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Volume 8#
August 2 8» 1991
Celebrating Meredith's Charter Cisnteiinial
Dfar Mfi cdith SLudt?i\ti:,
As; begin Ihe I'lrst
year ol our .second century J
wanito take this oppurtunity
lo weUomc our nev siuUl’iils
lo Meredith and to extend
creetjiigs to our returning
stiidf lit?
1 his be(|{ins my twentv-
first year at Meredith and
each vear I am here the
^'(illeKe becomes more fasci
nating Incredible changes
have taken place We have
added new courses, ne^^ pro
grams changed educational
delivery systems and found new
students to serve. Based on these
past experiences, I am convinced
the 1991 92 academic year will he
our best ever lean hardly wait
lo look back on this year, know-
ins I will he amazed at the new
innovations that will have been
incorporated into the life al
Meredith
I look fiii'ward Lo working
svilh >()u this- sear. You ai'e an
inle^ral part uf the Meredilh
community and I wanlyou to
remember that our faculty and
stalf care about you li at any
time you have a problem I hipe
you will leel Iree to talk to any al‘
u who are here to serve you
Sincerely.
Under New Management: Herald Gets Fresh
Start
by Jcssica Cook
Phis cenienntaj year will not only bo remembered for celehrations and fanfare
l'>^l will also mark the advent of a new exciling Meredith Heraid Three new
editors AmyLaVoy Kelly Parker and Jessica I'ook. with the help of iheir
advisor Nan Miller, plan to revive the sagging Herald v^iih better writing and
mana^;emeni an emhusiastic staff, innovative idea^i and layouts and a truly
open ear to student concerns
Nan Miller advisor to the Eetaiiland head of the writing center at Meredith
projects ihi'ee goals for the new paper She stated she would like to see an
informative, provocaiive entertaining publication She expressed a desire to
heai'students asking each other have you seen the Heir.ald'^
Amy I.aVoy publishing ediuir of the Herald, is a double English - politics major
I Roxboro. N t.. She prepares the layouts for the newspaper and sees to the
distribution of the paper to the college LaVoy also writes articles She wants
Blackout Begins in Barefoot
by Janie Mullis
Approximately 7:30 p m on Monday. .4ugust 2^ a '"^iirnlina Power and Light
Lompany transformer malfunctioned causing a blackout in the residence halls
According to CPW., a transformer r hat provides Meredith s transformers with
electricity lost a phase Campus electricity runs on three phases when one
1” j j system runs on a single phase Surges of electricity over-
Uiaded the single phase and caused the motoi-s lo burn As a result, Barefoot
Residence mil s motor caught fire and Poteat Residence HaJl s motor was
damaged Residents in Barefoot were evacuated
As soon as the transformers and electricity were turned off, the smoke was
cleared and Barefoot residents were allowed to return to their rooms No
injuries resulted from the incident
the Hsrald to be a true representa
tion of the Meredith community ‘
LaVoy encourages real student par
ticipation she stated, I would love to
see students that aren i regular
reporters for the paper submitting
articleson topics thatinierestthem '
She would also love to see two differ
ent sides of an issue presented by
students and faculty.
Kelly Parker managing editor .'is a
speech major fromRaleigh, N.C She
organizes the staff of the Herald and
sells advertisements that run in the
paper She wants to ' spread the word
th?u the Hei-ald wiJI be stronger than
f'ver thisyeir ' Parker views the
paper as a forum for stiident expres
sion about campusand community
issues
Jessica Cook, copyeditor of the Herald
IS an English major from Hickory
NC She proofreads and edits the
arUcles that are submitted to the
paper She also writes articles. Cook
wants to see the paper become an
active integi-al presence in the
Meredith community She feels Uie
students should be fully aware that
the Herald exists for them; they
should use it as a place to voice their
gripes as well as their praises for the
col [lege and other relevant issues
Sfiirlenfs should also nnt Tear repris
als for expressing their opinions in
the f-lerald
:?my LaVoy
Jessica Cooki