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, 20222 min read
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...
mebarnhill
Feb 2, 20222 min read
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...
Olivia Slack
Jan 24, 20222 min read
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...
The Meredith Herald Staff
Dec 2, 20213 min read
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...
Aminah Jenkins
Dec 1, 20212 min read
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...
Rania Abushakra
Dec 1, 20212 min read
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...
mebarnhill
Nov 22, 20212 min read
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...
Evelyn Summers
Nov 12, 20212 min read
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, 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...
Amal Heda
Nov 10, 20213 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”...
The Meredith Herald Staff
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...
Elinor Shelp-Peck
Nov 10, 20212 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...
Jeanine Carryl
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...
Aminah Jenkins
Nov 8, 20213 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...
rjvanhorne
Oct 22, 20212 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...
Hannah Porter
Oct 20, 20213 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...
The Meredith Herald Staff
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...
Freya Dahlgren (she/her)
Oct 15, 20212 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...
rjvanhorne
Oct 6, 20213 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...
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