Volume XWIII, Issue 22
Educating Women To Excel
April 5,2006
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Letter to the
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CHRISTY NASH
Staff Writer
We all grew up reading
Fairy Tales, such as Cinder
ella, Little Red Riding Hood,
Jack and the Beanstalk, and
Rapunzel. Little did we
know that years later, we
could see all of these char
acters onstage at Jones Au
ditorium, in a musical called
Into the Woods by Stephen
Sondheim.
Into the Woods tells the
story of our favorite fairy
tale characters woven to
gether by the story of a baker
and his wife, who have been
cursed by a witch never to
have a child. The only way
to break the curse is to re
trieve certain objects from
Cinderella, Rapunzel, Little
Red Ridihg Hood, and Jack.
All the characters have wish
es and all are granted by the
end of Act One, but is there
such a thing as “happily ever
after?”
Wonderful songs by Sond
heim and deliciously fimny
characters highlight this mu
sical, including a witch that
raps. With elements of com
edy and drama, it is sure to
appeal to everyone, though it
is not intended for children.
Why is it so appealing?
Of course the familiar fairy
tale characters will bring
back memories of childhood
for all, and as Karen Ainsley,
who plays Little Red Riding
Hood said, “The characters
are really easy to relate to.
They’re real people. They
all have flaws.”
Terrin Lawrence, who
plays one of Cinderella’s
stepsisters pointed out that
she’s always wondered what
happened after the perfect
ending.
Into the Woods explores
that concept. These stories
did not really end at hap
pily ever after. What we find
instead, is that though we
might get what we wish for,
those wishes don’t always
come without consequences.
That is one moral of the sto
ry. What are the other mor
als, according to the cast?
“Happily ever after isn’t all
it’s cracked up to be,” said
Beth Everett, who plays Cin
derella's stepmother.
“Life is never stable. You
have to keep going for what
you want,” added John Hon
eycutt, who plays the Stew
ard.
“Be careftil what you wish
for. People don’t think of the
consequences of what they
want,” said Lormarev Jones
who plays the witch.
Finally, Rosa Wallace, the
baker’s wife, said the show
teaches accountability.
Into the Woods stars a won
derful cast of Meredith stu
dents and several alumni, in
cluding Jones (’05), Everett
(’04), Katherine Anderson
(’02) who plays Cinderella,
and Becky Johnston (’73)
who plays Jack’s mother.
On an interesting side note,
Johnston said she did not
perform in musicals while
attending Meredith, but she
did win the Tall Tale contest
at Comhuskin’ her junior
year.
Come support your fel
low Meredith students and
be entertained by your fa
vorite faii^ tales all at the
same time. Into the Woods,
directed by Cathy Rodgers,
will be performed in Jones
Auditorium Thursday, April
6 through Saturday, April
8 at 8:00 p.m. and Sunday,
April 9 at 2:00 p.m. The per
formance is free for Mere
dith students, SiO for adults,
and $5 for non-Meredith stu
dents. Into the Woods is sure
to be a wonderful night of
entertainment for all.
Student Life Forum
RIENEKE FARROW
Staff Writer
A handful of students at
tended the Student Life fo
rum Tuesday, March 28. Stu
dents voiced concerns over a
variety of topics, including
some of Meredith’s “hot”
topics.
Chief Strickland discussed
the topic of blue lights and
when they will be installed.
He said that the school is
waiting to install blue lights
because they want to find the
best system for the money.
Campus police and admin
istrators also want to find a
system that could be added
onto, in case that would be
necessary, at a later date.
Heidi LeCount, head of Resi
dence Life discussed the sur
vey that had been sent out
to students concerning what
would improve the experi
ence of living on campus.
The Board of Trustees will
review the reports from the
survey and will use the in
formation to make decisions
about whether housing will
change and whether rules
will be less restrictive.
Some students are con
cerned over the fact that,
during recent fire drills, they
could not hear the alarms
while in the shower. Ap
parently the sound was too
low to be identified and no
one checked to see whether
she was safe and out of the
shower. Tom Sherry said
that maintenance would take
a look to see if the alarms,
within the room, could be
turned up.
Several students had ques
tions and complaints about
the sewage problem near
Barefoot. Tom Sherry said
that the sewage pipes are old
terracotta pipes that break.
He mentioned that the pipes
are buried too deep into the
ground and it would be very
difficult to replace the pipes.
He suggested that students
not flush unnecessary ob
jects, such as paper towels
and left over food, down the
pipes.
Students voiced concern
over whether our tuition was
funding the renovations be
ing made around the foun
tain in the center of campus.
They were informed that the
Parent’s Fund is paying for
the maintenance. The board
makes a choice as to which
project they would like to
take on and then funds are
earmarked for that project.
The fountain will be ready
by graduation and will in
clude flagstone, a flowerbed
and a brick walk. The Par
ent’s Fimd also is funding
the blue lights.
Another topic discussed
was the bookstore’s carry
ing more products that Mer
edith students need so that
we might be able to get more
things without having to go
off campus. Also discussed
was the topic of more penal
ties for visitors who park in
commuter parking. One rec
ommendation was that there
are more signs to let visitors
know that they were parking
in restricted areas.