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UFESIYLE Fifteen organizations sponsor K.FRESHH’s vision Elon senior organizes relief concert for Carribean after hurricanes Nina Fleck Elon News Network | @elonnewsnetwork Elon University students, fac ulty and alumni are working to gether to put on a show to ben efit those whose homes were destroyed during Hurricanes Irma and Maria. Helping Hands United: A Ben efit Concert for Caribbean Island Hurricane Relief will take place at 10 p.m. Feb. 23 in the Phoenix Activity and Recreation Center in the Danieley Neighborhood. The cost is $5. “All proceeds from the concert will be going to three organiza tions: International Relief Teams, the Community Foundation for the Virgin Islands and Unidos por Puerto Rico,” said Sylvia Mu noz, the associate director for the Center for Race, Ethnicity and Diversity Education. “No artists or anyone involved will be taking a commission, and 100 percent of the proceeds raised will be going straight to these organizations.” This concert is the brain child of senior music produc tion and recording arts major Kellcee Batchelor. Batchelor was first inspired to organize the concert after fall break last October, a little after Hurricanes Irma and Maria passed through the Caribbean Islands. “1 feel like a lot of the times we get paralyzed by fear,” Batchelor said. “We get paralyzed by all of the destruction that we see. Its OK to feel those emotions ... but at some point we have to be mo- bilizers. I really hope this event stands as a cure to that paralysis.” When the idea was conceived, Batchelor’s big goal was to make this event truly diverse and highly collaborative. He has been work ing with 15 campus organizations to coordinate the show. “A lot of student-run and fac ulty-run groups are all support ing it,” said senior Julio Dragon- etti, who will be performing in the show with his band, LowFly. “It’s a really diverse group, espe cially for this campus ... a lot of the minority fraternities and the Latnix groups are really chipping in for this because those are a lot of the cultures that are affected in the Caribbean Islands.” Another big goal of Batchelor’s was to create a cultural experience for the students in attendance. “A lot of the students who are a part of the Latino and Hispan ic Union, they’ve agreed to make dishes,” Batchelor said. “They’re making homemade dishes and then Aramark donated all of the food, and it’s going to be Caribbe- an-style catered food.” Along with the food and spon sors, the music will also be ex emplary of culture. The show will feature seven acts consisting of local artists, Elon alumni and current Elon students, including Batchelor himself, whose stage name is K.FRESHH. “The music is very diverse as well,” Batchelor said. “Everything from pop, to hip-hop, to EDM, to funk, to rock — there’s a little in there for everybody. So not only is the show itself diverse in terms of acts and people performing, but even down to the sponsors who are helping partner with us.” “He didn’t want this to be only his event,” said senior Andres Garreaud, who helped Batchelor plan the event in its initial phases. “He wanted to have a collaborat ed effort across many different organizations to show that Elon can come together, like it does for ElonTHON, to support commu nities in need and be the change we want to see in the world.” Partner organizations are CHASELYN PALUMBO I ELON NEWS NETWORK Casper (Connor Smith), K.FRESHH (Kellcee Batchelor) and Komodo (William Henderson) hold posters for the benefit concert that supports hurricane relief in the Carrihean islands. helping set up, usher, cater, en sure security, advertise and pro mote the event. Cultural groups on campus such as El Centro and the Caribbean Student Associa tion “have helped from a cultural standpoint,” according to Batche lor, to nail the promotion aspects and appeal to all students. Limelight Records and SGA have provided the funding for the event. SGA has taken on costs for safety measures while Lime light is covering the cost of the lighting and assisting with the stage management of the event to ensure it is run seamlessly and professionally. The company that provided the lighting for this year’s Home coming concert. Audio & Light, Inc., located in Greensboro, will also provide the lighting for this concert, while Elon’s media ser vices will be handling the audio. “The production company that did Jon Bellion is doing this,” said junior Josh Scovern, a music production and recording arts major who will be helping mix the audio. “It’s going to be huge.” Batchelor said he hopes to at tract a large, diverse audience for this special, collaborative event. He also hopes it inspires others to take action geared toward the betterment of society. “At EJon, we talk a lot about being global citizens,” Batche lor said. “Be global thinkers, be global citizens ... I think we really need to be as altruistic as possi ble, be as selfless as possible. If you combine selflessness with optimism, you can do a lot of great things.” ii WE GET PARALYZED BY ALL OF THE DESTRUCTION THAT WE SEE, IT’S OK TO FEEL THOSE EMOTIONS... BUT AT SOME POINT WE HAVETOBEMQBILIZERS. I REALLY HOPE THIS EVENT STANDS AS A CURE TO THAT PARALYSIS. KELLCEE BATCHELOR CONCERT ORGANIZER Local restaurant celebrates 15 years in the Elon community Skid’s serves as a social hub for community and students Elizabeth Bilka Elon News Network | @Elizabetli Bilka It’s just a regular Monday morn ing at Skid’s Restaurant. Tucked away between the Circle K gas station and the Park Place apart ments on West Haggard Avenue, the restaurant was in the middle of the breakfast rush. The beeper attached to the door was constantly chirping, alerting the wait staff to more cus tomers. Patrons were quickly greeted at the door by wait staff with friendly smiles, pleasant conversation and a cup of their usual beverage, ranging from hot coffee to sweet tea. This year the restaurant will cel ebrate its 15th anniversary at Elon. Glenda Robertson has been a server at Skid’s since the restaurant opened on Feb. 22,2003. “It’s been a fast 15 years,” Robert son said. Robertson said the work has al ways been overwhelming, with a mix of locals and students filing in and out for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Initially, the crowd was drawn in by name recognition. The prop erty was originally a Hardee’s and now-owner George Katsoudas planned on leasing out the space as an investment. Katsoudas said he realized Elon was missing a restaurant with din Loyal customers Mitch Rippy, Bo toy and Steve Waltman enjoy their weekly breakfast at Skid’s Restaurant. ELIZABETH BILKA | ELON NEWS NETWORK er-style food. The restaurant busi ness and the name Skid’s came from Katsoudas’ childhood. In the 1960s, Katsoudas’ father emi grated from Greece and worked at the Skid’s on North Church Street in Burlington. He later bought the restaurant from the original own ers in 1982. Katsoudas asked his fa ther for permission to use the same name at the new Elon location. Fifteen years later, he admitted the place has changed a little, but Skid’s remains a “true neighborhood local place.” Katsoudas said his wait staff, in cluding Robertson, Marianne Ever ett and Janice Chanpion, are there to make people feel like family, whether it’s remembering their faces or beat ing them to the punch by knowing their usual order. Robertson said working for Kat soudas and the people she serves ev ery day has made the environment a great place to work. “They come back for the food and the company,” Robertson said. Richard Lambert is one of those people who kept coming back. Lam bert said he doesn’t remember exact ly when he started going to Skid’s, but estimated between five to six years ago. He said he joins a group of regulars three times a week between 7-7:30 a.m. Lambert said they even have a group text to plan when to go. “We just kind of text each oth er, Are you coming to Skid’s?”’ Lambert said. The wide-ranging topics of con versation at the table lasted the full IF YOU GO... Location: 134 W Haggard Ave, Elon College, NC 27244 Hours: Monday-Friday: 7 a.m. - 8:30 p.m. Cuisine: Breakfast, Diner and Greek Price: ~$5 hour and a half “Sports, you name it, that’s what we talk about,” Lambert said. “It is a social mecca,” said Mike King, another group regular. Steve Waltman graduated from Elon in 1989 and said he has been a customer for the whole 15 years. Waltman said his breakfast at Skid’s breaks up the monotony of the day. “It’s a place you can come and meet, solve the world’s problems,” Waltman said. He also wants to sup port his friend, Katsoudas. “That’s what being a friend is, supporting in any way,” Waltman said. Katsoudas said he expects the place to change again in the next 15 years. He said he wants to add out door seating, as well as make minor menu changes and fix up the build ing a bit. But the daily routine is still the same. By 10 a.m., the breakfast rush has died down. Table conversations have been replaced by the music from the radio as the staff prepares for more customers for lunch. Rob ertson said people can still expect “good service, a smile, a laugh” from this Elon establishment 15 years later.
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