Meredith Hemld
September 22,1999
4 Campus News
HURRICANE FLOYD continued from page one
her hometown was barely
touched by Floyd.
Jackson said that over 1100
students normally live in the
residence halls. However, on
Wednesday night, 282 students
slept in the dorms. She also
noted how “good-spirited” the
students who stayed on campus
were.
Weather forecasters predict
ed that Floyd would make
landfall around Wilming
ton, NC, where it would
follow a similar path to that
of Fran’s. During the night
on Wednesday, Floyd did
not come inland as far as
expected.
Meredith suffered little
damage other than losing a
few limbs off trees. Power
was on the whole time, but
phone lines were out on
Thursday. Jackson
explained that external
phone lines from Bell
South had been damaged.
Campus Police Chief
Mike Hoke .said that water
got into the ground floor of
Poteat, some tunnels under
residence halls and in the
Wainwright Suites under the
Dining Hall. Hoke said that
maintenance and housekeeping
were able to clean the water
quickly.
“We were very lucky,”
Hoke, chairman of the Incident
Management Team, said
regarding the fact that Mered
ith never lost power or water.
Raleigh suffered little dam
age other than lost trees and
power outages, but no flooding
or other major damage
occurred. Other cities nearby,
like Greenville, Kinston and
Goldsboro, suffered damage
from flooding of the Neuse
River,
In Greenville, at East Caroli
na University, flooding is so
bad that classes have been can
celed for the remainder of this
week.
Heather Spires, a junior
from Rocky Mount. NC, said
that while her home was not
flooded, she saw a lot of the
damage that the floods caused.
She was surprised that her
house was spared because she
lives on the Neuse River Reser
voir. Her brother, she said, pad-
died a boat through the attic
■window of an elderly man’s
home to get his medicine.
She also commented on the
flood damage she saw in
Wilson County.
In addition to classes
being canceled, activities
like the Student Adviser
meeting on Friday and the
freshmen run-off elections
were canceled. The run-offs
were rescheduled for Tues
day, Sept. 21 from 9 a.m. to
7 p.m.
Also, the Wake County
Alumnae meeting with Col
lege President Dr. Maureen
Hartford was postponed
until December.
Thursday, area schools
like NC Stale, UNC-Chapel
Hill and Duke did not hold
classes either, but their classes
resumed on Friday. Wake
County public schools were out
Thursday and Friday. Areas
west of Raleigh, including
Greensboro and Charlotte, suf
fered no damage from heavy
rains and winds from the
storm. Areas southeast of
Raleigh like Wilmington,
received over 15 inches of rain
but did not suffer the flooding
that other parts of Eastern
North Carolina did.
Monday, Sept. 20 at 3 p.m.,
the Incident Management
Team held a meeting about
worried parents who were
unable to reach their daughters
when the phone lines were
down.
Jackson reminded students
of the offices and services
available to .students whose
families or friends are suffering
losses from the Hurricane
Floyd. Campus Ministry and
the Dean of Students offices
are collecting goods and
clothes to send to hurricane
victims.
To protect them, benches in front of the library were turned over
in preparation for Hurricane Floyd.
Photo by Lesue Maxwfu.
Dining Hall renovations a success, say students
Michelle Hulse
Siatt Wriier
The dining hall is no longer
just a place to eat, according to
some students. They say it is
now a place to socialize. More
faculty can also be seen eating
in the renovated Dining Hall
since its completion earlier
this month. And Dr. Maureen
Hartford, college president,
and her husband. Jay Hart
ford, have been seen swiping
their CamCards.
“No matter what you like
or don’t like,” said freshman
Rachel Staples, “there will
always be something for
you."
The dining hall has under
gone a large improvement
compared to years before,
upperclassmen say.
English professor Dr.
Eloise Grathwohl is one fac
ulty member who enjoys the
renovations to the Dining
Hall. She said, “I love the
fact that I can have vegeta
bles interestingly prepared.”
She said that she is “delighted"
with the changes. “I’m a fan,”
she added.
Thad O’Briant, the director
of Campus Dining Services,
feels that the greatest accom
plishments of the remodeled
dining hall are the expanded
menu and the fresher approach
of cooking, because food is
cooked and prepared in front of
students and guests. One of the
most exciting new things, he
says, is the granary, also known
as Pan Geos, which offers veg
etarian food. This addition is an
alternative to grilled cheese
sandwiches and pizza, both of
which are still offered on a
daily basis.
The two main complaints
that students have are that the
lines are too long and that the
Dining Hall is too busy during
class breaks.
However. O’Briant asked
students to be patient while
waiting. He said that the Din
ing Hall stays busy through
out the day. and he said that
there are many people waiting
to eat.
In order to prevent the din
ing hall from being so crowd
ed,O’Briant said that a menu
will be placed at the doors. The
menu will enable students to
decide what they want to eat
before entering the Dining
Hall, thereby reducing lines.
Pan Geos, or the granary, where food is prepared in front of
students, offers greater variety for vegetarians In the newly
renovated Belk Dining Hall.
Photo by L£sue Maxwell
"Drive-thru" Resume
Critiques: New Service in
the Career Center
The Career Center is now offering
24-hour turnaround on resume cri
tiques two days a week. Drop your
resume off at the Career Center on
Tuesdays and Thursdays between 8
a.m. and 4 p.m. and pick it up
after 9 a.m- the next morning.