The Phoenix Online - College opens doors, aids in Katrina relief efforts: "College opens doors, aids in Katrina relief efforts
BY REUBEN HEYMAN-KANTOR
As Swarthmore searches for ways to help victims of Hurricane Katrina, for those students from the New Orleans area, the past two weeks have been more than a far-off tragedy being played out on television.
“I couldn’t reach my parents for the first three days,” New Orleans native Jessica Langston ’08 said. Langston’s parents had evacuated to Houston, Texas, but because of storm-related problems with e-mail and telephone lines she had been unable to get in contact with them. “I have two friends who remained in the city. One I know is okay and one I haven’t heard from,” she said"
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