Meredith Herald
Volume XVI, issue 8
Educating Women to Excel
October 20,1999
On the
inside:
□ Poet Gib
bons Ruark vis
its campus.
Page 2
□ Chopin
Festival a suc
cess.
Page 3
□ Students
find help for
depression,
anxiety.
Page 4
□ Soccer
team on a
streait.
Page 7
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Sophomore dies in auto collision
□ Courtney Care-
lock mourned on
campus.
Leslie Maxwell
Editor in c'lief
Meredith College sophomore
Courtney Careiock died in an
automobile accident on Tues
day, Oct. 5.
The accident happened
between 5 and 7 p.m. while
Careiock was driving to her
hon\e in Nashville, NC. She
was about two miles away
from home.
Although all the details of
the accident are not known at
present, officials know that
Careiock turned left in front of
a truck. She died instantly.
Her roommate, Leslie Ivey,
was notified of the accident
around 9:30 Tuesday night.
Around 10:30 p.m., Sarah
Isham, RD for Brewer, the
dorm where Careiock lived,
notified college officials,
including Campus Police, of
the accident. In addition, she
called staff members Dean of
Students Ann Gleason, Campus
Minister Sam Carothers, Coun
seling Center Director Beth
Meier and Vice President for
Student Development Dr. Jean
Jackson of the collision.
The four staff members went
to the fourth floor of Brewer,
where Careiock lived. Accord
ing to Gleason, they spent time
talking to students and praying
with them.
Sophomore Courtney Careiock died in a car
accident.
PHOIO SUBMITTED BY LESLIE IVEY
“It was emotional for a lot of
siudenLs,” said Gleason.
Carothers remarked on the
way in which Isham and fourth
Brewer RA Nicole Keith had
supported Brewer residents.
Late that night, sophomore
Laura Koonce, Assistant Direc
tor for the Office of Student
Activities and Leadership
Etevelopment Dena Price and
Jackson went to Wal-Mart to
purchase ribbons. At breakfast
Wednesday morning, the rib
bons were
available for
students to
wear in
memory of
Careiock.
Careiock,
who was 19,
would have
turned 20 on
Oct. 12.
While the
official visi
tation was
Friday, Oct. 8,
around 10 stu
dents, along with Carothers,
Gleason and Isham. went to the
Bowling Funeral Home in
Rocky Mount on Thursday
evening. Because of fall break,
these students would not have
been able to attend the sched
uled visitation.
Carelock’s family came to
meet the campus members who
went to the funeral home,
Carothers said that the evening
was “very good for her family
and very good for our siudenLs."
Gleason said that it was “a
gift" to spend time with Care-
lock's family and her friends
from school.
Saturday, OcL 9 was the
funeral, held at the funeral
home. Carothers was one cam
pus representative at the funer
al. He said that the 150-seat
chapel held an overflow crowd.
Careiock was a clothing and
fashion merchandising major.
She planned on receiving a
minor in chemistry.
Careiock is survived by her
parents and an older sister,
Dana.
Freshmen Frolic celebrates century
Rebecca Johnson
staff Writer
Many wondered why 500
freshman ran around the court
yard last Thursday. Oct. 14.
The answer; Meredith's fifth
annual Freshmen Frolic was
underway. The theme of this
year’s event was “Celebrating
the Century. Party Like It’s
1999."
Thursday afternoon was
filled with activities, music,
and fun.
“Freshmen Frolic is an
excellent time to gel ready for
Cornhuskin’ and to meet new
people," said freshman Sarah
Watson.
The fun began at 3:30 p.m.
with the Scavenger Hunt,
which second Brewer won with
members Megan McCool,
Jenee' Ciccarelli, and Meredith
Carver. Holden Burke and
Abby Spencer, from Beth
Goodale’s student advising
group, won the Egg Toss at 4
p.m. These students got messy,
but they said they had lots of
fun.
Next was the Bed Race at
4:20 p.m. outside of Weather-
.spoon Gym. The winner for the
fastest time was first String-
field, and first Vann won for its
decorations.
Then it was time for some of
the upperclassmen to partici
pate in the Big Sis/Little Sis
Sponge Toss. The winning
team was Big Sis/Little Sis pair
Courtney Little a^ Meiissa
Denning.
At 5:20, Charlene Gaines’s
FYE Class triumphed in the
Blind-Folded Obstacle Course.
Then it was time to get cre
ative with the Human Gift
Wrap at 5:40. Jennifer Phillips'
student advising group had the
quickest time, and Amanda
Isham’s advising group had the
most beautiful “gift."
"Ja- '
The team from first Vann celebrates its win in the Bed
Race at the Freshmen Frolic.
Photo by Jenny Altieb
Next came the Food Relay.
Judge Thad O'Briant. director
of campus dining, watched as
students ale peanut butter and
jelly and drank soft drinks. The
team from Vann won.
The final event for Freshman
Frolic, the FYE Song Competi
tion, brought singing and danc
ing into the events. The song
competition showed everyone
a Meredith Angel’s take on
school, the Raleigh area and
State guys. Everyone seemed
to agree that the songs were
creative, humorous and origi
nal. Director of Financial
Assistance Phillip Roof led his
FYE Class to victory.
Caroline Koning and
Chrissie Bumgardner, (co-
Directors of First Year Experi
ence), and Heather Spell made
this year's Freshman Frolic
possible. Heather Spell was
the student coordinator of the
event this year. Spell said that
she was pleased with how
smoothly everything went and
how much she enjoyed work
ing with so many freshmen.