Meredith Herald
Volume XV, Issue 13
We attract bright, talented, ambitious students. Naturally we’re a women's college.
December 2,1998
On the
Expo explores Meredith’s residential life
□ Johnson Hall
conies alive with scenes
from Residence Life.
KRISTEN BOSTEDO
Staff Reporter
To find out the joys of living
on campus all anyone had to do
was walk through Johnson Hall
Rotunda two weeks ago. Dur
ing the week of Nov. 16-20,
Johnson Hall was filled with
displays depicting the joys and
excitement that makes up the
life of a resident at Meredith.
The displays covered the
entire spectrum of the year,
ranging from moving-in day to
Halloween. There were dis
plays about friendships and,
the semi-formal and Corn-
huskin.’
One of the displays dis
cussed the many “hats” that an
RA wears. This display
explained the Resident Assis
tant’s ability to be a friend,
confidant, counselor, entertain
er and even enforcer.
Wednesday was RA appreci
ation day. This day was set
aside for halls to recognize and
celebrate their RA's. Different
halls did different things, rang
ing from cards and gifts to
pizza parties in the parlor.
Two new events were added
to the Residence Life Exposi
tion this year. One was a door
decorating contest and the
other was the Better Rooms
and Gardens contest.
The door-decorating contest
gave students a way to show
off their creativity. Each stu
dent who entered was judged
on creativity, neatness and a
personal sense of style.
First place for best-dressed
door went to Kate Sension and
Jessica Carton who live in 106
Faircloth. Second place went to
Carolina Crumel in 319 Brew
er. and an honorable mention
went to Jackie Lynn Schmit in
327 Barefoot.
The Better Rooms and Gar
dens contest gave students a
chance to show off their rooms
as well as their decorating
finesse. There were two cate
gories that made up this event.
The first category was for
most creative. In this category
first place went to April Green-
way and Meredith Bridger in
409 Stringfield. Second place
S«e LIFE page 3
April Greenway and Meredith Bridger won first place In
the Better Rooms and Gardens contest with a safari motif
in their 4th Stringfield room. photo submitted av residence life
Faculty discuss Meredith’s age diversity
Aqua Angels perfom
holiday show
inside:
□ Basketball
begins season
with wins away
and at home.
Page 2
□ Meet the
alumna Lisa
Pierce, now art
prosson
Page 3
□ Meredith
community
responds to
“WINGS not
welcome” letter.
Pages 4 & 5
□ Reviewer
finds A
Life no small
feet.
Page 8
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D Recent controversy
about age diversity con*
cerns faculty.
Beth Hall
News Editor
Last fall, when Meredith
chose age diversity as the spe
cial topic of the SACS accredi
tation study, some questioned
the topic’s relevance on the
campus. A year later, however,
after several controversial
events, most faculty agreed
that discussion of age diversity
in the student body would be
needed.
The week of the Friday Nov.
20 faculty meeting, the Herald
published a controversial Let
ter to the Editor, "WINGS not
Welcome,” written by two
alumnae blasting 23+ students.
The week prior to the meeting,
the News c& Observer ran a
front page feature on age diver
sity at Meredith. Exactly two
weeks before the meeting, dur
ing annual Cornhuskin’ activi
ties, WINGS performed a
risqu^ skit which offended
some in the audience.
Discussion of age diversity
had also risen earlier this
semester at the presidential
search forums when the issue
of whether the new president
should promote continuing
education programs was raised.
The issue also has been dis
cussed at meetings concerning
Initiative 2000, since promot
ing age diversity was one of the
Initiative 2000 review team’s
suggested goals for the college.
Around 75 faculty members
met in Kresge auditorium to
discuss the age diversity issue
and other business. Hatsy Nit-
toli, Spanish professor and fac
ulty adviser for WINGS was
appalled by the alumnae’s let
ter. Nittoli called the letter
"elitist.” The letter implied
accepting more 23+ students
would lead to Meredith’s
becoming a "Second Chance
Community College.”
Many faculty had similar
feelings toward the letter and
offered emotional responses.
Some argued that 23+ students
actually are better students
because of the real-world expe
rience they can apply to their
courses. Others wanted to
make clear that all students
should be treated equally.
Barbara True-Weber, profes
sor of politics, reminded the
faculty that “no one wants to
get rid of either group” (tradi
tional or non-traditional.) True-
Weber wanted to discuss how
faculty could make age distinc
tions less important. Walda
Powell, professor of chemistry,
felt faculty should consider
how a higher percentage of non-
See FACULTY page 2
Amber Butler
staff Reporter
The week before Thanksgiv
ing, Meredith’s synchronized
swim team presented "A Holi
day Collection.” The Aqua
Angels performance consisted
of various routines ranging
from solo performances to a
team performance.
The first routine was upbeat
and seasonal. The musical
selections for this routine
included "Santa Baby," "Frosty
the Snowman” and "All I Want
for Christmas is You.”
The second routine was also
seasonal with familiar songs of
Christmas tidings. This routine
was performed by two Mered
ith seniors: Betty-Shannon
Poates and Jennifer Laws.
Poates is also the president of
the Aqua Angels.
The next performance was a
solo delivered by Susan
Hueser. Hueser is a freshman at
Meredith, but this is her eighth
year of synchronized swim
ming. Hueser has competed
nationally and choreographed
her routine.
The next two performances
were appropriate for a Mered
ith College swim team. The
first of the performances was
entitled "First Ladies.” This
performance, along with the
next performance, "Women Do
It Best,” had upbeat moves
accompanied by modern
music. Selections included
music from the soundtrack
from Set li Off and a selection
from the Spice Girls.
The next piece had a femi
nist twist with selections from
Sarah McLachlan, Paula Cole
and Tori Amos. This perfor
mance was executed with ele
gance by Jennifer Laws, Rye
Anderson and Kaley Redmond.
The next performance, enti
tled "Best Wishes," was a fun
and energetic piece. The sec
ond to last performance includ
ed four of the Angels swim
ming to music by Randy
Travis, Bobby Wood, Mark
Cassters and Amy Grant.
The Angels’ grand finale
included all 14 members. The
team joined together to create
the image of a Christmas tree.