COVID-19 Affecting Students’ Winter Break and Spring Semester
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As the end of a unique fall semester approaches, students are preparing for final exams and remaining diligent in their efforts to stop...
The Meredith Herald Staff
- Nov 16, 2020
- 1 min
Student Spring Break Opinions
The Meredith Herald recently sent out a survey to gauge students’ opinions on different options for Spring Break 2021. The administration...
Olivia Slack
- Nov 16, 2020
- 2 min
Meredith Keeps COVID-19 at Bay
While many colleges and universities in North Carolina and across the country had to transition to online-only instruction at some point...
Hannah Porter
- Nov 6, 2020
- 3 min
COVID-19 Update: Spring 2021 Course Modality
Pre-registration for classes has arrived and students are beginning to prepare for final exams in a few short weeks. With the fall...
Molly Perry
- Oct 12, 2020
- 2 min
Unusual Onyx Celebrations
Excitement in the Meredith community continues to grow this week as members of the Class of 2022 and other students who have completed 60...
Elinor Shelp-Peck
- Oct 7, 2020
- 1 min
Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic, Food Trucks Keep Truckin’
COVID-19 may have taken a lot away from the food industry, but it has not hindered many food trucks’ ability to serve. When Governor...
Mia Shelton
- Oct 2, 2020
- 3 min
Burnout: Is a One-Day Fall Break Enough?
This is likely the strangest and most unpredictable semester that Meredith students will ever experience. The campus is a ghost town,...
Freya Dahlgren (she/her)
- Sep 30, 2020
- 2 min
How Zoom Security is Evolving
In the current era of the COVID-19 pandemic and remote learning, Zoom video conferencing software is commonly used by schools, religious...
Hannah Porter
- Sep 30, 2020
- 2 min
The Inside Scoop: COVID-19 and the Flu at Meredith
The COVID-19 pandemic and its subsequent effects on society have increased the importance of both physical and mental health. With the...
Freya Dahlgren (she/her)
- Sep 16, 2020
- 3 min
HIPAA and FERPA: What You Need to Know
HIPAA and FERPA: we hear about them almost every day with all of the news surrounding COVID-19, but what are they? According to the...
Molly Perry
- Sep 7, 2020
- 3 min
On Campus vs. Online at Meredith
The Fall 2020 semester is starting very differently for students across the United States due to COVID-19. With schools offering...
The Meredith Herald Staff
- Sep 7, 2020
- 4 min
Masks at Meredith
With surrounding colleges such as NC State and UNC-Chapel Hill going fully online after experiencing an influx of COVID-19 clusters, the...
Katelyn Wiszowaty
- Aug 31, 2020
- 2 min
Smoking and Vaping are Named as Risk Factors for COVID-19
During the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been a lot of talk about high-risk individuals and uncertainty about what decides whether a...
rjvanhorne
- Aug 31, 2020
- 3 min
Meredith in Memoriam
In honor and memory of Meredith College. Masks lay discarded on our walkways, the residence halls are overgrown and bare, the winds...
rjvanhorne
- Aug 28, 2020
- 2 min
Meredith's First Positive Case Within a Residence Hall
As of Friday, Aug. 28 at 6:15 p.m., the numbers provided below were the most accurate available. However, if you wish to review the most...
Elinor Shelp-Peck
- Aug 27, 2020
- 1 min
Meredith Confirms its First Cluster
As of Thursday, Aug. 27 at 10:20 p.m., the numbers provided below were the most accurate available. However, if you wish to review the...
Olivia Slack
- Aug 20, 2020
- 2 min
NC State Follows UNC in Going Online
On Thursday, Aug. 20, North Carolina State University (NC State) sent out an email to students informing them that all undergraduate...
Elinor Shelp-Peck
- Aug 19, 2020
- 3 min
What We Can Learn From UNC-Chapel Hill
Monday afternoon, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) made the decision to move all classes online until further notice...
Hannah Porter
- Jul 27, 2020
- 3 min
Wear Your Mask, Love Your Neighbor
Since COVID-19 arrived in North Carolina, we’ve all grown familiar with hearing statements encouraging and even requiring people to wear...
Hannah Porter
- Jul 22, 2020
- 3 min
A Beginner's Guide to COVID-19 on Campus, Part 2
This is the second article in a two-part series about the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on the upcoming fall semester at Meredith College....
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