visitation was
researched extensively by the Board of
Directors several years ago. Following the
research it was decided that it was best, for
the safety and privacy of the students, that
there be no male visitation. The president
and the board then reinstated the rule that
there would be no male visitation hours.
When asked about the possibility of
male visitation hours in the future, she said
at this point she could not change.
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Paula Tomlinson assunnes dutiea as the newty appointed chair of the Student Life
Comnf^ittee, Meredith's greatest deliberative body. (Photo by IGmberty Cook)
The Student Life
goals for the year
by Martha Ann Brawley
Meredith College’s Student Ufe Com
mittee met recently to elect a new chair
man, Paula Tomlinson, and to formulate
the goals of the committee for the 1986-
1987 school year.
The purpose of the Student Life Com
mittee is to meet and discuss ways of
promoting the enrichment of student and
campus life. SLC has been divided into
five subcommittees for the purpose of
researching goals and formulating
proposals.
The Buildings and Grounds subcommit
tee has approximately 30 goals up for con
sideration this year. It has considered the
possibility of creating a second computer
lab with more terminals. There is also the
hope of improving the appearance of the
lake area by removing the algae and pollu
tant material. The subcommittee also hopes
to improve the new telephone system, spe
cifically long distance access.
The Campus Security subcommittee
has a very important proposal. It has con-
Committee sets
sidered looking into the possibilities of
having more security guards on duty after
clo^ng hours, especially on weekends. The
subcommittee has also considered
researching 4>a£king regulations for fresh
men and sophomores.
The Constitutional subcommittee
acquired the responsibility of reviewing all
constitutions of standing clubs, as well as
those forming clubs.
The Student Affairs subcommittee
decided to work to improve faculty atti
tudes towards Comhuskin’. It has also
proposed that Meredith co-sponsor activi
ties with North Carolina State.
These are only a few of the many pro
posals and recommendations of SLC. There
are close to 50 new goals for the 1986-
1987 academic year. SLC is always open
to hear new recommendations for the
committee to review. If a student has a
concern or proposal, they may contact
Chairman Paula Tomlinson at #7980 or
any member of the Student Life Committee.
(Part 3 of 3)
The Home Economics major more
than just sewing class
by Michelle Fleming
How many of you hear someone say
they are a home economics major and
automatically associate them with cook
ing and sewing? Many people do.
Home economics as a profession has
been established for 75 years. There are
also several different concentrations
included in the major. They are child
development, clothing and fashion mer
chandising, interior d^gn, education and
nutrition and food service management
Dr. Marilyn Stiiber, head of the home
economics department, was asked why the
department does not use another title, in
order to abolish the “typical homemaker
image” and she said, “80 percent of the
home economics departments in other col
leges and universities have retained their
title, while the other 20 percent have
changed their name. Those schools who
have changed titles have lost their identity.”
According to Stuber, instead of chang
ing the name, money needs to be spent on
public relations to publicize what is involved
in the major.
Stuber believes that those who think
home economics is a cooking and sewing
major are misled. “We don't require
Meredith students to cook and sew. it is
their choice.”
She continued, “Home economics majors
are well-rounded individuals. They take
courses in human resource management,
marriage and family, nutrition, marketing,
consumer economics, macroeconomics, as
well as art-related subjects.”
inside
Faculty spotlights
Dr. Donald Spanton ..
page 3
Parent’s Weekend:
A Downhome Family
Tradition
page 3
Movies on campus
and off
page 4