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Page Two THE TWIG September 2, 1971 ^ Me-rtditK. College, September 2, 197! Please give a damn. svw EDITORIAL STAFF Editor Susan Van Wageningen News Editor Coleen Erdman Columnist Penny Gallins Faculty Sponsor. Dr. Norma Rose BUSINESS STAFF Business Manager Anna Vaughan Mailing Editor Meredith Elam Circulation Managers Jane Lewis, Susan Query Typist Laura McCain Faculty Sponsor Dr, Lois Frazier Member Associated Collegiate Press. Entered as second-class matter at post office at Raleigh, N. C. 27611. Published semi-monthly during the months of September, October, November, January, February and April; monthly during December and March. THti Twig is served by National Educational Advertising Service, 18 East 50th Street, New York. Subscription Rates: $3.70 per year. In Memoriam Wilma Darlene Queen December 12, 1953 August 27, 1971 A Cry for Help My fellow students, 1 come to you with a heavy heart, tired eyes, sore fingers frotn typing, and a compounded migraine headache. Observe, dear friends, the staff members who wrote the articles for this issue of the Twig, who typed, and who edited; them. Need I even ask the reader to notice that advertising constitutes over fifty per cent of this issue? Do you care? The Twrc is a newspaper for the students of Meredith, and therefore it seems it should be written by the students. Will the Twig condnue to be published through the efforts of three or four students? Throughout the years at Meredith, the Twig has been criticized (and not always constructively so) by a large portion of the student body. The students do not seem to realize that they are criticizing themselves and their apathetic nature. Should Meredith continue to publish a newspaper? If so, what type of newspaper should it be? The Twig will be, reader, exactly what you want, YOU make it! Letters to the Editor Dear Editor, Classroom: a place in which stu dents are able to express and share with other students and their pro fessors their beliefs as well as ac cepting and discussing new ideas. A classroom in the education de partment at Meredith: a place in which students are able to express and share with other students and their professor his beliefs as well as accepting only his ideas. Agreeing is the only way of achieving a good grade. In this class we are hindered of broadening our education in this respect. t.h.k, Dear Editor, As seniors, a couple of us decided to make a list of projects or goals for the underclassmen to work on dur ing their residence at Meredith. The list, of course, could be endless ac cording to the individual, but here are some of the things we decided would be definite improvements: 1, More parking spaces made available, with special emphasis on the Bee Hive parking lot, where the traffic is really getting out of hand. 2, Open house in the dormitories during specified hours 3, More open air concerts such as “Kalabash” last spring 4, Smoking privileges through out the campus 5, More sundeck area 6, Chapel should be made com pletely voluntary. 7, More bicycles 8, Smaller classes 9, Self-limiting hours 10, More washing machines and dryers 11, New Dorms connected by breezeways 12, More books in the library 13, Drinking rights in the dorm 14, More professors 15, Closer professor-student re lationships, 16, No exams 17, More bridge tournaments 18, Beer on tap in the cafeteria Is Taylor an Actor? By Barbara Brown “Sweet Baby James” Taylor, who has emerged as one of the greatest rock vocalists, made his debut as an actor in the movie “Two Lane Black Top,” James’ debut as an actor, however, was not quite as successful as his musical emergence. He portrayed a race-crazy young man along with Dennis Weaver, for merly of the Beach Boys, who por trayed James’ mechanic and friend. Only two other characters were of any significance; Laurie Byrd, a wandering hippie who became in volved with James Taylor; and War ren Oates, a compulsive liar who accepted James’ challenge to a cross-counlry race, This plot-lacking movie might possibly be enjoyed and even classified as sheer comedy. If one is in the mood for laughs, “Two Lane Blacktop” would be highly recom mended, 19. Bee Hive open an hour or so every week night 20. More people should write let ters to the Twig ishe andher The Young People “Jesus People” By Paul Harvey “Who wants to die for President Thieu?” That and similar rallying cries tore our campuses apart during the ’60’s, stained some with blood. But the angry young of the ’60’s are less young and less angry now. As a recently graduated coed said, ‘‘It was quite a party, a real binge; it left quite a hangover. Now the time has come to straighten up and do the dishes.” In the audiences of Billy Graham’s recent stateside crusades young peo ple are more in evidence than ever before. The most recent, the Oak land, Calif., crusade, attracted a record percentage of young people. Busloads from the Berkeley cam pus included some who admittedly went with intent to disrupt but re mained to pledge allegiance to Christ. Symptomatic of the significant Maine Is Great’ See Nantucket' By Ruth Edwards ' Maine is great!! I have never done T so much in two weeks before. I spent a week-end in Nantucket and * Martha’s Vineyard. Nantucket is definitely not tli,^ * place to be on the last week-end ot, summer vacation. The people were wall to wall, and it seemed that • they would not speak to anyone un less they were paid to do so. The * only way to enjoy Martha’s Vine-, yard is to rent a car, which is too expensive, and get away from tlio' mob and commercial parts of the • island. We also went to some ski villagi^s' in New Hampshire, and went mouii-. tain climbing as well. It was also * fun to see the differences in the • people “up north” and “down * south.” The New England states are just * beautiful with all the rocks. We went. to clam bakes and ate lobster almost every day. We took sea plane rides* to get an over all view of the differ ent regions in New England. It was ii wonderful experience. transition is the new peace on that. Berkeley campus where the revolt of the ’60’s was born. • No. ] troublemaker of 1964, fiery , agitator Mario Savio, now a husband and father of two, is out of politics, ^ quietly seeking a graduate degree in , biology, a steady job. The powerful 30-member student ' body senate now includes 14 pro- . fessing Christians. Radical leadership has been di- * luted by drugs and disillusion, while . religion becomes an increasingly dy namic and effective force. Attorney William Kunstler, who . defended many of the anti-war activists, says there is an “unmis- •* takable mood of moderation” among . young people. Yale’s President Kingman Brews- ’ ter calls it “a mood of eerie tran- . quility.” U. S. NEWS AND WORLD, (Continued on page 3) WELCOME BACK HOUSE & LAWN CENTER RIDGEWOOD open 9:30*9:00 Mon.-Fri. 9:30-6:00 Sot The Pants Rack WELCOMES IMEREDITH GIRI^ Come by and see our complete selection of Jeans Wide Belts Velours Ski Sweaters
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