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September 28, 2016
Summer Abroad in Spain: “I did not feel particularly homesick” Seung Pang, Staff Writer
Grabbing books and brochures from every table at the Study Abroad Fair, Katie Murphy already knew that she wanted to study abroad when she was a freshman. Murphy sat on the floor of her room and dog-eared every program that she was interested in. Finally, she decided on the United Kingdom Meredith Program. But once wasn’t enough, because she loved her first study abroad experience so much that she went abroad again this past summer to Spain. Led by Dr. Wade, Murphy began her adventure in the capital, Madrid, with ten other Meredith students. “My first impression of Spain was that it was beautiful and laid back,” she said. She was surrounded by spectacular architecture, city markets, open air plazas, and people walking around town together. During lunch time, the city closes shops so everyone goes home to enjoy lunch with their families. “I just felt a sense of calmness,” Murphy said.
A week after, Murphy traveled to an old small town, Santiago de Compostela, to the north of Spain. There, she took classes with other international students in a university and made a new friend from Canada. “Since the university is in town, locals are used to having students around and they love to hear us using Spanish,” she said. “The people were all incredibly kind and willing to talk to us.” Daily schedule of life was very different in Spain. Murphy would wake up at 8 in the morning to leave the house to walk to school around 8:40. After classes end at 2 in the afternoon, she and other students, along with their families, would eat lunch together and siesta
(an afternoon rest or nap) until 5. Then, everyone would meet up for an activity or just walk around town until dinner at 9. After that, they would go out again to watch a soccer game for the Euro Cup or to go get chocolate con churros. “We would go home for the night around midnight,” she said. “It took a while to get used to.” While in Spain, Murphy ate lots of seafood, breads, and fresh vegetables, and became accustomed to eating bigger meals. Her favorite were “pimientos de Padrón,” flaky and delicious little green peppers from a town about 30 minutes away from the city called Padrón. “My host mom would put them on the
stove in Spain’s ‘special’ olive oil,” she said. “I still dream about them sometimes.” A day trip to Cape Finisterre was the best thing that happened to her. Meaning “the end of the known world,” Cape Finisterre was the reason that people used to believe that the world ended before they found out it is not flat. “I could completely understand why people thought that; the sky and the sea blend together perfectly at the horizon,” she said. “It was one of the most beautiful scenes I have ever seen in my life.” Throughout her time in Spain, Murphy did not feel homesick. “I was too busy trying to absorb everything Spain had to offer to think about home too much,” she said. “If I can navigate my way around Spain in Spanish, I know I can thrive in my time here at Meredith College.”
A photo of Katie at in Cape Finisterre, Spain (Photo credit: Katie Murphy)
Freshmen Vote for Class Representatives Rachel Crawford The Meredith class of 2020 held their first class elections from Monday, September 19th to Tuesday, September 20th. The results, released the night of polling, are as follows: President: Alli Barrow Vice President: Carol Jablonski Cornhuskin’ Co-Chairs: Zoë Raymond and Lindsey Scott Stunt Co-Chairs: Becca Edmonson and Whitney Pepper Honor Council Representatives: Lindsey Norris and Sofia Mazzola Student Life Representatives:
Kiana Bradford, Allie Kvasnicka, and Calla Terrell Alli Barrow, the Class President of 2020, said she knew she wanted to be involved in leadership from the moment she joined the Meredith community. “I decided to run for a SGA position because I felt it was the right fit for me and it would give me the perfect opportunity to show my leadership skills, as well as put my strengths to use,” Barrow said in an interview. Barrow was involved in student government in high school, but
she expects her time as freshman class president to be a brand-new experience. When asked what she is most excited about for the year, Barrow said, “I am most excited about my opportunity to help each and every member of 2020 find their voice and make their first year in Wonderland all they have imagined it would be!” Two more additions to the freshman SGA board are Lindsey Scott and Zoë Raymond, the cochairs for the class of 2020’s first Cornhuskin’. Scott and Raymond
said that their decision to run was motivated by a desire to make sure every member of the freshman class had the opportunity to be involved in Cornhuskin’. Before coming to Meredith, Scott and Raymond were both involved in school spirit activities like Spirit Club, cheerleading, and theater. As the new Corn co-chairs, they are excited about promoting class unity, and of course, in their own words, “FINALLY being able to experience the best Meredith tradition ever!”
Correction for Title IX Article In the September 14 story on Title IX, Dean Ann Gleason was quoted incorrectly. Her actual statement was: “The significant physical and emotional effects of sexual violence interfere with a student’s ability to fully pursue her college education and experience. There are resources, support and assistance we can provide at Meredith College for students who experience sexual violence, even if the violence occurred off campus - for more information, access the Meredith College Title IX website at www.meredith.edu/title-ix.” The Herald regrets this error in quoting.
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Sarah Kiser, Associate Editor This week 70 students, one Honors alumna, nine faculty members and one staff person set out for Asheville N.C. for the annual Honors Fall Trip. They left Sept. 23 and returned Sept. 25, having explored Asheville, the Biltmore Estate, and a variety of topics across all disciplines. The overall importance of the honors trip is “being more well-rounded,” said Meredith senior Katie O’Dell. “You get to find something you’re passionate about and explore it, but also you get to learn about things you wouldn’t typically learn about.” After their arrival on Friday last week, the group took a tour at the Biltmore Estate. Saturday morning was spent with faculty in mini-courses. Every year students do reading beforehand, then conduct research with the mini-courses and make a presentation to share on that Sunday morning, so they get to see all the research that’s been done that weekend. Saturday afternoon small groups ventured out to explore downtown Asheville and the surround-
ing mountains. Some went to Chimney Rock, and some to Maggie Valley. Students could choose from nine minicourses in topics such as tuberculosis sanatoriums in 1900s Asheville, homemade Appalachian yogurt, conservation and ecological restoration, or literary adaption of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, to name a few. “Usually I go for the education ones… but they had one this year that was so interesting I couldn’t not pick it because it’s studying the movie Dirty Dancing,” said O’Dell. The 1987 classic film was partially filmed nearby at Lake Lure. This year is O’Dell’s fourth and final time attending the fall trip, and her first year on the planning committee. She helped to plan the activities, especially what students could do in their free time on Saturday afternoon. She came up with mostly free options like a walking tour of architecture, museums, and a thrift shop with an in-house museum on ghost paraphernalia, different ways to explore the city. “I like how we have free time to go ex-
plore on our own because that’s when most of the adventures happen. I remember when we went to Charleston S.C. we stumbled upon this festival that there’s no way we could have known about otherwise.” Meredith sophomore Catherine Jones participated in the biology/chemistry mini group with Dr. Powell. It was “about yogurt making and how it applies to being in the Appalachian area where everything is self-sufficient especially in olden times,” said Jones. They learned about the bacterium and chemical processes that go into making yogurt. “Because,” explained Jones “bacterium make acid with what’s in the milk itself.” Jones also described her visit to the Biltmore Estate. “It was huge; it was gorgeous,” she said. “What stuck out with Biltmore was the fact that someone had at some point that much money. Walking into even their dining room there was this …mantel piece. It’s just a mantel but it reached all the way up this 20 foot ceiling and there was a
carving of a war scene in it.” Jones, along with others, explored downtown Asheville. “There were a lot of interesting people.” She laughed. “This guy had a parrot on his arm. I have no idea why. He was just walking by and the parrot was just bobbing its head, a beautiful brightly colored parrot. Another guy was painted all bronze like he just came from pretending to be a statue. There was someone dressed like Avatar. I don’t know what was going on, a lot of interesting characters.” As an extra activity on Friday night, the honors students had a hoe-down with folk music. They learned several square and line dances along with the waltz. In addition to learning new dances, the Honors Trip is also an opportunity to meet more honors students. “The two big opportunities to meet people in the honors program are the honors downtown meet up and then the Honors Trip,” said O’Dell.
Clinton health a non-issue, says Meredith professors Sarah Smerko, Features Editor Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton has been under significant scrutiny ever since she became ill at a 9/11 commemoration ceremony, and her doctor revealed that she had pneumonia. In a CNN report Clinton’s doctor, Dr. Lisa Bardack, said that Clinton “was put on antibiotics, and advised to rest and modify her schedule.” Clinton’s pneumonia diagnosis has given right-wing conspiracy theorists and conservative media a field day. Conspiracy theorists think that Clinton’s health is on the brink, and have even gone as far as to suggest her team employing body doubles to keep up a ruse of a healthy presidential candidate. Conservative blogger Brian Joondepth of The American Thinker argues, “These health concerns are not a big deal if they involve the 68-year-old woman living down the block, but they do if the 68-year-old woman is the potential President of the United States, Commander in Chief of the U.S. Armed Services, arguably the most powerful
leader in the Free World.” Joondepth goes as far as to claim Secretary Clinton’s health episode as “the proverbial straw that broke the camel’s back.” Is it though? Dr. Whitney Manzo, associate professor of political science, weighs in. Manzo says that “the whole issue with Hillary’s health has been blown wildly out of proportion. She was sick, she kept going because it’s an important time in the campaign, and unfortunately it fed into odd conspiracy theories that the far right had been circulating about her.” Manzo continues, “I would also say that the debate over her health is entirely sexist. Donald Trump (70) is older than her and claims he’s entirely healthy, Bernie Sanders (75) is quite a bit older than her and some people have suggested he replace her, and Ronald Reagan was older (69) than she is now (68) when he was elected and no one questioned his health. The common factor must not be age, then, but gender. The undertone is that a
woman can’t handle the rigors of the presidency without getting sick, and is therefore unfit.” Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has promoted conspiracies about Clinton’s health, often commenting on her health himself. During Monday’s first presidential debate, Trump said that Clinton “doesn’t have the look [and] doesn’t have the stamina” to be president. How has Secretary Clinton responded to continual debates around her health and if she is fit for the job? Clinton’s response to Trump last night says it all. She argued back, “As soon as he travels to 112 countries and negotiates a peace deal, and a cease fire, a release of dissidents, an opening of new opportunities in nations around the world, or even spends 11 hours testifying in front of a congressional committee, he can talk to me about stamina.” Dr. David McLennan, professor of political science points out that health concerns have posted legiti-
mate concern in presidential elections in the past, citing Franklin D. Roosevelt as an example, but are not an issue of concern in this election. McLennan comments, “Hillary Clinton’s health issues are not significant and, for about a week, it was a media frenzy, fueled, in part, by the Trump campaign and conservative bloggers. Her past and present medical issues are not unusual for her age and would not cause her difficulties in performing the duties of president.” Based on last night’s debate performance, it is safe to say that Clinton isn’t backing down anytime soon. http://www.vox.com/2016/8/18/12505078/hillaryclinton-health-stroke-conspiracy-fake h t t p : / / w w w. t h e a t l a n t i c . c o m / p o l i t i c s / a r chive/2016/09/hillary-clinton-health-conspiracyhysteria/501293/ http://www.cnn.com/2016/09/11/health/hillaryclinton-health/
A Little Leap for a Big Species: Giant Pandas No Longer Endangered Katrina Thomas, Staff Writer Animal lovers, rejoice: on September 4, the IUCN (International Union for the Conservation of Nature) announced that giant pandas had been bumped down from “endangered” to “vulnerable!” The uplifting news also happened to follow the birth of twin cubs at Zoo Atlanta the day before. Pandas’ new status is the result of hard work to breed them, reforest destroyed habitats, protect their remaining homes, and increase the number of reserves. Additionally, in 1981 and 1988, China
passed legislation banning skin trading and poaching (respectively), which used to be large problems (officials looked into 115 illegal fur trading cases in 1988). From 2004-2014, the wild giant panda population had increased by 17% to a total of 1,864. As of now, reserves are home to nearly 1.4 million hectares of habitat and about 67% of the wild panda population. However, people still need to do their part to keep conservation going. It took 26 years to take this species
from “endangered” to “threatened,” habitat fragmentation is still an issue, and climate change is predicted to wipe out over 35% of giant pandas’ remaining habitats within 80 years. Additionally, many animals are still endangered, and some, including four of the six great ape species, are at the even worse “critically endangered” level. In summary, giant pandas no longer being endangered is good news, but it’s also important to continue supporting conservation organizations and main-
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tain the environmentally conscious perspectives that got the animals here. Information for this article was found on wwf.panda.org, cnn.com, nationalgeographic.com, and worldwildlife.org. To learn about how animals are classified as vulnerable or endangered, visit iucnredlist.org.
Arts & Entertainment Student Perspective: Whitney Way Thore Brings Body Positivity to Meredith Laurie Diggett, Staff Writer On September 13th 2016, Whitney Way Thore came to Meredith College to teach a dance class and give a talk. For many attending the 4pm dance lesson, it was merely a chance to dance with a professional and have fun. For others, however, it was an opportunity to rediscover ourselves and our capabilities. Thore showed us that we can do anything we set our minds to as long as we work for it and prove that we truly wanted to reach our goals. When I first entered the auditorium, I looked around and thought there wasn’t any way we were going to fit everyone on stage. So many people had shown up, but somehow we managed
to all fit on stage at once. Before we began, one of Thore’s team members talked to us a bit about Thore’s struggle with body shaming and self doubt in the past. Having struggled many years with bullying, an eating disorder and a terribly steep, uphill battle with weight loss, Thore had found sanctuary in the power of dance and began her No Body Shame campaign. After being given this short blurb about her, Thore came onto the stage and we didn’t waste any time getting into the lesson. In class with Thore I felt motivated and engaged in dancing. She taught in a way that made moves come easily to me and helped me flow smoothly with the music. After
rehearsing a few times at the back of the entire group, I was ready to be in the front. I felt excitement from head to toe as we were split into four groups, all of which would be filmed dancing for Thore’s show, My Big Fat Fabulous Life. The music started and I felt a sudden rush of adrenaline course through my body. I gave that final dance my all and enjoyed every second of it. I soon realized that Thore was motivated by her love of dance and her unbreakable refusal to never let anyone take her passion away. Thore taught us that we cannot control anyone’s opinion of ourselves except our own. We are our own biggest critic. Thore showed each and every one
of us that we are valid in being ourselves. Thore wants everyone to remind themselves who they are, and I plan to look in the mirror and validate myself everyday for the rest of my life. Overall, Whitney Way Thore brings motivation and reason for individuality with every word she utters and every step she takes. Being able to dance with her and hear about her struggle with bodyshaming and self-doubt will have an everlasting impact on my life and I encourage everyone to go to one of her events if at all possible. It will truly make you see yourself and the rest of society differently.
Why is Hollywood Still Obsessed with ‘Whitewashing’? Lauren Cannon, Staff Writer Whitewashing, the act of casting white actresses and actors to play minority roles, remains one of the biggest controversies in Hollywood. Though it has sparked outrage for decades, Hollywood’s filmmakers continue to cast these roles to Caucasians because they think this provides the widest appeal to audiences. Additionally, filmmakers have claimed that casting a minority as the lead role is too risky -- they don’t want to spend millions creating a film with
a minority lead. However, research shows that movies with diversity typically do better in the box office. In Star Wars: The Force Awakens, the female and minority leads led the film to success. Hollywood’s lack of diversity has gone on forever. For example, old-time Hollywood star Elizabeth Taylor was cast as the title role in Cleopatra. In more recent years, Christian Bale was cast as Moses in Exodus: Gods and Kings, and Disney cast the heartthrob Johnny
Depp as Native American, Tonto, in The Lone Ranger. Recently, fans of Disney have expressed their concern over Disney’s live-action remake of Mulan. Fans are worried that Disney will whitewash the remake, as the company has in the past. Several petitions were even created, one with over 100,000 signatures, aimed at persuading Disney to cast an Asian Mulan. Whitewashing is sending harmful messages to the
audience; especially the younger generations who aren’t seeing diversity represented. Additionally, Hollywood often characterizes those in minority groups as “bad guys” and immoral. Ultimately, even after all the criticism, why does Hollywood continue to put on an ignorant facade when it comes to whitewashing?
Meredith’s Ensemble Theatre Presents Lysistrata Teressa Burton, Staff Writer For the season opener, the Meredith College Ensemble Theatre will be presenting the Greek comedy Lysistrata, written by Aristophanes. The play is about the women of ancient Greece at the end of the Peloponnesian War who have decided to bring the war to its completion; however, director Catherine Rodgers has updated this classic. In this fresh new twist,
the story is brought forward to the time of the American Civil War, where Lysistrata (played by Victoria Mitchell) convinces the women of the community that they have their own role to play in ending the war. The show also highlights the work of several Meredith College students and faculty, including sound design and original music by freshwoman Maigan Kennedy. Kennedy’s music
brings life to the play and pairs well with the choreography of senior Dielle McMillian. The bluegrass music and choreography brings energy to the fascinating sets of faculty designer Jenni Becker. Together, all the contributors to thsi production help to captivate its audience and bring us into their world. The production will be running from September 27 to
October 2 in the Meredith College Studio Theatre. Lysistrata is free for Meredith students and employees, $10 general, $5 students/seniors. Reservations can be made by calling 919-760-2840 or emailing boxoffice@meredith.edu. See http://www.meredith.edu/theatre for more information.
about his past and his growing powers. Despite the limited amount of diversity in the cast, the film makes up for it with a stunning instrumental soundtrack and detailed Japanese backdrop. Inspired by Japanese folklore and art, Laika Studios weaves a colorful world of origami, magic, music, as a backdrop to the theme of finding home when you least expect it. From the first
minute, the audience is pulled in with eye popping visuals, a fantastic mixture of woodwork, yarn puppetry, and computer generated imagery that breathe life into our heroes. Finishing fourth in the box office, this film is a treat for all ages and will be sure to leave you at the edge of your seat. No matter if you’re five or fifty, this film brings out the warrior in all of us.
Movie Review: Kubo and the Two Strings Carolina Brust, Staff Writer If you must blink, do it now. Laika studios, creator of the 2009 animated film Coraline and the 2014 film The Boxtrolls, has just released its new animated, mythological feature Kubo and the Two Strings. Kubo (voiced by Art Parkison), the son of a fallen warrior and star, lives in the side of mountain with his mother (voiced by Charlize Theron) above a sea side village. There, the two haved
lived in hiding since his grandfather, the Moon King, stole his left eye as a baby and continues to hunt him down for his remaining eye. After his grandfather sends his aunts to find him, Kubo goes off on an adventure to find his father’s golden armour to face off against the Moon King. Aided by a monkey talisman and an amnesiac warrior named Beetle (voiced by Matthew McConaughey), Kubo learns more
Editorials Student Interview with Psychology Professor, Dr. Edwards Yessa Anorve Basoria, Staff Writer Students in Dr. Duncan’s professional writing course interviewed Meredith College professors, alumni, and professionals who shared a commonality with the student’s projected major. The interview’s purpose was to teach the importance of “soft skills” such as writing and communication in order to demonstrate how these skills are incorporated into a variety of career paths. Below, student Donna Babhbhena shares her interview with Dr. Edwards, professor and Department Head of Psychology and Social Work. Dr. Edwards joined the Meredith College family as a faculty member in 1991. Bahena: Writing is an important skill needed in most disciplines, and psychology is no exception. How do you use writing to contribute to the field outside of the classroom? Dr. Edwards: Like most academics, I write for academic publications, journals and so forth. I have also written some pieces for the popular press. I’m contacted pretty regularly by reporters and news agencies for small quotes about particular issues that are relevant to my area of expertise. I have sometimes followed up by writing an article of my own—that’s appeared in popular press types of publications— to try to bring the science to the public. Bahena: Is it easier to bring science to the general public these days? Dr. Edwards: Historically, the sciences have not done a great job of communicating science to the public. Psychology is getting better about this. People write in blogs; they write in popular magazines. The Meg Jay event--her book, (The Defining
Decade: Why your Twenties matter-and how to make the most of them now) is talking about very real science; she’s talking about research that I know and have spent tons of time in, but it certainly never occurred to me to write it for the audience that she’s addressed--that’s really who needs it. And I think that’s where we fall down. Bahena: Had you heard of Meg Jay and her book prior to the announcement of her visit at Meredith? Dr. Edwards: Well, certainly, but mostly because Bill Brown on the convocation committee approached me back in the beginning of the summer and said, “Hey, do you know this person? We’re thinking of having her here to speak.” So, I dug up her stuff, read her book, and I’m glad I did. Bahena: You have some shared interests with Meg Jay. What did you discuss during her visit to Meredith? Dr. Edwards: We talked about [our] research, because there’s a lot of overlap. Her whole thing about leveraging your weak ties was interesting to me, because part of my work is looking at shifting strong ties. I’m interested in social support during transition—the movement from attachment to parents to peers and significant others. We talked about the juxtaposition of strong ties and weak ties, and we don’t disagree; we have different purposes. She’s more interested in what’s going to break you out of the mold that you’re in and move you forward with a job, or a new relationship, and I’m more interested in the social support that supports you in being brave enough to reach out to those new experiences. Bahena: During her talk, Meg Jay
spoke about the importance of building identity capital, or significant experiences that add to one’s identity. What type of identity capital did you build as an undergraduate to prepare for graduate school? Dr. Edwards: I worked at a Girl Scouts summer camp through part of high school, undergrad, and grad school. [I] did my dissertation with girls in the same camp. That was a significant piece of identity capital. It really told me I enjoyed both researching and working with young women. I did undergraduate research. I offered to help my professor, Jerry Burger, in his lab because I was interested in the work he did, and I thought he was a cool professor. I was like, “Can I get some research experience?” I published as an undergraduate; I presented at a conference as an undergraduate. Bahena: Are you currently working on any new projects or research? Dr. Edwards: I’m trying to dig through some of the literature that Meg Jay had. I sent her some articles, and she’s given me some [articles]. I’m trying to hash through where my work intersects hers and, I’m looking for the new direction. I know where I want to be, and now I’m doing all the background reading to figure out where I really want be. Bahena: How do you stay updated with the latest psychological developments? Dr. Edwards: Got to read. Every Wednesday morning, I am over in the library with a group of faculty that have carved out sacred reading and writing time. Bahena: Do you travel to field gatherings?
Dr: Edwards: Every two years, Dr. Morris and I go to SRCD—Society for Research of Childhood Development— that is the big organization in our area. We have different specialties, so we go to different sessions and we get back to our room at night and data dump at each other: “Like, what a cool session!” [We] swap out a lot of stuff because we’re both developmental psychologists, but I’m more social development, she’s more [cognitive]. In a couple of weeks, we’re going to a conference on early childhood in Charlotte. Last year I went to a developmental neuroscience conference in Leiden. Bahena: Oh, The Netherlands. How was that? Dr. Edwards: It was really cool, although I learned a lesson: Never go to a conference I really care about without accounting for jet lag. Because, in my notes, there are all these like places where I just fell asleep. (laughs) I don’t do jet lag well. Bahena: How does having access to worldly knowledge affect the way you communicate with others? Dr. Edwards: I’m always teaching. My kids will tell you that I kind of nerd out or geek out about certain topics. They’ll ask me a question, and every now and then, they’ll have to shut me down. “Like, okay, that’s enough. We really just had a simple question, mommy!” Bahena: How do you emphasize the importance of writing for psychology students that are unconvinced of its importance? Dr. Edwards: (laughs) Require it.
UNC rape case holding universities accountable Morgan Whithaus, Staff Writer
It is commendable that 19-year-old Delaney Robinson is speaking out about how she was raped by University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill football player, Allen Artis, in February 2016. Through holding press conferences and engaging with the media, she is drawing attention to the issue of how colleges may not be properly responding to sexual assault reports and how American society must work harder to dismantle the current rape culture. Universities across the country must first stop trying to preserve their reputation and public image from minimizing assault complaints. Universities, including UNC Chapel Hill, must start supporting and advocating for their students who have been sexually assaulted, regardless of if the students are star athletes, top of their academic class, or students who seemingly fly under the radar. Schools will develop a much more satisfied student body when they fight on their
students’ behalf and work to make it known that consent is everything and that rape culture must end. If universities such as UNC Chapel Hill are serious about reducing sexual assault on their campuses, schools must take intentional approaches to develop and enforce sexual misconduct policies as well as address rape culture as a whole. Campuses must continue to provide information and resources for sexual assault victims. They must treat victims with respect and work on their side. Rapists must be punished, and their punishments must serve as a deterrence for others not to rape. Finally, university administrators must instill a message across campus that makes it clear that rape and other forms of sexual misconduct are not acceptable. And to move beyond the college sphere, if Americans want victims to no longer be treated as suspects and student athletes such
as Artis to no longer be told, “don’t sweat it, just keep on living your life and playing football,” society must come together to alter how rape culture is addressed within our society. Teaching about consent needs to start at a younger age, and families, sports teams, and schools must condemn children, teenagers, and adults when they make excuses for rape. Blaming the victims, asking “what were you wearing?” and “were you leading him on?” must stop. A rapist has full control over his actions, and a person’s choice of clothing, state of consciousness, or ability to consent should not matter. Robinson is working to hold UNC Chapel Hill accountable for their claims to be supportive of sexual assault victims and to have a strict policy against sexual misconduct. I applaud Robinson for stepping forward and I stand with her and other rape victims as they seek the justice they deserve. Resources for reporting incidents of sexual misconduct and/
or receiving support for sexul assault vicitims at Mereidth College and/or in Raleigh: Meredith College Title IX Coordinator Pamela Davis Galloway, Office of Human Resources, 122 Park Center, 919-760-8760, davispam@meredith. edu. Meredith College Deputy Title IX Coordinator Ann Gleason, Office of the Dean of Students, 212 Park Center, 919-760-8521, gleasona@meredith. edu. Meredith College Counseling Center (919) 760-8427, Academic year hours: Monday - Friday 8 am - 5 pm. InterAct of Wake County, private, nonprofit, agency that provides safety, support, and awareness to victims and survivors of domestic violence and rape/sexual assault. InterAct of Wake County 24-hour Rape Crisis Line: (919) 828-3005 Solace Center (919) 828-3067
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Emily Chilton, Editor in Chief. Sarah Kiser, Associate Editor. Sarah Smerko, Features Editor. Caroline Garrett, A&E Editor. Niki Bell, Op-Ed Editor. Rachel Crawford, News Editor. Mallory Dean, Layout Designer. Olivia McElvaney, Online Editor. Staff Writers: Katrina Thomas, Yessy Anorve-Basoria, Kayla Kushner, Laurie Diggett, Carolina Brust, Morgan Whithaus, Lauren Cannon, Lizbeth Hall, Anesia Fletcher, Teressa Berton, Seung Pang.