Meredith Herald
Volume IX, Issue 5
September 23,1992
Raleigh, North Carolina
• Two former Nixon defense
secretaries testified Monday before
the Senate Select Committe on
POW- MIA affairs that many U.S.
aviators remained in enemy hands
in Laos and were not returned with
other prisoners at the end of the
Vietnam War. This testimony is
likely to escalate demands by
servicemen’s families that more be
done to pressure the Vietnamese
government for an account of the
fate of the missing servicemen.
• President Bush campaigned
Tuesday in Oklahoma, Texas, Mis
souri, Mississippi, Tennessee, and
Louisana. Bush will be in North
Carolina and Pennsylvania today.
• Four hundred corporate ex
ecutives endorsed Bill Clinton Mon
day. This group is generally con
sidered to favor Republicans.
• The Intimate Bookstore in
Chapel Hill burned Monday. Fire
investigators believe the cause of
the fire was arson. Two other blazes
occurred in Chapel Hill Monday
night- within 2 1/2 hours of each
other. AfirebrokeoutinCameron’s
in University Mall and atFood Lion
inEastgateMall. Fire investigators
decUned to speculate on the other
fire origins.
• Tess Elliot, the reigning Miss
North Carolina USA, was killed
Sunday when lines from her para
chute got tangled around her neck
and strangled her. Elliot had com
peted in the Miss USA pageant and
was one of eleven semi-finalists.
ElUot had taken up skydiving to
overcome her fear of heights.
• In the National League, At
lanta continues to lead the West by
eight games. Pittsburgh leads the
East by seven. In the American
League West, Oakland is up by
nine, while Toronto leads by 4 1/2
in the East.
Campus enjoys Fall Fest
by Frances Pate
The weather on Sunday was
a httle dreary, but by no means did
it dampen the spirits of those people
who attended Fall FesL According
to Katherine Davis and Kim Clark,
the two students responsible for the
event, the day went well. Davis
said she was “200% satisfied with
the day” and Clark said “it defi
nitely met [her] expectations.”
There was a good turnout
for the event despite the weather,
and everyone seemed to enjoy the
festivities. Taylor Armstrong, a
freshman, said she thinks Fall Fest
is “a great thing to do on Sunday
afternoon.” Her friend Tara
Haymore agreed and said she
thought it was great because every
one “can have a good time and so
cialize.”
Besides socializing, students
who attended enjoyed listening and
dancing to the music of BS&M, a
band out of Richmond,Virginia.
Amanda Gemayel said about the
group, “I love them! They’re awe
some!” Students also enjoyed ca-
Kim Clark and KathrineDavis, co-chairs
BS&M.
noe rides, volleyball, hot dogs and
hamburgers, and soft drinks.
Davis said that she had gotten
a lot of compliments about Fall Fest
from many of the people who attended,
and she said she hopes it will be even
“bigger and better next year.” Davis
and Clark would like to extend a spe-
photo by Liza Lietz
for Fall Fest, pose with members of
cial thank you to everyone who helped
out on Sunday. A lot of hard work
had to be done for everyone to enjoy
the day and evidently everyone did.
Rebecca Sweeney, a sophomore
summed it up when she said the day
was “a total success.”
Continuing Education grows during its 20 years
by Amity Brown
“I came back to Meredith in
1980, and I was so nervous about
being in school again that I lost 14
pounds the first semester.”
This was Sandra Close’s ex
perience when she returned to
school. Close eventually became a
full-time student and graduated from
Meredith in 1986 with a degree in
sociology. She is now the Assistant
Director of the Re-entry Program.
In 1972, there were two re
entry students at Meredith College.
Twenty years later, re-entry students
make up 20% of Meredith’s student
population with nearly 400enrolled
this semester, according to Anne
Dahle, Director of the Re-entry Pro
gram.
Along with celebrating its 20th
anniversary. Continuing Ed has a new
dean. Dr. Mary Johnson.
Dahle said re-entry students
come to Meredith because the Con
tinuing Education Program does not
offer an adult-ed degree. Re-entry stu
dents graduate with the same degrees
as traditional-age students. She said,
“I think that’s one of the things ap
pealing to students. They want a
Meredith degree.”
The re-entry program, however,
is not the only component of the Con
tinuing Ed Program. The program also
includes the Enrichment Program and
the CRM Certificate Program, both
headed by Penny Augustine.
The Certificate Program offers
the Legal Assistants Program CLAP)
and the Cultural Resources Manage
ment. The LAP is a post-baccalaure
ate and is approved by the American
Bar Association.
The Enrichment Program is
unusual because it is open to both
men and women and has gone from
offering three classes in the spring of
1973 to offering 60 classes this fall.
While these classes do not offer regu
lar course credit, they do cover a
variety of topics from Egg Tempera
Painting to The New Shuttle Space
craft: Endeavor.
Continuing Ed. opened in the
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