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Meredith Herald Volume XIV, Issue 6 We attract bright, talented, ambitious students. Naturally we're a women's college. October 1.1997 On the inside: Dr. Wade Davis delivers Honors Convocation J Student devotes lime ;ind kindness lo lielp less fortiniiite. rage 2 (J Meet Hie ne\^ rrcshniiin Vice- Prcsidenf, Lauren (.'arr. l’a{;e 3 □ Iliirassing phone calls continue to l)e huge campus pnibleni. Page 4 Alereditb UeraUl\ Merecflili CoUcgc* 5^00 Illl^lxirough Kokigii, NC 27G0" (919)S29 FAX: (91 J.S60 bl^ilandksSim^ Q Renowned speaker opens minds with tales of South America. KAI ALLEN Snfl Keportar Monday morning, Meredith was graced by alecture given by Dr. Wade Davis as a part of tbe Hooors Codvo- ca(ioa. Tbe 228 honor students were recognized by Dr. Janice Swab. The majority of tbe booor students were Teaching Fellows, but other honor scholorships included art, math, and music. Promptly after the innoductioD of the honor students, Dr. Davis jumped right into bis speech. Native to British Columbia, Davis is a Harvard gradu ate. He is tbe author of several books, including international bestseller The Serpent and the Rainbow, about the lives of indigenous peoples in South America. Davis began by crediting his men tor, wtiom he called “the great {Kofes- sor.” He then discussed some of bis Fairdoth floods over weekend AUISOH CARTER LorcutidiNx Sunday morning at 4:15 am Campus Police received a call re porting flood-type conditions form ing on the second floor of Fairdoth Hall. Tbe source of tbe water was found to be a broken water pipe on third floor where a student acciden tally fell into the pipe behind the commode. Clarke Suttle, direaor of Facili ties Services, arrived on campus shortly after tbe call was made and turned off tbe water to tbe block of a^ected rooms on the first, second, and third floors of tbe dormitory. Maintenance and Security staffs wort:ed with tbe flooding until ap proximately 9:30 wben housekeep ing staff members came in to con tinue tbeclean-up. During this time, Dean of Student Development Jean Jackson brought breakfast for the students whose rooms were affected. Sunday afternoon, four students See FLOOD page 3 work traveling through the Amazon studying various plant species. A bi ologist, ethnobotonist, and aothropolo- gist, Davis spent maoy years living among the people of tbe rain forests and trying to find the origins of many of their sacred plants. He talked about one such journey in detail—his search for coca leaves. TheNative Americans use these sacred leaves for medicinal and spiribial purposes; we associate them with the amphetamine cocaine. However, after finding these leaves, and having them analyzed, be found that they had only traces of cocaine and a high nutritional valu^. These leavesactually contained high amounts of calcium and are loaded with vita mins. Tbe coca leaves are not like tbe purecocaioe that we fmd on tbe streets, bi fact, just like so many of tbe plants that we view as drugs, tbe Native Americans use these plants for sacred puiposes. Most of tbe plants can be eitberhallucinogens, medicine, or poi son; it simply depends on what tbe dosage is. Davis went on to tell tbe story of tbe man who was bis “dream weaver,’’his profes sor. He noted that tbe purpose of this lecture was not only to “celebrate tbe poetics of culture,” but also to “talk about tbe beauty of tbe relationship be tween a professor and a student.” It was tbe biology class taught by bis professor that got Davis started down his path, and his pro fessor that inspired bim.'Tbegreatpro- fessor,” as be re peatedly referred to See DAVIS page 3 Dr. Wade Davis relates his experiences with indigenous peoples at the Honors Convocation Monday in Jones Auditorium. Photo by Sieve Wilson MRA Week shines through rain □ Events raise spirit for upcoming recreational activities. Robin ftddick Not even last week's rain could dampen tbe spirits of the students dur ing the new MRA Spirit WeeL Shelly Hoover, sponsor for Meredith Reaeation Association, said that the “MRA Week was one of tbe best ever, and 1 think that tbe Spirit Week was a neat, original idea that I hope will become a tradition here at Meredith.” Monday was also the kickoff for tbe new MRA spirit week, where stu dents dressed according to what day it was. On Monday students wore there favorite college sweatshirts, whether it was Meredith, UNC, or Harvard, and on Tuesday, everyone dressed as twins. Monday was also Information Day, and many students signed up in Belk and Cate to help tbe committee co chairs in upcoming MRA events such as Coinhuskio', Little Friends, and the Meredith Miler. Wednesday was Meredith Day, and most students were a walking bead- to-toe advertisement for tlie college iu theirsweatshirt$,$ocks,hats.and bows. Tbe pieces of apparel that were most widesp'ead that day were raincoats and a lot of umbrellas. Because of the pouring rain, the picnic had to be moved inside, but that did not stop everyone from having a great time. Belk Dining Hall never kwked more alive as MRA members worked bard at making banners and balloons, and being disk jockey. Thursday was Inside/Gut day, when it was actually stylish for stu dents to turn their dirty shirts to the inside and wear them all day long. MRA also sponsored tbe Co^ee with Friends Thursday night, where they provided free games all night long. To end tbe week, Friday was 80’s day and there were more bell-bottoms. See SPIRIT page 3 MRA members Charity Quist, Melinda Bums, and President Charlotte Philen show their school pride tor Meredith Day. PKolo submitted by MRA
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