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Big Event
The Big Event, described
as the biggest single service
project ever undertaken in
the history of the universi
ty, was held this weekend
in Bryan-College Station.
The Big Event, which
was sponsored by student
government, began Sun
day at 12:45 p.m. with a
yell practice in Kyle Field.
Before the day had ended,
4,000 to 6,000 students
working individually or
with student organizations
had donated four hours of
their time to help clean-up,
repair or improve some
part of the community.
Despite rainy afternoon
weather, The Big Event
carried on and went well,
according to student gov
ernment members.
“Things went really
well, particularly with the
indoor work,” student
body president Pat Pear
son said. “And we man
aged to get in about 2Vs
hours of outdoor work.”
Pearson said that volun
teers were signed up to fin
ish the work next week that
could not be completed
Sunday.
Texas A&M students
participated in a wide vari
ety of projects, including
painting swimming pools
and the Oakwood Middle
School gymnasium, doing
yard work for elderly
homeowners, collecting
canned goods for Twin
Cities Mission, and clear
ing brush and debris from
cemeteries and along road
sides of Bryan-College Sta
tion.
Other groups helped
with erosion control pro
jects at Bee Creek and
sponsored talent shows for
the Brazos County Geriat
ric Center.