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Tuesday, 05 December 2006 |
by MATT GRAVATT
Lifestyles Reporter
The holiday season is often wrought with images of sugarplums, Christmas feasts and chestnuts roasting on an open fire, but the spirit of the holidays is found in giving and goodwill toward humanity.
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Hila Silverstein, a freshman journalism major, constructs a Christmas tree out of canned foods at Boone mall for her class.
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weekend, one section of Appalachian State University students in
introduction to art took the holiday spirit to heart as they
constructed sculptures from cans of food they had collected over the
course of the semester.
“Everyone was responsible for bringing 50 cans,” C. Adam Sneed, a junior management major, said.
“Some people put boxes out or accepted donations during tailgating at
home football games,” he said. “One student brought in over a hundred
dollars in donations.”
Once cans were gathered, students chose what they would construct. The
class chose to create a replica of the Parthenon and a Christmas tree.
The can construction project took place in the Boone Mall and replaced the students’ final exam.
“To give back is better than taking a test,” Sneed said.
This sort of thing “is nice for the public to see,” John R. Heyman, a sophomore risk and insurance major, said.
“The nicest thing is that [all the cans] have been donated, they are for a good cause,” he said.
During the event, many community members paused to watch the construction effort.
Linda Henson, an Appalachian alumna “was just shopping around” when she saw the students building.
When she learned it was an effort by Appalachian students and the cans
were to be donated to the Hunger and Health Coalition, she was moved by
the endeavor.
“This is a fabulous thing to be doing,” she said. “It’s nice to have fun with a project and, I assume, get a grade too.”
As the sculptures grew in size, more people came to see what was going on.
“I would like to see more events like this,” Henson said. “They get students off campus and involved [in the community].”
Dr. Janet E. Montgomery, the instructor for the class, conveyed her continued interest in this project.
“The Boone Mall manager has expressed interest in having a contest, perhaps next year,” she said.
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