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Do not believe everything you read:
find out for yourself
What I am about to wnte may sound
strange to many of you coming from the
newly>appointed editor of the Meredith
Herald. I want to encourage all the
Herald readers to be skeptical of what
they read. Do not rely on the printed
word as gospel; especially, words written
on the editorial. (I am not necessarily
referring to the opinions below.) Be^kep-
tical, ask questions, find the answers that
will satisfy you. Sure, it will take time, but
in the end, the reward will deem greater
than the effort.
The biggest story in the news at Mere-
L E T T E K (g)
Dear Editor,
Criticism is easy to give out. Working
for change is difficult. There are policies,
ideas, and practices with which each stu
dent at Meredith disagrees, and the offic
ers of your SGA have the perspective and
determination to make changes where we
see the need.
As an elected officer in SGA 1 have
worked for changes that hopefully benefit
M eredith and her students. N ot only am I
actively working for change, 1 take my
position very seriously. There is a lot of
responsibility involved in being a part of
SGA, Senate, Honof Cfouncil, SLC, and
the other Executive Committee branches.
I came to Meredith to get an education,
but my sense of responsibility for our
system of student government got me
involved.
The Meredith Honor Council has rec
ently come under criticism for being
unfair. I believe that the Honor Council is
an integral part of Meredith and any cor
ruption in our judicial system would
show in many areas of student govern
ment. Without a student-led Honor
Council, the Honor Code would not be
able to exist. The Honor Pledge is taken
by every Meredith student when she
enters the College, and she hopefully
takes her commitment seriously. Our
honor system provides the Meredith
community with mutual trust and creates
within each individual personal honor
and a sense of responsibility. Because of
the individual honor of the system, a stu
dent Honor Council is even more impor
tant. As we grow into our adulthoods, the
role of faculty and administration changes
from total control to a position of nurtur
ing us.
As a student and a student leader I
support both the Honor Code and its
place in the Honor Council. I am not so
naive as to think, however, that our stu
dent government system is perfect. Be
cause of my belief in student government
and my sense of pride and respect for
Meredith, I have chosen to spend my four
years here not just as a student, but as a
part of student government. By working
together we can make Meredith, and our
selves, better.
Nan Henry
SGA Vicc-Presidcnt
dith recently has been the controversy
over Title IX and the admission of men
into the graduate program. 1 encourage
all of you to seek out your own sources of
information to determine what your stand
will be. Do not rely on the administration,
alumnae, faculty, student leaders and
even the HeraldKo form your opinion for
you. This issue could very well determine
the fate of our college. Your input is
valuable.
Another concern of mine, which also
relates to not believing every word you
read, involves the Herald \X9t\i. Although
the staff consultants encourage us not to
editorialize about the paper, I find it
necessary in this case.
In the last issue of the HeraldCynMxA
Church resigned as editor, leaving the
students under the impression that the
administration, facukyand students were
“apathetic and showed no enthusiasm"
toward the paper. Perhaps this was true.
I, however, have not found that to be the
case.
Since I assumed the position as editor,
1 have had surmounting disadvantages to
overcome. (No sympathy please.) But,
with the help and support of the adminis
tration, faculty and students especially,
we managed to put out two issues with
relatively little experience under our belts.
Notice 1 wrote we. not me, in the last
sentence Church pointed out in her
resignation that the Jierald is the stu
dents' newspaper. 1 totally agree. And,
since it is the students’ publication, the
students (plural) should put it out. 1 will
never even attempt to take on that task by
myself.
For the past few weeks that I have been
editing the Herald, I have watched the
new staff grow and the enthusiasm build.
I asked for help and I got it, but not only *
from the students.
Few of you probably realize the finan
cial straits the Herald is in now. I inher
ited this problem and plan to deal with it,
although 1 think it quite unfair to ask my
staff to bear the burden laid by our prede
cessor 4n order to continue distributing
issues of the Herald, we must finance the
paper solely on the sale of advertisements
each week.
Once again I asked for help and I .
received it. Mr. Behrman, professor of
marketing, sales and advertising in the
busuKSs department, enthusiastically rep
lied to my plea for help, “111 do whatever I •
can to help.” He agreed to involved his
sales and advertising classes in the ad sales
campaign. The Publications Board, con
sisting of faculty and students, when
informed of ourfinancial distress, pledged
their support to recruit ad salespeople.
! encouraged you earlier not to believe
everything you read and I hope now you
will ask questions, get involved and find
out for yourself what you believe to be
true. Sometimes it is necessary to read
between the lines.
Betsy Short ’
Editor, Meredith Herald
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