Meredith Herald Volume 7, Number 4 February 4, 1991 1991: Celebrating Meredith's Charter CententiaJ m vM World Famous Pianist Ferforais Ruth lar^doparfonns Tuesday by Janie Mullls “A dazzling virtuoso...a big and bold player...an altogether arresting performance. These words have been used to describe the talent of world famous recording artist Ruth Laredo. Meredith students have the opportunity to watch her perform in a free recital in Johnson Hall on Tuesday, February 5 at 8:00 pm. Killed in the first sustained ground battle of the gulf war The Price of War Craig Berryman was a high school three-sport letterman, elected student council president and Best All Around Student. He was twenty-eight. Twenty-two year old Dion Stephenson was a high school swimming star and a children’s swimming instructor. He wanted to free the Kuwaiti people. Thomas Jenkins, a former member of a search and rescue team, braved a wildfire in 1989 to help firefighters find and rescue people living in the path of the fire. He was 20 years old. Stfeve Bentzlin celebrated his first wedding anniversary by mail. He was 23 years old. ILanoe Opl. Oaniel H. 20, WkiteKouse, 'FX Oapiain Miokael Cr&tg IBorrymin, 28, CloTeUnd, OK (MIA) Ewanoe Cpl. Dion Siepkenton, 22, Bountiful, UT* ILanoe Cpl. 'FKorum Jenkins, 20, Coulierville, OA. Pfo. Sooti Sokroeder, 20, Wauwatoaa, WI Opl. SioTc Bcnixlin, 23, Camp PonJleion, CA Cpl. Dayid X. Snyder, 21, SCenmore, KY Lanoe Cpl, Maokael Ltfinderman Jr., 19, Douglas County, OH. Ltanoe Cpl. Prank C. Allen, 22, Watanea, MI Cpl. liinael Co6io, 27, N^ew Y^ork Ciiy, ILaaoe Cpi. J«me« M. Lfumpkint, 22, Mew Rickmend, OM Sgt. Gareii A. Monfrella, 26| Belvidere, NJ Ms. Laredo has appeared with such prestigious orchestras as the Boston Symphony and the New York Philharmonic and has played at the Kennedy Center and the White House. She made a major tour of the U.S.S.R., performing in such cities as Moscow, Odessa and Leningrad. Her numerous honors include nominations for three Grammy awards and being named Ladies Home Journal’s "Woman of the Year." There is no charge for die Tuesday performance but sea^Dg is limited. For reservations and tickets, call the Fletcher School d Performing Arts, at 890-6083* The Fletcher School is sponscMingher appearance at Meredith. Ms. Laredo will give a master class, open to the public, in Carswell Recital Hall today at 10:00 am and 2:00 pm. Sophomores Begin New Tradition by Janie Mullis What does the sophomore class have in the way of traditions? The senior class looks forward to graduation, the junior class has its class ring ceremony, the freshmen class finds everything new and special. The sophomore class has nothing. The remedy? A Father/ Daughter Dinner. Saturday, February 23, begins the new tradition as the sophomore class sponsors the First Annual Father/Daughter Dinner. The buffet, accompanied by a pianist, is for all sophomore and their escorts. The escort can be a father, grandfather, uncle or step-father. If no one is available to serve as an escort, another student’s may fill in. The dinner will begin at 7:00 p.m. at the North Carolina Stale University Faculty Club with live entertainment from Chapel Hill’s "Cliff Hangers." Tickets go on sale February 4 in the dining hall and are priced at $16 per person. Net proceeds will be donated to the sophomore class. Middle East Careline See page 8 23 days ’til the Centennial Kickoff