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Meredith Herald Volume XVII, Issue 18 Educating Wotnen to Exc«l February 7, 2001 On the inside: □ Honors stu dents picture their futures with class. Page 2 □ Meredith comes home with two losses. Page 5 □ Chocolat may be the per fect dessert for your Friday night. Page 8 Meredith Herald at Meredith College 3800 Hillsborough St. Raleigh, NC 27607 (919) 760-2824 FAX (919) 760-2869 maxwelll@meredith.edu Residents left high, dry Tuesday □ Buildings across campus were without water Christina Hoi-der Associate Editor A pipe beneath Wainwright music building burst earlier that morning, flooding part of ihe building and causing water complications across campus, authorities said. “I( burst somewhere beneath this building,” said Ben Perrou. a projcct manager from Cary Reconstruction, standing on a sidewalk outside of Wain wright wet with water and red clay, “and it will probably never be found." Perrou and a crew of four teen arrived on site around 5:30 a.m. to begin flushing out the water that had risen as deep as two feet beneath the building into Carswell Auditorium, but they could not locate the busted pipe. Water also spread through out the front hall and rooms of the building and was “bubbling up...through the brick" in front of Wainwright, said Perrou. The pipe was connected to a hydrant line that ran beneath the building. Perrou said there is no way to tell how the pipe burst, though authorities specu late the cause was age. Officer Robert Luedtke of Campus Police received a call from three Meredith students who saw “water flowing" as they walked by Wainwright around 3 a.iri. Tuesday morn ing. Campus Police called Facili ty Services who cut off all the electricity in Wainwright as well as the east and west cam pus main lines, but it “didn't slow the flow” Luedtke said. But it did slow the water supply in dorms across cam pus. Students did not have access to cold water and toliets would not flush for most of the day. Senior Missy Neff said her Tuesday morning shower w'as “scalding hot." By 4:30 p.m. yesterday, a large chunk of red earth was whittled away in front of Wain wright, exposing the exsisting pipeline that workers capp»ed. restoring the campus water supply. Meanwhile, inside Wain wright, twelve industrial fans and 8 humidifiers blasted through the halls into the evening. A 20-foot-long trailer humidifier, resembling a mas sive garden hose, wrapped through Carswell blowing dry air into the damp hall. Perrou says it will lake the front hall and rx>ms in Wain wright 2 to 3 days to dry. How ever, Perrou cannot speculate how long it will take Carswell to dry. The stage must be refin ished. But water is still trapped beneath the building. “It found its way to the low est point,” said Perrou. Now they will just have to wait for it to trickle out. Students should avoid using the side entrance to Wain wright facing Heilman. Seniors count down to graduation □ Class of 2001 celebrates four years Bktsy Rhame staff Writer The official countdown to graduation began last Thursday for the senior class at an event honoring them. 101st Night. At 9 p.m. on Feb. 1. seniors lined up outside the String- ficld side of Belk Dining Hail, anxiously waiting to see what the event was all about. Upon cach senior's entrance into the dining hall she was presented with a T- shin and several souvenirs. Balloons and a ‘congratu lations' sign decorated the nwm. Seniors helped them selves to cake and drinks and enjoyed the tunes the DISC JOCKEY was playing. Cameras flashed as some students st(X)d in front of the crowd to sing karaoke, alt in celebration of the downhill journey for those leaving Meredith in May. “1 thought it was a really fun way to get prepped for graduation,” said Thea Park. “We had a really good time cel ebrating together.” Many seniors chatted with friends, reminiscing about their college years. “It was a surreal exporience because most of us have been together four years, and t o see it come full circle, it’s mixed emotions,” said Mary Kerr pie Sutphin. ■ Remembering events rhe class of 2001 has experienced in the past four years was com mon, as was the comment. "I can’t believe we only have 101 more days!” 1-or some seniors this thought brought up a feeling of excitement, and for some, anx iety. “U made me realize just how much time I don’t have left," remarked Sherry Stephens. “I I il I guess that means we have to look for a job now," she said jokingly. The night came together as a result of months of planning by the event's co-chairs, Cassie Evans, Ginger Yancey and Deanna Whaley. "We worked really hard to make sure the night was spe cial, and we were glad to see that everyone was having fun," Whaley said. At 10:45 p.m. the seniors made their way to Ihe rotunda in Johnson Hall where they were serenaded by the class of 2003. The seniors gazed up at their little sisters, sere nading from the second floor balcony. When the class of ‘03 fin ished singing, the seniors sang back to them such tradi tional favorites as “The Mountain Song" and “Forev er and Ever. Amen.” The event was enjoyable and well-attended by the senior class, marking the last stretch of a college career for many. Kelley Davidson and Deanna Whaley (l-r) perform karaoke at 101st Night. Photo bv Bbtsv Rh>
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