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Indoor-outdoor fundraising comes
to the library

Students 'Doze for Dollars'

     Sleeping in the library may be nothing new for students, but a campus honor society is taking it to a new level. Alpha Lambda Delta (ALD) members plan to spend the night in the Du Bois Library Saturday, Nov. 18 in an effort to raise $2000 toward renovating the third-floor reading room.

     Members are accepting pledges in exchange for their overnight stay through ADL president Michelle Lee (6-1787).

     "This is in honor of everyone who has ever taken a nap in the library," said Eileen Stewart, assistant dean of Students and ALD advisor. "I bet that's everyone who's ever been to college."

     ALD is open to students who achieve a minimum grade point average of 3.7 in the first semester of their freshman year.

     Stewart said the group plans to have videos and pizza during the event. "I hope we actually get some sleep," she said.

Students highlight homelessness by sleeping outside

     Students plan to spend this Friday night (Nov. 17) sleeping on the lawn in front of the Du Bois Library to raise public awareness of homelessness. The 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. program is one of several events planned as part of Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week, which concludes Saturday.

     Sponsored by the MassPIRG Student Campaign Against Hunger and Homelessness, "One Night Without a Home" is also a fund-raising event in which participants get people to sponsor them for every hour spent outside. Proceeds will go to local homeless outreach programs and shelters.