Meredith College students demand transparency, rally for deteriorating dorm conditions and job cuts
>> ARE YOU D?
>> NEW TONIGHT ABOUT 100 PEOPLE
HERE RALLIED ON MEREDITH
COLLEGE'S CAMPUS. TODAY,
STUDENTS, FACULTY AND GRADUATES
NOW ARE DEMANDING TRANSPARENCY
FROM SCHOOL LEADERSHIP. THEIR
CONCERNS ARE ABOUT POOR LIVING
CONDITIONS AND JOB CUTS THERE.
WRL'S ASHLEY PATTERSON TALKED
OR COLLEGE OFFICIALS ABOUT HI
FINANCIAL PRESSURES ARE FORCING
THEM TO MAKE SOME CHANGES.
>> MARIST COLLEGE STUDENTS,
FACULTY AND ALUMNI.
CHANTING DEMANDS ACROSS THEIR
SMALL PRIVATE CAMPUS. IT TO US.
>> THEY'RE FIRING PEOPLE
WITHOUT COMMUNICATION. THEY'RE
NOT TELLING US WHY THIS IS
HAPPENING AFTER ROUND OF
LAYOFFS OVER THE SUMMER.
THE COLLEGE IS ELIMINATING MORE
ROLES. JUST WHY ARE WE GETTING
RID OF THE WEATHER?
>> A COLLEGE SPOKESPERSON TELLS
ME IT'S MAKING CHANGES TO ITS
ACADEMIC STRUCTURE. THE COLLEGE
CONFIRMS THAT IT'S CUTTING 4 OF
ITS DEAN POSITIONS. MEANWHILE,
TUITION IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE
NEXT SCHOOL YEAR BY ALMOST
$2000.
>> STUDENTS TELL ME THAT THEY
JUST WANT TRANSPARENCY TO A
SPOKESPERSON SAYS DEANS WILL
BE ASSIGNED TO TEACH FULL TIME
IN THE SPRING. BUT WHEN SHARE
OF THE SHIFT ALSO MEANS A PAY
CUT FOR THOSE AFFECTED AND THAT
WE DON'T NEED THEM ANYMORE.
AND FOR MONEY WISE. AND SO WE
DO NEED THE BEST COLLEGE POINTS
TO FINANCIAL PRESSURES TO A
DRAW. IN A STATEMENT, A
SPOKESPERSON SAID, QUOTE,
BUDGET REDUCTIONS ARE
UNNECESSARY STRATEGIC STEP IN
HELPING THE COLLEGE GROW AND
EVOLVE
>> FEELINGS OF EXCITEMENT FOR
FRESHMAN. KIKI VANCE OF TURNING
TO FRUSTRATION FROM FACULTY
CHANGES TO POOR LIVING
CONDITIONS. THERE IS MOLD.
EVERY WHERE SHE SHARED THESE
PHOTOS OF ME FROM THE DORMS
CONDITIONS, SHE SAYS CENTER TO
THE HOSPITAL. I WAS THERE FOR
ABOUT 5 DAYS AND THEY THOUGHT
IT MIGHT BE BECAUSE OF MOLD
POISONING. POLICE AREN'T SAYING
WHETHER STUDENTS, AGAIN, I
MEAN, THEY WERE THE REASON WHY
YOU'RE HERE. WE ARE.
AND HARRISON WRAL, NEWS FOR
IT. A COLLEGE SPOKESPERSON DID
SAY THAT THEY TAKE INPUT