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Thursday, March 3, 2005

Children and students scramble for candy after Dan Martin broke a Pinata at the Thursday Fiesta.
Thursday is the last full day of work and the Colonia is busy. Everyone is trying to get as much done as possible before the crew leaves the site Friday at noon.

The crew wants Lou Lou, Lillia and Justo, Maria and Rudy and Patricia and Israel and the children in their homes before May. They are committed to establishing the standard for the Collegiate Challenge crews that follow next week.

"Do you think you did good yesterday," asks Carol Sherwood, executive director of Webb County Habitat. "The answer is O Yea."

All week the cheer fror something good and the start of the workday is O Yea and Sherwood has promised to explain the meaning Friday.

Thursday evening the Habitat friends invited the crew to a Fiesta at the state park. There was la musica de Mexico and dancing, basketball, conversation and a pinata. Everyone helped Olivia Galvan celebrate her eighth birthday.

Most of the students took a whack at the pinata until Dan Martin separated the head from the body of the pinata.

Friday is a half day of work, a half day of shopping and an evening at the Professional Bull Riders Tournament.

Posted: Fri, March 4th, 2005 at 12:17PM

 

In the more than 100 years since its founding, Alma has stayed true to its roots by keeping its Scottish heritage alive. Today, Alma features a marching band clad in Kilts, a Scottish dance troupe, student pipers and its own tartan. Each year, the College hosts the Alma Highland Festival and Games, which feature traditional Scottish games and revelry.

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Terra Teague

Terra Teague
Graduation: 2008
Major: Business Administration
From: Monroe
Interests: Business Simulations, Athletics

Terra’s Spring Term experience in China is a tremendous help understanding the relationship the U.S. has with one of its largest trading partners. The business administration major from Monroe has seen first hand the economic effects on southeast Michigan of low-cost imports and Chinese monetary policies.

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