editorial
In the last issue of the Herald. I wrote in my editorial that I had received no letter to the
editor about die hall se^h ttiat was bant page news for The News and Obseiver. This was
intended to be the main point of the piece. Last Thursday night I received a visit from several
students who were involved in die hall search. They informed me they had taken action
widiin the administrative channels. I apologize to the students vs4io felt that I insinuated they
tocdc no action. But my point was that no letter to the editor was written; oth« Meredith
students were not infixmed about their feeUngs on the search, the action they had taken* and
the reaction from administration. Also, that editorial was a foUow-up to one I wrote last
semester that students should take action for causes they believe in. I suppose that the
students felt diat The News and Observer was the best way to mal^ their point known, but
my point is still that other students were not contacted tluough the Herald.
I am glad that several of die students did take action and 1 hope they do not allow their
proposal for changes to be lost in the shuffle of paperwork. I spoke widi Dean Sizemore
on Friday, Feb. 2 and at that time she knew of having received no proposal for changes in
the hall search procedure. I also spoke with Yvette Brown, SGA president, on Friday and
she had not received any proposal or a copy of the letter that was read at the hall meeting,
^^ch she understood she would receive. I am NOT saying diat the students involved have
not taken action, but that die changes they would like to see made may not occur because
of paperwork. That would be a shame sincev^iiat I heard of their proposed changes seemed
rational and very possible.
My rationale fix' die statement on having received no letter to the editor was that if every
Meredith student knew or had known about the search, then maybe we, as the student body,
could make a unified plea that changes should be made.
I am glad diat the students wrote to the Herald and I respect their viewpoint, like I re^>ect
the point of view of all students who would like to v/rite a letter to the editor. I would also
like to add diat material submitted to the Herald is not carefully selected/ approved by an
unseen sponsor. I welcome all letters to die editor and will publish those submitted as long
as they don't contain libelous statements and the like (see Editorial Policy- this page).
Jeannine Manning
Editor-in-chief
Dear Editor,
First, I would like to commend Dr. Parramore on a job well done. I thoroughly enjoyed
his address at Founder’s Day Convocation and 1 believe there is a lot of tnidi to w^t he was
saying. It made me realize that my complaints are nothing until action is taken and that
chances need to be taken so that diings may be accomplished. Thank you. Dr. Parramore!
I would also like to address the issue that the Class of 1990 seems to have been all but
forgotten. Granted, the Centennial is next year, but that event seems to be overshadowing
our class as well as odiers. I have found it very difficult to organize events and work on
graduation because of the Administration’s endiusiasm for the Centennial. 1 can certainly
understand the excitement, but please don’t forget us — we haven't graduated yet and we
are still an integral part of this campus!
Lastly, to die Herald — thanks for lettmg us share widi the campus! Keep up die good
wwk!
Sincerely,
Tracy Sternberg
Meredith Herald
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