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editorial During the height of the recent hub-bub of the cootroveisial Honor Council case, a returning student in one of my classes asked me about the case and the students' feelings on it And I tried to explain both as best I could. A few days lato' she brou^t me an article from Reader's Digest which I thought wrat well with w^t was going on. The article was entitled, "Can Ettiics Be Tau^t?; Don't count on the classroom for last mhmtft lessons.” Hie article discussed the fiict that several colleges and universities now have courses which try to help students determine what is right and wrong. The typical ethics course, the article states, relies on hypothetical cases to train the students' thinking. An example is ”May a poor man steal medicine for his ailing wife?” I think that if you ask several people that question, you would get several different answers many with qualifiers. But, the answer still has to a straight "yes or no.” The article also says that these courses are not on die right track because ttiey are based on the behef ttiat "Moral behavior is the product of training, not reflection.” In a letter to the editor last week, a Meredith alumna presented several hypotheti cal situations similar to the one above. The answer to her hypc^tical situations/questions is like the answers to Oie ailing wife i»oblem; die conect answer to you is die one diat reflects your beliefs. I think the Reader's Digest article sums it up best: "Honesty, industry and respect fa- odiers • not an itinerary of policy positions - form die gyroscope that stablizes an individual on his joiuney dirough life." I am not saying diat I don't believe in wiiat Ms. Chow states in her letter, but I do believe diat every pers(m has to do \^t she feels is right I talked to my mom about the case during its height and she gave me a piece of sound advice - do what you believe is right and you should be satisfied. I hope that all the students still believe in what they did and are satisfied. Jeannine Manning Editor-in-chief Letters to Dear Editor, There is a particular problem about Meredith that upsets me; (he parking situ ation. 1 feel that if any student can afford the $80 parking fee that she should be able to have a car on campus. This privilege should be extended to the underclassmen at Meredith. There are many {vactical reasons for underclassmen having the availability of a vehicle on campus such as jobs, sports, school activities, or other iuncti(His. Also, it is not (nly fun, biU also a relief to be able to get away from the school atmosphere. Some people may argue that having a car on campus would inhibit studying, but part of becoming a mature college student involves leamng to handle boUi the responsibilities of school and leisure time. One would thinic that Meredith would the Editor be willing to make an effort to meet the requests of the students. Of course, it would require certain diings from the college such as extra mcney for its planning and implem entation; however, the money raised from the parking stickers would pay for diis ex pense in a few years. An important issue that needs addressing, however, is die additional space that would be needed. One solution would be to extend the existing parking lot closer to Faircloth Street Anodxer possibil ity would be to add a paridng lot behind die Gaddy-Hamrick art building. No matter how &e solutions are arrived at, this di lemma needs to be solved because the stu dents must be heard. After all, isn’t diat wliy Meredidi is here? Ginny Holland Meredith Herald STAFF EDITOR-IN CHIEF Jeannine Manning PRODUCTION MANAGER Jayne Potter BUSINESS MANAGER Jennifer Bickus ADVERTISING MANAGER Ch^l Alderman NEWS STAFF Susan Cartrette Deanna Harris Krista HoUoman Sandra Johnson Bedi Lowry Kelly Massey Laura McArthur Mary Mowe Nicole Northcott Bergen Padgett Kim Peeples Beth Saylor Gennie Stuart Trinnie Teirell Deanna Turlington Susan Worley ADVISOR Becky Bradshaw The Meredith Herald is located in the publicatixis office on the second floor of Cate Center. Address ccnre- spondence to the Meredith Hwald, !^x xl33, Meredidi College, Raleigh, NC 27607-5298. Phone (919) 829- 8338. Advertising Rates available upon request. EDITORIAL POLICY The Meredith Herald is published by the students of MerediA College during the academic year. The pap^ is fimded by the college and through advertising. The Herald will not print material containing personal attacks, insults, ridicule, or libelous statements. All letters to the editor must be signed unless otherwise discussed with the editor. The opinims e;q)ressed on the edito rial page do not necessarily reflect those of the college administration, feculty, or student body. Ilie Herald welcomes criticism and will respond promptly to any submit ted in writing and signed by die writer.
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