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OCTOBER 29 1998
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Students lend a helping hand
NEWS
LISA MCGARRY
YJ STAFF WRITER
People Helping People is a
Baptist Student Ministries group
focused on serving Christ by serv-
ing others.
"The only real way we can
show people God loves them is
through our own love and actions"
says Karen Watson co-leader of the
ministry.
People Helping People is in-
volved with various projects around
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Students can
participate in
Mission Arlington
each semester.
the community. They volunteer at
the soup kitchen to provide meals
for the poor and homeless and also
with the Good Samaritan Minis-
tries which provides food and cloth-
ing to low-income families. The
group of students recently held a
candlelight service for the Noah
Project to recognise victims of do-
mestic violence.
Each semester People Help-
ing People travels to Mission Ar-
lington an outreach ministry in
downtown Arlington. Mission Ar-
lington feeds 200 people a day and
provides food clothing and other as-
sistance. Ministering through three
churches and over 200 Bible stud-
ies in apartment complexes Mission
Arlington shares God's word in the
community.
Next month People Helping
People and volunteers from other
BSM ministries will serve at Mis-
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photo by Katherine Morrison
Anita Nelson left and Karen Watson prepare People
Helping People activities.
sion Arlington. The volunteers
will pass out food sort clothing
and assist in other areas. Also
volunteers will hold Backyard
Bible Clubs Bible studies and
provide balloons for the children.
"It's a great time to serve.
It's very rewarding" said Anita
Nelson co-leader of People
Helping People.
This year People Helping
People will go to Mission Arling-
ton on November fi-8. Transpor-
tation will be provided. Housing
will also be provided through a
downtown Arlington church. The
cost is S8 for gas. as well as an addi-
tional cost for meals.
"It's a really fun weekend"
said Nelson excited about the trip to
Mission Arlington.
People Helping People meets
Tuesday at 8:30 p.m. in Phelps room
1 26 A. For more information about
People Helping People or Mission
Arlington contact Karen Watson at
extension 7712 or the BSM office at
extension 8317.
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Friday
5 p.m. - 7 p.m. Registration in Mabee Center
7 p.m. Stinger Daze klckoft in Mims
7:30 p.m. popcorn with President Gregory and Chancellor Newbury
8:30 p.m. Big Eugene in concert in Mims
10 p.m. -1 a.m. Fambrough's Friday Night
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Saturday
7 a.m. - 8 a.m. Breakfast in Beadel Dining Hall
8 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. Registration In Mabee Center
8:30 a.m. Presidential Welcome in Mabee Center
9 a.m. -10:30 a.m. Departmental Visits
10:35 a.m. -12:15 p.m. General Sessions In Bullion Suites
1 1 :45 a.m. -1 p.m. Lunch in Beadel Dining Hall
1 p.m. Closing Session in Mabee Center
1 :30 p.m. Pep Rally at Gordon Wood Stadium
2 p.m. Yellow Jackets vs. UMHB
ROB WELKER
YJ STAFF WRITER
In the news
this week...
Forget the sleigh get it in the mail
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Postal Service is reminding
customers to send overseas Christmas packages soon. A first
priority is packages being shipped to Africa. Although most
overseas mail travels by plane some of the packages are still
delivered by ship which may push back deadlines.
French go to the extreme
PARIS - For the past month hundreds of thousands of
students have demanded more teachers smaller classes and
new technology. In response the French government has
deemed $730 million dollars as "exceptional funds" to be used
to improve the nation's high schools over the next four years.
Election marred by hog farm murder
CROSSVILLE TN. - Sen. Tommy Burks was shot in
his pickup as he prepared to visit with students in a pumpkin
patch located on his hog farm in Monterey. His political op-
ponent Byron (Low Tax) Looper was arrested and charged
with murder on Friday. Burks 58 was the Democratic favor-
ite against Republican Looper. Burks wife announced that
she would run in her husband's place.
Wrestler leaves ring for mudslinging
MINNEAPOLIS - Jesse "The Body" Ventura a former
professional wrestler left the wrestling ring for the political
arena. While running as a Reform Party candidate for the
governor of Minnesota Ventura plans to focus on reducing
government and cutting taxes. He uses his no-nonsense ap-
proach to cast himself as a political outsider that can be trusted.
The election will be held November 3.
Castro used terrorists and spies
INTERNATIONAL- Fidel Castro admitted for the first
time that he placed citizens as spies in the United States. He
denied all claims that his purpose was to gain strategic mili-
tary information. According to Castro his sole purpose was
to collect information about any terrorist activities against
Cuba. Three of the ten people arrested on espionage charges
pleaded guilty.
Cancer caused children's cancer
KIEV UKRAINE - Since the Chernobyl nuclear disas-
ter in 1986 the rate of thyroid cancer in children has risen.
The explosion at the plant was the world's largest nuclear
incident and sent a cloud of radiation that covered parts of
the former Soviet Union and Europe. Andriy Serduik the
country's health minister said about 1030 children currently
suffer from the disease.
Yeltsin announces retirement
MOSCOW - Boris Yeltsin the Russian president an-
nounced that he would not seek re-election even though his
first term began prior to the Russian Constitution setting a
two term limit. His reoccurring health problems have been
an issue for years but the president and his doctors deny that
he has any serious condition that prevents him from effec-
tively running the government.
Glenn becomes history again
CAPE CANAVERAL Fla. - At age 77 John Glenn is
the oldest astronaut to fly a mission. He is scheduled to re-
turn to space today 36 years after he made history as the first
American to orbit the Earth.
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