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8 I Thursday, March 6, 2003 | The Red & Black
VARIETY
‘Give construction work a chance’
KINSEY’S PETITION
We need more construction on campus because:
By DARRELL KINSEY
dkinsey@randb.com
Since protesting seems
to be a big fad nowadays, I
decided to get in on it.
But, unlike many of the
other protesters on campus,
I needed a cause.
I went to the Arch
Wednesday to give out 100
fliers that listed the positive
side of construction.
As I handed out these
fliers, I said to the passers-by,
“We’re trying to get more con
struction on campus.”
For variety, I also would
say, “A construction zone is
not necessarily a bad zone.”
One of the first people to
take a flier read it and said,
“Hell yeah,” enthusiastically.
“So far so good,” I thought.
The next woman who took
a flier paused to read it.
She said, “Funny,” and kept
walking.
I assume she meant
“funny” as in strange, and I
happened to agree.
Revolutions are strange times
in history. I felt I already was
making a difference.
Then another man came up
after reading the flier. He
asked if I knew which minori
ties work in construction.
I said, “Yes.”
“Are you aware that these
SHENANIGANS AND
GOINGS ON
people work hard and even
work on Saturdays?” he
asked.
I said, “Yeah. We need more
construction workers on cam
pus,” and began thinking of all
the fun students could have
during the weekends if there
were more construction sites.
Instead of hustling off to
class, we could watch and
appreciate the skill involved in
building a structure.
Then a woman came by
and refused to take a flier. She
did, however, vocalize her sup
port. She said, “Give work a
chance.”
At first, I thought she was
calling me lazy or homeless for
having nothing better to do
than stand around on the
street. Then I realized what
she meant to say was, “Give
construction work a chance.”
I thought that was a pretty
clever line, so when the next
person came by, I gave him
a flier and said, “Give con
struction work a chance.”
Then the anti-war protest-
1. It is constructive.
2. Construction workers are more
interesting than college kids.
3. It’s difficult to fray the bill of a hard
hat.
4. Listening to jackhammers is
more entertaining than listening to
professors talk.
5. All the buildings on North Campus
are old. They probably will fall over the
next time it rains anyway.
6. When it rains hard, the mud that
washes from a construction site onto
the sidewalks is easier on the knees
ers began congregating on the
Broad Street median across
from the Arch. They beat
drums and held up signs.
One of them came over to
me. He held a sign that read,
“Peace is patriotic.” I knew he
was coming to congratulate
my concern for the communi
ty and welcome me into the
brotherhood of protesters.
I was eager to talk to him.
He read my flier and asked
if I was trying to create a
diversion for the anti-war rally.
I said, “No, I’m just trying to
have a cause.”
He said, “Yeah, it’s hard for
a white man to have a cause.”
“Especially since the
and lower back than hard concrete.
7. Walking directly to our classrooms
doesn’t allow for very much exercise.
It would do us all some good to take
lengthy detours.
8. Even those who refuse to walk to
class benefit. By adding a toolbox and
some extra mud on their cars, students
can park on any sidewalk on campus.
9. Carpenter-style pants already are
very popular.
10. Students can pretend they are
Hollywood movie stars every time new
concrete is poured.
Revolution’s over,” I thought.
“It’s just a little frustrating
that you’re out here while
we’re trying to have a serious
protest,” the man said.
I never had tried to publicly
express my opinions before,
and when this protester with
a sign and everything shot me
down, I was pretty broken up.
I guess a serious protest is
one with a bunch of signs and
drums.
But I stuck out my protest
anyway.
After I gave out all my
fliers, I retrieved most of my
fliers from a nearby trash can
and set off to hand them out
again.
Circle K dances,
‘shakes’ for kids
By ERIN CAMP
For The Red & Black
Don’t just shake it for
anyone, shake it for the
kids.
The University branch of
Circle K, the largest colle
giate service organization
in the world, is putting on
its second annual semi-for-
mal dance/fund-raiser,
Shake It For the Kids.
“We hold Shake It For
the Kids to benefit the
Georgia District Circle K
service project — the
Playground Project,” said
Melissa Skinner, a sopho
more from Newnan and
vice president and chair
person of the University’s
Circle K chapter.
The Playground Project
will build playgrounds for
children all over Georgia,
said Jennifer Burk, a fresh
man from Peachtree City.
Also making an
appearance at Shake It For
the Kids will be the UGA
Ballroom Dancers, who will
be offering dance lessons to
anyone interested.
“We will be giving swing
dance and salsa lessons
this year,” said Joseph
Moore, a junior from
Columbus and a member of
Circle K and the UGA
Ballroom Dancers.
“We found that (the
Ballroom Dancers) last
year was a big success
because a lot of people
came to the dance but did
n’t want to dance because
they were intimidated,” she
said.
Moore also is credited
with getting Circle K
involved in Shake it For
the Kids.
“I had a blast (last year).
I loved learning all the
dances. I think it’s a perfect
way to raise money.
Everyone gets to dress up
and have a lot of fun, and
it’s all for a good cause,”
said Emily Moore, a junior
from Augusta and Circle K
member.
The second annual
Shake It For the Kids fund
raiser will begin Saturday
and will run from 7 p.m.
until midnight. Admission,
which includes dance les
sons, will be $5, and all pro
ceeds will go to the
Playground Project.
DAN MCLAUGHLIN | The Red & Black
▲ Darrell Kinsey hands out pro-construction fliers in
front of the Arch Wednesday afternoon.
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