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just for people in need, but people that have do
nated money and time and effort to A&M,”
Moran said. “I was shocked to find Big Event
wasn’t just for needy people, because Twin City
Mission really needed the manpower and that
was the least we could have offered to them.”
However, the Big Event committee did pro
vide services to all community members and
groups that applied for help, maintaining its
record of never turning away a request for assis
tance.
Chris McKenney, a senior English major who
attended the event with members of Sigma Tau
Alpha, an English honor society, said that
though he would prefer to help less fortunate
people, he supports the idea behind the Big
Event because students have a responsibility to
serve their community.
“We come in and drink our fill, tear up the
city and wreak havoc on the community 364
days out of the year,” McKenney said. “I figure
one day out of the year won’t kill us to help other
people.”
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lot of times what everyone
thinks is accessible isn’t really
feasible at all.”
Stephanie Blackwell, a
member of Delta Delta Delta
and freshman general studies
major, said the project raised
her consciousness of the dilem
mas faced by disabled students,
“The way we checked things
by rolling around in the wheel
chairs was really neat, but it
was really hard at the same
time,” she said. “I was going
from the Koldus Building to G,
Bollie White, and it was really
scary because there is only the
one ramp and the cars are
right there.
“I think the experience made
us all more aware. Afterwards,
we went to McDonald’s, and we
all noticed things about the
disabled parking and access
there.”
Marti Glasco, a Delta Delta
Delta member and junior fi
nance major, was partofa
group that evaluated disabled
accessibility on West Campus.
“Most of the buildings on
that side of campus were fine
as far as access because they
are all so new,” she said. “But
in places like the vet-med
school, some of the older parts
were really bad. Doing some
thing like this really shows you
how much improvements are
needed.”
Jones said it is not his inten
tion for the evaluation to put
pressure on the University to
upgrade accessibility, but that
he wants to provide disabled
students with correct informa
tion about the campus.
“I realize that improving
buildings takes a lot of time
and money, and I’m not trying
to push the standards,” he said.
“I just want to provide students
with accurate information so
that they know what to ex
pect.”
The evaluation omitted ser
vice buildings where students
do not regularly go, as well as
dormitories. Information about
dormitories is already available
through the Departmental
Residence Life and Housing.
Along with updating the
guidebook, Jones is working
with Dave Sweeney of Adaptive 1
Technology Services to inch }
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ready to work. It’s the most
wonderful thing that’s hap
pened to us.”
Brandi Fike, a biomedical sci
ence major and Big Event volun
teer, helped at the carnival with
horse rides. She said she enjoyed
the smiles the animals brought to
the children’s faces.
Because so many volunteers
were available to help with the
carnival, she said, they were
able to give the children more
individual attention.
The children’s favorite carni
val activities were the petting
zoo, where a pot-bellied pij
named “Mattie” was cuddled
and hugged, and the egg booth
which sold eggs filled with col
orful confetti that the children
cracked over one other’s heads
But the colorful confetti and
gentle animals were not the
only things appreciated by ths
children.
Marissa Procter, a 7-year-old
South Knoll student, expressed
her gratitude to the Big Event
volunteers.
“It’s great this year,” Proctet
said. “ We have more helper 5
and more games.”
As the carnival continued h
College Station, Big Event vol
unteers in Bryan were impro'
ing the home of an an elded:
resident who was away recei'
ing medical treatments.
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of the day scrubbing mud# :
the sides of the house and cd
ting overgrown weeds andtid
limbs. Others raked weeds W
piles, dragged brush andcf
lected trash that had built d
in the woman’s yard.
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morning, stopping only to tali'
one quick break when a few d
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covered.
Residents of Sherwo
Health Care, a Bryan nursid
home, also received help fr of
Big Event volunteers.
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enjoyed refreshments 8°
basked in the Saturday aftf :
noon sun, Big Event voluntef?'
hosed down, washed and drif
their wheelchairs.
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dents spend most of their time?
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