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September 28,1994 4 Campus News Students go out on a limb with Outward Bound by Kiirt»eriy Zucker This summer sevetal Meredith stu dents journeyed where few have gone before. Julia Rathbone, Janie Love, An gela Denny, and Beth Flye, the new assis tant directorfor the Teaching Fellows pro gram, joined Outward Bound with other Teaching Fellows from across the state. The four women braved the wilderness for nine days at Linville Gorge in Morganton. Over these nine days, they experienced intense backpacking, bouldering, and rock climbing. One climb was 90 feet up table rock. They crossed a river and partici- pated in a ropes coarse. During these few days, these stu dents had to navigate for themselves. The guides told them their destination, but getting there was up to them Equipped with a compass, back pack, and lots of energy, these women tackled things that they never dreamed possible. Julia Rathbone said, ‘I learned that I could do it no matter what. There is a limit beyond what I have always thought I could do, and now I can reach that limit." Aside from nav^ting the wilder ness, they had to deal with other matters, like carrylnga 50-pound back pack every day. in this backpack they hadone bowl, spoon, and cup. There was no where for them to wash their dishes so they had to lick their bowls clean. Since there was no water, the girls had to wait six days to take a shower. However, even with aU these hard ships the gills felt that this trip changed them for the better. Janie Lee Love said, ‘1 learned how to rely on myself and others, some thing 1 had previously had a hard time doing." Angela Denney said that the most memorable moment of her trip was when she was dropped off at the base of the mountain and had to climb three miles to the top. The only thing Denney 0)uld say ^ut this experience was “I didn't die." ‘1 never would have made it with out the others in my group," said Denney. “Through woricing together, we became very dose and formed a common bond." Beth Flye said she could never fin ish the rock climb or the ropes course, but she did. ‘I made it because of the verbal support that 1 received from other crew members," said Flye. “I highly recommend this experience to eveyone." Alt of these women emphatically agree that this was the best part of their summer. The Teaching Fellows were notthe only ones to go on outward bound this summer. Tina Sylvester participated in an eight-day tripon Hurricane Island in Maine. She feels the same way the other giris did. She had trouble putting it into words because she said the expe rience was unbelievable. For her trip she was only allowed two t-shirts, but her bag weighed 70 pounds because her group had to carry all the food in their packs. She was also one of the few college students on the trip. Most people wCTe in their 20's or early 30’s, and tod been training for about a year. Tina was coated in bug spray every day, but she didn’t get to take a shower until near the end of the trip. Throt^h rode dimbing, repelling, and badcpacking, Tina said she be came a stronger person. She said the thing she has carried with her from this trip is more self confidence. She said, “I learned that I could accomplish anything I set my mind to do." All these Meredith students tried something new to lam about them selves and others. They strongly rec- Tlna Sylvester thrusts out her arms in victory. ommendOutward Bound to everyone. These women 's experiences will help them to be leaders at Meredith, and l^eronin their lives. Angela Oenney defies gravity during an Outward Bound activity. Culture Notes... October Events Learn about different types of collections and how to preserve and display items in a collection on Saturday, October 29 Ip.m. to 3 p.m. Admission $2 per person at the North Carolina Museum of His tory. International Festival of Rale^ at Raleigh Civic Center Friday, October 7, 6-llp.m.; Saturday, October 8, 10 a.m.-l 1p.m.; and Sunday, October 9, Noon- 6p.m. Tickets for adults $5.50, seniorcifizcns$4.50, 4-15years$3.50 and 3 and under free. Exhibition 'New York, New York: Recent Cityscapes" at the North Caro lina Museum of Art on October 15 1994- February 12, 1995. Interpreta tions of Manhattan by four American Artists. Admission is Free* Explore North Carolina's rich aviation history at the Museum of History on Friday, October 21, 6 p.m.- 8 p.m Amission is $2.00 per person. - -i
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