Volume XWIII, Issue 12 Educating Women To Excel October 25,2006
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INSIDE:
Meredith Moms
Page 2
Review of The
Lion King
Page 2
Amy Sedaris
Page 3
Student Life
Forum
Page 4
Eric Church
Review
Page 4
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NC State fair returns to Raleigh
Laurel Benedum
StafFWriter
Along with
the falling of crisp col
ored autumn leaves and
dropping temperatures
came the tradition —
well-known to many in
Raleigh - the N.C. State
Fair. Fairgoers, includ
ing many from Meredith,
enjoyed long-tirKe tradi
tions such as bike stunt
shows, pig races, trac
tor pulls, and numerous
performers, not to men
tion the assortment of
food choices. Along with
these favorites, visitors
indulged in some new
additions to the park such
as four new rides, renova
tions and improvements
to the Midway, and a
brand new building locat
ed near Gate 9.
New rides include
"Turbo Force," "Remix,"
"Twister," and "G-Force."
Turbo Force's intimidating
stature could be seen from
afar after being transport
ed from Goldsboro to be
assembled and inspected,
said fair manager, Wesley
V. Wyatt.
An estimated
$2 million in improve
ments to the Midway
included new lighting,
underground power, and
widened paved aisles to
accommodate to larger
crowds.
The Governor
James G. Martin build
ing houses 32 women's
and 19 men's bathroom
stalls along with a Red
Cross emergency services
station and public safety
staff, featuring high glass
windows that allow natu
ral light to pour in on the
tile interior.
With a diverse
attendance of nearly
799,000 last year, a vari
ety of entertainment
becomes a necessity
in order to please the
wide range of visitors
that the fair attracts,
and fair managers can
only hope that the array
of exhibits, rides, and
activities in accordance
with good weather will
attract an even larger
crowd this year. "We
try to have something
for everybody and have
a wide range of tfnter-
tairunent," said Wyatt.
Various perform
ers included
Oct. 13- Chris
Tomlin; Oct. 14- Jo Dee
Messina; Oct. 15- Blake
Shelton; Oct. 16- Eric
Church; Oct. 17- Earl
Scruggs, Mike Cross &
Tift Merritt; Oct. 18- Little
Big Tov/n; Oct. 19- Chris
Brown & Paula DeAnda;
Oct. 20- Casting Crowns;
Oct. 21- Chris Cagle;
Oct. 22- Gary Allen, with
tickets ranging from $5-
15. Tickets are available
online prior to the fair
and sold at the Dorton
Arena Ticket Booth dur
ing the fair.
Wednesday Oct. 18
is Military Appreciation
Day with free admission
for military personnel and
four family members and
Thursday Oct. 19 is the
Food Lion Hunger Relief
Day, said fair manager
Worley Smith.
Freshmen election results are in
Caroline Shore
Staff Writer
The
results are in! The all-
important freshman elec
tions have taken place,
and a new group of
leaders have emerged.
Freshman year is a flur
ry of new and exciting
experiences, and it can
be hard to know exactly
what is going on (take
Comhuskin' for exam
ple. How many fresh
men know precisely what
Comhuskin' is?). Many
students find it most com
forting to simply slip into
a flock mentality, but these
brave few have risen to
the challenge.
All those who ran
for office, whether elected
or not, should be com
mended for their will
ingness to take cljarge in
the face of the unknown.
Congratulations to all the
new freshman class offi
cers, and good luck in the
year ahead!
President: Meredith
Pearce
Vice-President: Marie
LaHaye
Secretary: Lindsay Kay
Treasurer: Shanika
Adams
Historian: Nicole Short
Comhuskin' Co-Chairs:
Meghan Laurin and
Louisa Monroe
Stunt Co-chair: Brittani
Collins
Honor Council
Representatives: Katie
Nagel and Julie Spruill
Elections Board
Representative: Sherri
Alston
Class Senators: Kaylan
Fisher and Meredith
Matney
Class Marshall: Virginia
Tharrington
Student Life
Representatives: Sanjeeka
SUva, Kasey Carroll, and
Colleen Oldham