February 14,1992 page five
Students Give Opinions on End of
Freshmen Curfew
Review
Meredith in
Wonderland
continued from page four
performance. Didyourecognizevvlio
was playing whom? Thepeopleplay-
ing the characters were not printed in
the bulletin.
The News & Observer’s 1980 ar
ticle reminds that^ 'It is a tradition
that during the Tea Party scene, the
MadHatter always adlibs witii Alice”.
Dr. Sandra Thomas and Dr. Bernard
Cochran carried on this tradition with
ease. Did you catch all the puns and
undertones?
Dr. Jean Jackson challenged you to
use your childhood imagination, the
one that you left behind all those
years ago, to create the wonderfiil
Wonderland your faculty was about
to present to you. Did you “see”
everyone at the Tea P^y or the
rabbit go flying by?
I hope you enjoyed this once-in-a-
college-lifetime performance. I cer
tainly did. 1 would like to thaidc the
lucky stars that we have a faculty that
would expose themselves enough to
allow us to see their childish side.
TTiank goodness that it only happens
once every four years.
Dr. Sandra Thomas as "Alice."
Student Life
Committee
Addresses Issue of
Racism on
Campus
by Jessica Cook
On Tuesday, February 11, the Stu
dent Life Committee met to discuss
business such as parking problems
on campus, a health center update,
and the problem of institutional rac
ism at Meredith.
Dr. John Saunders challenged the
committee to use its power to con
front racism Meredith. As an
example of institutionalized racism
at the college, Saunders cited a mem
bership reqiurement for the board of
trustees; trustees must be ex-mem
bers of a Baptist church belonging to
ttie North Carolina Baptist State Con
vention. This policy effectively dis
criminates against blacks because
most blacks belong to churches that
do not practice in the Baptist State
Convention.
Describing the dominant white
perspective inherent in the “chan
nels” and “blueprints” from which
administrative policies are made,
Saunders stressed how covert dis
crimination arises.
Saunders raised jM'ovocative ques
tions for the committee and the
Meredith community, such as what
institutional changes are necessary
to eliminate racism at Meredith?
What would attract minorities? Is
Meredith ready for a multicultural,
multiracial population?
Saunders proposed ways of com
batting racism; he stressed the need
to talk about the fx’oblem and the
importance of fmding ways of mak
ing contact with minority communi
ties. He said hiring more minority
faculty members and promoting more
minority speakers for convocation is
not enough; Meredith must institute
a policy that encourages cultural di
versity at all levels.
by Ellen Williamson and Tracy Rawls
In the January 17,1992 edition of
the Meredith Herald, we reported
that beginning next semester, there
will no.longer be a Freshmen Curfew
enforced upon the freshmen class.
We asked some students around cam
pus how they felt regarding this is
sue, and here are some responses:
“Abolishing freshmen curfew is a
big step for the iuture of the college
and this change may result in more
prospective students. With curfew
or without - it depends on the matu
rity level, the morals and values of
the individual to determine if she will
abide by the rules and regulations
before becoming a students at
Meredith.” — Martha Inscore, se
nior
“There were a lot of problems with
tiie freslynen curfew... it was very
unsafe. Freshmen were not being
responsible. Idon’tthinkthereisany
reason to have it.” — Dawn White,
sophomore, Vann Residence Hall
President
“It’s a good idea [to abolish curfew]
because responsible people were be
ing punished. Now people will be
more safety conscious. ”—Courtney
Flynt, freshman
“If people want to stay out they will.
.. many did not care about the call
downs.” — Amy Whitt, freshman
‘ 'I didn’t agree with freshmen curfew
from the beginning because it en
couraged girls to go out and punished
you for coming in on time. We are
responsible enough to know when to
come in.” — Macie Martin, sopho-
mcM’e
“When you come to college, you
hear about partying. . . should not
^lish[freshmencurfew] because it
teaches responsibility.” — Julia
Mitchell, sc^omore
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