Opinion: Gender Inclusivity at Meredith
Since 1891, Meredith College has been considered a historically all-women's institution, which has caused our school to be centered...
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Elinor Shelp-Peck
- Feb 2
- 1 min
Opinion: Who Let the Dogs Out?
Has anyone else noticed a lack of canine friends on campus recently? While PEARLS did have a therapy dog team visit in Nov. 2021,...
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Freya Dahlgren (she/her)
- Feb 2
- 2 min
Opinion: Student Worker Pay Should Be Increased
As both a student and employee of Meredith College, I feel taken advantage of. Student workers on campus at Meredith make $8.25 per hour...
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mebarnhill
- Feb 2
- 2 min
Opinion: Should Classes Be Held Face-to-Face?
The Omicron variant has caused a new surge in COVID-19 cases across the country. In North Carolina, the seven-day average of new cases on...
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Olivia Slack
- Jan 24
- 2 min
Opinion: Why You Need to Run For Campus Positions
As a second-semester senior, my stake in campus elections is arguably around zero. However, having spent almost four years on campus, I...
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The Meredith Herald Staff
- Dec 2, 2021
- 3 min
Opinion: Reevaluating Classroom Experiential Learning Models
It has been stated in many different forms by many different people that involvement is the best path to learning; that is, that...
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Aminah Jenkins
- Dec 1, 2021
- 2 min
Opinion: Meredith COVID Policies Don't Make Sense
As finals approach, many of us are reflecting on the highs and lows of this semester. The uncertainty that surrounded this semester made...
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Rania Abushakra
- Dec 1, 2021
- 2 min
Opinion: Meredith Should Have Mental Wellness Days
Content warning: mentions of suicide With only a few weeks remaining in the semester, students and faculty are burnt out. College is...
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mebarnhill
- Nov 22, 2021
- 2 min
Opinion: The True Meaning of Thanksgiving
Content warning: mention of violence and slavery While Valentine’s Day is considered a “commercial holiday” by many, I personally believe...
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Evelyn Summers
- Nov 12, 2021
- 2 min
Opinion: The Hall Raid Tradition is Inconsiderate
Meredith College is a traditions-based community, and these traditions are usually great at helping to contribute a sense of comfort and...
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The Meredith Herald Staff
- Nov 10, 2021
- 2 min
Opinion: No Parade Limits Students’ Corn Experience
Hannah’s Thoughts: “You just have to experience it!” That’s all I was ever told when I went on my first campus tour of Meredith, and this...
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Amal Heda
- Nov 10, 2021
- 3 min
Opinion: Glow-Up Culture: Gorgeously Grotesque
Beauty. This word is quite the hot topic with discussions on body positivity, eurocentric beauty standards and lookism/“pretty privilege”...
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The Meredith Herald Staff
- Nov 10, 2021
- 3 min
Letter to the Editors: Accessibility During Cornhuskin’
If you ask just about any Meredith student what the school’s biggest tradition is, the response would likely be a near-unanimous cry of...
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Elinor Shelp-Peck
- Nov 10, 2021
- 2 min
Opinion: COVID, Cornhuskin’ and Change, Oh My!
Many people were surprised to hear that I attended Cornhuskin’, given my usual hesitation at participating in Meredith traditions and...
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Jeanine Carryl
- Nov 10, 2021
- 2 min
Opinion: Don't Touch My Hair
Through primary school we were all taught to keep our hands and feet to ourselves. This was the very early stages of teaching informal...
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Aminah Jenkins
- Nov 8, 2021
- 3 min
Opinion: What Needs to Change about Cornhuskin'
This last weekend marked the end of Cornhuskin’, one of the biggest traditions at Meredith. A constant within the chaos of the tradition...
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rjvanhorne
- Oct 22, 2021
- 2 min
Opinion: What ADHD Awareness Month Means To Me
ADHD Awareness Month initially started as a single day event in October 2004. This month is meant to be dedicated to celebrating...
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Hannah Porter
- Oct 20, 2021
- 3 min
Opinion: Engagement Looks Different for Everyone
I still remember the moment that it hit me: I was 18 years old, about to move nearly two hours away from everything and everyone I knew...
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The Meredith Herald Staff
- Oct 20, 2021
- 3 min
Opinion: MLMs and How They Target Women
As students attending Meredith, we have been solicited by so called #girlbosses encouraging us to get involved in starting our own...
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Freya Dahlgren (she/her)
- Oct 15, 2021
- 2 min
Opinion: What Christianity Says About Vaccines
In the high-stress and anxiety-filled time of navigating the COVID-19 pandemic, one light at the end of the tunnel is the approval of...
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