The Carolinian [November 30, 2010]

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The student newspaper of the University of North Carolina at Greensboro Established 1919
Vol. XCI No. 14 www.carolinianonline.com November 30 -December 6, 2010
SGA works on UNCG Habitat for .Humanity house
PHOTOS COURTfSY SGA
Left: Volunteers work on the UNCG Habitat for Humanity house. Right: SGA members line up for a photo shoot. Below: Volunteers brave the wind, and the fear of heights up on the roof.
· U NCC sponsored house to be
completed in April for family of seven
Matthew Howard his family move in. Completion
Editor-in-Chief of the project is expected to be in .
UNCG student organizations April of 2011.
and volunteers have been hard Student organizations that
at work in recent weeks, not only have participated include: the
in the classroom, but a,lso.at the baseball team, Grogan Res1den­University
sponsored Habitat for tial College, and Student Gov- .
Humanity house. ernment Association (SGA).
Construction was kicked off On November 13 Grogan Resi-on
October 14 to r:"\'"'r---=-----..,...-, dential College worked
provide Beshir on the project. "I am
Ibnaouf, his wife beyond thrilled to have
Marrif Abbas, and been given the oppor-their
five kids a tunity to work with
new home. In the Habitat for Humanity;'
first day · of con- Hilari Bowman told
struction, almost Nonte. "It was invigo-all
of the first floor rating and so much
framing was com- fun to work alongside
pleted, according Be~hir and help build
to Dan Nonte of his future home for his
University Rela- familY:'
tions in a blog fol- The next weekend
lowing the project. SGA participated in the build.
Ibnaouf immigrated from Su- Eric Durham, SGA's Secretary of
dan to North Carolina in 1997 Community Affairs, commented
and two years later his wife and a_bout the organization of the
daughter joined him. "Beshir event in a phone interview.
and Maarif beam with · pride "I just jumped on the ball early
when discussing their children, to get SGA involved. Everyone
whom they refer to as their was volunteering for it really
'treasure:" fast. This was a really good op-
Almost 360 students, faculty, portunity to get everyone in­staff
and alumni will work on volved;' Durham said.
the project before Ibnaouf and "We had twelve of the SGA
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members and then a few from
around UNCG, a guy from Guil­ford
Tech;' said Durham. Ib­naouf
also helped-with the build.
In orde_r for· Ibn:aouf.to own is
home at the end of the build, he
had to complete over 100 hours
of training ~aJ)d another 200
hours of on ·Site work, continued
Durham. "When it is completed
Ibnaouf, his wife, and his five
kids will have full ownership of
the house:'
Durham said that SGA was
completing the plywood part of
the project on the siding and the
roof. "It was really stressful be-
. cause we had to use ladders to
get up tWo s!ories:'
"We were putting the plywood
on top of the studs and nailing
those down. Then on the roof we
put the plywood down also on
top of the studs."
Durham continued, "We were
putting the shell on the house,
it was kind of a skeleton and we
were just putting it up:'
"I think the hardest part was
getting over the height factor. If
it was on the ground it would be
a whole different game:'
Durham confirmed that there
were no injuries and that the
weather was perfect for the build.
Campus Activities Board
holds Open Mic Night
Shonte Hodnett
Staff Reporter
·on Saturday, November 20,
Campus Activities Board spon­sored
an Open Mic Night at the
Weatherspoon Art Museum from
6:00 P.M. to 9:00 P.M. Talent
from around Greensboro came -
out to show off their skills dur­ing
the event. The free Open Mic
Night is a continuation of CAB's
efforts to make UNCG's campus
less of a commuter school where
many students leave campus on
weekends. By providing excit­ing
events on Friday and Satur­day
evenings, CAB is hoping that
this new initiative will encourage
more students to stay on or near
campus on the weekends. Stu­dents
also enjoy~d free snacks
and refreshments before the
show began.
Open Mic Night showcased a
variety of local talent. Some acts
traveled from other universities
around Greensboro to perform.
Dominique Barnes, a junior from
A&T University heard about
the event through a UNCG sfu­dent.
He sung "Love" by Musiq
Soul Child. Before going on stage
he said, "This is my first time
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singing in public, I hope every­thing
goes good:'
Members of a student organi­zation,
Well Versed Expressions,
· performed as well. Well Versed
Expressions is a poetry perfor­mance
group. Founder Rakeem
Person explained poetry as a way
to "reach other people, and give
people who don't have a voice, a
voice:' He performed an original
piece called, "Welcome to Wom­enhood;'
a poem about struggles
of gay women in Africa.
Open Mic was not only a po­etry
showcase. Singers, guitar
players, and rappers, also took
the stage to show off their unique
skills. ·
Singer, HBO Def Poet, and
actress Shanelle Gabriel hosted
the show. She also "warmed up
the mic" by being the first act
to perform. Born and raised in
Brooklyn, NY, she previously
has displayed her talents at col­leges
and venues both nationally
and internationally. She recently
performed at UNC Charlotte
and UNC Pembroke. Shanelle
opened for and was featured on
the 6th season premiere ofHBO's
SEE CAB, PAGE 2
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