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SEPTEMBER 21. 1995
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APO builds homes for needy in Georgetown
Sergey Gordeev
Megaphone Staff
The Guerra family is
planning to move into their
new house, a project of the
Williamson county chapter of
the Habitat for Humanity, at
the end of this semester.
Last Saturday was the
first day for Alpha Phi Omega
(APO) service fraternity
members to embark upon this
noble undertaking.
APO plans to reconvene
on November 4th to complete
the project. APO President
Senior Derek Christian said his
impressions of the first day of
work were positive.
“We ripped out every
piece of dry wall in there,
including the ceilings, plus we
built a front and back porch.
We had a total of 25 people
participate. About five people
stayed the whole time, and 10
people came in two to four
hour shifts, so we constantly
had about 15 people working
up there,” he said.
Next time they meet,
members of the project will put
in new dry wall into an already-
rewired and re-carpeted house.
Central heat and air-
conditioning will be installed,
and the house will be painted.
The approximate move-in date
is scheduled for early
December.
Habitat for Humanity
is a non-profit organization
with over 600 affiliate chapters
in the U.S. and several around
the world. This was the first
construction project of the Hill
Country affiliate in
Georgetown.
Habitat families have
to put in 500 work hours on
their new house plus 100 hours
of work on someone else’s
house. No interest is charged
on the 20 year loan that covers
only materials, since all labour
is donated. Thus, needy
families can get a $65,000-
70,000 dollar house for
$20,000.
Christian said that it
was exciting to work “side by
side with the family,” because
they were very excited and
enthusiastic about their new
soon-to-be home.
Melissa Tolliver, Chair
of Habitat for Humanity in
Williamson County, said that
she has been “very impressed
with the APO guys, because they
were on time, they worked very
hard and were very...outwardly
enthusiastic.”
She also commented on
how excited she was to see so
much interest in such a project
from students.
“We are really glad to
see the young people getting
involved,” she said in her
Rankings
from page 1
experience positive so that
more students are returning
beyond their first year, and
more students are staying
throughout their four years
here and graduating.”
This first-year student
return rate, along with the
alumni giving rate are a
“conscious effort.” As Van
Danen points out, the alumni
giving rate, or “percentage of
alumni who contribute to the
university monetarily,” has
increased in the past decade.
“Today, more than one in three
alumni is helping fund SU.”
Academic reputation is
determined by the presidents,
provosts and admissions heads
at other institutions.
This, as well as the
amount of endowment, is what
separates SU from schools in
the rankings’ first tier.
“Many schools in the
top 25 [liberal arts colleges]
are in the New England states.
They’ve been established
longer, so they’ve generated
much more alumni It’s also a
region of the country which
has a large population, and
they’re well-known,” Van
Danen said. “Something that is
a challenge for us is getting the
national recognition, because
we’re kind of isolated from the
media in Washington and New
York.”
Van Danen sees the
report as more of an abstract
pat on the back than a situation
that could pressure SU to meet
up to a set of expectations.
“We actually don’t put
alot of stock in popular
rankings,” Van Danen said. “It’s
all relative. Our ranking hasn’t
determined our mode of action.
However, it’s nice to fall into a
position where you’re ranked
among outstanding peers in
education.”
Lind emphasizes the
importance of the attention that
these high rankings bring.
“We don’t want to
overplay the sense of what these
ratings themselves mean.
However, it makes our peers
aware of what’s going on on
campus. They’re showing the
proper respect that should be
attributed to a progressing
school,” Lind said.
As for the rumors that
next years’ tuition will rise
through the roof along with,
and perhaps due to the
rankings, Lind says, “I’Ve not
heard that. We’ve increased
tuition somewhat each year,
due to inflation, and when we
think it critical to accomplish a
betterment of education for
students.”
Both Money Magazine,
and the 1996 Fiske Guide to
Colleges also featured SU as an
up-and-coming university.
“Every new class that
comes in brings more
possibility for us to continue to
see a forward progress,” said
Lind.
Careers Connection
SouiilH'csicrn i iti\ersii\ ( \u h i St / >/c t >
H-E-B groceries
visits SU
Southwestern University Student Athletes
Representatives from H-E-B
Groceries will meet students on
Tuesday* September 26 from
10am to 2pm in the SUB lobby to
discuss available positions as
Management Trainees for Store
Operations.
Career Services will sponsor a
program series especialy for student
athletes discussing how to market a
liberal arts education with a
background in Athletics and Sports.
The series will cover exploring
academic majors, matching athletic
skills with careers and preparing for
For additional information, call Career Services at x!346
a job search. First & Second-Year
Athletes will meet on Tuesday,
September 26 in the Cullen
Auditorium at 6:30pm. Junior &
Senior Athletes will meet on
Wednesday, September 27 in the
Cullen Aud. at 6:30pm.
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Many community leaders joined members of Alpha Phi Omega last weekend as they
began a house-building project with Habitat for Humanity, (photo by Greg Lynas)
telephone interview, “because affiliates are encouraged to
that will carry Habitat for tithe the money received so
Humanity all through the next that a home for a needy family
generation.” | in another country could be
The Guerra family will built through the International
not be the only ones to benefit division of Habitat,
from this project. Local
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Majorie Gibson
Special to the Megaphone
For the first time ever
at SU, students, faculty, and
staff will have the opportunity
to participate in one of the
countries fastest growing
celebrations. Referred to
simply as Deaf Awareness
Week, this event
commemorates the struggles,
hardshfps-
m who are either
. Many
rate Deaf
the last
tember
) of each
dates of
join in the festivities!!
Deaf Awareness Week
by the World
!>f the Deaf (NAD)
United States
out of the 102
Universal
been the dre;
of hearing
world and
‘ become a reality
with advances ii
telecommunications
, and a heightened
awareness and sensitivity to
^he communication and
cultural needs of the deaf
community.
Currently, there are
over 28 million Americans who
have a hearing loss. Eighty
percent of those affected have
irreversible and permanent
hearing damage. However, the
view of most deaf people is
not one of disability, but rather
one of wholeness and
completeness. They view
themselves as competent
individuals with a linguistic
and cultural history. Do you
know their is a possibility that
one in every ten of your friends
may have some type of hearing
loss? Do you know who they
are? Would it change the status
of your friendship if you knew
who they were? How would
you begin to act? Would you
change the way you treated
that person?
These questions and
y other stereotypes are
nprsnm with disahilitU*^
deal with everyday. So
please, let's get together and
learn something about the deaf
community in a fun and
positive manner. All it takes is
you and one friend to come
out and celebrate this special
week sponsored by Sign of the
Times (the sign language club
on campus), and the Office of
Diversity Education. Look for
displays in the Commons, the
SUB, and your mailbox for a
list of the events to take place
during this celebration weel^
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