COVID-19 Affecting Students’ Winter Break and Spring Semester
As the end of a unique fall semester approaches, students are preparing for final exams and remaining diligent in their efforts to stop...
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The Meredith Herald Staff
Nov 16, 20201 min read
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, 20202 min read
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, 20203 min read
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, 20202 min read
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, 20201 min read
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, 20203 min read
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, 20202 min read
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, 20202 min read
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, 20203 min read
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, 20203 min read
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, 20204 min read
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, 20202 min read
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, 20203 min read
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, 20202 min read
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, 20201 min read
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, 20202 min read
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, 20203 min read
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, 20203 min read
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, 20203 min read
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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