Meredith Herald
January 27,1999
Campus News
MEA hosts school year’s third picnic
Amy Erbeznik
staff Reporter
The Meredith Entertainment
Association (MEA) hosted its
third picnic of (he school year-
last Wednesday. Members
decorated the Belk Dining
Hall with balloons at every
table.
A banner hung on the
wall reading “MEA pre
sents,., J ELLY B E AN
The theme for this picnic
included Jellybean, a
clown who paraded
through the cafetcria creat
ing elaborate designs from
balloons.
Students began arriving
about 4:30 p.m.. when they
were welcomed with a cheery
atmosphere and, of course, the
vibrantly dressed Jellybean. A
wide variety of music was
played: everything from rap to
R & B to old 80s hits.
Juniors Susan Miller and
Heather Stephenson, MEA pic
nic co-chairs, said that they
“wanted something original”
and “different from the usual.”
The goal, said Miller, was to
“MEA gives you a
chance to meet new
people and get involved.
- MEA picnic co-chairs
Susan Miller and
Heather Stephenson
“try to attract people to MHA.”
The picnics that MF.A hosts
throughout the year are a
chance for the students to gel
together and have fun.
Both Miller and Stephenson
said that they like being a part
of MEA because it “gives you a
chance to meet new people and
get involved.”
MEA has a membership of at
least 25 women, which varies
from semester to semester,
MEA sponsors activities like
the White Iris Ball, Come
dy Nighi and Murder Mys
tery Night.
Cheryl Jenkins, MEA
adviser for five years,
enjoys working with the
women of MEA.
“I enjoy working with
the officers and the variety
of what MEA offers to stu
dents. We just don't do one
thing, but many things like
dances and Comedy Night.
I like working with a group that
involves the entire community
with a variety of entertain
ment,” she said.
Jenkins proved her commit
ment to MEA when she got up
and boogied with Jellybean to
an oldies song.
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Mullinax named as
director of church relations
Press Release
Office of Mafketing & Cominunicallons
T. Robert Mullinax has
been named director of
church relations at Meredith
College. In his position, Mul
linax will be establishing and
maintaining good relation
ships with the Baptist State
Convention of NC and Bap
tist churches.
“Our continued relation
ships with Baptist churches
are extremely important to
our college, and we feci that
Dr. Mullinax's services will
allow us even closer commu
nications.” said Murphy
Osborne, vice president for
in.stitutional advancement at
Meredith.
Mullinax brings with him
17 years of experience as a
pastor and 27 years of experi
ence as executive director of
the Council on Christian
Higher Education for the
Baptist State Convention.
He has also served as mem
ber and chairperson of the
Biblical Recorder Board of
Directors and as member and
vice chairperson of trustees at
the Midwestern.Baptist Theo
logical Seminary in Kansas
City.
"I am pleased to be associ
ated with Meredith College,
where I intend to make a con
tribution toward establishing
and enhancing positive rela
tions with churchcs,” said
Mullinax.
Mullinax received his
undergraduate degree from
Wake Forest University and
then continued his studies at
the Southeastern Baptist The
ological Seminary.
He did post-graduate stud
ies at the Golden Gate Baptist
Theological Seminary and
Graduate Theological Union,
both in California, and has
received an honorary dix:tor
of divinity from Gardncr-
Wcbb University.
LECTURE continued from page 1
At one point, the site of the Great Serpent Mound was sur
veyed for development. Alice C. Fletcher, a wealthy Boston
ian, saved the mound from being destroyed when she pur
chased the land. Kincheloe has also begun to do his part in
the preservation of the miraculous mounds.
“1 started buying the land back in 1991," said Kincheloe.
“It has been a personal preservation project. I do not feel like
1 own the land; 1 feel like 1 am a caretaker for the land.” If
ever the developing company may spring up again, ir will be
impossible to wrestle the land from Kincheloe’s hands.
"I have really enjoyed collecting information over the past
10 years,” added Kincheloe. The Great Serpent Mound, the
snake formation that would "stretch from the front steps of
Johnson Hall to the front entrance at Hillsborough Street,”
would be an unbelievable sight for anyone fortunate enough
to visit it.