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BY SALLIE TURNER
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The Big Event, the largest stu
dent-run, one-day service event in
the country, had more than 4,700
student participants perform vari
ous service projects throughout the
Bryan-College Station community
Saturday.
Robert Goodwin, chief execu
tive for the Points of Light Founda
tion, addressed Big Event partici
pants before they began their
individual service projects. He said
most Americans live in a sheltered
world, worrying only about them
selves.
“Service allows us to realize that
we are connected to every man and
woman who walks this road of
life,” he said. “Service is not nice;
it’s necessary.”
Brent Schwartz, a Big Event par
ticipant and a junior speech com
munications major, said he worked
with his Fish Camp to fix up a run
down house given to 89.1 KEOS-
FM, a local radio station. The
house, which would be torn down
if not repaired, was given to the sta
tion to use as a recording studio.
“We cleared all the trash and
weeds out of the yard.” he said.
“Then we cleared the vines off the
side of the house and painted the
house. The house still has a lot of
work, but our efforts saved it from
being demolished.”
Schwartz said this was his third
year to participate in The Big
Event, and every year he has par
ticipated with his Fish Camp.
“My experience with Big Event
is two fold,” he said. "It’s great to
be able to help out the community,
and it is also a time to build rela
tionships within Fish Camp, which
helps Fish Camp to run smoother
when we actually get to camp.”
Minie Gilbert, a College Station
resident, said The Big Event partic
ipants who cleaned around the ex
terior of her house were helpful in
doing work she is not physically
able to do.
“I’ll be 65 in June, and I am not
able to do much work around the
house,” she said. “The girls who
came to my house were so nice,
and 1 enjoyed just having their
company. ”
Holly Rotenberry.a fresn
chology major, Ben I
nior biology major, Blaire'j
junior health major, andl
Graf, a sophomore bud
ministration major, paintf
and clean out the gutter;
day morning at the BigE
Gilbert said The Bit
beneficial because it ass
variety of people.
"It helps the people
able to afford having
come out to their house:
helps the elderly who
someone to talk to.”
Diversity
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racial violence, students need to be more knowl
edgeable about the diverse student population.
“The more students are educated about those
who come from different areas of the world or coun
try, the more students will not feel so threatened and
defensive toward others and will not resort to vio
lence,” he said.
Kendall Kelly said A&M lacks multicultural edu
cation, hindering Aggies’ educational and social ex
periences of college.
Kelly said the problem with programs like Inter
national Week is that mainly international students
attend the events. The majority of the student pop
ulation does not have a wide background of multi
cultural education or influence, therefore, they are
the students who would benefit the most from pro
grams that educate about different cultures, she
said.
Kelly said the upcoming century will demand
scholars who have culturally advanced educations.
“Texas A&M can be the best university in the
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world because of the quality of studeni;
school here," she said. “Naming our school
class university’ will not happen unlesseacW asses a)
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Recruitment Committee is the ke\ to t leyTan kill
more diverse student body. iey get the
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A&M is a welcoming community and»*®it could In
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such as the International Buffet and Must 011 ot sc hoc
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good way to bring people of Fielde
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tures’ organizations could also increaseAi
versity education.
“One way to learn about the different cult
A&M would be for people to become more ini
and join other organizations than (heones
they are already a part of,” he said.
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