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...
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...
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”...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
rjvanhorne
- Oct 6, 2021
- 3 min
Opinion: He Doesn’t Even Go Here
Hello fellow Meredith students—I am writing today to inform you of some rather distressing knowledge I’ve come to hold. Men are walking...
The Meredith Herald Staff
- Oct 6, 2021
- 3 min
Opinion: Using Capitalist Critiques to Combat Vaccine Hesitancy
As the world begins to reopen, the question of how vaccines will play a role in them has been a popular topic of discussion. The pandemic...
Olivia Slack
- Sep 24, 2021
- 3 min
Opinion: Meredith’s COVID-19 Vaccine Requirement Leaves Politics Behind
In recent history, the political divide between liberals and conservatives has grown to an unreasonable point. Instead of debating policy...
Jayce Perry
- Sep 22, 2021
- 3 min
Opinion: Using Gender-Inclusive Language in the Classroom
Prior to returning to campus, I was nervous about how my gender identity and pronouns would be respected in the classroom. Dr. Kevin...
Hannah Porter
- Sep 22, 2021
- 2 min
Opinion: Meredith’s Guest Policy Should Be Revisited
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed what being a Meredith College student looks like in many ways. One of these has to do with the...
Aminah Jenkins
- Sep 8, 2021
- 3 min
Opinion: Money Isn't Real
Some of my favorite people to talk to are economics majors. It’s not because I think they’re smart or I love hearing about Keynesian...
Jeanine Carryl
- Sep 8, 2021
- 2 min
Opinion: Melanin Color Theory
Photos are the way we capture moments in time or communicate to others. They make us laugh, cry and change the perspectives of others....
rjvanhorne
- Sep 1, 2021
- 3 min
Opinion: Stay Seated (Here): Problems with the New Seating Charts
Meredith's campus has seen several changes in COVID-19 class protocol since classes started on Aug. 18. These changes include new...
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