Volume XWIIII, Issue 12 Educating Women to Excet NovemberlS, 2006
ON THE
INSIDE:
Travels Abroad
for Meredith
Students, p. 2
Cornhuskin’
pics, p. 2-3
Afghan Student
Comes to Learn
at Meredith,
p. 4
Seniors Paint
Tunnel, p. 4
Apartments on Campus?
Administration's Decision Awaits More Student Input
Laurel Benedum
Staff Writer
A decision on
extensive plans to build
as many as 78 on-campus
apartments are contingent
on issues regarding regu
lations that remain await
ing sufficient student
response. Residence Life
Director Heidi LeCount
said in a recent interview.
Concerns includ
ing male hours, alcohol
policies, and married
students and husbands,
and "23+" students will
continue to be discussed
for the next 12 months
to ensure a consensus
that is representative of
the entire student body,
LeCount said.
"We want to make
sure students want apart
ments before we begin
the building process,"
LeCoimt said, "And these
issues must be agreed
upon first."
Students seem
to be more passionate
about the alcohol poli
cy than any other issue.
However these views
will possibly change as
surveys* continue to be
conducted and student
response increases, said
LeCount.
Relaxed male
hours, possibly from 10
a.m. to 1 a.m. throughout
the school week and 10
a.m. to 2 a.m. on week
ends, raise debate for a
separate entrance to the
apartments, LeCount
said.
"An agreement
concerning the housing
of married students and
their husbands and "23+"
students and their fami
lies has yet to be made,"
said LeCount.
The surveys are
targeted to the class of
2010 as they would be
the first to live in the
apartments, so their par
ticipation in the surveys
is "greatly encouraged,"
said LeCoimt.
In mid-February,
the Student Government
Association president
will conduct further sur
veys to gain more stu
dent feedback concerning
these issues and others
dealing with meal plans,
apartment location, and
parking, LeCoimt said.
"Although the
apartments would be
more expensive than
the dorms, they would
be furnished with the
necessities," LeCount
said, "And give juniors
and seniors some inde
pendence."
There would be
ample parking for every
one, she said. However
the location of both the
buildings and the lots
remain under discus
sion.
The Board of
Trustees Land Use
Committee would have
to approve the location
of the apartments before
construction could begin,
said LeCount.
Surveys thus far
have shown split views
regarding a med plan, but
most likely the meal plan
will be optional, LeCount
said.
"When it comes
time, an architect will visit
campus with a model but
we are not yet close to that
point with designing,"
said LeCount.
The possibility of
two buildings has been
proposed; however it
could be built in stages,
said LeCoimt.
The current ideal
would be 30 two-bed
room, two-bathroom
apartments; and 48 four-
bedroom, two-bath
room apartments, said
LeCount.
"Having a differ
ent style or setup of hous
ing would give students
something to look forward
to," LeCount said.
The goal of the
apartments is to support
students who want to live
on campus but also want
privacy and autonomy,
said LeCount.
"Anything that
we can do to inspire stu
dent independence and
encourage students to
stay on campus is great,"
she said.
Cornhuskin'!
Meredith's tradition brought
unity, creativity, and contro
versy. See page 2.
Layout for proposed 2 bedroom apartments.