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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...
Evelyn Summers
Nov 12, 20212 min read
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...

The Meredith Herald Staff
Nov 10, 20212 min read
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”...
Amal Heda
Nov 10, 20213 min read
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...

The Meredith Herald Staff
Nov 10, 20213 min read
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...
Elinor Shelp-Peck
Nov 10, 20212 min read
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...

Jeanine Carryl
Nov 10, 20212 min read


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...

Aminah Jenkins
Nov 8, 20213 min read


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...
rjvanhorne
Oct 22, 20212 min read
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...

Hannah Porter
Oct 20, 20213 min read
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...

The Meredith Herald Staff
Oct 20, 20213 min read


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...

Freya Dahlgren (she/her)
Oct 15, 20212 min read
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...
rjvanhorne
Oct 6, 20213 min read
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...

The Meredith Herald Staff
Oct 6, 20213 min read


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...

Olivia Slack
Sep 24, 20213 min read
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...
Jayce Perry
Sep 22, 20213 min read
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...

Hannah Porter
Sep 22, 20212 min read
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...

Aminah Jenkins
Sep 8, 20213 min read
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....

Jeanine Carryl
Sep 8, 20212 min read


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...
rjvanhorne
Sep 1, 20213 min read


Opinion: Student Government Involvement
In the last academic year there has been a considerable amount of tangible testimony of student experiences on campus. In my own research...

Jeanine Carryl
Aug 4, 20212 min read
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