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Volume XWIII, Issue 20
Educating Women To Excel
March 23,2006
ON THE
INSIDE:
Campus
News
Page 2
Student Body
Meeting
Page 3
Campus Leader
Profiles
Page 5
Benefits of
Career Center
Page 6
Community
Profile
Page 7
Classifieds
Page 8
Big Fun for Lil’ Friends
THURSDAY
Mostly Sunny
High 58/ Low 37
FRIDAY
I
High 547 Low
Mostly Cloudy
SATURDAY
Partly Cloudy
High 51! Low 36
SUNDAY
Sunny
High 59/ Low 37
MONDAY
Sunny
High 63/ Low 43
TUESDAY
Scattered T-storms
High 62/ Low 47
WEDNESDAY
Showers
High 67/Low 44
CHRISTY NASH
Staff Writer
About 70 Meredith Stu
dents and their lil’ friends,
ages four to twelve, took
part in Meredith’s aimual Lil
Friends weekend on March
17th and 18th. The week
end began at 7:00 on Friday
night, where the big and lil’
friends gathered in second
Cate. While a DJ played
music, the participants en
joyed snacks and guessed
how many Jeily Beans were
in two jars on a table. Glow
necklaces soon adorned the
necks of almost everyone
in the room. The festivities
began with a Limbo con
test, with no official winner.
Following that, a series of
dances took place, includ
ing the Chicken Dance, the
Hokey Pokey, the Cha Cha
Slide, the Electric Slide, and
a conga line. Everyone who
took part had a wonderful
time.
The following morning,
events started at 8:15 with
breakfast at the Cate Center,
consisting of Krispy Kreme
doughnuts, breakfast bars,
fruit, Pop-tarts and juice.
After breakfast, everyone
walked over to Weather-
spoon for a performance of
the Aqua Angels. The Aqua
Angels performed selec
tions from their upcoming
show, “Around the World
in 80 Laps.” The show fea
tured groups of two or more
that performed routines to
music of other countries.
Most of us had never seen
the Aqua Angels before
and we all enjoyed it very
much.
Following the perfor
mance, there were three fun
activities to take part in.
The lil’ friends were able to
tie-dye t-shirts, play para
chute games, go swimming
and make sand art or hand
prints. Both big friends and
lil’ friends were also able to
make picture frames for the
pictures that were taken of
them the night before. Fol
lowing all of these activi
ties, it was nice to sit down
and enjoy each other’s
-^hoto by Christy Nash
Christy Nash's lil' friends Kaitlin Toxey and Kaitlyn Powell enjoy
eating snacks in 2nd Cate.
company over a pizza lunch, man Candy Land, and enjoy
This began a period of rest
for most of us and allowed
some free time, when the lil’
friends had a great time ex
ploring the Meredith book
store and purchased such
items as Meredith back
packs, t-shirts, and stuffed
animals. Lil’ Friends also re
ally enjoyed spending time
in the dorm rooms of their
hostesses.
The final activity of the
day allowed the lil’ fnends
to bounce in a moon walk,
take part in a game of hu-
a cone of fluffy pink cotton
candy! The day ended at
4:00, where the lil’ friends
went home with their par
ents, exhausted and happy
with tie-dye t-shirts, yellow
lil’ friends t-shirts, sand art,
pictures, and Meredith Col
lege souvenirs in hand. Lil’
Friends weekend was defi
nitely a big success, letting
children of a younger age
see what college can be like
to an extent. All who took
part had a wonderful time!
Courtesy of Lindsey de La Fosse
Courtesy of Lir^dsey de La Fosse