Lastly, the kids will be doing team-building activities
to show that even though we are different, we still need
each other and are a lot alike. For lunch, I plan to
solicit different restaurants in that community to exhib
it the culture we talk about that day.
Ash; Front Door Screening entails helping those peo
ple who can’t help themselves in regard to getting
medical help. It’s all about early detection; so, if we
bring the screening process right to them, there’s no
excuse, like no money. They’ll be able to get that diag
nosis so they can go ahead and take care of it [their
medical problem]. With the help of UNC hospitals,
students, and the campus community, I plan to educate
people about early detection, in particular, high-blood
pressure and diabetes. Approximately one week later,
we’ll come around to selected communities and have
campus volunteers bring people to the screening loca
tion in the community, for example, Estes Park.
Q: How can students help your community service
project?
Jan: I plan to solicit all the groups on campus, such as
BSM, Masala, and Campus Y, which share an interest
in helping to achieve the goals of the program. It does
not necessarily have to be a group from a multi-cultur
al organization, but I would definitely welcome their
perspectives, not just to help implement the program,
but to help plan it.
Ash: Students can help by going door to door to put
publicity up and help bring people to the centers where
the screening tests will be taking place.
Q: Tell me about your involvement in previous com
munity service projects and organizations that
qualify you for this position as Homecoming
Queen/King.
Jan: I am Vice-President of the senior class, a member
of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated, and in the
N.C. Fellows program. Formerly, I was a tour guide,
resident assistant, and a minority advisor through the
Office of Student Counseling. I’ve done different pro
jects with Student Television, and have been in
Communication Department productions and Studio
One productions.
Ash: I’m very active in RHA, the Parliamentarian and
publicity chair for BSM, and the secretary for Omega
Psi Phi Fraternity, Incorporated. I was involved in
Communiversity my junior year and was a homework
assistant counselor which gave me a chance to be a
mentor to young kids. I also volunteer at the hospital
in emergency (I plan to go to medical school). I also
received counselor of the year in Project Uplift.
Q: How has the latest controversy over your quali
fications to represent this University, and over alle
gations of illegal campaigning affected your goals as
Homecoming Queen/King and your commitment to
representing our University?
Jan: It was very disappointing and disturbing, especial
ly to take such great pride in this University and real
ize that the same racist attitudes that existed during the
time of our forefathers still prevail. But it doesn’t deter
me. In fact, it gives me a greater desire to be the best
Homecoming Queen possible. And as Homecoming
Queen, I plan to work with whoever plans
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