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Campus News 3 Alpha Female leads pack in Wolf Ramble □ She has the highest tail in the pack—a mark of her distinction Christina Holder Editor in Chief In Chicago, ihcy painted cows. In Kentucky, they took paintbrushes lo horses. In Raleigh, they favor the wolves. Over 10() fiberglass wolves will eventually be placed around Raleigh as part of (he Raleigh Red Wolf Ramble, a fundraiser sponsored by the City of Raleigh Arts Commis sion to raise money for com munity charities and support for the public arts. The red wolf {Canis rufus) was chosen for its roots lo the North Carolina area. “A lot of people think il [the wolf] is about NC State,” said Lisa Pearce who helped to design the wolf for the Mered ith campus. “The red wolf hap pens to be on the extinct list and is indigenous lo our area.” The red wolf sculpture in mid-howl outside the main gate guard house on campus, is evi dence that Meredith College wants in, too. Dr. Allen Page, head of the religion department, contacted the art department with the idea of purchasing a wolf. The art department took the idea to President Maureen Hartford who used $1,000 from a dis- crentionary fund she receives through the Je.sse Ball duPont Foundation to purchase the wolf. For $1,0(K). a sponsor could purchase an undecorated wolf. The sponsor then had to recruit a team of artists who could spend up to $1,(X)0 dollars on supplies, which would be reim bursed by the sponsor. would sec the M illuminating on the ground,” said Pearce. The women also tossed around ideas of making the wolf in all-gold and giving her high-heeled footwear. They also debated whether she should be whimsical or more serious and what she should represent at her core. Finally the three women decided on the design; The day after the two other women left the studio. “Atomically, 1 knew I want ed the tail up,” said Pearce. “1 wanted ours to be different.” With a closer look at the Alpha F'emale, a viewer will notice the intricate detail. Scherr designed a medallion which hangs from the Alpha Female’s neck—a replica of the medallion the College present- The remaining $1,000 for the Meredith wolf was donated by the art depanment, accord ing to Hartford. Assistant professor of art Lisa Pearce, adjunct instructor Mary Ann Scherr and senior Laura Avery collaborated on the project and sculpted the wolf in only one week. Pearcc .said that when she first received the wolf -it "looked like a fiberglass pig" because it did not have any of the defining features of a wolf. However, Pearce used plasters to give the Meredith wolf more canine features. “It didn’t look aggressive enough,” she said. So Pearce took a set of plastic Dracula teeth that Schen had brought into the studio as a The Alpha Female, positioned in mid-howl In front of the main entrance guard house, is possible prop special among the wolf speicies. Her tail is (he highest, marking her rank. for the wolf and glued the teeth individually into the wolf’s mouth. Pearce, Scherr and Avery each had different ideas for how the wolf should look in its final form. Pearce’s original idea was to “have the whole thing in mosa ic,” with the wolf’s body cov ered in tiny colored tiles. Another idea was to cut a hole in the belly of the wolf and replace the opening with a light and a cutout covering of the cursive Meredith M --seen on the back gates of the cam pus—so that at night “you Staff Photo by Christin/\ Hoi.oeh Meredith wolf was going to be an Alpha Female. Alpha Females liave their “tails the highest,” according to Pearce. “It shows their rank ing." However, the height of the tail of Meredith’s Alpha Female came as a “happy acci dent” according to Pearce who said the three women had not planned on making the tail higher at first. Pearce later thought of the idea and sawed the tail off with a reciprocating knife and repo sitioned it in a higher place ope ed to Hartford when she became President in 1999. Avery worked on the purple cuffs curling around the ankles of the Alpha Female. On each of the four cuffs are the years of the classes represented at Meredith, one class for each cuff. The women also used plaster of varying colors to add textur- ized fur to the body of the wolf, an act they found symbolic since a palette of colors often represents diversity. Pearce said that once the Alpha I-emale was complete. the three women wanted lo place her closcr to Hillsbor ough Street so people driving by could see the finished prod uct. However, many of ihc wolves around Raleigh, which have been on display since September, have already been vandalized, giving the group reason to push for a spot in front of the guard house. Wolves around Raleigh are placed by artists weekly. Spon sors can purchase an individual wolf or a “den,” which includes a group of four or more wolves. The wolves will be on dis play through New Year’s Eve 2001. Afterward they will be auc tioned ofT. Of the pro ceeds from ihe auction. half goes to a non profit organiza tion of the spon sor’s choice and half goes to a fund for a Raleigh public art project in the future. In the past, art projects simi lar to the Red Wolf Ramble have grossed millions of dol lars as it did in Chicago, where the event raised $3.5 million recruiting artists to design cows. FLAGlAKlSiVI continued from page two Honor Council may assign sec tions for academic dishonesty, the Honor Council does not decide whether or not a student passes or fails the course. The professor makes that decision. Rawl reminds students that if they are aware of some honor code violation, they are oblig ated to report the violation. “I want to remind people that they should have (he utmost respect for the honor code. These rules are for the benefit of the community,” she said. NAUCHTY AldUiirn StH X MmUdv. scwtni>»« i?. :/rc i 7siCi>.in. AiMliWilunt at lit*«die i«nl*r lirKeUt S3.0T. AvtiMaMe M tlw Dccr rrcce«dt CenHtI the tuke ChllMren'i iicspMdl
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