Brother on a pole
Don't be surprised if you see a University student sitting up on a pole this week on Rugby Road.
Pi Lambda Phi fraternity is holding its eighth annual fund raising event for the Charlottesville Sexual Assault Resource Agency. The brothers are holding a "symbolic vigil," said Sean Tierney, Pi Lambda Phi community service chair.
"We are on there for an entire week, 24 hours a day," Tierney said. The idea for the event "started when there was an incident at the house where a non-U.Va. student attempted to assault someone."
The brothers are taking three-hour shifts, but two brothers watch over the 12 p.m. to 6 a.m. shift, taking three-hour turns on the pole.
The brothers are accepting donations in a jar on the front porch and are raising funds through t-shirt sales. Seven businesses and four sororities are sponsoring the event, which Tierney said raises about $1,500 to $2,000 each year for SARA.
"It's been getting bigger and stronger and we get a little more money each year," he said.
A shot in the arm
People lined up by the hundreds to have needles stuck in their bodies yesterday, only to be denied.
Student Health was scheduled to administer over 1,000 meningitis and influenza vaccines to students at the AFC and Newcomb Hall Ballroom from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. yesterday.
But the onslaught of students overwhelmed Student Health's supplies, said Beth DeBow, administrative assistant in the director's office of Student Health.
"We were thrilled and unprepared for the turnout," DeBow said. "We apologize to the students unable to be vaccinated because of the unprecedented turnout."
In response to the demand for more vaccines, VACCESSHealth will be completing the vaccinations Wednesday, Nov. 3, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., she said.
Students who did get vaccinated faced long lines and a sharp but quick pain in their arms.
First-year College student Natalie Graham rested after the trauma of a meningitis shot.
"My arm feels a bit tingly right now," Graham said.
While third-year Engineering student Beth Kahley said she thought it was important to be vaccinated, fourth-year College student Will Parsons quaked before his shot.
"I just hope I don't cry," Parsons said.
--Compiled by Mary Rekas and Sarah Culvahouse
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