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Seniors’ Viewpoints on Graduation's New Venue

NEWS

By Ashley Ricks, Staff Writer The State of the Republican The class of 2019 will be is welcoming the move with open Party starting a new tradition this year, arms. Landis claimed that “one of Rep. Allison Dhale which has resulted in mixed emothe jobs the marshalls took on was

2020 Candidate Guide A&E Dark Humor in Cartoons On the Basis of Sex Review Valentine's Day Comic OPINIONS Health Services at Meredith

Annie Get Your Gun Review

By Yajaira RamosRamirez, Staff Writer, and Mimi Mays, Associate Editor

This week from Feb. 13 to 17, the Meredith College Theatre will present Annie Get Your Gun, written by playwrights Herbert and Dorothy Fields with music and lyrics by Irving Berlin. Annie Get Your Gun is a musical that focuses on the life and legacy of Annie Oakley, a champion female sharpshooter and a star of Buffalo Bill’s Wild West show, which toured all around the United States and Europe. Annie Oakley was born

Anna Brescia as Annie Oakley.

Photo by Laney Flaugher. in Darke County, Ohio on Aug. 13, 1860. Her childhood was marked by the death of her father when she was six years old and by her family’s financial struggles. At the young age of 15, Annie was able to pay the mortgage on her mother’s house by using her father’s old Kentucky rifle to hunt animals, which she then sold to a local grocery store. Annie’s tenacity and sharp skills did not go unnoticed by the public as she gained fame for her aim. Another prominent sharpshooter, Frank

family, said the ticket policy will create family drama because who she decides to bring will show disrespect to the other family members who tions among seniors. Earlier this to help these people not miss [their] were not asked to come. In contrast school year, Meredith announced daughter, or some cases son, walk to Anorve-Basoria, Landis believes graduation will no longer be at across the stage. No one should be graduates will be able to include Dorton Arena; instead it will be held so hot that they have to worry about everyone at graduation, regardless at NC State’s Reynolds Coliseum. missing their family member cross.” of the ticket policy, because students Although Reynolds Coliseum seems The heat was no longer a matter of to be a step up from Dorton Arena, convenience, but also a safety matter. who are not using all their tickets are allowed to give their tickets to other there has been a voicing of comLandis said there was a heat-related graduates who need more. plaints among students. However, medical emergency during the class

Although the majority of a few students are applauding the of 2018’s graduation. The majority graduates are upset about the new news of a new graduation arena. of students walking this May agree ticket policy, some students are more

upset about the location of gradua tion. Caitlin Chastain, a graduating

senior, was upset that Meredith’s graduation is being held on NC State’s campus. Chastain commented, “I feel like Meredith girls are always having to fight this battle with people because they can’t wrap their head around women’s colleges. So there is Photo credit: The Huffington Post this weird attitude that we are just a big sorority off of NC State’s campus.”

Callie Crawford, a pro-Reynolds that Dorton Arena is too hot to be a A Meredith staff member senior, said, “When I went to gradugraduation venue, but many students who knew about the details of the ation last year, I could barely hear are still upset with the new location. decision mentioned faculty and staff the commencement speaker due to

Most of the objections are a were faced with a tough decision on the inadequate sound system.” Acresult of the new ticket policy. Due deciding where to move graduation cording to a Meredith staff member, to the layout and size of Reynolds Dorton Arena’s sound system is one Coliseum, graduates are only granted once realizing Dorton Arena could no longer be an option. Staff wanted of the reasons Meredith opted to 7 tickets. A well-involved senior at a convenient graduation location that change graduation locations. CrawMeredith who wished to stay anonyford expressed further gratitude for mous was especially dismayed by the would be able to fit in the budget, the change because Reynolds has air limited ticket policy. She said, “It does while also being available on the day of graduation. Reynolds Coliseum conditioning, while Dorton does not. not accommodate many graduates’ was the location that best fit the Crawford is not the only one who families and puts students in a posiis excited to see graduation being tion to exclude. Knowing that Dorton needs for Meredith’s graduation, and at the end of the day, everyone will be moved to an air conditioned buildArena has always offered Meredith crossing the stage in a Meredith cap ing. students unlimited guests, it should

Briana Landis, a senior at have been a priority to find a location and gown.

Meredith who serves on the Interthat matched this precedent.” Yessy collegiate Student Advisory Board, Anorve-Basoria, a senior with a large Butler, also became entranced by her skills and eventually became her husband.

Annie went on to have a stellar career as her presence and exquisite shooting skills earned her the position of star of Buffalo Bill's Wild West show. Annie drew large crowds and wowed thousands with her markswoman skills, surpassing even those of her love, Frank Butler.

Annie has been the focus of many adaptations due to her incredible legacy, including Annie Get Your Gun, which was first adapted into a Broadway musical in 1946. The musical had a long run, ending with an astounding 1,147 performances.

The show was an absolute hit and is still attracting audiences today with many revivals of the Broadway

show. Meredith College Theatre has chosen to adapt the 1999 version of the musical, especially due to the political incorrectness of the original.

According to Professor Cathy Rodgers, liberties were taken in the story, as historically Annie Oakley and Frank Butler fell in love soon after their first shooting competition, whereas the musical focuses on the adversity between the two characters as Frank struggles with the idea of Annie being a better sharpshooter than him.

Annie Get Your Gun as shown here at Meredith is a fun ride that showcases stunning scenes and musical numbers. The show’s set and lighting design transports the audience to the Wild West and makes one feel like a spectator at

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Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show. The cast puts forth a consistently lively and engaging performance, and, luckily, the ensemble’s often-clumsy dancing perfectly suits the scruffy personality of the ragtag players. Not one moment is boring, as humor is interlaced with the realistic dilemma Annie is met with throughout the show: living up to her label of best sharpshooter in the world or letting the title go to please the prideful Frank that refuses to lose to a girl. Professor Cathy Rodgers says about the show, it “is in essence a celebration of an extraordinary woman and her marksmanship, but is also an acknowledgement of the enduring love between two people.”

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News

The State of the Republican Party

By Olivia Slack, Features Editor

In 2016, the U.S. experienced a contentious presidential election for both the Democrats and the Republicans. However, the rift did not just occur between the two parties, but within them as well. The Republican party in particular is still experiencing this tension within itself in the run-up to the 2020 presidential election, and the split between current president Trump’s supporters and those who wish for a different Republican in the Oval Office is one that will surely only deepen when the campaigns for the primaries begin in earnest.

Currently, there is only one Republican candidate for president in 2020: Donald Trump. However, other prominent Republicans like John Kasich have not (yet) ruled out presidential bids. The Republican National Committee, though, seems to be extremely wary of the potential

for more division within the party, and The Washington Post reported that in January the RNC ceremonially signed their support for Donald Trump as their candidate in 2020.

This does not technically bar others from running against him in the primaries, but it does strongly discourage them, and in fact some state Republican parties are at least considering not holding their primaries so that Donald Trump becomes the de facto candidate. According to the South Carolina newspaper The State, in December 2018, S.C.’s state Republican party chairman Drew McKissick said that in summer 2019, S.C. would make the decision on whether to hold the GOP’s primary—the first of the year held in the Southern states—or whether to show their unequivocal support for Donald Trump and cancel the primary. This is not the first time that

cancelling presidential primary elections has been considered by state parties: S.C. Republicans specifically did so for incumbents Ronald Reagan and George W. Bush in 1984 and 2004, respectively, and Democrats in S.C. similarly did not hold primaries in 1996 for Bill Clinton and in 2012 for Barack Obama.

Though canceling state primary elections is largely symbolic, it could also have major implications for whoever ends up winning the GOP’s support. Not holding primaries is also considered by some to be unfair to voters in those specific states, who would not have the chance to vote for the candidate they believe would best represent their party in the general election.

One could argue that refusing to allow Republican voters to voice their opinions on the current president through their votes in the primaries

could end up splitting the party even further. This move has the potential to alienate those who do not support the current figurehead of the GOP by not giving them the chance to dissent.

This act of almost forcing Republican voters to support Trump in the general election could arguably end up sending some to the Democratic side, or driving some to not vote at all.

Overall, the Republican party is at a crossroads of sorts, where regular members of the party must decide where they fall in the divisive debate over President Trump’s viability as a candidate in 2020, and officials within the party must decide whether to try to preserve the party’s intactness through force or let their constituents show their will.

women I came in contact with were strong women and had lived through a time where women were marginalized and were ready for women to take their place in history as contributing members of society.”

What advice would you offer for someone seeking public office someday?

1.” Don’t listen to anyone who tells you can’t.”

2. “Contact Lillian’s list, Local Women’s group in your area.”

3. “Work on campaigns, volunteer and participate in your precincts and your party.”

4. “Find other women in government and give them a call. We all love to talk about our stories and want to share. During my run, I spoke to lots of women who had run before and held or were holding office. They were all very encouraging.”

5. “Don’t be afraid; just put you name in and run for office. By putting your name in and registering for office you have already won. Stepping up to serve is a great accomplishment and it takes guts.”

Allison Dhale: A Woman in Power

By Hannah Brittain-Dubois, Staff Writer

Allison Dhale was sworn into office in the North Carolina House of Representatives this January. She came into office unexpectedly after allegations came out about sexual harassment charges that were filed against the former Democratic candidate and former State Representative Duane Hall. Governor Roy Cooper requested that Hall resign from his position as representative of the state of North Carolina. Dhale corresponded over email with the Herald.

How does it feel to be in a role that predominantly has been completed by a man?

“I have never thought of any position that way. Growing up, my father and mother always talked about the person, not their gender and what they were contributing to the government or whatever committee of which they were apart. To be perfectly honest, it

was just a given that my brother and I could do things equally.”

What are the main things that are important to you and what would you like to change?

“Equal Rights Amendment, LGBTQ rights specifically trans rights, and making sure that people with disabilities have the same access to all services that those without disabilities are able to access.”

How did your childhood affect you where you around many strong women?

“My mother worked at Meredith in the continuing education department (she actually started that program); I always thought of this program as lifting women up and letting all of us know that we can do anything we set our minds to. I spent summers on the Meredith College campus and all the

Do you have anything you are passionate about working towards these next couple of years?

“ERA if it does not pass this time and to continue to fight for people who are marginalized by society. I feel I owe a debt of gratitude to those who came before me and have fought to pave the way for me.”

The ERA is an Equal Rights Amendment that creates equal rights for all citizens, regardless of their gender or sexual orientation. To learn more about the work that ERA is doing,” visit https://www.equalrightsamendment.org/

Your Guide to the 2020 Presidential Candidates (So Far)

By Olivia Slack, Features Editor, and Huma Hashmi, Staff Writer

The 2020 presidential election is shaping up to be a difficult fight between the two major parties. So far, the only Republican who has officially announced their candidacy is the incumbent, President Trump. However, the Democratic side already has a crowded field of candidates lined up, so here is a brief guide to each of these candidates’ positions on a handful of important issues.

Sources primarily include candidates’ websites, NBC, and PBS. Democrats

Cory Booker, New Jersey Senator Education: supports school choice and privatization of schools, i.e. charter schools, school vouchers, and

merit pay for teachers Environmental: supports a carbon tax to help deal with climate changecausing greenhouse gas emissions Health care: supports expanding Medicare and transitioning to a “Medicare-for-all” system of singlepayer healthcare Immigration and minority rights: does not support a border wall with Mexico and has supported bills to protect DACA recipients Guns: has supported legislation to ban assault weapons and has voted to prohibit those on terror watchlists from buying guns, but has also said that he believes that law-abiding citizens should be able to own guns Abortion: pro-choice and opposes overturning Roe v. Wade

Pete Buttigieg, Mayor of South Bend, Indiana Platform not yet announced, but according to an interview with NBC it will focus on “freedom, democracy and security.”

Julián Castro, former Housing Secretary under Obama admin.

Education: supports making prekindergarten publicly funded and available to all children; has also expressed interest in making the first two years of higher education free Environmental: supports the Paris Climate Agreement, the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and a transition to renewable energy, but has also said that he’d like an energy plan that includes fossil fuels

Health care: supports universal healthcare and “Medicare-for-all” as well as the Affordable Care Act Immigration and minority rights: supports a pathway to citizenship for most undocumented immigrants and does not support the border wall with Mexico Guns: supports a ban on assault weapons and limits on high-capacity magazines Abortion: pro-choice For a comrehensive list and full description of all candidates, visit www.meredithherald. wordpress.com

Arts & Entertainment

Anna Brescia, who plays Annie Oakley, has a voice as delightful as the songs of the birds Annie shoots out of the sky, and spunky solos as deserving of praise as Annie’s sharpshooting. Brescia’s performance is complimented

by Aydan Hansen, who plays her opponent-turned-love interest, Frank Butler; but just as Brescia can hold her own spotlight with grace and ease, Annie Oakley does not need Frank to shine, contrary to much of the show’s narrative. Though Annie successfully proves to sexist hecklers

that girls really can shoot guns, and nobly rebuffs Dolly’s (played by Hannah Johns, ‘19) blatant racism, her character still follows the trope of too many a fairytale: she can’t be happy without winning over a man, no matter how much she has to change herself to do so. “You can’t get a man with a gun,” she laments; though, more accurately, she can’t get a misogynist by being herself. Frank Butler ultimately comes around, finally deciding that his masculinity isn’t quite too weak to put up with a wife more talented than him, and

Adult Jokes in Cartoons

By Nikki Wertz, Staff Writer

As a kid, do you remember being engrossed in your favorite cartoon and suddenly hearing giggles from the adults in the room? At the time, you didn’t understand what was so funny and (if you were like me) didn’t think this mystery joke was as funny as the many fart jokes you shared with your friends on the playground. Well, now you know what the big haha was all about and there’s nothing wrong with that. You weren’t being corrupted and your childhood isn’t ruined. It just means you’re now a knowledgeable and mature adult.

Adult jokes were sprinkled about our beloved childhood shows in an effort to be inclusive of the adults watching along. As dirty as some of these jokes were, they promoted family time as well as provided health and developmental benefits to the viewers. According to Psychiatric

Clinical Nurse Specialist Catherine MacDonald, a number of professionals found improved stress levels to be a common effect of laughter and humor.

Jokes and laughter can provide stress relief and improve one’s mood. The heart rate quickens for mere moments before the muscles relax, blood pressure lowers, and breathing steadies with simple laughter. The cartoonish settings of children’s shows combined with both kid-friendly and adult jokes provides some well needed relief after a long day for adult viewers while simultaneously educating young viewers about the social world. Yes, I wrote it here. Dirty, disgusting adult jokes are often educational. Unbeknownst to young minds, such dark humor may also be teaching them (as it taught us) how to appropriately respond to and cope with serious topics within our society.

the two walk off into the sunset together. Though perhaps a storyline too misleading for younger girls, the example Annie Oakley sets can likely be smugly chewed and swallowed by a Strong Meredith woman.

Silky-voiced Jacob Sen plays Tommy, whose clothes, hair, poverty, simplicity and mere existence are subject to many an unfortunate joke against Native Americans. The show’s racist remarks and culturally appropriative dress are much a product of both the time in which was written and the time in which it is set. Fortunately, most of the racism is met with criticism from the more honorable characters in the show,

and the one all-Native American character, Sitting Bull, is portrayed accurately and respectfully by actor James Poslusny—lacking both the redface and the song “I’m an Injun Too” that caused protests at the original 1946 musical.

The musical is directed by Cathy Rodgers, Professor of Theatre.

Leslie Castro, ‘19, is the show's assistant director. Meredith’s 25-piece orchestra, including members of the community, plays the live score. Annie Get Your Gun will be presented by Meredith College Theatre from Feb. 13-17 at 7:30 p.m. and on Feb. 16 at 2 p.m. in Jones Auditorium.

Hey Arnold!, for example, was one of my favorite kid shows to watch growing up. The show was set in a low-income urban neighborhood and introduced young viewers to some memorable characters that symbolised major societal issues. Chocolate Boy and Miriam Pataki are characters that I remember pretty well. Chocolate Boy was willing to do anything for chocolate unfortunately similar to many drug addicts and Miriam Pataki was always so tired and gone because she was an alcoholic. Thanks to my mom, little seven year old Nikki wouldn’t know about the adult issues that carried on outside our apartment in our own low-income neighborhood for a while. Looking back on that time in my life, I like to think Hey Arnold! helped my young mind make sense of it all.

At the same time, don’t mistake this article as a free pass to mistreat and degrade whoever you want. Jokes can be just as crappy as they are beneficial. Understand that we often laugh at jokes that aren’t closely related to us and our life experiences, so please joke responsibly. Don’t go telling a joke to a bullying victim and expect them to laugh their butts off.

Consider the possible ethical issues of your jokes before sharing them.

We sometimes take a good joke for granted or are quick to denounce it as unfit for human consumption, not realizing the purpose of them. The fact that you noticed these jokes doesn’t mean you have a dirty mind or that the animators were trying to corrupt you. They were put there for a mature adult to see them and get a well needed laugh.

The Origins of the Notorious RBG: On The Basis of Sex Redefines Modern Empowerment Through a Vintage Lens

By Micah Clark, Cartoonist and Staff Writer

While some viewers might be expecting a movie of fierce feminine empowerment to the tune of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s beginnings, On The Basis Of Sex takes a more honest approach to the judge’s legacy.

While her daughter radicalizes with the rising second wave of feminism, Ruth is forced to reconcile with the quickly changing culture around her. Through powerful women-led narratives surrounding progress and justice, On The Basis Of Sex is a vintage source of inspiration for the modern woman on the power of reclaiming her voice.

The woman America affectionately refers to today as the Notorious RBG, played in the film by Felicity Jones, was once a young law student with the passion and commitment to take on the very unjust world around her.

Unfortunately for Ruth, the unjust world was not looking for her input.

After securing a space as a freshman at the prestigious Harvard Law School, she is invited to a dinner with Dean Erwin Griswold (Sam Waterston) and the handful of other female freshmen. At the dinner, the female students are made to stand up

and explain why they are “occupying a place that could have gone to a man,” setting the tone for the film.

Though the women are allowed to be students, they are to be constantly aware they are not entirely welcome.

When Ruth returned home from the dinner she ranted to her husband in frustration about how disrespectful the Dean was and asked rhetorically why she had to justify her being in the program. That night would stand a reminder for the microaggressions Bader Ginsburg would face throughout the story, as well as her life.

Nevertheless, Ruth rises to success against impossible odds.

After her husband, Martin Ginsburg (Armie Hammer), is diagnosed with testicular cancer, Ruth takes on his course load, attending and transcribing his classes so that he might not fall behind, all the while raising her infant daughter and attending her own classes. After her husband graduates and takes a position at a legal firm in New York City, Ruth continues to fight to finish her law degree. She adamantly insists that despite having to relocate away from Harvard, she can and will finish

her degree at Columbia, a decision the Dean did not respect. Even after failing to secure support from Dean Griswold, Bader Ginsburg transfers anyway, ultimately finishing her coursework at Columbia University School of Law, but earning a Harvard Law Degree.

Once she has achieved her degree, reality comes in swiftly to

crush the legend-to-be’s dreams.

Door after door is slammed in her face, for reasons everywhere from sexism to antisemitism. In the end, the only job she is able to find is as a professor at Rutger’s Law School, ironically teaching “The Law and Sex Discrimination”.

As the years pass and the new second wave of feminism takes

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Comic by Micah Clark

Opinion

Health Services: Behind the Counter

By Savi Swiggard, Staff Writer

Here on Meredith’s campus, our health services are located on the first floor of Carroll Hall. The health center performs a range of basic medical care, such as screenings, checkups and other regular services.

The health services fee is wrapped up in the residence hall room and board fee, but for students living in the Oaks or off campus, there is a $200 fee per year. The health center on campus does not handle emergencies or specialized medical care, but it still provides numerous resources and programs for students and staff.

Despite this, many Meredith students don’t understand what the health center offers, and for Oaks students and commuters, paying the fee doesn’t seem worth the hassle based on these misconceptions.

The range of student understanding about the health center is limited based on what resources that student has actually used, and students often remain in the dark about the other services unless they ask. Avni Chaudhari, a junior at Meredith and a commuter, said that due to having their own insurance, there didn’t seem to be a point to paying extra for services. “I went once as a freshman,” Chaudhari expressed; “it wasn’t very helpful. I was just given like, cough drops and Tylenol.” In general, this was the major experience echoed by many students in personal interviews at Meredith. An anonymous senior living in the residence halls stated that she wouldn’t pay for it if she had the choice to be exempt. She goes on to say “It generally seems like when you get a cold at [your job],

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a forefront in the world around her, Bader Ginsburg begins to question how to fight sex discrimination and if it is possible to even prove such a thing exists. While Ruth despairs over her inability to do anything but teach, her husband Martin entices her with a tax law case that includes an opportunity to claim sex discrimination against a man. This immediately grabs Ruth’s attention and begins her journey into building a case in favor of the defendant, Charles Moritz (Chris Mulkey).

While Ruth struggles for success and validation, Ruth’s daughter Jane (Cailee Spaeny) is embracing the new feminist dogma, often butting heads with her mother’s perceptions of how women’s successes should be achieved. This at first causes a schism between mother and daughter, but later brings them together. Ruth decides to take her daughter with her to consult an experienced discrimination activist, Dorothy Kenyon, to show her daughter how a woman might

they just toss you a pre-made bag of cold meds and tell you to go rest.

The doctor isn’t here much, and I’m not aware that they offer anything else.” Similarly, an anonymous sophomore living in the residence halls complained that getting care for anything more severe than a cold was a waste of time. She continued, “I just don’t see the point. I have medicaid, so only medicaid doctors can prescribe me anything. I don’t

Photo by Laney Flaugher have a car, so going to my own doctor is a huge pain, but it’s all I can do.”

Overall, there were some students who thought highly of the health center, including sophomore Hannah Dudley, who recounted her positive experiences receiving care, but most students interviewed seemed to enjoy the staff working in Carroll more than the actual care.

So what does the health services department do? Doctor Mary Johnson is the director for Meredith’s Health Services, which has been her position for the past three years. Unlike her predecessor, Johnson is medically trained with several degrees, including an undergraduate degree from Meredith. While her role in the health center is primarily as a general administrator, her doctorate of nursing practice from Duke means achieve success and to get Kenyon’s thoughts on the Moritz case. While watching Jane tell off catcalling construction worker and confidently call a taxi, Ruth realizes that the culture of a nation changes before its laws. She would have to argue change in a court of law that had already begun on the streets of America.

Finally given her chance, Ruth realizes the onerous task of legal representation is more difficult than it appears. She is initially turned away by Mel Wulf (Justin Theroux) of the ACLU, who tells her that sex discrimination isn’t a civil rights issue, and is ,issue, and is denied advice from Dorothy Kenyon (Kathy Bates), an activist frequently cited in Bader Ginsburg’s lessons. She secures their support in the end, but not without her own trials and tribulations. Wulf heads a moot court to prepare Ruth for trial, which she fails miserably to the tune of sexist mockery of her abilities from her so-called friend and ally. Wulf demands Martin open

she is able to see patients when Meredith’s doctor and nurse may be busy or not working. Her availability greatly extends the hours during which students can seek medical attention. Johnson described how she is in an ongoing battle with the state, trying to get medicaid licensure for the health center to make it easier on students like the anonymous sophomore. Johnson also revealed that the health center provides a wider array of services than most students realize, and that these services only cost extra if it’s an expensive health test like a pap smear. Services such as STD testing and pregnancy counseling, walking students and staff through options and steps for more detailed care in the future.

Still Johnson lamented that she wasn’t surprised at the negative or uninformed responses from Meredith students. “You never really look into a resource until you need it,” she said, continuing on to explain that the health center provides a significant number of resources specific to women as well as general resources.

These resources include pregnancy counseling tailored to what the student needs, a lactation room for students and staff to get privacy, and a transition program to help recent mothers reenter the academic life.

Meredith has also begun to do a pill cleanup, beginning last year in April.

Hosted at the Oaks apartments, the pill cleanup invites students, staff and community members to safely dispose of expired pills or dangerous narcotics by dropping them off with the Raleigh SWAT team. This service will be provided again this year, so keep an eye out for the dates.

Johnson’s work to rebuild

the students’ understanding of the on-campus health services generally goes unseen, but since she began at Meredith, the staff has increased to three members, the wellness programs have grown from three events a year to an astounding 42 events a year, and the social media outreach has been created and expanded. Ultimately, Johnson can improve the center only so much due to limited finances. The center is funded almost exclusively from resident students’ fees.

“Why don’t commuters and Oaks students want to pay the health fee?” she asked.

Johnson wanted to know for the sake of future improvement, “What can we do differently?”

When asked what the best thing students could do for the health center was, Johnson replied that self-care, informed advocacy and positive psychology were all fiercely important to her and to helping the students and staff live happier and healthier lives.

Ultimately, many students remain in the dark about what services the health center provides.

As Johnson pointed out, we don’t look into resources until we need them, and often students will assume the health center doesn’t provide a service simply because they don’t consider the health center as a primary resource. It can be helpful to get a general checkup on campus, and students may be directed to specialists depending on the severity of the problem. Per Johnson’s recommendation, take some time to read all the services provided by the health center. You never know when you might need them, and it doesn’t hurt to know they’re there.

the case to build confidence in the defense, which he reluctantly takes after realizing that though Ruth is passionate, she is unskilled due to being denied many a position as a practicing lawyer.

Though she struggles to gain traction in her first round, Ruth manages a swinging comeback the second time she defends Mr. Moritz in the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals.

Her rebuttal is so strong, the judges allow her to go past her last allotted four minutes, and her argument ultimately wins her the case. The film closes with a transition from footage of Felicity Jones walking up the US Supreme Court steps into footage of the actual Ruth Bader Ginsburg finishing the ascent.

Overall, the movie has received positive critical acclaim.

There was, however, some kickback from the Jewish community surrounding Felicity Jones, a non-Jewish actress playing Bader

Ginsburg. In an article discussing Jones’s offering of a more culturally consumable beauty standard in the portrayal, Hey Alma writer Anna Miriam writes, “the irony of altering the appearance of a historic figure in order to make her more conventionally attractive in a movie about her combating sexual discrimination is almost too rich to put into words.”

In the end, On The Basis Of Sex is a movie that takes an inspiring woman’s story and reminds its viewers that every legend was once a mighty challenger to the status quo. Throughout the film she is portrayed as intelligent and capable, but challenged by the frustrating society into which she was born.

She is shown as a human being who struggles to make her mark on a difficult world, but succeeds through the support of her loved ones Her journey truly embodies what Meredith showcases as Going Strong.

STAFF

Sarah Kiser, Editor-in-Chief. Mimi Mays, Associate Editor.

Caroline Garrett, A&E Editor. Abby Ojeda, News Editor. Rebecca Dowdy, Opinion Editor. Olivia Slack, Features Editor.

Micah Clark, Cartoonist. Cro Owens, Social Media Coordinator. Nikki Wertz, Layout Designer.

Staff Writers: Hannah Brittain-Dubois, Kathleen Daly, Huma Hashmi, Haley Ivey, Ashleigh Murr, Ell Shelp-Peck, Ashley Ricks, Yajaira Ramos-Ramirez, Savi Swiggard.