October 4,1995
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Campus Opinion
Editorial: Security does more than
their job
By Melissa Coer
WAIT, don’t move on to the next
article becaase you don’t agree with
this title; there’s a lot to this article
that you may not know. Instead of
being one-sided, read further. It may
change your mind.
I had views like many of you about
security. I didn’t understand or like
their rules. I never understood why
Meredith resident students could not
park in front of Johnson Hall to run
into their dorm. I didn’t understand
why we had to pay $ 125, on top of the
tuition, to have our cars on campus. I
know that a lot of you don’t like or
understand the fact regarding fresh
man parking. I, like many of you, have
dreaded the hike from my dorm to my
car and didn’t like the laa that we had
to park so far away.
My friend works for security and is
always bombarded by my questions of
this and that about security. She in
formed me of many things that security
does that many of us don’t know about.
For instance, many of us hate get
ting tickets when we park somewhere
because we have to run up to our dorm
or carry something heavy. Well, secu
rity does not make up the restrictions
for where we can and cannot park. The
school makes up the rules and security
is hired to enforce them. You can,
however leave your flashers on when
transporting items, or call security to
inform them what you are doing. You
need to let security know because they
aren’t omniscient.
I thought $125 was a lot to pay, but
at State parking is $200 and you aren’t
even guaranteed a spot. The money we
dish out to park does not go to security.
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but to the maintenance of the park
ing lots. Those of you who are upset
about freshman being allowed to
park should think twice about grum
bling because you would have liked
to had the rule about freshman park
ing changed during your first year.
There are many more things to
worry about in life than freshman
having parking privileges, they are
people too. And for all of you, in
cluding myself, who hate the trip
from your dorm to car, well think of
it as exercise. I hear so many stu
dents complaining about their
weight, well that hike does count as
exercise!
Other than giving out tickets,
checking all windows and doors at
7pm, and answering every call when
something goes wrong with one of
us, security does much more. Secu
rity also changes flat tires, recharge
dead batteries in cars, and get keys
out of locked cars among other
things. Also, think about how many
cars are broken into at other col
leges. Meredith is really lucky. Here
security is on watch 24 hours to
ensure not only our safety, but the
safety of our belongings.
Here’s a little advice for .stu
dents who get tickets: don’t storm
into security in a rage. Be mature
about the situation, where have you
learned that having an attitude will
get you anywhere? Also, if you have
any suggestions to change the park
ing rules call Chuck Taylor.
Some things that security does
we take for granted. 1 know 1 feel a
lot safer walking around campus at
night here than on other campuses.
So next time you get a ticket or get
frustrated with security, try to re
member that they are just doing
their jobs, and more!
Letter to the
Editor: eating
healthy is easy
Dear Editor,
I am writing in regard to an article
published in the Meredith Herald on
September 27, entitled “Eating Healthy
is Not Always Easy.’’ This article con
tained a lot of misinformation about
nutrition. I agree with the author in that
it is hard to find a low-fat meal to eat at
Belk Dining Hall. For example, no one
over the age of two should consume
whole milk, which is readily available
in the cafeteria. Some of the informa
tion stated about what we should con
sume in our diets was wrong. This ar
ticle was called to my attention by some
one that does not even go to Meredith,
a visitor on our campus last week. After
1 read the article, I was upset and con
cerned about the publication of false
nutrition information to the Meredith
community.
Some of the facts that were pre
sented were 1) Eat breakfast- a bal
anced diet of three meals a day; 2) Cut
down on the bread and starch intake to
2-3 servings a day; 3) Have at least one
meal a day for protein; 4) Watch for too
much fat in your condiments; 5) Drink
water all the time; and 6) Being thin
doesn’t always mean you are healthy.
Some of these points were very true
and should be followed. For instance, a
diet which includes eating breakfast
provides enough energy to regulate your
metabolismandpreventyourbody from
going into a state of starvation. The
salad dressing we put on sandwiches or
salads are also something to look out
for. Some are loaded with fat (unless
they are reduced or fat-free, others do
not contain fat). Eating a salad could
have as many fat grams as a Big Mac if
too much of an unhealthy kind of salad
dressing is used! Water is very healthy
for the body, and we should try to
consume at least 8 glasses of fluids a
day. However, I have never heard of
carbonated drinks slowing down your
metabolism. As a matter of fact, your
metabolic rate increases after eating.
You do not always need to eat meat to
obtain adequate protein in your diet.
Milk, eggs, legumes and nuts provide
protein as well.
See Letter page 7