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Meredith Herald Volume XIII, Issue 13 We attract bright, talented, ambitious students. Naturally we're a women's colleee. January 22, 1997 Lighting survey brings various responses from students By Allison Carter Security chief Mike Hoke sent a campus wide email to all students and faculty prior to tlie Christmas break asking them about their oighnime lighting concerns on campus. Witliin a three day time period, Hoke received about 100 responses, although he was hoping for a few more. After the break, Hoke again sent out the requestout to students, this time receiving addi tional suggestions. “I think we have a good cross section of responses from resident and commuter stu dents,” said Hoke. Hoke noted (hat the number one location of conc^n was the area ftom tlie gym to (he main campus. The second location of concern were all of tlie individual classroom building en trances. Students have voiced tiieir opinions about needing stairs leading into the freshman gravel lot, as well as more lights in the large paved lot at the side entrance. Hoke extended his search for student input when he recently spoke to a campus concerns committee. Senior Clyda Wood, head of the commit tee, and other students discussed their concerns with Hoke. The leading concern: where cam pus call boxes are located and how to use them properly. Hoke then told the committee what had been changed last semester based on campus 24 hour access to Joyner lab by mid-February By Emily Fulghum Starting in mid-February, tlie computer lab in Joyner Hall will be open ail day, every day. This decision comes after some students' dis content with the lab's inconvenient hours dur ing crunch times like mid-term and fmai exams. The present hours of seven a.m. to 11 p.m. (extended to onea.m. if more than one person is there) were originally set because of security's concern for tlie safety of the students after these hours. However, when a student came to Meredith’s chief of security, Mike Hoke, re garding the limited access to the computer 1^ during exams last semester, he listened. “She didn’t see why students weren’t able to use the lab anytime they needed to, and I agreed,” Chief Hoke stated- “The key issue in Joyner is security. In light of these requests, aitd becauseJoyner is relatively easy to secure because it is visible, centrally located and well-lighted, the security sta^ determined tliat extending the lab’s hours to make it more convenient to students was a viable option for the spring semester. Ruth Balla of Technology Services said that her main concerns were with the types of software made available if the computer lab was going to be more accessible. She stated that if the students would be spending more time there, then the software that they would have access to would be a determining factor in the successofthe24-hour lab. All previous services such as Internet access, e-mail, and Microsoft Word will still be provided. In addition, Technology Services is considering providing more of the software options that are presently found only in the Ledford com puter lab, such as the math programs. Studeht reaction to these developments is very positive. “I think that the new hours are a step in the right direction. Since I don’t have a computer, it is really hard sometimes to try and fit ray schedule around the lab schedule if I am crunched for time on an important project," says junior math major Robbin Woods. Given that more and more of the Meredith population turn into late-night crea tures as the semester wears on, it seems that security has indeed taken a step in the right direction. input. The security staff will give now rides to students to their dorms when they come back to campus - at any time of night. Students will still be allowed to park their cars on campus during holidays, but owners will be asked to park tiear security office behind Poteat dorm so security can keep an eye on diem at ail times. Some students brought up the fact that dur ing Hurricane Fran, the security staff wandered the dormitory halls in black raincoats, uocJear to students that they were with the college. Now bright yellow coats with a large Meredith Col lege logo will be the attire for such mstances. A solutions that is on the brink of conclusion is the Joyner computer lab being open 24 hours. It should be in affect prior to midterm exams. Also, a new emergency phone number will be available for snidents to call and alen secu rity of problems. Tlie number will be easy to remember, as all four digits will be the same. Hoke noted that it is because of student input that concerns are heard and resolved. “Students areagoodquality controlmecha- nism for us,” said Hoke. “They call when they see something unusual." As for a resolution on the lighting survey, Hoke said that once he talked tomore night time commuter smdents that he would be “just about done." “I should be turning the survey results ov» to the college within a montli." finished Hoke. Weems graduate school prepares women further By Addie Tschamler Although Meredith's John E. Weems Graduate Schooi is characterized as having small classes, its programs are in no way small in terms of quality. Since 1983, Meredith has offered master’s degrees in business adminis tration, elementary education, and music, in addition to its more recently-established di etetic in temship.Itiseachprogram'spriority to teach its students new concepts within each field of study and encourage students to de velop new research or performance techniques. Suidents are given the opportunity to design parts of their study in order to meet their own needs. The graduate school faculty is sometimes supplementedbyresourcesoutside the Meredith community in the fields of business, govern ment, music and education. Faculty members not only teach students in theclassroom setting but also are involved themselves in research, committees and programs within the Raleigh community. Likeundergraduates, students in the gradu ate school may also obtain Cooperating Ra leigh Colleges (CRC) credit from other schools 10 enhance their knowledge in a given field. CRC includes Peace, Saint Mary's, Shaw, N.C. State and St. Augustine. Meredith’s business department offers the MasterofBusiness Administration (MBA) and is open lo all quahfied students, even those without an undergraduate business degree. Qualified students whoai^ly for regular admis sion are those who have obtained a GPA of at least 2.5 and a GMAT score of at least 350 and those who have completed prerequisite courses with a grade of C or belter. The MBA program includes 36 hours of graduate study in econom ics, accounting, fiti^ce, management and mar keting. The business deparunent also offers a cooperative educational experience for gradu ate students with Raleigh agencies approved by the Office of Career Services. Meredith's department of education offers the masterofeducation in elementary education and is open to students continuing study in education who have previously earned a North CarolinaClassAteachinglicenseinelementary education. Three emphases are offered within See GRADUATE, page 6 In this issue: * Hungry students been wail^ fori Che BeeHive for mpiiths, When will it open? * Julia O'Brien will lake over as head of the department of reli gion. Page 6 baffeet #i||^i;:|ehnis out and support tif: Augels! 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