Freshmen focus on fundraising
By MEGHANNE DOWNES
News Writer
The Freshman Class Council is focusing its time on creating a class T-shirt and sponsoring a concession stand to raise money for future activities for the class of 2005. The 27 representatives are hoping the theme of the T-shirt will promote class unity and are looking to freshman class members for design ideas. The deadline for design submissions to hall representatives will be Oct. 29.
At the Navy football game, the council will be selling refreshments in front of Alumni circle. The council had hoped to sell the T-shirt at its annual concession stand fundraiser, but the University prohibits the vending of apparel items at concession stands before football games until "The Shirt" is sold out.
"It is unfortunate that we cannot sell our own T-shirts at our concession stand until the remaining 25,000 "The Shirt" T-shirts are sold," Walsh Hall representative Andrea Brault said. "Our current option is to sell shirts through the hall representatives."
The council is also sponsoring a dance for underclassmen at the Senior-Alumni Bar Oct. 18 to relieve midterm stress.
"All freshmen should come out and celebrate the fact that we will have survived our first Notre Dame midterms. It's guaranteed to be better than studying," Pasquerilla East representative Stephanie Aberger said.
The informal dance is free and glow sticks will be passed out at the door.
Other activities the Council is planning range from holding a date auction with a Council-sponsored dance to working in conjunction with the other class councils to host a Survivor take off.
"We encourage the council members to think out of the box and to use their creativity to come up with ideas that would service the students," O'Neill Hall representative Enrique Schaerer said.
The Council also intends to increase its publicity in order to include all students. Another possible idea is to recognize freshman on either a weekly or monthly basis who exemplify the Catholic tradition of service.
"We want to take advantage of every opportunity here in order to get into the spirit of Notre Dame and we do not want to waste any time that could be used to bring people together and to get them involved," said Lyons Hall representative Rozann Carter.
The Council intends to use its combined creativity to "push the envelope," according to Aberger.
Several representatives emphasized that the council intends to start putting its ideas into action so that most of them are realized. Freshmen are encouraged to submit ideas for suggestion to their hall representatives.
"We have some incredibly passionate people who are on the council this year. I am excited to see us work together to bring our ideas to the forefront, and it promises to be a productive year," Zahm Hall representative Andrew Hoyt said.
All News Stories for Tuesday, October 9, 2001
