Meredith Herald
Volume XIV, Issue 2
We attract bright, talented, ambitious students. Naturally we're a women's college, September 3, 1997
On the
inside:
□ Campus
raises concern
again over
"Professor
Green."
Paj*e 2
LI Kuu] out
about the new
changes m the
Honor Council.
Page 3
□ Meet the new
staff members in
the Dean of
Students Ofllce.
Page 5
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Princess Diana dies in car crash
□ Princess of Wales killed
in Paris when her car slams
into side of Seine tunnel.
From Slaff Reports
Princcss Diana, 36, moilier of the
future king of EnglanJ, died Saturday
niglu afta a car crash in llie ccntcr of
P;iris.
At approximately 12:35 a.in.,
paparazzi on motorcycles chased
Diana, her companion Egyptian mil
lionaire Dodi Fayed, Diana’s body-
Princess Diana dies at age 36.
Princess Diana WWW Internet Photo
guard, and their driver under the tun
nel of the Pont del’Alma bridge along
the Seine River The Mercedes that Ihe
princess was in was reportedly travel
ing at speeds exceeding 90 mph; the
tunnel speed limit is 30 mph. The car
plowediotoapillarintheRiiddleofthe
tunnel then aossed lanes and bit the
opposite wall. The driver and Fayed
were killed instandy. The bodyguard,
Trevor Rces-Jones, remains in the in
tensive care unit at tbe Pitie-Salpetriere
Hospital in Paris.
In the impact, the Mercedes 600
sidered one of
world’s safest
was totally
wrecked. The
the car was
crushed down to
height, and the
lor was thrown
the knees of the
seal passenger.
Paris police held
photographers
questioning and
two moior-
and a motor
confiscated sev-
tuesdaythepho-
under a formal
investigation. Five were released on
ibeir own recognizance, and two were
released on $16,000 bail. Some of the
photographers can eventually be
charged wth invuluiitury manslaugh
ter.
Initial reports slated that Diana
had suffered a broken arm, cuts, and a
concussion. But as time progressed,
reports of Diana’s injury became more
serious. Her heartstoppcd as aresultof
massive intemal bleeding from a rup'
tured pulmonary vein. Doctors closed
a wound in her heart and massaged it
for two hours, but they were unsuc
cessful at getting circulaiion to re
sume. After going into cardiac arrest,
the princess died at 4 a.m.
The Princess of Wales and Fayed,
41, had been vacationing in the soutli
of France and arrived in Paris on Sat
urday afternoon. Previous to the crash,
they had dined at the Kitz Hotel.
New reports say that the driver,
Henri Paul, thenuniber2securitychief
at the Riz Hotel, had an alcohol blood
level of 1.87, more tliaii three times ilie
legal limit in F'raiice.
The royal family was vacationing
at Balmoral Castle in Scotland when
See DIANA page 2
Pops in the Park draws crowd
Q The WRAL sponsored
event held at Meredith
drew in some 4,400 people.
Torv 1 loke
Suiff Reporter
They wore Wake
Forest T-shirts and
brought UNC umbrel
las, but diey cliose to
spend their Labor Day
eve at Meredith.
SuiKluy’s Pops in tlie
Park drew thousands to
tlie campus for one of
the summer’s largest
outdoor concerts, llie
heavily loaded, Broad-
way-themed program
included two sets by ilie
18-piece Casablanca
Jazz Band, sky divers,
and tlie North Carolina
Symphony—with guest
vocalists Lauren
Kennedy and Alan
Campbell—topped off by fireworks
and reassuratJces from WRAL-TV’s
Greg Fishel that it would not rain. The
bigger-than-evo’ crowd wagged con
cert programs printed on the back of
fans.
“It’s awesome,” said Meredith
graduate Tempe Harrington. “We’re
having a great time. Ttie music’s great,
the atmosphere’s great.” She and fel
low alumnus Kelly McLawhom chose
to attend the concert after seeing an ad
for it in Spectator magazine. “We
thought we would enjoy it, coming out
See POPS page 2
Guest vocalists Lauren Kennedy and Alan Carpbell sing with the NC Symphony at Pops in the
Park on Sunday. Photo by Alison Rood
Meredith reacts
to death of
Princess of Wales
Kim Highland
Editor ill Chief
As Uie world mourns tlie death of
Princess Diana, Meredith’s campus
feels the sense of loss also. Faculty,
staff, and students were stunned this
Labor Day weekend to learn of the
fatal car crash in Paris late Saturday
nighL
Student reaction to Diana’s death
was strong. Everywhere on campus
Tuesday students discussed the week
end uagcdy. Sophomore Kim Ritter
was devastated when she heard the
news. “It’sashock.ldidn’tthinksome-
one like her could die in a car acci
dent,” Ritter said.
Jana Coble, a commuter student,
agreed. You would never think it would
happen to her,” she said.
Penelope Andrew, the new RD of
Poteat, was born in Britain, but spent
nwst of her life in the United Slates.
Andrew said tliat for UieBritish people
Diana “is like a British JFK. The mag
nitude of her death is probably simi
lar.” Andrew also commented on the
accident. “1 have a negative view of
die paparazzi, but the driver was drunk
as well,” she said.
Wings member Robin Fasteuau
thought that Princess Diana’s untimely
death was a shame. “There arc somany
rotten people, it’s a shame to lose such
a good person who was dedicated to so
many causes,” Fastcnau said.
Freshman MelissaTuckerhaslived
in England for tlie past five years while
her father was stationed there for the
military. She said she cned when she
first heard tlie news. “1 was really
upset,” shesitid, “I really admiredher.”
Tuckersaid that in England “everyone
tliinks she is wonderful. 1 feel for Wil
liam and Henry.”
England native John Rose, a pro
fessor for Mereditli’s Study Abroad
program and a retired clerk for the
House of Commons, also fell tlie im-
pactofDiana’sdeaili. Rose said, “What
a life...What a death...Whal an
inspiration,,.Whai a waste.” Rose also
thinks that Diana’s “legend will live
and grow. I just hope that her amazing
ability to break down barriers of race,
class, age, and nationality will live on
loo in otliers.”