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Meredith Herald Volume XVil, Issue 21 Educating Women to Excel February 28, 2001 □ Publication Week spon sored two suc cessful events. Page 3 On the inside: □ NCAA tour nament In Angels’ future. Page 5 □ Make way for Jack Astor’s—and have a good time! Page 8 Meredith Herald at Meredith College 3800 Hillsborough St. Raleigh, NC 27607 (919) 760-2824 FAX (919) 760-2869 max welll@ meredith.edu Summer school changes possible □ Last week’s surveys currently being tabulated Stephanie Jordan Copy Editor As the weather grows warmer, young hearts immedi ately tuTT) to thoughts of ... summer school? Many Mered ith students have done just that as a summer school survey was conducted last week. The survey was headed by the Summer School Planning Committee, which consists of: Dr. Allen Page, chair; Dr. Lyn Aubrecht, professor of psy chology; Sandra Close, direc tor of the 23 plus program; Martha Harrell, director of campus events; Ann Gleason, dean of students; Sue Todd, registrar; Susan Wessels, pro fessor of business; Debra Horvitz, director of graduate studies; and Lori Duke, profes sor of business. Close explained that this is not a standing committee, but one that was brought together in 1999 at the request of Dr. Maureen Hartford, in part to accommodate the growing number of students wanting to attend summer school. As part of the 1999 proposal, the hours in the BeeHive were extended, as were the hours of the Learning Center and the efforts for summer faculty advisers during the summer. According to Harrel, “You can't expect students to attend and do well if there is no sup port from the school.” Page, chair of the commit tee, stressed that the remainder of the 1999 proposal to Acade mic Council was not rejected. “They simply felt that we need ed more research and input," said Page. So the Summer School Plan ning Committee presently has been called to action at the request of Dr. Rosalind Reichard, vice president for academic affairs. Page said that the reasons for this “were and are two-fold. There are questions of the edu cational soundness with [sum mer school's] current intensi ty.” Also, the scheduling for the current format is an “administrative nightmare.” The current format for sum- mer school consists of three, three-week sessions for day classes. These meet five days per week for 170 minutes at a time. Also available are two. six-week night sessions, meet ing for 200 minute sessions 2 times a week or for 100 min utes per session 4 times a week. It is currently recom mended that no student take more than 12 hours in a given summer. The new proposal consists of two, five-and-a-half week ses sions, in which day classes would meet four days per week for 100 minutes- There would still be two, six-week night ses sions and the recommended class load would not exceed 14 hours. Christy Lentz, a senior who has attended summer school at Meredith and other institutions, said, “The three week schedule is intensive, but you get it done in three weeks. I’d rather eat. See SUMMER page seven Sophomore tradition brings charm □ 2003 com memorates half-way point Lisa Wiison Stafi Writer At Meredith, a school famous for its traditions, a rela tively new one has stolen the hearts of each sophomore or rising sophomore: Charming Evening. The class of 2003 took a step in its journey through Meredith last Wednesday, February 21 at 7:30 p.m. at the Charming Evening Dinner. The event was held in the Stringfleld side of the dining hall, which was brightly decorated center pieces, different shades of blue balloons coming out of blue bags. Each table was covered in angel and star confetti and had places set wiih tuxedo coupons at each chair as a reminder of the quickly approaching for mal. “That was a good reminder; I’m glad they did that.” noticed Christina Meade. The atmosphere for the night was set by the sounds of songs familiar to the class of 2003, such as “You’ve Got a Friend in Me” and “Meet in the Mid dle.” playing in the back ground- As each student entered, she got her T-shirt and charm. The lilac shirts were made with this quote on the back; “Make new friends -but keep the old; one is silver and the other is gold.” Hie classic sil ver charm has “MC written on the front and “2003” on the back. Sophomore Jessica Sawyer said, “This charm is our first piece of Meredith jewelry and it is very lovely. It is scary to think the next one is the ring!” The meal consisted of salad, green beans, pasta, potatoes, bread and chicken cordon blue. Co-chair Katie McNamara presented fellow charm event co-chair Megan E>eane with a framed copy of a poem that she'd read earlier in apprecia tion for Deane’s hard work. Deane's original co-chair, Jill Rosenbaum and Beth Jarvis celebrate getting their 2003 charms last week. Photo by Tanesha Williams Mary Schultea. is currently studying abroad in France. Overall McNamara was pleased with the night, noting. “Everybody seemed to love the shirts, charms and food. It real ly couldn't have gone any bel ter!” She added, “All of the hard work was worth it. It is excit ing to see girls wearing the shirts and being excited about it.” Other students shared rave reviews of the night as well. Abbey Nelson enjoyed “get ting together as the class of 2003 and celebrating the past two years ” "It is one of those special events that brings us closer to our friends, and an exciting part is that we have something to symbolize it." pointed out Lena Brooks. All in attendance might agree with sophomore Amanda Austin’s summary of the night, when she said, “It was all about the people. It was a special night that brought us closer together and showed us how much we need and love each other. It wasn’t about the charm; it was about the peo* pie.”
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