PAGE 2 THE TWIG ^ OCTOBER 21, 1985
EDITORIALS
The Beauty and Hope Found in Death
by Cynthia L Church
Co-Editor
After reading this headline, you may
think I have a warped mind. You may
think that anyway, but on with the show.
One thing I've learned thus far in life is
that ewrything depends on how you look '
at it. I guess it's like the saying 'You can
regret that roses have ttiorns. Or, be
thankful thoms have roses.'
My annual drive in the mountains over
Fall Pause gave me the chance to relax,
to somewhat unwind, but nx>st of all to
see the beauty in the changing of the
leaves. I paid my respects to summer,
said good-bye to all the life it presents
Freshmen / Sophomores Must Move Cars
by 'Lia Braganza
Meredith College resident freshmen
nd sophomores will be required to move
autCHTiobiles from the pasture be
tween the Cliff Benson Bdtline and Cate
Center on October 15, 1985.
This action was prompted by com
plaints from students concemed about
the safety and unsightliness of the pas
ture from the highway:
“Students have come to us with so
many complaints about It being un
sightly and dangerous because there
aren't any lights out there,” said Angie
Stroud, Secretary of the Student Life
Committee. (The SLC has a Parking
CcKTimittee set up to study and review
parking Issues.)
“I went out to my car one night and
t>roke two legs trying to get out
' reports sophomore CIndi Hous
ton. “It's not safe."
Vice President of Business and Fl-
r>ance, Chuck Taylor recommended the
students be relocated to the gravel pit
behind Heilman dormitory and along the
front drive of the college. This was
adopted by the committee to go Into ef
fect when the students retum from fall
break.
However, this has further complicated
the problem of overcrowding for the Se
curity Office.
At present, the pasture accomodates
the IX students who live on campus and
have permanent parking permits. The
total spaces available between the two
newly approved areas Is 110. Chief Dan
Shattuck, Meredith College, feels this
vi/ill encourage students to park in re
stricted areas.
"Students can't just park anywtwre;
only where they have decals to park,"
Shattuck explained.
Chief Shattuck suggests that any wo
man cannot find a partdng place
report to the Security Office, where she
will be advised where to park.
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prepared myself for the death of a sea
son, the death of the leaves and soon,
the death of a year.
I've always loved Autumn, but not as
much as Spring because Autumn brings
death. Everything starts dying - the
grass, the flowers, the leaves. I could
easily get depressed. Maybe you could
too. But there Is so much beauty in the
dying of everything. Just look around the
campus and you can see the beauty that
nature provides us. What's so nice Is the
hope that accompanies It. There's that
hope tt\at Spring will come and suddenly
life will start all over again.
As Christians, we can find that beauty
and hope in the death of anything. Death
Isn't always pleasant, but neither is life.
When Christ died for us, there was both
beauty and hope, hie loved us enough to
die and loved us enough to live again -
just like the Autumn and the Spring.
There's great beauty in that. There's great
hope in that. It’s In His dying and being
“bom again" that we base our religion.
We keep the faith In Him, just like we
keep the faith that Spring will come
again.
In the death of a day, we also see
beauty and find hope. I've never seen an
ugly sunset. The brilliant colors com
mand the sky. Many times I stop and
watch the colors fade. Become dartter.
Until a deep purple finally takes over and
turns to black. The death of a day. But
there’s always that hope that tomorrow
will come bringing with It new chal
lenges, new adventures, new problems,
new solutions.
We’ve all made it, somehow through
half a semester. Many have seen beauty
in It, others have hope of a tietter second
half.
Right now we're experiencing Winter.
That step between two seasons. That
midway point. Like Winter, many of us
have become cold, drab and right close
to death. You have little enthusiasm, no
get-up-and-go and are dead weight.
Many organizations are feeling the ef
fects of student winterization. Lack of In
terest and cooperation from you have left
many student leaders wondering how to
unthaw things, wondering what anti
freeze to use to put some life t»ck into
their organization.
Unfortunately, many of you never
comeout of hibernation. You continue to
remain in the Winter stage. You never
come out to help plant new ideas, rake
oover old ones, nurture ones that are in
the planning stage. All the twigs that
have sprouted are left to die. They con
tinue to t« walked over. They are never
given the opportunity to grow.
There's much t)eauty In hibernating. It
gives one time to get things together, or
ganized. But, without hope Winter is
miserable. I'm asking each of you to see
the beauty around you and the beauty
within yourself. I also ask you to search
for hope and to find It. I ask you to get in
volved, now more than ever. This is when
your participation, energy and support
are needed most. Without it. Spring will
never come; the tomorrows we hope for
will never come. You can make a differ
ence but you have to be willing to make
that difference.
Weall depend on God to let the Spring
come, to let the sun rise. We put great
faith in Him to do that for us. Fortunate
ly, student leaded don't put that much
f«uth In Meredith College student body to
support the organizations. I think we
know what the results would be If they
did.
As yoij continue to move through this
semester see the beauty, find the hope.
WERE CHANGING
OUR IMAGE
- SGA OFFICE
HOURS -
President: Bridgette Parker
MW
2-3:30
Vice-president: Nan Henry
TH
10-11:00
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Features Editor
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Haven Cooper
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