FEBRUARY 25, 2009 | THE MEREDITH HERALD • Educating Women to Excel I VOL XXVI • ISSUE 13
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ARE WE HAVING FUN YET?
Aubrey Jones
Staff Writer
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With spring just around the comer, finding fun in Ra
leigh is a high priority for students. With about 875
students living on campus, it’s almost impossible to be
bored around the clock. Whether sitting in dorm rooms
watching movies or outside exploring what Raleigh has
to offer, everyone is looking for a good time.
As the seasons change, mood levels start to rise, and
students are ready to get out of the dorms and find some
enjoyment. When the weather is nice enough, you can
find many students lying out in the quad between the
freshmen, dorms and Faircloth {also known as Mer
edith Beach). Many students bring blankets, magazines
and music to listen to while getting some sun betweeii
classes. Others bring soccer balls or volleyballs to get
some exercise.
Other ways to have fun can include giving back to the
community. Zandra Blankenship enjoys volunteering at
the SPCA, the local animal rescue shelter in Raleigh.
Volunteering is a way to meet people and give back to
the community all while enjoying yourself and having a
good time. Blankenship says she volunteers because she
loves animals and wants to heighten her future career
options: “1 hope to become a veterinarian, so I volun
teer there to gain experience about different kinds of
animals and how to handle them.”
Jeff Corwin at
Meredith College
(SEE PAGE 3)
Pholo Courtesy Amber McKinney
If you feel like relaxing for the day and treating your
self to something nice instead of using any physical la
bor, the shopping in Raleigh is unlimited. Junior Sarah
Goforth and friends like to go shopping at North Hills
or Crabtree Valley Mall, which include designer stores
and boutiques, while student Emily Leite sticks to the
simpler and more affordable Target.
“We will go to Target if we’re bored and just shop.
I never really buy anything though, just look around.
I found out they don’t make EASY-BAKE ovens any
more!” said Leite, “We could only find the ovens that
cook those nasty spider-shaped gummies.” Even when
you aren’t spending money, going to large shopping
centers or department stores just to unwind is more
common that one might think.
If you want to save money while shopping, the flea
market at the State Fairgrounds is usually open every
Saturday and Sunday, and it is a great place to spend the
day finding steals on furniture and jewelry.
But not all students stay in Raleigh for their fun.
Junior Katie Young usually skips town on the week
ends. “I go to Emerald Isle,” said Young, “I love the
beach because it’s so relaxing.” Along with Young,
another junior usually leaves the area to find interest
ing things to do. “When I have a moment, 1 go home
and play with my dogs or just take a bubble bath,” said
Kaylee Prather.
Although leaving town can be exciting, campus is a
bit livelier when students stick around on the weekends,
so various student organizations have come up with
' ways to encourage students to stay on campus.
- In the spring, large events like STUNT and Spring
Fling weekend usually keep the majority of students
on campus. STUNT is described by students as a mini-
Comhuskin’ with competitions between the classes such
as lip syncing and powder puff football games'. Spring
Fling is a small outdoor fair-like event held, the Satur
day after Spring Formal. Both activities are interactive
and fun for those who live on campus and for those
who commute.
See FUN, PAGE 2
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Green Tip for
the Week of
I February 25
Implement an eco-
program in your
residence hall
or office.
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-tips.htm.