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Former President Heilman
Celebrates Women Veterans
By Inaya Rivera, Staff Photographer
During Dr. Heil
man’s, speech he
touched on why
it is important
to acknowledge
women veterans:
“For women vet
erans there can be
additional strug
gles since society
still believes that
all veterans are
Enloe High School U.S. Army JROTC Drill/Exhibition Team performs
in front of Johnson Hall.
Avenging Angels vs. Greensboro
By Mimi Mays, Associate Editor
On Sunday Dec 2, the
Avenging Angels gave their
all to their second game of the
weekend, having played Mary
Washington the day before.
Throughout the first two quar
ters, fans might not have known
the Angels were battling fatigue;
half-time found Meredith up by
nine and Coach Laquanda Quick
optimistic. But the Greensboro
Pride brought greater tenacity to
the third quarter, and with more
and more Meredith turnovers,
Greensboro got ample opportuni
ty to gain the lead. Still steadfast,
the Angels finished out the game
with 51 points to Greensboro’s 64.
“It frustrates me when un
necessary outside factors impact
success,” remarked Coach Quick.
“For example, the scheduling
of the season was done before I
came to Meredith. Having a non
conference game the day before
an important conference game
was not beneficial to our team.”
In the coming week, the Angels
Cassandra Clare to Speak
By Sarah Kiser, Editor-in-Chief
Dr. E. Bruce Heilman visited
Meredith College on Wednes
day, November 7, 2018 in order
to honor our nation’s women
veterans.
As Dr. Heilman told the story of
a friend and fellow World War
II veteran, he spoke about what
it feels like to have survived
such a terrible war.
“One almost feels guilty for sur
viving.”
Best Selling author
Cassandra Clare will be speaking
in Jones Auditorium tomorrow,
Thurs. Dec. 6 at 7 p.m. She will
discuss her latest book. Queen
of Air and Darkness, with Carrie
Ryan, fellow young adult author.
Queen of Air and Darkness is the
third and final installment of
Clare’s Dark Artifices series.
In this new book, chaos
walked in the front door of the
shadowhunters’ world when Livia
Blackthorn was killed. Now civil
war threatens the clave, as well as
an unknown disease. Forbidden
lovers, Julian and Emma, seek the
Black Volume of the Dead and find a
perilous secret. They race to save the
world of the shadowhunters-before
the parabatai curse catches them and
their loved ones. '
Anyone ages 14 and up who
preorders a signed copy from Quail
Ridge will receive admission to the
event and a ticket for the signing line.
Hardcover copies are $24.99.
A limited number of free
tickets are available to students
at the Carlyle Campbell Library
Administrative Office or by calling
919-760-8532. This event is hosted by
Quail Ridge Books and The Friends
of Carlyle Campbell Library.
Professor Emerita Fran Page
Receives Raleigh Medal of Arts
Courtesy of Meredith.edu
Photo by Mimi Mays
will face Methodist on Dec. 4 and
Goastal Carolina the very next
evening. With only a day break,
the players hope they will be able
to rally.
“Not only are we playing
back to back to back, but it’s that
Meredith College Profes
sor Emerita Fran Page is one of
the 2018 recipients of the Raleigh
Medal of Arts, presented on
November 13 at Fletcher Opera
Theater in the Duke Energy
Center for the Performing Arts.
The Raleigh Medal of Arts is the
City’s highest arts honor.
Page was recognized'for. t
her 36 years of service to Mere
dith College’s music program and
her work as founder and director
of the Capital City Girls Choir, a
choir for girls from age 9 to 18.
For more than three
decades. Page has shaped the
lives of the youth in the greater
Raleigh area as well as young
women from around the United
States. She is considered a pio
neer in her field - balancing the
demand of leading a college
music program with creating one
of the finest girls choir programs
in the country. She oversaw a
three-choir program with a busy
performance schedule around
the world. The Capital City
Girls Choir has performed at the
White House, Carnegie Hall and
venues across Europe.
At Meredith, Page served in many
really draining part of the semes
ter, too,” explains point guard
Maddy Gladwell. Even if they’re
not back to full force before these
coming games, then certainly after
some rest and recharging.
“Our goal is to improve ev
ery time we step on the basketball
court,” assures Quick. “There is so
much that these players haven’t
learned yet. They are improving
on these things everyday. I am still
optimistic about the direction that
the program is going in.”
capacities, including as chair of
her department, coordinator of
music education, and director
of choral activities. She has also
served as president of the North
Carolina Music Educators Asso
ciation and the National Associa
tion for Music Education’s south
ern division.
- In the program-fbr the
awards ceremony. Page said “Mu
sic is such a gift. It frees the soul
and touches the heart the way
nothing else can. I am so fortunate
to have been able to share the gift
of music with so many. I am im
mensely honored to have my work
recognized by this award.”
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Correction: “So Many Monsters” on
Nov. 7 incorrectly reported that the
role of Tilly Evans in She Kills Mon
sters was played by Allie Sullivan.
The role was played by Leslie Castro.
Sullivan portrayed Agnes Evans. A
corrected version can be found at
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