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Mereditfi Herald Volume XIV, Issue 11 We attract bright, talented, ambitious students. Naturally we're a women's college. November 12, 1997 On the inside: Seniors win 1997 Cornhuskin' in close contest U K'l all the Conihiiskiir stories iiiid results. () & 7 Is cheating' ii problem in Meredith's lialls of academiu? Page 11 LI Check out the ro>ie\\s ori'he Suiuhus' new CD and killer bu^s in Starship Troopers. Pa^e 12 Meredith Ifcnild Mcrcdilli ^OU lIJllslHirough M. Kalolgli. N(' 2760? (919)^29-2821 |JAX:(9l9)H2D-286y rnuul: idk'SiiicnxlUutlij □ Freshman show they've got the "right stuiT'm their first Cornhuskin'. KIM HIGHIAND-.AUISOH CARTER E(&oi in Qii^ loycul ISloi Mefediiti celcbraied tbe 52nd an nual Cornhuskin’ last week culininai- ing wiUi classcompctiliou Friday oighL Students, siaH', and faculty proceeded witli tbe niglil’s festivities ai> sched uled after the threat of rain passed Raleigh. Seniors won ilie overall com* petition with the juniors coming in a knee-trembling second. Sophomores and freshmen came in third and fourth respecuvely. Classes entered tbe amphitheater beginning with the freshmen and end ing with the seniors. Students were not allowed 10 make any noise prior lo eniaiog tbe amphitheater, their au dible class spirit could not be heard until they proceeded down tbe stq)s. Tbe juniws' Rockeltes danced down the stq>s to various city songs, while the seniors entered in four columns and fainted in pairs to the music of “Rescue Me.” Tbe Hrsl event in Cornhuskin’ was Coroshuckin’, which the senior repre sentative Beth Sumrell won, followed by tbe freshmen in second, the juniors in third, and the sophomores in fourth. Apple Bobbin’ followed, with sophomore Jennifer E>avis coming in first. The freshmen were disqualified for touching tbe sides of the tub. The seniors took second place, while the juniors look third. Cornhuskin' was shortly inter rupted by a foully surprise. Dr. Brent Pills, head of the foreign language department, and Dr. Tony Bledsoe, from tbe business/eeoa dqKUtment, performed their rendition of tbe Blues Brother’s “SoulMan,” which delighted the audience. WINGS then kicked off tbe skit performances. Their ttieme was “Tmie for the Next Episode, Days of our Meredith Lives.”TheWINGSskit con sisted of a parody soap opera of their lives at Meredith, a commuter parking k)t scu^e, and a humorous attack on class journals. Next up was tbe freshmen class with their tlieine of 'The New Kids on the Block." In their skit, a 1980s flash back, tliey tlirew a pajama party com plete with dream sequences-and an imitated a NKOTB concert Freshmen co-ciiair Laura Gadd commented that her class’s first Com- hnskin’ "was really fun and the fresh men did really well. My whole class was very enthusiastic and I think ev eryone really enjoyed it.” ll>e sophomores swam in next with their theme of “2000 Leagues Under the Sea.” The sopliomore skit was an overview of the four years in tbe Meredith waters. Co-cbair for the sopbomoreclass Liz Collins said Corn- huskin' “was great. I was happy with See CORNHUSKIN' page 7 Sophomores boogied on down as they stood up on (he tables in Belk Dining Hall at the After-Breakfast and Party sponsored by Campus Activities Board. Photo by Allison Coder Silver Shield inducts its latest members □ Thirteen new students were chosen for the leader* ship society. BEIHHAli New Edtoi Silver Shield. Meredith’s honor ary leadership society, recently in ducted 10 seniors and three associate junior members. Inductions for Silver Shield are different from most induaions where the actual ceremony lakes place at a specific location. Inductees for Silver Shield are inducted individually. First, currentmembers set upmeet- ings with tbe inductccs, but did not tell the inductees the meeting concerns Silver Shield. Theu, on Sunday, Nov.2, ataround 7:15 pjn., currentmembers (this year there were ten) gathered lo begin the actual ceremony. They all wore black gowns and held flashlights. These members, without saying a word, then knocked on each inductee’s door, turned on~ the light, and gave tbe in ductee a gown to wear and a fla^light. AAerall inductees werecontacted, asmall ceremony took place in Johnson Rotunda. “Looking up from my desk and seeing tbe current members of the Sil ver Shield standing at my door is prob ably going 10 be one of the most poi gnant memories of my four years here at Meredith,” said Erika Woodlief, a senior inductee. Ufe. and understanding between fac ulty and students, a high sluiidard of honor and cooperation in the student body, the ideals and traditions of Meredith, and a strong coouuiuueni to the honor system and die system of self-goveraance.” Tlte members "are not necessarily "Looking up from my desk and seeing the current members of the Silver Shield standing at my door is probably going to be one of the most poignant memories of my four years here at Meredith." - Erika Woodlief The society, which began in 1935, serves to honor tbe school’s student leadership. Its constimtion stales “the purpose of tbis society is to recognize those women from the junior and sc> nior classes who promote by example and precept a well-rounded student the people who are always in tbe spot light,” said Dorothy Livesay, presi dent. To qualify for membership, tbe senior or junior must have a 2.5 GPA orhigher. All eligible students arc then voted on by faculty. Tbe fxulty votes aregiven to current Silver Shieldmem- bers, who make tlie final selection. TJie society's total membership is limited to 5% of the senior class. a»d tfiree associate junior members. The juiiiurmembers will serve as (lie olTicers for^ oext year’s society. Which offices they bold is determined at the end of tliis year by the current members’ vote. “I am quite humbled to be chosen to be a member of Silver Shield,” said Senior Rebecca Iluffsteilcr. “When I tiiink of the students who arc in the Ib^dership society, 1 see women whom 1 admire and respect greatly. The se nior class is full of leaders who give one hundred pcrcent and beyond to everything diey do.'’ ■ Tlierccentinducteesare:(Seniors) Erika Adkins, Erika Woodlief, Jessica Rowe, Rebecca Iluffstetler, Candace Whitehurst, Carol Swink. Beth Sumrell, (Juniors) Ginger Hudson, Jeiuiifer Williams and Sabrina Hearst. Congrats!
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