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PAGE 2 I THE MEREDITH HERALD | FEBRUARY 11. 2009 ''Editor Copy' Editofrx:' '.'Erin Huberr ,'-.M ' ''-v4 " Sports Editor^ Herb Score Ad Manager DantelleBeck Courtney Angers Staff Writers Kiran Subram^iam . Motgan Ericson^ ' Mna Clail? April Rummage . Susie Potter Anna Britt - Aubrey Jories Erin Hut^r Contributing Writers x s Mejyssa Allen Graphic Designere ' ;' Apnl Rummagenr, _ ] Ashley Everhart' Literature Advisor ' . Suzanne Bntt' Design Advisor Dana Gay • TheMeradithHeiakJis, ‘ publish by the College . Ihrougfnutttie academic yrar:Thepaperisftm((ed 1^ the CoB^ and thfou^ . independ^ advertteing. sent lo hecaldigmeredith edu Tte opMons expressed in ttie ^cfltD^^coMnne do not ie>fidmiril^ra^,W ON-CAMPUS APARTMENTS FOR STUDENTS Melyssa Allen Contributing Writer f- Meredith juniors and seniors who are ready to live on their own but don’t want to give up the conve nience and camaraderie of campus hving will soon have an additional housing option. Construction on the apartment building is slated to be complete in June, and the building will open in fall 2009. The apartment building will con sist of 48 units, each containing four bedrooms and two bathrooms, and 30 units containing two bedrooms and two bathrooms. Rental fees for the apartments are $595.00 per stu dent per month for a 4-bedroom unit and $695.00 per student per month for a 2-bedroom unit. Highlights of the student apart ment project include the following: 1) Convenience. Living in the Meredith apartments offers students both freedom and convenience—no traffic, no extra mileage on the car or worries about gas prices; If stu dents prefer not to cook, a meal plan option is available for purchase. 2) Security and Dependability. The apartments will benefit from 24-hour security. The apartments are also college-owned and man aged, so students can depend on a consistent landlord. 3) All-Inclusive Price. The 12-month rental agreement, which will be billed by semester; cov ers everything, including utilities, water, local telephone and wireless internet service. Each apartment is fiilly furnished with full-size beds, desks, a couch, dining room fur niture and appliances including washer/dryer and fiill-sized refrig erator. The apartment rental fee is included in the cost of attendance at Meredith and will be considered when determining financial assis tance packages for students for each term enrolled. Photo courlesy tvww.marsaHh.edu 4) Quality and Sustainability. The LEED certified building practices being used to construct the apart^ ments translate to quality of life fea tures such, as superior air ventilation and water purification Systems, and non-toxic paints and carpets. Sign-ups for the new apartments are scheduled for February 23. For more information on the newest housihg option at Meredith, visit www.meredith.edu/apartments. ■ RAoto courlssy mMunl.uluc.edu GRADES, Continued from Page 1 course evaluations which are given at the end of every semester. “If the administration relies mostly on student evaluations, professors are more likely to give higher grades because most students are going to give a better evaluation if they make a good grade” says Walton. As for the problem UNC-CH is facing, Meredith doesn’t have to worry about it for now, but if grade inflation were to become a problem on campus, there are many remedies available to the administration. One possibility, Walton men tioned, includes providing multiple measures to rate professor success other than student evaluations, such as colleague observation and faculty portfolios. Another option would be to change the grading policy to a quota system like that ofPrinceton’s. The News and Observer reports that only 35% of students' in each aca demic department can be awarded an A at Princeton University. “Requiring universities to release grades and studies like the one done at UNC could be one remedy, con sidering information like this could be harmftil for a university’s reputa tion.” Walton added. It seems as though the professors at Meredith College are on the track to fairness. “A’s are for those who go above and beyond, a C, now, is like a D [to students], but a C is average work. You get yoiu" work done and that’s it, you are awarded a C,” said Grant. Sticking to the traditional grading system where students earn their marks can sometimes be pain ful for students and jeven faculty because students can be pushing so hard for that A they ’deserve.’ In the end, earning success can end up be ing a lot more rewarding. However, who’s to say that 82% of tJNC-CH students didn’t earn those honor roll grades? ■
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