Campus Editorial
August 26,1992 page two
I found it fitting that the Repub
licans spent so much time praying
at their convention; after all, they
will need no less than divine inter
vention in order to unite their party
and salvage their ailing campaign.
Maybe at the next big Republican
shindig George Bush could at
tempt handling rattlesnakes, or
Dan Quayle could speak in
tongues. No,
thatwouldn’tbe
a good idea —
Quayle would
probably mis-
pronounce
something.
The whole
spectacle re
minded me of a PTL telethon. In
fact. I’m sure Jim and Tammy
Bakker would have felt right at
home amidst all the blowhards
and hypocrites. The speeches of
the candidates were actually a lot
like Tammy Faye’s make-up —
cheap and overdone, hiding some
truly unattractive features.
Listening to George Bush and
Dan Quayle trumpet about family
values was repugnant. The Bush
administration has all but ignored
the needs of poor families. Chil
dren across the nation stagnate in
brutal poverty and inferior
schools. Many families do not
have access to proper health care
due to cuts in social welfare pro
grams. The president’s family
values also do not apply to many
Central and South Americanfami-
lies. There, the governments have
free rein to murder and kidnap the
children of so-call “political agi
tators” (often those whose only
crime is voting)
without fear of
legal recourse.
The clincher is
thattheU.S.gov-
r n m e n t
f i n a n c i a 1 y
suports these
countries in the
interests of big business.
Bush also promised tax cuts. I
say the day the president provides
some real tax breaks will be when
we are allowed to have keg parties
at Meredith. In order to finance
these “cuts” (Remember “Read my
lips”?). Bush plans to cut Medi
care and Medicade, programs that
are vital to the welfare of thou
sands of American families. Here,
I find Bush’s family values sorely
lacking.
Overall, the convention was
entertaining!
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Freshmen get ready!
by Amity Brown and
Tracey Rawls
You’ve seen orientation.
You’ve heard the speeches.
You’ve been told you’re “some
kind of wonderful.” But are you
ready for the real Meredith Col
lege?
For the Class of 1996, the
freshmen experience will not hap
pen or even be explained at hall
meetings or Insight 101. Your
freshmen experience will be both
gradual and sudden, will be
marked by some of the monoto
nous and some of the unexpected.
First, there are a few
things at Meredtih that no one
ever quite gets used to. For ex
ample, the one day of the week
you can sleep in is inevitably the
day maintenance chooses to mow
the grass outside your window at
8 a.m. If that’s not enough to
disturb your hours of slumber,
you probably can look forward to
having either a night owl or an
early bird in your suite.
Meredith also has a few
unwritten traditions that you will
soon discover. Belk Dining Hall
serves more varieties of chicken
dishes than you’ve ever seen at a
potluck dinner at church. From
everyday fried chicken to exotic
chicketti, the dining hall serves
enough chicken to keep Frank
Perdue a wealthy man. Also, the
Meredith College English depart
ment is notoriously tough. Will
you be among the first to approach
your English 111 professor say
ing, “But I made A’s in high
school.” ? Then there is the con
tribution Meredith students (bet
ter yet, their beaus) make to the
diamond industry. A rough esti
mate would show that perhaps
one half of the junior and senior
classes and one fourth of the
sophomore class are engaged. No
doubt, there are a few freshmen
that could be added to that group.
Do these observations
sound like complaints? Don’ttake
them that way. They are some of
the characteristics that make
Meredith College unique.
Once you get used to
Meredith’s quirks, you have to
get used to the quirks that other
people have about Meredith. Go
ahead and think of an answer to
the question, “What are you do
ing after your two years at
Meredith?” You will probably
also be asked when you will be
receiving your Mrs. degree from
Meredith.
Seriously now, we would
all like to welcome the Class of
1996 to Meredith College. We
are so glad that you are here. We
look forward to meeting each of
you. (Soundfamiliar??!) Oh, we
almost forgot, don’t let the
roacheseatyourroommate! Have
a great year!
THANKS!
I want to express my
thanks to all the student leaders
who served on the Orientation
crew. This group did an outstand
ing job with orientation sessions,
handbook training, and the bal
loon rainbow over the front drive.
Thank you for all of your hard
work and great attitudes. You
definitley helped provide a warm
welcome to the Class of 1996!
Madalyn Gaito
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