The Spectrum

Issue date: 9/22/05 Section: News

Media Credit: The Spectrum/Chris Faber Jacqueline Boothby interviews two students from the Democratic Technologies class that helped in creating this event.

On Tuesday, September 20 the Media Studies Association hosted a fundraiser for the victims of the tragedies in the Gulf Coast. "Giving From The Heart: The Hurricane Katrina Relief Telethon" took place from 10 am to 1 pm in the main Academic Building.

The program was the creation of two Media Studies classes, Democratic Technologies and Television Production.

"Like everyone else, I was horrified and ashamed of the images I was seeing," said Greg Golda, Professor for the Department of Media Studies, and teacher of the two classes. "My wife and I donated money and cleaned out our closets but I also wanted my classroom experience to be both timely and practical."

During this three-hour program, that was broadcasted live on Sacred Heart's Channel 3, the classes endorsed several projects they have come up with to aid the victims of Hurricane Katrina. The students also be interviewed several clubs and organizations around campus to see what they are doing to help.

"We're hoping to book performers, the SHU Force dance team and other talented folks to help out,"said Golda."While we [were] live on Tuesday we will expand the recording of the show and it will play for some time on Channel 3. We'll list how to give materials and money to continue the giving."

Donations made by the telethon are being given to the Red Cross in order to help with their efforts in the fast recovery of the Gulf Coast.

Anyone and everyone was encouraged to come down to the live broadcast and voice their opinion on the situation and to inform the Sacred Heart community of what they are doing to help.

"The whole effort of the telethon [was] to show that these events, and the kind works of the students, staff, and faculty happen everyday at this school," said Golda. "We [were] asking all the groups and individuals that have participated in some way to come to the taping and tell us their stories."

The telethon can be viewed on any on campus television, including those in the dorms, on channels 3 and 6.

Those who were not on campus during any of the scheduled broadcast times are encouraged to watch through the live web feed, which can be found at www.DemTech.org.

The program is not only a great opportunity to make a donation to those in need, but also one that will show the Sacred Heart Community what their peers are doing to help the countless number of victims devastated by Hurricane Katrina.

"I saw it as an obvious synthesis of the course work I was building for my two classes," said Golda. "We just hope that after some of the media spotlight has faded we can keep up some of that attention here on our campus and do our part."

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