Editorials
what is your favorite holiday beverage?
A) Peppermint Hot Chocolate
B) Spiced Chaider (Chai and Cider)
C) Pumpkin Latte
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Which social media network do you procrastinate the most on?
37.5% Facebook
25% Tumblr
0% Twitter
25% Instagram
Results from last issue’s poll
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Letters to The Editor
Dear Editors,
The Meredith Community is known for being a diverse and
welcoming community. We have students from thirty-one differ
ent states and forty-two different countries. This is something to
embrace! College is the place to learn about different cultures, re
ligions, and ethnicities, to break out from your comfort zone and
learn something new. Learning about other peoples’ traditions and
beliefs are experiences to be valued. Also, sharing your beliefs with
friends and peers should be a chance for you to share your culture
with someone else as well. Learning about different beliefs can be
very interesting and enlightening if you open yourself up to other
opinions. This does not mean that you have to abandon your own
culture or beliefs, but it just gives you the opportunity to learn
something new. Talking about differences is hard, especially when
you have always been told one thing, and then you meet someone
who has been told the exact opposite. But religious and cultural dif
ferences can be a great conversation to have with someone, as long
as both parties are respectful of one another. As Meredith women
we should be open and welcoming to all of our sisters and excited
to hear about the different backgrounds that we all come from. Dia
logue is great, so in order to keep this dialogue going, please join
SGA at the Student Life Forum on November 19th at 5:30pm in Belk
Dinning Hall West to hear from your peers and provide your own
input on how we can strengthen our Meredith community!
Caitlyn DeBona, President of Student Government Association
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Meredith Hacks: Life Hacks for Avenging Angels!
This week: Gift-giving on the
Cheap
Kristen Might, staff writer
As the semester’s end
quickly approaches, the sea
son of gift-giving will be here
before we know it. While ma
terial possessions are definite
ly not what “the most wonder
ful time of the year” is about, it
is always nice to give someone
something just to show them
that you care. However, buy
ing presents gets expensive.
Arc you on a college-kid bud
get this year? Here are some
Meredith Hacks to help you
get through the season...with
out crushing your bank ac
count.
1. Channel your in
ner Betty Crocker. Are you
t wizard in the kitchen? Put
those culinary skills to good
use and save some dough this
season! (Pun intended.) There
arc endless recipes on web
sites like Pinterest for easy-to-
make, delicious cookies and
candies. Just put your culinary
masterpieces in cute, festive
tins from Target or Walmart,
and voila!
2. Give the gift of relax
ation. Purchase a little basket
(or just use a cute gift bag) and
fill it with inexpensive, relax
ing things like fuzzy socks,
small scented candles, a box
of tea, a chocolate bar, an eye
mask—you get the idea. Any
thing that promotes coziness
and leisure is perfect, and a
gift like this will make your
wallet relax a little bit, too.
3. Get crafty. Do you
love to knit or crochet? Make
a batch of scarves or hats for
your loved ones! This takes a
bit of planning, as making an
entire scarf can take a while,
but the finished product will
be way more cherished by the
recipient than if you had just
gone to a store and bought
one.
4. Memories last forever.
One of the sweetest gifts I have
ever received was a scrapbook
from my best friend that illus
trated our entire friendship in
pictures we had taken together
over the years. If someone on
your list is extra close to you
and loves pictures, this is per
fect. Just buy an inexpensive
scrapbook kit (Walmart and
craft stores have them for next
to nothing) and fill it with pic
tures of you and your pal over
the years. If you don’t want to
do an entire album, buy one of
those side by side frames and
put a picture of you and your
friend from when you were
younger on the left, and a
more current one on the right.
It’s just as sentimental, but
way less time-consuming.
5. Another sentimental
gift that costs almost nothing
is a compliment jar. This is a
great thing to give to someone
you admire, as it is a bit more
personal. All you need to make
this is a mason jar, some rib
bon, paper, and a pen. Cut the
paper into fairly small strips,
■write a sincere compliment on
each one, fold the each one,
and drop them into the jar.
It’s up to you how personal
the compliments are, as well
as how many you put in the
jar. You don’t have to only use
compliments, either—you can
also write quotes, verses, or
even draw little pictures. Next,
simply tie a ribbon around the
neck of the jar, and screw the
lid on. The last step is to write
the recipient a little note in
structing him or her to draw
one slip of paper per day. It’s
so sweet, super cheap, and a
lot more touching than, say,
gi-ving a fruitcake.
The season of gift-gi-ving
doesn’t have to be expensive.
It’s possible to be cheap and
still give awesome presents,
and these gift ideas are sure to
spread some holiday cheer.
via yousimplybetter.com