Furman's Katrina relief efforts (according to www.furman.edu)

GREENVILLE,
S.C. - Furman University announced today that it is enacting the
following relief efforts in response to the devastation of Hurricane
Katrina:

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  The
  university is prepared to enroll additional students this fall whose
  college plans have been directly affected by the hurricane.  As
  of Sept. 2, the admissions office had received calls from nine students
  and their families requesting information about admission, and the
  university has enrolled one student who was scheduled to attend Tulane
  University.  According to Woody O'Cain, director of admissions, as many as five other students could make decisions to enroll this fall.  Classes begin at Furman on Sept. 13.

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  Before
  Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast area, the university offered
  on-campus housing to all Furman students and their families who were
  forced to evacuate.  Four families arrived on campus early (three of the students are upperclassmen and one is an incoming freshman).  The students are on campus, and the families are in hotels in Greenville.  Boyd
  Yarbrough, Furman's director of housing, said the university would
  continue to accommodate any students and their families who need to
  come to campus early due to the hurricane.

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  The university is making plans to collect supplies and donations for those in need.  Operations
  "Spare Change," "Get Ready for School" and "Swipe a Meal" will allow
  students, parents, faculty and staff to offer assistance.  Furman's orientation staff will begin the collection effort during a parents' program on Tuesday evening, Sept. 6.  Further
  donations will be collected at a faculty meeting the same day and at a
  Sept. 14 student event featuring hypnotist Tom DeLuca.  A collection effort has also been proposed for the Furman Paladins opening home football game on Sept. 17.  All donations will be directed to the Red Cross.  The
  university will gather backpacks, pencils, paper, lunch boxes and other
  school supplies to be distributed in the hurricane areas and in those
  neighboring states taking responsibility for educating displaced
  children.  Furman students may drop off supplies at the campus-wide Activities Fair on Sept. 20.  Students will also be able to swipe their meal card and donate the price of one dining hall meal to the relief efforts.  Those
  interested in donating time or money to the relief efforts should
  contact Furman's Chaplains Office at 864-294-2133 or
  susan.bennett@furman.edu.

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  Furman will work with local organizations (schools, churches, etc.) to help coordinate relief efforts.  The
  university also plans to organize a group of faculty, staff and
  students to travel to the Gulf Coast area to assist in a
  construction/reclamation project, and will contact governors' offices
  in Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama to see where its relief
  efforts might best be directed.