April 12, 2023

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April 12, 2023

Budget Battles: Students Want More

By Shae-Lynn Henderson, Features Editor, and Evelyn Summers, Senior Copy Editor Meredith College, as a private institution, is not required to share its budget publicly and has chosen not to, with the last record of the Meredith budget online being 2020. In the interest of transparency, The Herald further LQYHVWLJDWHG WR ¿QG RXW PRUH DERXW what goes on behind the scenes LQ WHUPV RI WKH LQQHU ZRUNLQJV RI WKH &ROOHJH¶V EXGJHW DQG VRPH RI the reasoning behind the decisions PDGH

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April 12, 2023

Student Scrutiny and Debate Over the Counseling Center and Disability Services %\ &DG\ 6WDQOH\ $UWV (QWHUWDLQPHQW (GLWRU DQG (YHO\Q 6XPPHUV 6HQLRU &RS\ (GLWRU

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Meredith Autism Program

By Rebecca Simmons, Contributing Writer

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Student Leaders at Meredith %\ +DLOHLJK :HVW 2SLQLRQ (GLWRU DQG 'HVWLQ\ &DOYLQ 3RGFDVWLQJ &R 'LUHFWRU EXW EDUHO\ VSHDN WR XV RXWVLGH RI HYHQWV WKH\ WKLQN DUH LPSRUWDQW ´ $QRQ\PRXV “As a student advisor, I feel incredibly supported by the )LUVW <HDU ([SHULHQFH SURJUDP 7KH\ GR DQ H[FHOOHQW MRE DW PDNing sure we have the resources DQG FRPPXQLFDWLRQ ZH QHHG WR help our advisees as best as posVLEOH DQG WKH\ SRXU VR PXFK ORYH LQWR WKH SURJUDPPLQJ ´ $VKOHLJK 0LOOLQGHU )UHVKPDQ 6WXGHQW $GYLVRU 3UHVLGHQW RI &RPPXQLcation Club

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