Thursday, October 26, 2006

NEWS 

Students spend fall break continuing service

Mary Cunningham/ Reporter

Thirty-two undergraduates, three law students and five faculty and staff members spent their fall break in Bay St. Louis, Miss. helping Katrina victims rebuild their homes. Group members all had different reasons for wanting to help, and they learned they can help in more ways than just rebuilding.

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The group works on taking off siding from a home that was going to be demolished. The siding was given to the Roes, so they would not have to buy new siding, saving them about $6,000.

HPV vaccine offered at Health Center

Margeaux Corby/ Reporter

Fifty percent of sexually active men and women will contract the Human Papilloma-virus, or HPV, in their lifetime. HPV is a sexually transmitted disease that can lead to genital warts and/or cervical cancer.

This summer, the Food and Drug Administration approved a vaccine to prevent the four main types of HPV associated with cervical cancer.

Elon’s R.N. Ellington Health Center will provide vaccination for this disease.

Katherine Roberts/ Photographer

Mother of rape, suicide victim tells daughter’s story to raise awareness

Melanie Burliss/ Reporter

Andrea Cooper decided the best way to deal with the rape and suicide of her daughter was to make sure it doesn’t happen to anyone else.

In an event hosted by Delta Delta Delta and Alpha Chi Omega, Cooper shared the story of her daughter’s acquaintance rape, depression and suicide.

Traveling across the country, she hopes to stop similar tragedies from happening by making people aware of the lasting effects.

Seniors gather for football

Jessica Frizen/ Photographer

Seniors Sara Queen and Patrick Elliott talk with Monet Thomas while having a beer and enjoying fingerfood.

The Student Government Association sponsored Monday Night Football at the Harden clubhouse for seniors last Monday.

The event was catered by Aramark, with choices such as wings, pretzels, nacho dip and sodas. Students were given three tickets, which were used to receive beer or wine throughout the night.

More than 250 seniors showed up from 8 to 11 p.m. to hang out with fellow classmates, share a beer or two and watch the Dallas Cowboys play the New York Giants on one of the five TVs.

Students received their senior shirts, entered a raffle and played a number of games on the porch and around the tables.

SGA only planned for 125 seniors to attend and ran out of alcohol by 9 p.m.