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Meredith Herald Volume XVI, Issue 14 Educating Women to Excel January 19,2000 □ Meet a pro fessor from China. Page 2 On the inside: □ Finally, it snowed. Page 2 □ Basketball team starts semester with wins Page 4 Meredith Herald at Meredith College 3800 Hillsborough St. Raleigh, NC 27607 (919)760-2824 FAX (919) 760-2869 Email: maxw«lJl @meredith.edu Reichard named new vice president □ Academic Affairs position to be filled in Febru ary. Leslie Maxwell Editor In chief Though the search began in August 1999. it was not until December 1999 that the miss ing piece was found; Mered ith’s new vice president for Academic Affairs. Dr. Rosalind Reichard, cur rently the dean of sciences and mathematics at Elon College near Burlington, NC, wa.s named to her new position by Dr. Maureen Hartford, presi dent of Meredith College in mid December. She will join the Meredith community on Feb. 21. In her capacity as vice presi dent for Acadcmic Affairs, Reichard will be responsible for making sure that both stu dents and faculty are academi cally fulfilled and challenged. Notably, Reichard will help in the planning of the new sci ence building that is proposed for Meredith. “We are interested in some of the same themes," Hartford said, “including student research and community ser vice." Technically, Meredith has been without a vice president of Academic Affairs since Dean Allen Burris retired in 1998. However. Dean Allen Page has performed many of the duties of that position—until now. Hartford said of Reichard, “She and I balanced each other." calling Reichard a "strong academic” who likes students and still wants to teach. Reichard, Hartford said, “will work well with the Senior Management Team.” During the first week in December, the three finalists for the position visited Mered- ith’s campus, speaking with students and faculty and under going interviews and meetings. Dr. Richard Fallis of Bel mont College in Nashville, Tenn. and Dr. Su/ann Buckley of Texas Woman’s University near Dallas, Tex. were the other two finalists. Dr. Rosalind Reichard win join the Meredith comnjunity in February. Phpto courtesy or Marketing ano Communications Meal exchange plan to take effect Sara Parsons Copy Editor In response to student requests, a new meal exchange plan will be implemented start ing Monday, Jan. 24. As a part of the new plan students will be able to exchange a meal in Belk Dining Hall for selections from a designated menu at the BeeHive during certain lunch and dinner hours. "This is a way to increa.se student satisfaction and otYer them flexibility as to when, where and what they want to eat," said Thad 0’Briant,direc- torof Campus Dining Services. The plan will allow students to exchange a meal at the Bee Hive for lunch from 2-3 p.m.Monday through Friday. Students may also use an exchange for dinner from 4 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., Monday through Thursday. As a result, light lunch hours in Belk will start ending at 2 p.m. rather than 3 p.m. However, most students say they will not be affected by the early closing. "I don’t see any problem with it,” said senior Stephanie Bobb. “At least you will be able to get ftxxl somewhere." Many students say that they will especially benefit from the extension of dinner hours that this new program will otTer. “Some of my dance classes are only offered in the evenings so I have been missing dinner hours at the ding hall,’’ said senior Missy Blackburn. “Now the new hours at the BeeHive will let me get a full meal after my night classes." In addition to designated hours, there is also a set menu to follow for the exchange plan. Students may choo.se from a Grille Works sandwich, a sandwich or sub from Deli Comer or a solo pizza from Il7j Pizza. A student may also pick a side soup or salad and a fountain beverage to accompa ny her meal. However, no sub stitutes will be permitted. While these menu options are more restricted, O’Briant feels that this was the most economical way to work the plan. ’‘We discussed giving stu dents a dollar amount for each meal, but by having a set nnenu a whole meal can be provided with no additional cost to the student,” said O'Briani. Most students agree with the menu options. “It would be nice to be able to get Chick-Fil-A on the plan but it is delmitely not worth paying extra on room and board to get it,"satd junior Natalie Murray. All seem to agree, even with the designated hours and menu choices, that the plan will be popular. Some wonder if the BeeHive will be able to handle such an increase in customers. However, O'Briant says that all the preparations have been made. ‘The time frames the meal exchange will be offered are not usually the busiest for the Bee Hive, so I think they will be able to handle any increase that wilt result from the plan," said O’Briant. The new plan has been dis cussed for .several years. The recent installation of new com puter .software and registers has brought the meal plan from a possibility to a reality. “The new registers will track when and what students eat,’’said O'Briani. The registers keep track of a student's meal limits. Students can exchange two meals a day, Monday through Thursday and one on Friday. Student.s will not be permitted to use a meal at Belk and the Bee Hive for the same meal plan. Plans for next year are now in the works. “Next year we will be look ing toward a commuter meal plan.”said O’Briant. "We are always on the lookout for doing something new or improving.”
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