^^bvtmSer 11,1991 (Page two
Editorial
hy Jessica Cook
Like other respected women’s colleges
such as Maiymoimt, Queens, Salem, Agnes
Scott, Hollins, and Mary Baldwin, Meredith ,
College should allow its students the
privilege and responsibility of male visita
tion. A restricted male visitation in the
rooms of Meredith students from one until
f:ve p.m. on Sundays is a reasonable
proposition; implementaticwi of this policy
would also improve student attitudes toward
administration and Meredith school poli
cies.
In 1987, an imipressive proposal by the
Meredith College Senate to have male
visitation at Meredith was dismissed. Ar
guments presented in this proposal for mulp.
visitation were intelligent, thorough, and
solid; the arguments still apply to today's
community. For example, firet flow "dat
ing" parlors are not private and are imper
sonal. Also, students watching television
on first floor parlors while couples are
present may feel uncomfortable without a
date, the ban on male visitation fosters
resentment toward Meredith from those
who want to entertain male friends in their
rooms; as a result, many e?q>Fess the desire
to live off campus. When fomilies of
Meredith students visit the resid^ce halls,
older brothers are forced to wait in first
floor parlors if the family gathers in the
student's room.
Opponents of a male visitation policy
menticHi security measures as an inqxjrtaot
consideration. Male guests, however, could
be checked in and out on Sundays by stu
dent vohinteers from each dorm. Ifsftident
security is vahied so highly that males cannot
visit friends in their Mer^di dorm rooms,
why do Meredith women often have to
walk to their dorm rooms alone fr(»n parking
lots surrounded by dark woods? Students
often cite the absence and unavailability of
security guards at late hours.
Meredith students are just as responsible,
trustworthy, and mature as students at
Marymount, Queens, Salem, Agnes Scott,
Hollins, and Mary Baldwin, six women's
colleges dut respect a students' freedom to
hjave male friends in her room. Meredith
students deserve to be treated as adult col
lege women with the male visitati(m privi
leges enjoyed by other modem college
women across the country.
English
Department
to Offer
American
Literature
Course
The efforts of a group of students
have paid off because this ^ning semester,
an African-Ammcan literature course will
be offered tor the first time at Meredith
Collie.
African-American Literature will
be taught by Dr. Jean Jackson, who stressed
that the course is ‘^for anyxie wiio’s inter
ested in learning more about African-
American liter^ure.”
Dr. Jackson emphasized that the
class will fulfill the pc»t-Englisfa 201 litera
ture requirement which is usually met by
American or a foreign language literature.
The class will be a survey course
which will move chronologically from Af
rican slave narratives of the late 1700’s to
very contemporary Afiican-American
writings. There will be a particular focus (XI
the f^lem Renaissance of the 1920’s and
30's.
Dr. Jacks(»i added &at the class
will include such writers at Frederick
Douglass, Langston Hu^s, Ralph EUiscm,
James Baldwin, Maya Angelou, and Toni
Morrison.
African-American Literature is
li^ed as English 941A and will be tau^t
Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3:30-4:50
p.m.
CORRECTION
By Jack “Crazy Legs” Huber
I cannot tell I lie. Craig Green of the Art
department was really our coach. All of
the plays run were actually holographic
images projected on the field of play.
While the credit for astute play calling
has been flattering, Dr. Green and his
system deserve all the credit. Interested
underclassman are encouraged to contact
him if they are interested in using the
system in next year’s intra-miunl com
petition.
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