September 24, 1993
Women's Volleyball "GO
Fraziers' serve community
by helping the homeless
K. Papatones
Guest Writer
Many who come to Guilford
College are attracted by
Guilford's liberalism and open
ness. Hiat is why it's not surpris
ing to find out what is going on
over at Frazier 15/16. Frazierls/
16 is one of the types of alterna
tive housing on Guilford's cam
pus, in which the students who
live there come up with a com
mon theme to better die commu
nity. Their theme is
Homelessness Awareness, and
what they are trying to do is raise
the level of awareness on
Guilford's campus and also ser
vice the community of Greens
boro.
The four women living at
Frazier are Kathie McKinney, co
chair, Emily Brassell, secretary;
Ellen Moore, treasurer; and Jen
nifer Hatfield. Sarah Dings, who
does not live at Frazier, is also a
co-chair.
The two places in the commu
nity that Homelessness Aware
ness is working in conjunction
with are Pathways and the Night
Shelter, which arc both part of
Greensboro's Urban Ministries.
Pathways is a family shelter
where the main goal is to try to
give the family a place to stay, so
they can get back on track. They
are allowed to stay for three
months and are provided many of
the amenities of a real home, only
in a communal setting. There is
a laundry room, a children's ac
tivity room, a recreation room,
and a large children's playground
outside, all of which have been
recently renovated.
Homelessness Awareness is
mainly involved in doing
projects with the children. Ev
ery Friday night for a couple of
hours a group of students goes
over to Pathways and have an ac
tivity time with the children.
They are also there for compan
ionship, as someone the children
can look up to. Also, they pro
vide the children with snacks and
games.
The Night Shelter is an over
night place consisting of mainly
men with a few women. The
people usually arrive around 8
p.m. and stay until the next day.
There they are fed a meal and al
lowed to take showers.
The volunteer work that
Homelessness Awareness is in
volved in is handing out towels
and soaps and basically talking
and interacting with the guests.
One of the main goals of
Homelessness Awareness is to
make the community and Guil
ford more aware of the growing
epidemic of homelessness. One
proposed idea is to have a night
where Guilford students camp
out and get first-hand experience
of how it feels to be in that posi
tion. They are also looking into
doing work at a soup kitchen
through Urban Ministries, and
having a banquet in which the
proceeds would go towards the
homeless. Anyone interested in
becoming involved should look
for signs about upcoming meet
ings or stop by Frazier 15/16.
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Bryan "Quad Jam"s into
the night
Cristina Haworth
Staff Writer
"Hey it's 9 o'clock, I thought
there was supposed to be a quad
dance," commented one Bryan hall
resident. "Yeah, we're just wait
ing for the DJ., he'll be here any
minute," said Japera Parker, one of
the organizers of the AACS-spon
sored Quad Jam, held last Satur
day night
By 9:30 the lighting was set up,
the music was pumping and people
started showing up. DJ. Polo from
Power 97.1 was the DJ. for the
night. DJ. Polo is a regular DJ.
for AAC S - sponsored dances. As
the music played on into the warm
night, more and more people took
their turn on the dance floor. The
women's soccer team was out in
full force. "We were jamming,"
said Erin Spielman, a soccer
player. "I would say about the
whole team was out there," com
mented Erin Smith. "It was lots
of fun, I liked it."
A lot of planning goes into all
school-sponsored functions. All of
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AACS events were planned last
spring. The main organizers of the
Quad Jam were Katrina Wilder,
Lynn Harris, Japera Parker, and
Keayba McKenzie, all executive
members of AACS.
There was another scheduled
event that night, which was the
Union-sponsored dance down at
the lake. "There are different
crowds for certain events and some
like to mix and mingle from one
event to another. There wasn't
meant to be any competition.
There have been times in the past
when both Union and AACS have
sponsored events on the same
night, and both events have been a
success," said Wilder.
"I noticed a lot of people that
live off-campus were here. It
looked like people were having
fun, and were attending both of the
scheduled events," commented
sophomore Alison Kero.
The Quad Jam lasted until 1:00
a.m. If you enjoyed this, look for
ward to an AACS-sponsored Hal
loween Dance, where they will
start their canned food drive.
As a volunteer,
donation takes
approximately 75
minutes. Time is a
luxury; because of
this you are com
pensated for the
time you spend
with us.
Compensation
can help you buy
books, pay rent or
whatever. You
receive a physical
by our physician,
regular testing and
the opportunity to
spend time relax
ing or studying.
Call for an appoint
ment or more info.
Bring in this
ad for a $lO
bonus on
your first
donation.
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