Megaphone (Georgetown, Tex.), Vol. 93, No. 18, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 1, 1999 Page: 4 of 12
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April 1,1999
NEWS
Megaphone
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staff*
SEIIOR CO-EDITORS Sean K Andrews
Gabriela Aguilar
New* Editor Sean K. Andrews
A**t Jillian Palmieri
feature* Editor Josephine Hodge
A,*t Jenny Getson
Entertainment Editor Paul Belk
A**t
Opinion* Editor Michael Wiedom
A»*t
Sport* Editor Roger Brooks
Writers Robyn Crummer
Joi Lakes
John Lyell
Kaaren Nelson-Munson
Sonya Mooney
Heather Moss
Amy Naim
Adam Newton
Breanna Rollings
Alan Suderman
Janelle Valera
Doug Whitworth
Pt-|0T06K^i-jY Patrick Burke
Mark Kuhl
Michelle Morris
Eric Segers
seniob abvisob Taylor Jones
Design Staff Greg Leroy
Eric Segers
H«lp«rs of th« week:
Pot and Jennifer Ramsey
"It is the duty of the press to promote
freedom and intellect'
Megaphone is the official, studeiil-
run, campus newspaper of Southwestern
University in Georgetown, I X It is pub-
lished every Thursday when classes are
in session. Please send submissions to SU
Box 6048 Georgetown, I X 7862b l or
more information cal! (512) 8 10- l *47
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gent upon the availability of space.
The views expressed herein do not
necessarily express the views of SU, its
faculty, its trustees, or its administration.
All submissions must be approved by the
editors of the Megaphone and are subject
to editing to accommodate brevity and
clarity. No article will be printed if it is
not accompanied by the real name and
title of the author. Upon request, the
author's name can be withheld.
Destination:SERVICE offers alternative spring break
Beverly Jones
Jessica Nicewarner
litis spring break fifty students, fac-
ulty, and staff of the Southwestern commu-
nity boarded buses at the McCombs parking
lot early Sunday morning to begin their week
dedicated to service.
It was not your traditional spring break
of late night parties or basking in the sun. hut
a week ut aching muscles, strenuous days and
exhausted nights.
Destination: SERVICE has been on
campus for
four years, in
order to pro-
vide an inex-
pensive alter-
native spring
break for those
willing to
dedicate them-
selves to ser-
vice.
Partici-
pants have traveled the country to Washing-
ton DC, Alabama, Louisiana, Texas, New
Mexico and Juarez, Mexico.
The program has been successful in
finding students dial aie wining to serve io
help while knowing at the same time that it
will be a week that will teach them many skills
and qualities about themselves that had not yet
been discovered.
This March, four groups were put to-
gether traveling to Atlanta, Georgia; Anniston,
Alabama; Gila National Park in New Mexico
and Juarez, Mexico.
Each trip had their own individual fo-
cus, whether it was cleaning trails in Gila, help-
ing inner city children in Atlanta, or building
houses in Anniston or Juarez. They all had
their work cut out for them.
Many of the groups worked at least eight
hours a day and went back at night to cook
their own meals and rest up for the next day.
i.hnsuna ioung who worked in Juarez,
Mexico building a cinder block home for a
Mexican family of seven stated, “We worked
from 8:30 in the
morning to 7 at night.
On the last day we got
up at 5am to finish as
much as we could be-
fore we left to go back
home later that after-
noon.”
Also building a
house, Aaron Lozier
worked on the Habi-
tat for Humanity team
in Anniston Alabama.
This team along with another group
from the University of New Hampshire, be-
gan construction from a basic wooden plal-
i onn unui they nearly finished the house com-
plete with roof, interior walls and outdoor sid-
ing.
Renee, the woman for whom the house
was being built, worked alongside the group
sharing in the joy of building her new home.
Ihe trips are not all work and no play.
Patrick Burke ana Karly Dixon get water during a ,
of hard work._
made new friends
All aspects of the trips added to the over-
all enjoyment of the week and resulted in par-
ticipants learning more about themselves and
how volunteer service is making an impact on
communities around tne world.
Each group had time free ' go hiking, relax
in the evening or join in ac nvities sponsored
at their sites. Everyone n..t new people and
Another Southwestern student working hard
Recycled Art Exhibit -
“We’ve gotta start somewhere”
Earth Day - Southwestern University - Yfffi
Recycling & recycled/recyclable materials can be beautiful! In order
to help display this concept to our “consume” and “throw away” oriented
culture, a “Recycled Art Exhibit” is planned for Earth Day. Entries will be
displayed in McCombs & Olin lobbies the week of April 19-23. Here are the
specifics:
Materials: must be recyclable (corrugated cardboard, aluminum cans,
plastics, newspaper, office papei, paper bags, glass [be careful], organic
materials [not currently rotting or “rottable” during the display], toilet paper
rolls, etc...); you may use glue/wire/tape to connect art (though you may not
have to if you’re being particularly creative).
Dimensions: Either table-top size (3' x 3') mounted on corrugated card-
board or floor display size (no real limit as long as it is free-slanding)
Entry Deadline: In order for proper display space to be arranged, die
entry form below must be returned by Monday; April 12.
At the end of the week, all the materials used will he recycled (unless,
of course, you want to reclaim your entry for personal decor purposes)!
Recycled Art Exhibit - “We’ve gotta start somewhere” - Entry Form
Name/s (Individual, Group):_
Contact Person:_
Phone Extension & Email address:_
Size: Tabletop (3’x3')_ Floor (approximate size)_
(Return this form to the entry box in the McCombs lobby or information can
be sent via email to: hoboster@southwestem.edu)
COME TO THE MENS’ AND WOMENS’
TENNIS MATCH AT 3PM ON APRIL 1,1999
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