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Issue date: 2/8/08 Section: News
False alarm at Booth
Just before 11 a.m. Thursday, the fire alarm sounded at Mary J. Booth Library.
Students were instructed to leave the building using the stairs. Students congregated near Lumpkin Hall and the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union. Charleston Fire Department arrived and gave Booth Library staff the "all clear" to re-enter the building around 11:15 a.m.
Starbucks opening today
Starbucks, at 437 W. Lincoln Ave., is opening today after announcing its plans in August, confirmed a Starbucks spokesperson.
Rumors of a Starbucks coming to town began last spring when the strip mall at Lincoln Ave. and E Street began construction.
The store will open 5:30 a.m.
Prom Dress sale to benefit St. Jude
The Omega Nu chapter of Epsilon Sigma Alpha of Mattoon is hosting its second prom dress sale to help benefit St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
Kate Pleasant, co-chair for the event, said, "It's a great opportunity for people who want to buy a dress for a better price."
People who wish to sell their dresses can come to the Cross County Mall in Mattoon in the old Sam Goody store from 6-8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 8. Flat selling costs are $5. Sellers can then set their own selling prices for dresses. The seller will keep the profit, and the $5 entry fee will be donated to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
"We raised almost $1000 last year; we hope to raise that much or more this year," Pleasant said.
Dresses will be sold Saturday, Feb. 9 between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m.
"It's a win-win situation for everybody," said Nancy Smith, co-chair and member of Epsilon Sigma Alpha.
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital is a treatment and research center for children with cancer and other catastrophic diseases. The hospital's daily operating costs are approximately $1,267,349, which are primarily covered by public contributions, according to the St. Jude Web site.
"We have about a million volunteers around the country who host about 30,000 events in their cities around the country," said Betty Chiu, senior director of communications for St. Jude.
- Compiled by News Editor Nora Maberry, City Editor Matt Hopf and Staff Reporter Matt Wills
Just before 11 a.m. Thursday, the fire alarm sounded at Mary J. Booth Library.
Students were instructed to leave the building using the stairs. Students congregated near Lumpkin Hall and the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union. Charleston Fire Department arrived and gave Booth Library staff the "all clear" to re-enter the building around 11:15 a.m.
Starbucks opening today
Starbucks, at 437 W. Lincoln Ave., is opening today after announcing its plans in August, confirmed a Starbucks spokesperson.
Rumors of a Starbucks coming to town began last spring when the strip mall at Lincoln Ave. and E Street began construction.
The store will open 5:30 a.m.
Prom Dress sale to benefit St. Jude
The Omega Nu chapter of Epsilon Sigma Alpha of Mattoon is hosting its second prom dress sale to help benefit St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
Kate Pleasant, co-chair for the event, said, "It's a great opportunity for people who want to buy a dress for a better price."
People who wish to sell their dresses can come to the Cross County Mall in Mattoon in the old Sam Goody store from 6-8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 8. Flat selling costs are $5. Sellers can then set their own selling prices for dresses. The seller will keep the profit, and the $5 entry fee will be donated to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
"We raised almost $1000 last year; we hope to raise that much or more this year," Pleasant said.
Dresses will be sold Saturday, Feb. 9 between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m.
"It's a win-win situation for everybody," said Nancy Smith, co-chair and member of Epsilon Sigma Alpha.
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital is a treatment and research center for children with cancer and other catastrophic diseases. The hospital's daily operating costs are approximately $1,267,349, which are primarily covered by public contributions, according to the St. Jude Web site.
"We have about a million volunteers around the country who host about 30,000 events in their cities around the country," said Betty Chiu, senior director of communications for St. Jude.
- Compiled by News Editor Nora Maberry, City Editor Matt Hopf and Staff Reporter Matt Wills
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