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The Sweet Briar Community Responds to Hurricane Katrina
By Shavonne Clarke ’07

While Sweet Briar may be over a thousand miles from the path that Hurricane Katrina cut through Florida, Louisiana and Mississippi, students and community members were keenly aware of the devastation caused in the lives of so many. On Sept. 1 the Student Government Association launched a lifeboat in the Prothro Atrium so that students could donate items to be sent to the affected areas. The lifeboat was filled with jugs of water and care packages that were marked with the characteristic pink and green of Sweet Briar.
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Pain at the pump
By Joanna Meade ’06
STAFF WRITER

"Hess has the cheapest gas." All over campus these days, statements like this from Sarah Hart '06, can be heard commonly in conversation. After Hurricane Katrina hit early this month and gas prices skyrocketed members of the Sweet Briar community have been more willing to find ways to save gas and cut back on driving.

Many have simply tried to cut back on their driving, such as Meredith Newman ’09, who hasn’t driven since last week. Others, including Lindsay Woodward ’07, have opted for carpooling.

To save gas, Teresa Papaleo ’07 caught a ride home one weekend instead of driving herself. And instead of driving to Wal-Mart, she bought her school supplies at the bookstore.
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