Confessions of a
Meredith Cospiayer
Christa Riley, Staff Writer
Katie Nelson is sophomore
who is majoring in Biology
with a minor in Chemistry.
These are her words:
“If you would like to look at
cosplaying as Halloween but
not on Halloween, you can.
If you’ve ever heard of Comic
Con, where
they dress up
as their fa
vorite char
acters from
comic books,
it’s like that
except you
dress up as
your favorite
characters
from Japa
nese anima
tion.
I’ve been
into anime
since I was
very small.
I’m pretty
sure a lot of
people have
and they
don’t realize
it, like when
they’ve seen
Sailor Moon
or Poke-
mon, and
I’ll tell them
that Sailor
Moon is an
anime, and
they’ll say,
“What?!” I’m
not the over
obsessed
stereotypi
cal fan girl I image via Katie Nelson
just like anime
now it’s set at the convention
center in downtown Raleigh.
I’ve gone there six times, and I
cosplayed as different charac
ters each time. The particular
con that I go to occurs on Me
morial Day weekend; they open
for half a day on Thursday, and
it lasts until
Sunday.
At con
ventions,
they’ll give
you a pro
gram that
will include
the day’s
events. They
might have
speakers,
and they
might be
voice actors,
producers,
or artists
for an
ime. There
can also
be experts
for plushie
making or
martial arts;
Animaze-
ment has
had a sword
demonstra
tion.
My fa
vorite part
about co
splaying is
seeing peo
ple’s reac
tions when
you go; a lot
of people
like to take pictures.
I know that I don’t have the it’s nice having people saying
best cosplay outfits, but I don’t that they like my costume,
have really bad ones either. The worst part about cosplay-
I start going to Animazement ing is that if you have a really
and cosplaying in my fresh- annoying outfit, it can be pretty
man year of high school—I was bad. The first cosplay that I
probably 14 or 15- I got into had was for a character that
cosplaying because some of my lived in winter climate, so it
friends went to Animazement
and cosplayed, and they told
me about it. I had known about
conventions before, and I had
never thought of going, but I
did and it was really fun.
“If you would like to look at co
splaying as Halloween but not
on Halloween, you can ”
was really heavy clothing, but
the temperature was in the 80s,
so you can imagine how un
comfortable that was. I’ve also
had a lot of issues with wigs in
my time.
Cosplaying is a lot of fun.
There is a lot of different stuff
to do at conventions, and I’m
Business Students
Benefit from Aiumnae
Networking Event
Sarah Potratz, Staff Writer
Motivational corporate speaker Bob Burg once re
marked, “It isn’t just what you know, and it isn’t just who
you know. It’s actually who you know, who knows you,
and what you do for a living.” That statement has proven
very true in all sectors of the job market. His advice is
especially appropriate in terms of today’s business world,
as who you know seems to make all the difference.
On Wednesday, October 12, 35 business school alum
nae from 28 different companies gathered in the Har
ris Building to help current Meredith angels fly to new
heights. The Student Business Advisory Board hosted the
School of Business Networking Event to encourage past
and present business school students form professional
connections while learning about potential career oppor
tunities.
Students were given name tags with room assignments.
Each student went to a room where alumnae were wait
ing to speak with them in small groups of two or three.
Most of the alums spoke with students about their time at
Meredith College and their life as a Meredith angel in the
real world. Their advice was insightful - and at times, not
what some were expecting.
Nicolette Baglio, a business development professional
at Big Screen Network Productions, gave some advice
that really stands out. Baglio stressed the importance of
forming a solid professional reputation, even as a college
student. She noted, “My advice to you: network, network,
network. Build and maintain relationships with your pro
fessors; meet professionals in an area that interests you;
and if you say you’re going to do something, do it.” Baglio
also reminded students to always remain humble.
Another piece of advice from former Meredith students:
internships are not always as necessary as they seem.
While they do help to build your resume and improve
your skills for a potential career, holding a steady job is
often just as helpful. Megan Gillikin, a corporate gover
nance analyst at First Citizen Bank, pointed out that she
never interned; instead, she focused on maintaining good
grades, working, and preparing for a career after gradu
ation. She started preparing using on-campus resources,
like Academic and Career Planning, as early as junior year
to build a post-graduation plan. During the fall of her se
nior year, her preparedness paid off: she interviewed with
First Citizen Bank and was offered a job that would start
immediately after graduation.
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I’ve been to only one particu- very excited about going to
lar convention: Animazement. Animazement again this year.
It used to be in Durham, but
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