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The Belles
October-November 1991
Saint Mary's College
900 Hillsborough Street
Raleigh, North Carolina 27603-1689
The Belles Staff
Editor: Elizabeth Denning
Assistant
Editors: Sally Whichard
Writers: Candie Adams
Heather Angles
LeaAnne Boykin
Tiffany Cashwell
Liz Edwards
Anne Griffin
Katherine Hair
Meredith Johnson
Ashley Jones
Kristi Lasater
Amy Lindenschmidt
Emily Masura
Susan Rainey
Jenny Schmidt
Allie Swindell
Elissa Thompson
Ashley Warden
Meredith Griffin
Ellie Jarman
Advisor: Beth Proctor
Seniors, Sophomores
Cope With Stress
College Applications Cited as Cause
“Oh, no! My G.P.A. is only 2.5
and I need at least a 3.5 to be
considered for admission!
Extracurricular and physical activ
ities, they ask? Well, let’s see—I
walk a lot. They don’t have to
know that it’s to and from class. I
can’t let them know that my only
exercise is running to the car to
get cigarettes...”
Filling out college applications
can be a very frustrating experi
ence. And, yes, it’s that time, the
time to reflect on our accomplish
ments and every action that can
possibly describe our brilliance
and involvement. While filling out
the application, the mind strains
for any morsel of information that
would remotely interest the selec
tion committee of the college.
Elizabeth Dixon’s office become
the popular 12th-grade hang-out,
and Mrs. Battle handles the trans
fers.
Life-long dreams of attending
an Ivy-League school and post
graduate wealth seem question
able at this point. SAT scores are
rarely as high as you’d hope, and
the applications procedure is
stressful, but just think it will all
soon be over and the only thing
left to do will be to wait and worry!
Take a Day Off...
... from smoking! To be precise, qui
smoking for 24 hours beginning Novenf
ber 21 this year. To help, these “qui
tips” from the Amencan Cancel
Society:
1 — Hide all ashtrays, matches, etc
2 — Have a stash of munchies read)
i.e., sugarless gum, carrot sticks, nuts
fruiL etc.
3 — Drink plenty of liquids (except
alcohol and coffee).
4 — Tell everyone you’re quitting
encourage them to encourage yow.
5 — Take a deep breath, hold it fd
ten seconds, release it slo\^y — whec
the urge to smoke hits.
6 — Exercise to relieve tension.
7 — Ask a friend to join you in quit;
ting and/or a nonsmoker to “adopt
you. (Materials are available from local
American Cancer Society offices.)
New Amphitheater a Hit
By Jenny Schmidt
The Hardee’s Walnut Creek
Amphitheater located just outside
Raleigh was completed this past
summer, but it has already
attracted some of the biggest
names in the music industry as
well as sell-out crowds.
In the past few years North
Carolina has proved an eager
audience for musical groups.
More concerts than ever were
being held at stadiums, such as
The Dean Smith Center in Chapel
Hill and The Charlotte Coliseum;
even the 50,000 seater Carter
Finley Stadium here in Raleigh
welcomed Pink Floyd, The Who,
and The Rolling Stones. Hardees
saw that it would be profitable to
build an arena just for listening to
music.
The idea of an “amphitheater”
originated in Ancient Greece as a
place for people to go see plays.
The oval shape and rising rows of
seats of the ancient theaters
allowed the actors’ voices to trav
el easily, and Walnut Creek’s
adaptation of this traditional
amphitheater structure allows
music to travel naturally over the
rising rows of seats without hav
ing to be too loud. Also, the seats
are not right behind each other
which makes for easier visibility.
Behind the 7,000 seats is a lawn
that can seat 13,000. The lawn is
practical for clear, warm nights
but can be troublesome during a
rain since umbrellas are not
allowed inside the amphitheater.
Food and lawn chairs are also
prohibited. You can buy food or
rent lawnchairs, but it is relatively
expensive. If you will be on the
lawn, it is a good idea to bring a
blanket.
The amphitheater has been
very successful. It has some sta
diums complaining that it is taking
business away from them, but
during the winter, when the
amphitheater is closed, business
will probably pick up. Some near
by residents have also com
plained about the noise level and
the traffic. But as concert-goers
know, the music is not that loud
compared to other arenas that
leave your ears ringing. The
shows usually let out around
11:30 p.m., a relatively early clos
ing.
The best thing about the
amphitheater is that it is big
enough to attract the “big-names"
in music, such as Sting, Van
Halen, Rod Stewart, Bonnie Raitt.
Whitney Houston, and Tom Petty,
but it is still small enough to avoid
huge traffic jams and large, loud
crowds.
The Walnut Creek amphithe*
ater will be closed during the win
ter, but it will reopen in the spring
of 1992 for more great concerts.
Be sure to visit ‘The Creek” for 3
relaxing and entertaining time
then. Tickets are available at all
Tracks/Record Bar location
through TicketMaster.
Eighteen SMC Students
Enjoy Festive Summer
By Ashley Jones
and Sally Whichard
On September 6, 1991, 204
young ladies were presented to
society at the 65th annual North
Carolina Debutante Ball. The
North Carolina Debutante Ball is
thought to be the largest presen
tation in the world. The presenta
tion consists of a formal cartwheel
procession of red roses and white
satin ribbons. Young women are
introduced into society by their
chief marshals. Out of the 204
debutantes, eighteen were Saint
Mary’s girls: Lea Ann Boykin,
Jennifer Culberson, Elizabeth
Daniel, Elizabeth Denning, Alicia
Greene, Louise Harris, Weldon
Jackson, Ashley Jones, Carrie
Kitchin, Julia Lawing, Elizabeth
Paxton, Rosamond Sloan, Paige
Smith, Mary Louise Talley, Anna
Taylor, Meg Tuttle, Linnell
Vaughan and Sally Whichard.
Seven weeks of parties, lun
cheons, teas and dances finally
culminated on September 6th.
The first big party of the sum
mer was the Clinton party, whose
theme was “A Summer Evening.”
The next weekend on Friday, July
26th, there was a party at the
Coral Bay Club in Atlantic Beach
with the theme “In the Shade.”
“Hurray for Hollywood” in Rocky
Mount and “Anchors Away” in
Wilmington made the following
weekend busy. The next Friday
night was “Under the Big Top,”
hosted by the Burlington debu
tantes. The last party of the sum
mer before the Ball was the
Raleigh party, whose theme was
“Les Fantaisies Aquatiques.”
Ashley Jones, Elizabeth Denning, & Sally Whichard at the Coral
Party