Campus Editorial
Aiml 21,1993 p^e two
Letters to the Editor
Rides aie made to be bcokeo.
Hbs adage is one which Mereditfi
stiideiMs seem to live by. While I
understand some rules do require
chaogii^, all rules should not be
viewed as restrictive. Rules do
have a purpose. Many of them are
guidelines for living ia a commu-
nity atmos[4iere. Mostpeofde who
know roe are aware 1 am a stickler
for rules. But shcwkl I have to do
so? It isdifficult to decide if some
rules are outdated or just unpopu
lar. Howissuchadecisionmade?
1 have been involved in many rule
changes at
Meredith, but 1
have also wit
nessed many
abuses of the
rules. While I
will concede
some of the rules
at Meredith are
petty, the major
ity of them were
implemented to
benefit the majority. Strides have
been made in reducing the petti
ness. Peoj^ complain about 7
o’clock doOTS. Do you think such
a rule was made up just to annoy
students? Because the doors do
not lock back unless shuttight, we
do w^t the doors opened after 7
p.m. — it is entirely a safety pre
caution so pec^le can’t slip in the
side doors unnoticed.
Some rules at Meredith Col*
lege are not petty. Alcohol is not
allowed on campus. This rule is
not new and it is not about to
change. But yet alcohol exists on
campus {iwobably in large quanti
ties. Why? Why are students mad
that they cannot drink in their
rooms once they turn 21 or even
befixe? They knew the rule when
they decided to attend Mereditfi.
Did they think anexception would
be made forthem?Currently SGA
is involved in
the giving of
warnings and
conducting
room searches
for alcohol.
While this
duty is not our
favorite past
time. it is part
of our job. Are
we helped our
by students? Rarely. Nothing is
more frustrating than to have stu
dents tell us that Suzy Q had alco
hol in her room last week. When
she is asked to go before the Honor
Council and testify, 9 times out of
10 the answer is no. She does not
see EDITORIAL page Hve
I would like to express my
appreciation to the Meredith
community for its su[^rt of the
Meredith Herald for tiie 1992-
93 academic year. You have
contributed in many ways—ar
ticles, letters to the editor, pho
tographs, ideas and readership.
TImks also needs to be ex
pressed to Nan Miller and the
Meredith /feraWstaff, who have
supplied you with campus news,
campus (vofiles, movie and the
atre reviews, sports, and weekly
features like News Briefs and
Point/CounterpoinL These staff
members have worked hard to
provide you with a quality,
weekly student newspaper and
deserve much recognition and
credit for their hard work.
Looking towards next year,
Iwould like to recognize the
1993-94Editor-in-Chief, Tracey
Rawls. She has worked dili
gently throughout the year as
Layout Editor, which implies
more th^ her title. An article
needs to be written, TVacey will
do it; {riiotos need to be t^en,
Tracey will do it; Letters to the
Editor need to be typed, Tracey
will do it (I think you get the
picture). Your dedication to
getting the job done, Tracey, has
been of value to myself and to
others. Look forward to next
year!
With much gratimde, 1 say
fareweU to Amity Brown, who
has served as a wonderful Edi-
K>r-in-Chief. Shehasputinmany
hours organizing and producing
the Herald. Amity has put her
heart and soul into the pro(bic-
tion of this newspaper, and mer
its much more recognition than
1 feel 1 can extK-ess. Kudos!
And, good luck next year in
graAiate school. We will miss
you every Monday and Tuesday
night (but, you know that)!
Laura Davenport
Technical Advisor to the
Meredith Herald
It is ten-thirty at night, April
6, and my friends and I have just
returned from a reception hon
oring the winners of the Raleigh
Symphony Orchestra Concerto
Competition. Phenomenal
young musici^ performed with
the orchestra toni^t and any
one who was unable to attend
missed a wonderful program.
I was [leased to see the num
ber of “non-music” majors there
tonight; it always makes me
happy to see others take an interest
in something that is the central fo
cus of my life. However, there are
times when I wi^ that “apprecia-
tors of music” would stick to ttieir
own areas of expertise.
A group of girls sat behind me
this evening with a bag of snacks; 1
overheard them say they had
brought “treats” for intermission.
This was tacky enough, consider
ing that the Raleigh Symphony is a
community, non-profit orgamzation
and was selling refreshments in or
der to raise much n^°:ded funds.
What really got me, though, was
that after tlK intermission, during
the final performance of the
evening, I heard the unmistakable
rustling of a paper “goodie bag”
behind me. In an attempt to get my
point across without causing any
more disturbance, 1 turned my head
ever so sllghtiy — an annoyed
glance in the direction of the noise.
It continued. My friend pointedly
stuck a finger in het ear. Still, it
perasted. My roommate shook her
head in obvious disgust. The noise
kept on and in a final effort to get
away from the disturbance. I sat
forward in my seat. The rustling of
paper behind me interfered with
my ^)preciation, study, and what
had b^n thu'ough enjoyment of
Ihe outstanding performance be
fore us.
Idon’texpect everyone to have a
complete ^jpceciationfor what mu
sicians do. However, I do expect
every concert-goer to observe ap
propriate etiquette (this basically
involves common courtesy and
good manners) and to have die de
cency to keep the noise to an abso
lute minimum. Even the slightest
whisper, scratch of a pen, munch-
ing of candy, and yes. rustling of
pi^r. greatly distracts those of us
who are acti^ly at a performance
for pure enjoyment and love of the
art. not because our music zpfxc-
ciation or methods teacher offered
us extra-credit to “sit ttirough a
whole hour of classical music.”
This is not ttie first time this has
hjy^ned. “Non-music majors” are
constantly finding their way to
Carswell Concert Hall to hear per
formances by students, faculty, and
guest artists and for that I am glad.
ButI speak for all performers when
I request that you leave yoiu pic
nics in the park, write your notes
after the concert, get there on time.
see LETTERS page seven
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