November 17,1999
Meredith Herald
Campus News
Recycling opportunities increase at Meredith
Leesha Austin
Staff Writer
More recycling containers
have appeared around the cam
pus of Meredith College as
members of Angels for the
Environment have tried to
increase participation in cam
pus recycling.
Recycling containers are
located in many of ihe build
ings on campus including resi
dence halls, classroom build
ings, and the Cale Center.
There are containers for
recycling glass, plastic, alu
minum cans and newspaper.
There are even recycling bins
near the student mail boxes
where students can toss their
Junk mail as they pass.
“I always like lo let students
know that except for aluminum
cans, the recycling programs
here at Meredith are student-
run.” said Tamara Albrecht,
president of Angels for the
Environment-
According to Albrecht.
Angels for the Environment
organized the recycling effort
and s?t up the recycling con
tainers with the help of Harry
Cadman, grounds manager.
Sophomore Natalie Mitchell
said that she
had really not
noticed the
recycling bins
around cam
pus until she
was asked
about the recy
cling program.
“As a com
muter, I don’t
pay that much
attention to the
recycling bins
around cam
pus because
my main con
cern is my
classes. How
ever, 1 think
that if students
were made
more aware of the locations of
recycling containers participa
tion would increase," said
Mitchell.
Albrecht explained that
Meredith has had most of the
recycling containers for a cou-
%
Severai new recycling bins are available in the Cate Center.
pie of years but that Angels for
the Environment has set ihem
up in additional areas to help
make recycling more conve
nient-
junior Jennie Davis said that
she thinks recycling is impor
tant. She
said that she
believes
that there is
a certain
group of
students
who are
committed
to the recy
cling pro
gram on
campus, but
a toe of stu
dents really
do not
know that
much
about ii.
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Angels for
the Envi
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ronment could have a small
campaign to increase aware
ness of the recycling program,
I believe it would increase par
ticipation.” suggested Davis.
•‘I think that the overall
involvement in recycling at
Meredith has been pretty good.
Of course 1 would like to see
more involvement, and I am
always pleased when people
come and ask me how they can
help with the recycling effort,"
commented Albrecht.
Recycling aluminum cans is
mandated by law. so all stu
dents should be aware that by
throwing soft drink cans in the
garbage, they are breaking the
law.
Albrecht invites anyone who
has questions about the recy
cling program at Meredith or
who would like to become
involved to contact her or Ihe
Angels for the Environment
faculty adviser Dr. Janice
Swab, department of biology at
760-8413.
Mock interviews give job
hunters experience
Rebecca Johnson
Sian Writer
Jobs are often decided on the
applicant’s interview. For this
reason, the Career Center at
Meredith College tries to pro
mote better interviewing skills
in prospective job hunters.
From Monday. Nov, 8th
through Thursday, Nov. 11,
Meredith’s Career Center
hosted Mock Interview Week.
During this time, 22 stu
dents participated in mock-
interview sessions to help
ihem improve their interview
ing skills. Each interview
consisted of 20 minutes of the
interviewer’s questions and
10 minutes for the interview
er’s critique of the interview.
Tlie interviewer tapes the entire
30 minute session. Later, the
student and a counselor in Ihe
Career Center review and fur
ther critique the tape. The inter
viewers were recruiters and
Human Relations professionals
from companies such as Ernst
and Young and Charles River
Labs.
Mary Beck White-Sutton,
assistant director of the Career
Center, said that the timing of
Mock Interview Week was per
fect because the Job Fair will
be in Greesboro today,
Wednesday. Nov. 17 and
Thursday, Nov. 18.
The purpose of the mock
interviews is to prepare stu-
“Mock Interview Week
was a great success.”
-Mary Beck
White-Sutton,
Assistant Director
of Career Center
dents for interviews in situa
tions such as application for
internships, co-ops and job
fairs, said WhiteiSutton.
A main focus of this year’s
Mock Interview Week was
being prepared not only for tra
ditional questions but also for
behavior questions. A behavior
question is a question that an
interviewer asks when he or
she is interested in a certain
answer or response to a situa
tion. Behavior questions allow
an interviewer to see how the
individual would handle a situ
ation relevant to the job skills
that they are looking for.
White-Sutton gave an exam
ple of a behavior type question:
“Describe a time when you
got co-workers or classmates
who dislike each other to
work together. How did you
accomplish this? What was
the outcome?” The answer
given by the student would
demonstrate to the interview
er a person’s decision making
skills, said White-Sutton.
"Overall Mock Interview
Week was a great success.
The students did an excellent
job and the recruiters were very
impressed with their perfor
mances,” stated White-Sutton.
Ashleigh Bray, a senior who
participated in Mock Interview
Week, said, “The interviews
were very beneficial. I learned
a lot about myself and how to
improve my interviewing
skills.”
National French
Week celebrates
culture, cuisine
Amanda Fletcher
Siaff Wrii»r
Many Meredith students
spent Thursday, Nov, 4
through Wednesday, Nov. 10,
celebrating National French
Week, otherwise known as Le
Semaine du Francois.
Sophomore Veronica Wil
son, the president of the Le
Cercle Francais, Meredith’s
French club, and a French
major, explained that Le
Semaine du Francois. French
Week, is a national week set
aside to “celebrate and appreci
ate the FreiKh language and
culture.”
Le Cercle Francois planned
a wide variety of events for
French Week. On Thursday,
Nov. 4, students enjoyed a
recitation of French poetry.
Students in the French 305
class. Dr. Martine Rey’s French
Women Writers, recited the
poems. Their recitations count
ed towards their final class
grades.
On Sunday, Nov. 7. students
watched a French film.
Finally, on Tuesday, Nov. 9,
several students enjoyed
Moules-Frites, a traditional
French meal that was invita-
tion-only prepared by Dr. Brent
Pitts, foreign language depart
ment head and Le Cercle Fran
cois adviser.
Moules-Friies is French for
mussels and french fries,
Wilson said of the meal. “I
didn’t think that I’d like it. but
it turned out to be really good.”
According to Wilson, French
Week proved to be both a fun
and educational time for all of
the students and faculty who
participated.
This year marks the first
year that Meredith College has
recognized Ihe national week.
Any students interested in
becoming a member of Le Cer
cle Francois should contact
Pitts or Wilson.