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Volume XIV, Issue 21 We attract bright, talented,ambitious students. Naturally we're a women’s college. March 4,1998
Meredith celebrates women’s history
On the
inside:
□ Meet the
new counselors
in the Career'
Center.
Page 4
□ Basketball
team ends victo-
nous season
with the Invita
tional win.
Page 5
□ Check out
the review of the
current David
Schwimmer
flick Kissing a
Fool.
Page 8
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□ Dr. Julianne Still
Thrift speaks for
Women’s History Month.
WHITNEY WILSON
Slafl RepcKlei
Making our raark-Uiai’s what
a women’s college is all aboul,
riglii? Well, March is Women’s
History Month—a chance to
rcflcct on the women who paved
the way for our achievemenls.
The Campus Activities Board
and tlie History and Politics Club
have arranged for several speak
ers to come to MerediUi to make
the College more aware and
informed of women’s history and
how it applies to the College.
Dr. Julianne Still Thrift, presi
dent of Salem Academy and
College, kicked off Women’s
History Month on Monday,
March 2 in Jones Auditorium.
She spoke on tlie history of
women’s colleges including
Mereditli. where tliey are today,
and where Uiey are headed.
Meredith College President
□ The Fine Arts
Society co-sponsors the
exhibit with the College.
LISA GILLIAM
Stall Repoder
Mereditli seems to be a mag
net for local talent. On Sunday,
Mar. 1, tlie Johnson Hall
Rotunda was filled with people
for The 20th Annual Raleigh
Fine Arts Society Exliibition art
gallery.
Meredith co-sponsored the
gallery along witli tlie Raleigh
Fine Arts Society. Maureen
Banker, die gallery art director at
tlic Gaddy-Hamrick Art Center,
said that tlie exhibition was
largely directed by Susan Phipps
and Clelia Evans, Meredith art
students who work in tlie gallery
program.
“1 really like tlie clay sculpture
and pottery, and I enjoyed setting
it up,” said Phipps. Phipps
worked for about three hours
helping to do various tilings like
putting up labels.
John E. Weems began the pro
gram with a brief on what we at
Meredith are doing to celebrate
Women’s History Month.
“Women’s History Month
gives us a chance to focus on
women in history," said Weems.
Allison Carter, Campus
Activities Doard Chair, intro
duced Dr. Thrift In her speech.
Thrift mentioned the Women’s
College Coalition which is an
association with 67 member col
leges representing the 80
women’s colleges in tlie United
States and Canada.
Wlien describing tlie history of
women's colleges. Thrift
informed, “The need for instruc
tors was a key factor for opportu
nities in higher education for
women.” She also mentioned the
benefits for those who attend
women’s colleges.
“Women who are working full
time (today) .earn on average
$8,000 more if tliey went to a
women’s college rather than a
co-ed college. At a women’s col-
lliere are work.s from over
seventy artists on display at tliis
time, including work from three
faculty artists: Linda Fitz-
Simmons, Mary Ann Scherr, and
Regina Rowland. Cash prizes
were given to die fust, second,
and tliird place awju-ds. Scherr’s
miniature sculpture, entitled “Cat
and Kitten, Japanese ‘Netsuki’,”
and Rowland’s monoprints end-
lege, all students are more verbal
rather tlian at a co-ed school,
where women become less ver
bal,” supported Tlirift.
“We sdll live in a gendered
society. This simply means we
are the keepers of die future,”
concluded Tlirift
In addition to Thrift's pro
gram, there are several other
events planned for die month of
March. “Appalachian Women’s
Voices,” a discussion with and
readings by audior Lee Smith
and poet Kathryn Stripling Byer,
will be held Monday, Mar. 16 at
10 a.m. in Jones Cliapcl.
“Flesh On Old Bones,” a per
formance by Hlouise Sclioettler,
where she uses quilts and letu;rs
from Carolina women in a strik
ing piece, will be held on
Tuesday, Mar. 17 from 12:30
p.m.-2;00 p.m. in Kresge
Auditorium.
“Then And Now,” a presenta
tion of a personal view of women
in tlie arts, will be presented by
tied “Wliale Series” both won
honorable mention awards.
Banker said she felt that “the art
faculty at Mereditli was well rep
resented.”
I’here was also a student
award given to Mereditli sopho
more Ashlynn Browning.
Ashlynn’s piece, entitled
“Ambiguity,” is a mixture of oil.
See EXHIBIT page 2
First annual
Publications
Week held to
promote media
Albon Valh^
Sian Reporter
The talents of tlie writers on
Meredith’s campus demand out
lets. The Meredith Publications
Board, which guides and sup
ports \htHerald, Acorn and Oak
Leaves, sponsored its first
Publicadoiis Week to help attract
tliose talents. Each publication
sponsored an event during the
week to highlight its achieve
ments and puqx>se.
Oak Leaves sponsored a pic-
uire drive Monday and invited
students to bring in pictures and
captions of dieniselves at
Meredith events such as
Conihuskin’ and White Iris Ball,
as welt as photos of dorm life.
Tliese photos may be included in
U>e 1997-1998 yearbook.
The Herald displayed the
evolution of die Herald on die
second floor of tlie Cate center
beginning Tuesday. 'Hie campus
newspaper showed select past
issues from 1921 to die present
day. In addition, tlie Herald
posted a gralTiti board to gauge
students’ reactions to Uie news
paper. Students’ suggestions
included more coverage of tlie
performing arts :uid updates ol
upconiiiig concerts at Walnut
Creek and surrounding clubs.
Questionnaires by the
Publications Board were distrib
uted on Wednesday in the
Herald. The survey asked fot
students’ opinions of each publi
cation and asked for suggestions
and criticism.
“We’ve gotten a lot of ques
tionnaires back,” said
Publications Board Chair Katie
Hardersen. “I’m really happy
about tliat. We really wanted to
see what students diought-not
so much for now, but for future
publications.”
■[■he Acorn lK)Sted a poetry
reading on Tliursday night.
“It went really well.” Acorn
editor Caroline Renting said.
■‘We had a lot of fun.”
See I'UB WEHK page 7
David Wilhelm’s “After Work-Balusters in Bar" won Honor
able Mention at the exhibit. photo by alysoh Flood
See HISTORY page 2
Exhibit opening draws crowd