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I GUINNESS WORLD RECORD HOLDERS TEMPLE SMASHES WORLD RECORD WHILE GIVING BACK TO THE COMMUNITY Over o thousand Temple students stood at Itocouras Center on Sept. 19, frantically making sandwiches. It wasn't because they were hungry. They were trying to break the record for most peanut butler and jelly sandwiches mode in an hour— and they succeeded. MCPB (Main Campus Program Board! set a goal to surpass a Guinness World Record of 39,303 sandwiches held by Which Wichs Project PBJ in Texas. The goal was to make 40,000 sandwiches to donate to local food banks. Instead, they mode 49,100. MCPB's Secretary and Director of Community Service Events, Trina Van, become inspired by a smaller event held at her middle school where students made sondwiches to donate After she organized a PB J day last year that yielded 3,000 sandwiches, her advisor suggested to set a world record. ‘I was like. You're crazy,'' Van said. Still, she agreed and began planning in April. At the time, the world record was 26,000 but Which Wichs was set at 39,303 in June. Van wosn't discouraged. Even when people told her she wouldn't be oble to gather at least 1,000 volunteers, she remained optimistic, and rightly so. The line ot liacouras Center wrapped around the building the night of the event. More than 1,300 staff, students, alumni, even local community members participated, making sandwiches in fables of 18 people while the timer counted down the hour for the record. Sophomore Julia Dugan said that once the timer started every table devised o unique system to get the job done. 'It definitely was exhilarating, Van said. 1 know a lot of people had a lot of fun in the last 30 seconds, just making os many sandwiches os possible, Dugan arrived to the event with two roommates. At the table, she did not know anyone else. However, they oil shared a goal, to break the record. The team created efficient ways of making PB J foster including appointing one person to hove the cons of jelly already opened. ‘They hod music playing the whole time ond everyone just worked as a team,' she said. 'Hooter was there and he was walking by. patting people on the beck. H was a good atmosphere.' Along the way. the grape jelly wouldn't spread. The timer ticked marking the time left ond the team quickly switched to the backup orange marmalode and raspberry preserves. Van mostly supervised ond restocked supplies including having to run to the grocery store because they had run out of plastic bags. But, even Van mode sandwiches to help break the record Before the result was announced. Van heard whispers that there were 90 boxes. 'I was like, What? We only needed 80.1 know we beat ill” she said, 'll was a complete surprise but I had to keep it hush. After volunteers celebrated their victory by eating a sandwich of their own, the boxes were then distributed to 15 Philodelphio-orea food banks. 'Having 50,000 sandwiches going out into the city mode me feel a bt better than having them go to waste. Vcn said. ‘It was really nice.' WRITTEN BY BRtANNA BAKER PHOTOGRAPHED BY THE TE VPlE NEWS
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A traditional king and queen didn't stand on the field during I halftime at the 2016 homecoming game, but two tiara-dad | ladies did: senior psychology major Sydnee Jacques and junior advertising major Dyymond Whipper-Young. I Main Campus Program Board (MCPB} decided to forego gender in this years nomination. There were two previous categories: males competing for the title of kmg and females competing for queen. Now. all contestants compete with one another, regardless I of identify. 'We wonted to be gender inclusive and to not force students to choose a gender that they don't identify with.' MCPB Director of University Events. Danielle Snowden said. I Each participant campaigned for votes weeks before the homecoming pageant At the pageant they performed in formal wear, presented a folent and participa’-eti in Q A The first, second and third place pcgeant winners odd the votes they campaigned for to the pageant follies and the two w.th the most final votes were I crowned royalty. At the end of the pageant. Jacques and Whipper-Young made history as they were crowned homecoming queens. While she thought it was a challenge to run against more contestants then usual, Whipper-Young supports the decision to make the pageant gender neutral. 'Times are changing, and I feel like you should progressive with the times.' she said. Her mother was also crowned homecoming queen at college white working o full-time job and taking care of two children. I 'I felt like, if she can do it, I con do if, Whipper-Young said. 'This i is in my destiny.” A groduote of o high school for the arts. Whipper-Young utilized , her creative abilities in the competition. Those who posted her campaign portrait to Fccebock were entered to win a portrait For her talent in the pageant, she live pointed which she considers to | be her specialty. Whipper-Young also volunteers with the community in her spore time She interns with the Mural Arts Program, campaigns for NextGen Climate, partners with non-profit Overcome to o-d inner-city youth and has worked os on art teacher wirh the Guardian |Civics league. “It was just a fun experience. she said. “The worst you can do is lose.' Fellow queen. Jacques, was also excited by the prospect of a gender-, neutral pageant. | 1 thought it was cool, she said. “I understand (feeling] limited to have to choose only one guy I and one girl I Jacques ran for homecoming court in order to end her time ct Temple on a high note. 'I really like this school a lot.' she said. 'I've had a realfy good time here, and met a lot of nice people. I can t believe I it's clmost time to groduote. I Jacques s a member of Temple's trock or.d field team, continuing o lifelong love of the sport. I Inspired by her Caribbean background, she is alio on the I executive boord of the Student Organization for Caribbean Aworeness She included this aspect of her identity in her pageant I talent by performing a traditional Caribbean donee She provided o piece of oavice fa' future prospective I homecoming royalty. | -V ‘Be yourself, she said. Figure out the best way to get your friends I She encourages anyone considering running for next years involved. And just hove fun with it i homecoming court to take the p'unge. WRITTEN BY 8WANNA BAKER
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