主要研究 今天

我们把鱼扔出去. 我们拍拍猫. 现在又有了一个新的联合国传统:团结日.

On the last Saturday of the semester student volunteers will spruce things up on campus and around town on a day dedicated to giving back to the community.

团结日即将在学生们的手中到来, who have been working with campus administration and town officials to identify projects in need of helping hands. 志愿者将除草, 覆盖物, clean and showcase their community-mindedness at Wildcat Stadium, 达勒姆公共图书馆和其他许多地方, 包括主街上前ATO兄弟会的所在地.  

“There is lots of energy behind this,” says Ted Kirkpatrick, dean of students. 希腊体系, 学生运动员, 学生组织, 学生会, the Diversity Support Coalition and numerous others” are rallying behind the effort.

首届团结日将于5月5日星期六举行. The date is no coincidence; it’s exactly a year to the day after Cinco de Mayo celebrations produced certain uncivil actions, 仇恨言论和破坏性行为, prompting President Mark Huddleston to create a task force dedicated to strengthening our community. 团结日是一年来持续努力的结果之一 建设一个更好的联合国大学.

“I’m really excited to be working on this project because it gives students an outlet to create positive change,19岁的艾比·科尔比说, 其中一个组织者. 达勒姆本地人, Colby says she’s eager to help put a more positive spin on what has been a challenging day in recent years.

“主要研究 is a big school with a wonderful, diverse population,” Colby says. “Shifting the mentality [around Cinco de Mayo] will take years of change, 希望团结日能开启这一切. There are thousands of students who would rather spend that day giving back to their community.”

当涉及到公共服务, Wildcats are prolific; students logged a half million hours of it during the 2016-2017 academic year. 团结日, they’re bound to surpass those numbers this year and those hence — it's expected to become an annual event to be held on the last Saturday of every spring semester.

但, 野猫喜欢好玩, 太, 在5月5日服务工作开始之前, 一些活动将激发社区精神. The Residence Hall Association will hold its annual Half-Naked Whole Mile road race, 哪一个, 代替注册费, collects clothing donations from runners and distributes them to area organizations that serve people in need. And the Wildcat football team will take to the stadium for a Blue-White game featuring Team Wild versus Team ‘Cats at 11 a.m.

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