STUDENT NEWSPAPER (SMALL TALK)
The archives holds sMall Talk (the student newspaper) in print from 1961 to the present. At times the paper was also called "Pride" and "Monarch Messenger." Why sMall Talk?
What's in a Name From sMALL TALK November 1961 (volume 1, issue 1)Would you believe that naming our "baby" began nine months ago? As everyone knows (especially the staff!), securing the right name is a very important event at any birth. Ours was no exception. Students and faculty, like doting cousins and grandparents, suggested many, many names for our consideration. And, like loving parents, the staff went through all the trials and tribulations that real parents meet in the naming process. We wanted the right name for our "baby," but we also wanted all the relatives (faculty and students) to concur. Consequently, we went through several phases: namely, the architectural, with Bee Hive and Honeycomb; the outer space, with Satellite and Rocket; the erudite, with Cicerone, Collegiate, and Archive. Each of these phases engendered great enthusiasm only to end in great despair as the pro's became outweighed by the con's in each case. When Mr. McAdams presented us with pictures of the college as it will be when completed, we returned once again to the architectural theme. And this time, the full vision of our college suggested the perfect name: sMALL TALK. The campus of our college will have as one of its main characteristics a series of malls or shaded walks. It is on these pleasant malls that many important questions will be discussed by the students and faculty. By keeping attuned to these conversations, we, of the newspaper staff, hope that sMALL TALK will be a voice of students and faculty alike. It is our hope that big achievements from sMALL TALK will grow.
Please contact the Methodist University Archives for information about or access to the print versions.
Electronic versions (online reader and PDF download) from 1990-2005 are available through Digital NC. Under the "Items by Type" link, choose "Newspapers."
Electronic versions from 2005 to the present are available as individual issues in the table below.
Please note! These files below were sent to the Archives by Student Media and may not reflect the content that was actually published.
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