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CAMPUS NEWS
Volleyball team victorious in
battles against NC Wesleyan
TIFFANY ADAMS
Staff Writer
The Meredith volleyball
team started its season on a
good note with a victory
and good support from fans
as it took on North
Carolina Wesleyan College
on Monday, Sept. 4.
North Carolina Wesleyan
proved to be good competi
tion as they won two of the
five games. But Meredith
won the first, third and last
games to come away with
fte overall tournament vic-
toiy.
Meredith led Wesleyan
throughout the first game,
winning 30-26.
However, the second
game was a bit more of a
struggle for the Angels.
Wesleyan took the lead
several times throughout
this game and narrowly
won with a score of 30-28.
However, Meredith
bounced back in the third
game and won 30-26.
North Carolina Wesleyan
stepped up and gave the
Angels a run for their
money die fourth time
around. After a serious
effort from both teams.
North Carolina Wesleyan
won by four points, 30-26.
In the fifth and deciding
game, Meredith dominated
Wesleyan. The Angels led
throughout the game, win
ning it 15-10.
"The team improved 100
percent from the weekend
and we are developing a
very good team chemistry,"
Volleyball Coach Kathy
Mayberry said. "We would
like to invite everyone out
to see some exciting vol
leyball."
There are two more home
games this season, on Sept.
25 against Roanoke
College at 7:00 p.m. and on
Sept. 30 against Chowan
College at 6:30 p.m.
Meredith will host a tour
nament on Oct. 4 in which
Pitt College and Peace
College will also compete.
The Meredith volleyball
team will play again at
home on Oct. 10 against
Greensboro College at 7:00
p.m. and on Oct. 22 against
Salem College at 6:00 p.m.
Bathtub Ring
performs national anthem at
Mudcats game
Mudcats end season
with Bathtub Ring on
the diamond.
LADONNA
LOGUE
News Editor
The 2004 Meredith
Bathtub Ring had the
opportunity to perform the
national anthem last
Thursday before the
Carolina Mudcats’ last
playoff game.
The group was nominated
to perform by the husband
of Dot Gardner, who works
in Admissions at Meredith.
Gardner’s husband works
for the Mudcats.
The 2004 Bathtub Ring,
which consists of Emily
Byrd, Jenna Hottel,
Miranda McCall, Molly
HufTstetler and Christin
Higgins, is a tradition
among even-numbered
classes at Meredith. The
group performs at campus
events and ceremonies dur
ing the members’ junior and
senior years.
Higgins received a copy of
the four-part harmony from
the Old Baptist Hymnal she
used in her high school con
cert choir. The group began
practicing for their perform
ance two weeks prior to the
event.
Higgins said, "We learned
the song, with all the har
mony, in 30 minutes! I was
very impressed." The group
usually practices two days a
week for an hour to an hour
and a half
The performance was a
great success. Danielle
Harsh, director of commu
nity relations for the
Mudcats, said, “Everyone
was delighted to have the
girls perform. We hope to
have more Meredith singers
next season.”
Hottel said the evening
was, “an incredible opportu
nity.” “Our voices truly
sounded like angels,” she
added.
After the anthem, the
group was asked to visit
some of the suites inside the
stadium to sing. These
songs included, “Happy
Birthday,” to a fan, “Rocky
Top,” and, on a himiorous
note, “Mountain Dew” to a
group from the Pepsi
Corporation.
The Carolina Mudcats are
a minor league baseball
team located in Zebulon,
North Carolina.
Siiould you register to
vote in Raleigh?
CLYDE
FRAZIER
Contributing Writer
Deciding where to reg
ister and vote can be a
problem for students.
Even though you live in
Raleigh most of the year,
you may still have ties to
a place where you grew
up.
According to North
Carolina law, many stu
dents have a choice of
where they vote. Students
are allowed to vote in tiie
precinct where their par
ents live, but it only takes
30 days to establish resi
dency, so you are also eli
gible to vote in Raleigh.
The fact that you may
only be here for four years
doesn't make any differ
ence. The only people
who can't claim residence
in Wake county are those
who have definite plans to
return to the place they
grew up when they finish
school.
Given that you have a
choice, where should you
register? Meredith Votes
suggests that you consider
registering to vote in
Raleigh. Both the pri
mary and the general elec
tions take place while
school is in session, so it
will be much easier for
you to vote if you are
registered here. It will
also be easier to find out
about local elections
since the newspapers and
television news programs
you see will cover them.
If you want to change
your registration to Wake
County, all you have to
do is fill out a new regis
tration form using your
local address. The pri
mary exceptions are stu
dents who have a special
interest in local politics
"back home." These stu
dents sh^ld register
where they grew up.
If "back home" is in
another state, you will
need to get on the ball to
register and request an
absentee ballot.
Meredith votes has reg
istration forms and
absentee ballot requests
for states which send the
most students to
Meredith, and we will get
whatever forms you
need. Contact us a
meredithvotes@
meredith.edu as soon as
possible.
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Purchase a subscription to the
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