OCTOBER 29. 2008 | THE MEREDITH HERALD • Educating Women to Excel I VOL XXVI • ISSUE 6
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WHEN IT COMES TO
DISCOUNT SHOPPING,
WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE?
by Erin Etheridge
Contributing Writer
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As I was driving through Raleigh
recently, desperately searching for
a store to buy cheap groceries for
an on-campus event, I was hit by a
sudden realization: after almost two
and a half years of attending Mer
edith College, I still have no idea
where any of Raleigh’s Wal-Marts
are located. This insight made me
begin to wonder why so many peo
ple have developed aversions to the
aforementioned discount chain and
instead prefer Target. Specifically,
why have they resorted to refer
ring to Wal-Mart as the name of the
amusement park of the Griswold
family’s ill-fated quest in Nation
al Lampoon’s Vacation while the
word “Target” is pronounced with
an overdone French accent in the
hopes of making it sound more pres
tigious? The logic behind these ten
dencies puzzles me, and for this rea
son 1 hope to set the rccord straight
regarding both retail chains.
Both Wal-Mart and Target de
veloped from humble beginnings.
Variety store owner Sam Walton
ptiotoeounesyOayLUe See DISCOUNT SHOPPING. PAGE 2
MEREDITH PUBLICATIONS:
FROM ACORNS TO REVIEWS
by Morgan Ericson
Staff Writer
Amidst all the urban growth and
construction occurring, who knew
that Raleigh considers herself “the
City of the Oaks?” According to
the Raleigh City Museum, we are
one of 450 cities to have an of
ficial flag, and its design portrays
all parts of the oak tree: the leaves,
the acorn, and the branches which
support them both. Meredith Col
lege adopted the elements of our
city flag when it founded The Oak
Leaves (yearbook), the Twig (news
paper), and the Acorn (literary
magazine). Each publication boasts
a unique history that has preserved
and challenged the traditions of
Meredith College.
Right now you are reading a piece
published in the Meredith Herald;
the Twig and New Twig eventually
blossomed into the Herald we have
today. The Twig was first printed
on April 22, 1921; it contained per
sonal ads, Meredith lunch specials,
crossword puzzles, and articles that
ranged from describing Meredith’s
new dishwasher to highlighting
convocation speakers. Beginning
in 1978, however, the statT began
to suggest a change in name as a
twig did not adequately describe
the strength and vitality of the pa
per. The idea of a name change
brought split reactions. The reform
ers, including co-edilors Beth Blan
kenship and Cynthia Church, in
1985 called for a complete revo
lution that included an elected
staff as opposed to volunteer stalT
writers, a new name, and a more
professional format.
The opposing side did not be
lieve in shaking tradition and pro
tested that twigs were not fragile
but rather possessed the power to
resist the cold and relentless winds
(Maggie Odell). The reformers
gained ground with a small name
change on November 25—the
New Twig—and continued their
campaign until the Student Life
Committee ratified the paper’s
See MEREDITH PUBLICATIONS, PAGE 2
Merchant of
Venice Review
(SEE page 5)
aioii of
yearswJie
Green Tip for
the Week of
October 27
Reduce the number
of miles you drive by
walking, bikinQi :
or carpooling.
During the 2008-09 academic
year, Meredith College’s cam-
,.’pus theme is “Sustaining our
Environment: Developing
our Greenprint.” To help the
Meredith community make
daily choices that are ben-
eficial to the environment,
Angels for the Environment
have compiled a year's worth
of tips for greener living.
To view green tips from
previous weeks, visit www.
meredith.edu/campus-theme/
environmental-tlps.htm.