Meredith Herald
1891 - Honoring Our Heritage...Expnndiu^ Our Vision -1991
Volume VIII, Issue 13
January 17, 1992
Ralci^.h, Nonh Carolina
Le
Greenhouse
Hours
Extended
by Karen Hoivell
On October 23rd, SGA held an
open forum in an attempt to gather
student concerns, as well as share
information that we had gathered, a
recurring topic was the social life at
Meredith or lack there of Students
expressed concern that there was no
a centralized place to congregate. A
small step which we decided upon
was extending rhe hours of Le Green
house in order to provide a place for
students to go and visit (and eat).
SGA spoke with Thad O’Briant, and
he agreed to extend the hours on an
experimental basis.
On January 14th, Le Greenhouse
began staying open until 11 pm on
Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
nights. To start, the normal menu
will be in placed - items such as
hamburgers, french fries, sand
wiches, and baked goods. For now,
these extended hours will last only
for a month. After the month test-
period, ARA will evaluate the re
sponse and determine if there is
enough use to justify the extended
hours for a longer period of lime. If
this venture proves successful, addi
tional menu items such as pizza,
milkshakes, and frozen desserts may
be added if there is enough i nterest to
justify such equipment acquisitions.
So, if you students really want a
place to go and eat after the dining
hall closes, gather your friends and
head over to Le Greenhouse. If we
ever hope to have a more social-
oriented student center, we need to
show that there is a need for such a
place by using the facilities that cur
rently exist.
Freshmen Curfew
Abolished
by Man Snow Burnette, Student
Life Committee Chair, and
Amy LaVoy, Publications Editor
On January 14, 1992 the Student
Life Committee made history at
Meredith College by abolishing the
longstanding freshmen curfew.
The idea for relinquishing fresh
men curfew came from the Resi
dence Hall Board to the Student Life
Committee last November. Karen
Howell, RHB chair, came before the
Committee with the proposal. The
proposal stated thatthe curfew policy,
which began as a way to "encourage
responsible behavior among all stu
dents," had lost its original purpose,
and should therefore "cease to exist
beginning with the Fall semester of
1992."
TTie rationale behind the fx-oposal
stated that the policy is "hypocriti-
caT' because it punishes those stu
dents who are supposedly showing
responsible behavior by returning to
campus, while students who stay out
all night are not only unsafe, but
unpunished.
Dorothy Sizemore, Dean of Stu
dents, was quoted in the rationale as
saying that the original reason for the
curfew "was to allow the students an
acceptable excuse for returning to
campus to study as the hour grew
late." However, the rationale went
on to say, with a curfew of one and
two in the morning, using it as an
excuse to return to campus is "no
longer valid."
In summing up the proposal, Karen
Howell stated, "The Student Life
Committee is concerned about the
welfare of the students. Freshmen
Resident Assistants tell stories of
numerous girls staying out all night
sleeping in parked cars in a parking
lot at Stale or on a couch ai one of the
fraternities. The irresponsible be
havior is obviously the fault of the
student, but the College shoulddo alt
that it can to help the students. Hy
eliminating the curfew policy, the
college would be encouraging stu
dents to return to campus no matter
the hour."
After hearing the proposal, the
Student Life Committee held
amazingly little discussion before
they voted to accept or reject the
proposal. In what could only be
described as an "extremely close
vote," according to Mary Snow
Burnette, Student I.ife Committee
chair.the proposal passed.
After passing the proposal, the
Committee sent it to the Senate for
approval. The Senate passed the
proposal before Christmas and sent
it back to the Committee, who then
sent it 10 Dr.Sandra Thomas, Vice-
President for Student Development.
On January 14, Dr, Thomas
announced to the Committee that
the proposal had passed, and fresh
men curfew was no more.
Next week: lnter\’iewx with Sti4deni
Life Committee members and
members of the student body on
their thoughts and feelings about
the end of freshmen curfew.
Meredith Remem
bers Dr. King
hy Neasha M. Hryant
During, a week-long celebration of
Dr. Miiriir.! .ulher King, Jr.'s Hie and
work, Meredith commemorated the
American martyr’s achievements
with a prayer breakfast and a worship
servlLC Wednesday morning.
Wedne.sday would have been Dr.
King’s sixly-ihird birlhday.
Students in the Meredith Christian
/Association and In the Association
for Black Awareness organized the
prayer breakfast. Rev. Corothers gave
a moving sermon on what he thought
Dr. King’s vi.sion of (he American
"Melting Pot” would have been to
day. The Association for Black
AwarenessctH)rdinated Wednesday’s
worship service, with Mr. Vernon
Malone as the speaker. Mr. Malone
is the Chairman of the Wake County
BoardofCcKnmissioners anda Ibnner
Chairtnanof the Wake Coumy Board
of Hducation. His eloquent speech
entailed a reflection of how much
minorities have achieved ajid of
America’scurrentshoilcomingswith
reference to human equality. The
service was followed by a reception
in which students, faculty, and staff
were welcome to meet Mr. Malone.
MIA International
Week
January 21-24
International Exhibit
ilelk Dining Hall
.lanuary 21. 1-3 p.m.
International Street Fair
in front of the library
.lanuary 22,9 p.m.
International Movie
Projection Room
January 23,4:30-6:15 p.m.
, Internaiional Food and Show
Belk Dining Hall