August 30, 2000
Meredith Herafd
Campus Extras 5
Brent Road opponents celebrate
Leslie Maxwell
Editor in
Last week, students had
barely unpacked their belong
ings and bought their books
when school leaders sent them
letters warning of the Brent
Road party, which took place
Saturday, Aug. 26.
The letter, which was signed
by administration including
President Maureen Hartford ,
staff including Campus Minis
ter Sam Carothers and student
leaders including SGA Vice
President Hope Parrish,
addressed the issue of safety
for Meredith students.
Each year, the SGA (Student
Government Association)
mails the letter to all students
advising them to use caution if
they choose to attend the Brent
Road party.
This year, however, the cau
tion of the letter was a little
stronger as laws in Raleigh
changed over the summer.
The new ordinance in
Raleigh says that landlords are
held responsible for their
guests’ actions. In addition, the
Raleigh Police Department
warned that any violation, even
a misdemeanor, would result in
full arrest.
SGA President Leslie
Gilliland said, ‘The letter was
different this year because of
the new ordinance. We wanted
to give students the facts so
that they could make an edu
cated decision."
The party, which traditional
ly takes place the weekend
after school starts, has turned
into one of the largest parties
on the East
Coast.
Held on
Brent Road,
off of Gor
man
the
forces Brent
Road toclose
to cars.
This year,
the Raleigh
Police set up
three check
points for cars on the way into
the vicinity of Brent Road and
one checkpoint for pedestrians
at the beginning of Brent Road.
By midnight on Saturday,
117 people had been charged
with 130 offences. Many of
these people had motor vehicle
violations including expired
registrations.
About 20 people were arrest
ed. and 12 of them were actual
ly on Brent Road. Most of
these people were charged with
noise or open-container viola
tions. Police had said that they
were prepared for up to 700
arrests.
In addition to the problems
that a Meredith student could
face if arrested at Brent Road,
she also faces the Meredith
Honor Council.
The Student Activities
Handbook reports that “the
College reserves the right to
make
vi ola-
tions of
federal,
state or
local
law by
its stu
dents a
matter
for con-
sidera-
t i 0 n
and
action of Honor Council.”
To encourage students to
avoid Brent Road, N.C. State
sponsored an alcohol-free
alternative party called Cross
roads. Non-State students paid
$10 and received a concert by
Jump Little Children and
Tonic, pizza, drinks and carni
val rides. State students paid $5
for the concert.
While many students were
not happy with the restrictions
on their fun. opponents of the
party on Brent Road had cause
to celebrate.
Meredith was not the only
college in the area warning stu
dents about the dangers of
attending Brent Road.
Indeed, N.C. State Chancel
lor Marye Ann Fox sent letters
to the parents of N.C. State stu
dents over the summer advis
ing them that the city of
Raleigh has no tolerance for
those causing problems on
Brent Road. N.C. State also
sent all undergraduates letters
similar to those that Meredith
students received.
Gilliland was pleased with
the response to the letter
because she believes that the
warnings of the letter prevent
ed some Meredith students
from attending Brent Road on
Saturday night.
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-Leslie Gilliland,
SGA President