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THE TWIG
SEPTEMBER 10. 1980
THE
MEREDITH
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COLLEGE
Sonya Ammons,
Deborah Bartlett
Jill Allen, Nan Davis,
Marissa Firth, Wendy Fischer, Beth
Giles, Shirene Hritzko, Susan
McDonough, Heidi Nill, Kathy O’Brien,
Cindy Rinker, Linda Seilars,
Sandra Vail, Cynthia Washington
Cindy Rinker,
Ann Stringfield
Jackie Duong,
Keily Suilivan, Lori Whittemore
Darla Stephenson
Mary Jacque Peterson
Suzanne Hill, Susan McDonough
Susan Jones
Marissa Firth,
Aiyson Honeycutt, Heidi Nill,
Linda Seilars, Cynthia Washington
Wendy Fischer
Shirene Hritzko, Susan McDonough
Caroiyn Dunn
Ann Stringfieid
Mr. Bill Norton,
Dr. Thomas Parramore
by Ann Stringfield
While I toiled away at the
book store, chasing kids out of
the porno magazines and
catching shoplifters,
thousands of people were
viewing the Picasso exhibit in
New York City. Not to be
undone by the culture
vultures, I gave serious
thought to the state of modern
art. After that, I gave serious
thought to the state of
Wisconsin. I came to one
conclusion: The thing in front
of Cate Center is the Jolly
Green Giant’s athletic sup
porter.
As I put my tray on the
conveyor belt in the cafeteria,
I noticed a bulletin concerning
doctor’s hours. I suddenly felt
quite dubious about the meal I
had just eaten. Another
student walked up to deposit
her tray. She, too, noticed the
doctor’s hours. She asked if I
had eaten the spinach. I said I
hadn’t. She then took on the
prettiest hue of green you ever
saw. There is a moral (there’s
always a moral): The power
of suggestion is great, so
please don’t tempt fate by
saying the doctor is in at 8:00.
Mt. St. Helen’s shoots off
at the mouth more than Billy
Carter.
Only in America could a
movie star run against a
peanut farmer. Everytime
Bonzo’s best friend accuses
Mr. Peanut of singlehandedly
destroying the American
Dream, I silently sing, “Ya
got trouble. Right here in
America City. Trouble with a
capital T and that rhymes
with C and that stands for
Carter.” ... He even looks like
Robert Preston.
Meredith has finally
arrived among major colleges
and universities: We’re
overbooked. Four freshmen
are living in the Alumnae
House. Alumnae before they
graduate.
Everyone I’ve ever talked
to has a great-great
something or another who
watched Sherman’s army
march through his or her
plantation. The Union Army
must have had him cloned.
Welcome back, Meredith.
Films and more films
'pIMt
Last Friday morning at the opening meeting of the 1980-81
Student Government Association, Jane Henderson, president,
announced that one of SGA’s goals this year is to help make the
Meredith student body more politically aware in this election
year. Since this is the first presidential election for most students,
we at The TWIG would like to aid SGA in its goal by helping to
provide the information necessary to making wise decisions in
November.
The business at the SGA meeting was a debate between Cathy
Reiger, a 1974 Meredith graduate and a proponent of the
Democratic Party and President Carter, and Carol Lancaster, an
alumna from 1979 and a champion of Ronald Reagan and the
Republican Party. Speaking to a good-sized crowd, the young
women were given an opportunity not only to win votes over to
their sides but also to provide members of the audience with
important, if biased, comments on the presidential candidates.
Even more importantly, however, is the example which these
two speakers set for Meredith women. Both women have played
important roles in politics and are now campaigning to put their
man in office. By virtue of having attended the national con
vention for their parties, they are both involved in the national
political scene. As reflected through their speeches and rebuttals,
the two women were both knowledgeable and poised. It was
refreshing to see Meredith women serving in these capacities.
Congratulations to Cathy and Carol, and thank you, for letting us
know that we can find an active role in politics. With all the events
planned by various campus organizations, all of us should be able
to find a place for ourselves in the 1980 elections.
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International Publications
is sponsoring a
JSational College ^oetrp Content
— Fall Concours 1980 —
open to all collega and unrversitY stixlents desiring to have their poetry
anthologized. CASH PRIZES will go to the top five poems:
$100
$50
$25
$15
First Ploev
S«cond Pioct
Tkird Ploe*
$10 Fif'h
AWARDS of free printing for ALL accepted manuscripts in our popular,
handsomely bound and copyrij^tsd anthology, AMERICAN COLLEGIATE
POETS. ^ .
Deadline: October 31
CONTEST RULES AND RESTRICTIONS:
1. Any student is eligible to submit his verso.
2. All entries must be origir>al arsd unpublished.
3. All entries mutt be typed, double-spaced, on one tide of the page only.'
Each poem mutt be on a separate sheet artd must bear, in the upper left-
harrd comer, the NAME and ADDRESS of the student as well as the
COLLEGE atterrded. Put name and address on envelope alsol
4. Thera are no restrictions on form or theme. Length of poems up to
fourteen lines. Each poem must have a separata title.
(Avoid "Untitled''!) Small black and white illustrations welcome.
6. The judges* decision will be final. No info by phonal
6. Entrants should keep a copy of all entries as they cannot be returned.
Prize winnen arxl all authon swarded free publication will be notified
imnsadietsty after deedlirte. I.P. will retain first publication rights for
accepted poems. Foreign larrguage poems welcome.
7. There is an initial orse dollar registration fee for the first entry and a
fee of fifty cents for each additional poem. It is requested to submit
no more than tan poems per entrant.
8. All entries must be postmarked not later than the above deadline end
fees be paid, cash, check or mortey order, to:
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P. O. Box 44927
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Subscriptions to the TWIG are available for |6 per year. An
excellent way for parents to keep up with campus news, send a
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ADMISSIONS TO FILMS
IN CATE CENTER: Semester
Film Series tickets can be
purchased for $5.00 (on sale in
Cate Center until Sept. 26,
1980) or you may pay $1.00 at
the door for each individual
film. All films will be shown in
Cate Center.
DISCOUNT COUPONS:
Discount coupons that will
admit you to several area
theatres are available at Cate
Center. Two types are
available: one type is good for
admission to the Mission
Valley Cinema 1 & 2 and the
Imperial 1, 2, 3, & 4 in Cary;
the other type will admit you
to the Cardinal 1 & 2 and the
Tower 1 & 2. Each type
currently sells for $2.25.
This list may not be
reproduced, reprinted or
broadcast in any fashion or
form without the written
permission of the Meredith
College Student Activities
Office.
Sat. & Sun., Sept. 13 & 14,6
& 8 p.m.: TAKE THE
MONEY AND RUN, 1969, 85
minutes. Cast: Woody Allen,
Janet Margolin, Marcel
Hillaire. Woody Allen’s comic
perfection in the role of the
perpetual loser.
Sat. & Sun., Oct. 4 & 5, 6 &
8 p.m.; MASH, 1970, 116
minutes. Cast: Donald
Sutherland, Elliott Gould,
Sally Kellerman. Set during
the Korean War, the crew of
surgical unit MASH 4077
clown and pull outrageous
pranks to offset the horrors of
war.
Sat. & Sun., Oct. 25 & 26, 6
& 8 p.m.: DOCTOR
ZHIVAGO, 1965, 193 minutes.
Cast: Omar Sharif, Julie
Christie, Rod Steiger. This
epic film paints a vivid por
trait of unforgettable
characters against the canvas
of the Russian Revolution.
Thurs., Oct. 30, 11:00
p.m.: MIDNIGHT MADNESS
featuring THE MEPHISTO
WALTZ. Cast:Alan Alda,
Jacqueline Bisset. This scary
thriller is a tale of
Metaphychosis (soul tran
sference). An unsettling
horror film. 1971, 108 minutes.
Sat. & Sun., Nov. 8 & 9, 6 &
8 p.m.: HARRY AND TONTO,
1974, 115 minutes. Cast: Art
Carney, Ellen Burstyn, Larry
Hagman. Harry and Tonto
follows a 72 year old retiree
and his cat on a cross-country
journey and a search for his
personal identity.
Sat. &Sun., Nov. 22 & 23, 6
& 8 p.m.: THE TURNING
POINT, 1977, 119 minutes.
Cast; Anne Bancroft, Shirley
MacLaine, Mikhail
Baryshnikov, Leslie Browne.
The story of a dance teacher
who might have been a star
caliber had she not married
an acclaimed ballet star with
an empty personal life.
Fri. & Sun., Dec. 5 & 7,6 &
8 p.m.: VOICES, 1979, 107
minutes. Cast: Michael On-
tkean, Amy Irving. An in
sightful and perceptive story
of an aspiring singer’s
romance with a beautiful deaf
girl who teaches deaf
children.
Foreign Film Series
Cosponsored by Foreign
Language Dept, and CCA
September 17, 1980, 7:30
p.m.. Pardon mon Affaire,
Cate Center.
October 15, 1980, 7:30
p.m.. Spirit of the Beehive,
Cate Center.
November 19, 1980, 7:30
p.m.. Blue Angel, Cate Center.
February 18, 1981, 7:30
p.m.. Small Change, Cate
Center.
March 18, 1981, 7:30 p.m.
Le Samourai, Cate Center.
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ADMISSION FREE