NEWS | OCTOBER 26, 2005

Campus Briefs

Chests to raise money for breast cancer awareness

Five-gallon water jugs with pictures of men’s chests sat on the Central Library mall Tuesday morning to raise money for Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

As its philanthropy project for the year, the Zeta Tau Alpha sorority is holding a Best Chest contest. People put money in the jug with the picture they consider the best looking. Whichever jug holds the most money by the end of the week will win the title of Best Chest at UTA.

Among the contestants is Dan, the Sigma Chi duck, who was in the lead Tuesday.

Public relations junior Melanie Podzielinski, Zeta Tau Alpha president, said that this was the first Best Chest contest.

The project will last from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. through Thursday on the Central Library mall.

She said that this is a good way to make a difference.

“It can only make you feel great, “ she said. “It feels good to know that you’re educating and letting people be aware.”

— Michelle Echevarria

CORRECTION

This should have stated that public relations junior Melanie Podzielinski was Zeta Tau Alpha’s service chair.

Groups to remind students of war in Iraq with sit-in

University Democrats and the Student Peace Action Network will honor the death of the 2,000th U.S. soldier from the war in Iraq at 12:15 p.m. today on the Central Library mall.

The organizations will show their concern in a “peaceful way” by posting signs and staging a sit-in because University Democrats President Heidi Anderson said the death of 2,000 soldiers says it all. The history senior said the event is to remind students of the war in Iraq.

“Just because things are business as usual in Arlington doesn’t mean soldiers aren’t dying every day,” she said.

For information, call 254-702-8562.

— Tracie Morales