This year's goal is to raise $2,000 for the local Habitat for Humanity

By Andrea Park
Gargoyle staff reporter
Posted Monday, May 8, 2006, The OG, news

Each year in early May, Uni students and faculty members band together to raise money for a community service organization. X-Week 2006 starts today and will feature a variety of class-sponsored fund-raising activities to benefit the local chapter of Habitat for Humanity.

• Subbies: On Wednesday, the class will sponsor a timed Fruit Loop eating contest.

• Freshmen: The class will sell raffle tickets throughout the week. Raffle prizes include a ticket to Six Flags (first prize), a $50 iTunes gift certificate (second prize), a “King Kong” DVD (third prize), two $10 gift certificates to Cold Stone Creamery, and two $5 Bevande Café (Siebel Center) gift certificates.

• Sophomores: The class will sell water balloons to throw at teachers during lunch. Balloons will cost 50 cents each. [Update: The event, originally scheduled for Tuesday, was moved to Thursday because of concern about the weather. It has been postponed a second time. As of Thursday morning, a new time and date haven't been set.]

• Juniors: The class will sell raffle tickets for pies throughout the week.

• Seniors: On Friday, the class will host the Senior Auction during lunch, from 11:23 a.m. to 12:22 p.m. Classes will be shortened that day to allow time for it. Here is Friday's bell schedule:

— 1st period: 8-8:47 a.m.
— 2nd period: 8:52-9:39 a.m.
— 3rd period: 9:44-10:31 a.m.
— 4th period: 10:36-11:23 a.m.
— Senior Auction/lunch: 11:23 a.m.-12:22 p.m.
— 5th period: 12:27-1:14 p.m.
— 6th period: 1:19-2:06 p.m.
— 7th period: 2:11-2:58 p.m.
— 8th period: 3:03-3:50 p.m.

Raffle winners will be announced during the auction as well.

Big Show, which consists of student-written comedic skits, will be performed Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. in the North Attic. All of its proceeds wil be donated to the cause.

The school goal is to raise $2,000, which is $500 more than last year's final amount of $1,500.

“I think raising up to $2,000 would be impressive and beneficial to the local chapter of Habitat for Humanity,” said Student Council president Roveiza Irfan. “I think as a school we should aim to raise more than last year.”