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Meredith Herald
Volume IX, Issue 3
September 10, 1992
Raleigh, North Carolina
• Responding to the needs ot
Hurricane Andrew victims. Presi
dent Bush asked Congress for $7.6
billion in relief ftinds.
• Jesse Helms returned to the
Senate after a three-month absence
following heart surgery, saying he
is ready with several amendments
to Senate legislature.
• A fishing boat came into
Morehead City Tuesday, carrying
Chinese refugees. According to
authorities, the boat left Taiwan in
April and may be part of an opera
tion illegally smuggling ethnic
Chinese into the US.
• Americans are spending more
than $2 billion annually to have
small blockages in their arteries
cleared, hoping to prevent strokes.
• Ivan Lendl defeated Boris
Becker, 6-7 (7-4), 6-2, 6-7 (7-4),
6-3,6-4, to advance to the quarter
finals in the US Open. Monica
Seles and Mary Jo Fernandez also
advanced.
• In the National League, the
Atlanta Braves lead in the West by
7 1/2 games while the Pittsburgh
Pirates lead in the East by 4. The
Toronto Blue Jays lead the Ameri
can League East by 2 1/2 games,
and the Oakland A's lead the West
by 4.
• President Bush sent his top
trade official to the Senate to begin
lobbying for the North American
Free Trade Agreement.
• A collection of Beatle's record
ings will be released for the first time
lext year.
• Salman Rushdie, author of The
Satanic Verses, made a rare appear-
ince in Boulder, Colorado Tuesday
Zimin, Michiko, Yoko bring Asian cultures to Meredith.
file photo
Meredith community experiences increase in international
student population
by Susan Finley
The Meredith community has
always included a broad spectrum
of students, but this year is excep
tional because Meredith has the larg
est number of international students
in the history of the college. Ac
cording to the Office for Student
Development, there are about sev
enty-five international students en
rolled this year, which is up by ap
proximately ten students from last
year. Iftese figures include gradu
ate, full time and re-entry students.
The Office for Student
Development acts in an advisory
capacity for Meredith’s interna
tional students. As well as
helping with such technical
concerns as having the correct
visas, the office provides a
handbook specifically for interna
tional students. Dr. Sandra
Thomas,Vice President for
Student Development, also acts as
the Administrative International
Student Advisor. In addition,
international students can address
academic concerns to Dr. Rhonda
Zingraff, who serves as the
Faculty International Student
Security advises
by Traci Latta
For most of the student body here
at Meredith, staying in shape is a big
priority. Just look around the campus
day or night, and you’ll see students
walking or jogging. For most of the
student body, the idea that Meredith is
a little world in a larger city is common.
Unfortunately Meredith is not immune
to the criminal element
Earlier this month a student was
approached by two men while she was
walking on the new road parallel to
Hillsborough St. and was asked if she
had a car. When she acted disinterested
and replied that she had no car, the two
men fled. The student reported the inci
dent and then met with Chief Shattuck
Advisor, or to Dr. Betty Webb, the
Director of International Studies.
The International House pro
vides a unique living environment for
Meredith students. In this setting, stu
dents from aboard and from the U.S.
live together and benefit from each
others’ experiences.
All of this information is very
interesting in a general sense, but what
is it like to be an international student?
Katherine Gu, who came to the United
States from Shanghai, China nearly
three years ago, says that her experi
ences here at Meredith have been
very rewarding. In particular, Kather
ine points out the sense of family she
feels with the people she has met.
Katherine says, “The most important
thing here at Meredith is the sense of
sisterhood. I am an only child, so I
have found a lot of sisters here.’’
students to take precautions
and Dean Sizemore to discuss what hap
pened. Since the incident, that area of the
new road has been patrolled without fur
ther incident.
Security Officer Timmy Morris
stated that in all of his 10 years on the
security force at Meredith there have been
no major incidents of students being ac
costed on campus, and that this incident
proves that Meredith students are not im
mune.
Chief Shattuck says that they are
working very hard to keep students safe,
but that there are some precautions that
students can practice as well. Most of
those are listed in the Safety and Security
brochure given out at the hall meetings.
Tlie precautions include l)Students
should not go walking after dark. 2)Stu-
dents should not walk alone, day or night.
3)Students should carry flashlights at
night. 4)Students who park in the riding
ring should call security and ask for an
escort to their dorms. 4)Students coming
to campus after closing hours, should
ask for an escort to their dorms. If there
is no security officer at the gate, students
should use the new phone that dials secu
rity direct. 5)Sti}dents who feel they are
being followed should immediately alert
security by using any of the call boxes
located on campus. By remembering to
follow these tips and realizing that the
security office is here for the students’
protection, the chances of further inci
dents should be minimized.