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L o s P i r a t e s i n E l S a l v a d o r B y : S t e v e n R e s n i k


Upon entering the fall semester of


2010 at Southwestern University, it was an- nounced that the soccer team was going to be taking a spring break trip to El Salvador for those who were interested. Originally many of the soccer players were unsure of how much they wanted to give up their spring break for the trip, however, I am sure that nobody regrets having taken that important first step towards helping others, as well as helping themselves. The Pirates departed to El Salva-


dor on Saturday March 12, at 1:00 am. The enre team felt extremely red, and had no idea how busy the next week was going to be. The trip included three soccer games in lovely 76-degree weather against The Uni- versity of Central America, a club team named Chelona, and a professional team named Vista Hermosa. The Pirates started off the three games with a e against the University of Central America (0-0), followed by an unfortunate loss to Chelona (4-1) with the Pirate goal by Mahew Nickell, and fin- ishing with a win against Vista Hermosa (2-1)


with goals by Evan Perkins and Brian Cohen (last minute game winner). Although the pirates games were hard


fought, the lessons learned on the field were dwarfed by the lessons learned off the field. In order to learn as much as possible about the


Rosa Blanca, visited the museum of anthropol- ogy in the University of Central America, saw Oscar Romero’s house and the church where he was assassinated, ate much of the cultural food (our favorite was Pupusas), visited El Sal- vadorian beaches, and saw and learned about many historic landmarks that are very im- portant to El Salvador. Upon returning the most important


things accomplished in El Salvador were the distribuon of equipment that the Pirates provided, the facts learned about the country, and future plans that many of the Pirates agreed to follow through on in order to con- tribute to helping those in need in El Salvador. This was brought about by the outstanding poverty, the 20% illiteracy rate, the 40% un- employment rate, and the condions in which we saw the cizens. This movated the pi- rates and made them thankful for what they


country of El Salvador in one week, the Pirates tried to reach out to as many people as possible, and see many aspects and history of the country. Along with the soccer games, the Pirates held three soccer clinics for the elementary school of


B r a d y ’ s B u c s C o n t i n u e d


through Pirate's lacrosse head coach, Joe Ernst or Donnie Mur- ray. The team has not forgoen that Brady is just a two year old fighng one of the deadliest


The Pirate's have decided


to not only dedicate their 2010- 2011 season in honor of Brady but also raise money for the Wein Fami- ly to help offset the astronomical medical bills they have accumulat- ed. The team has and will be selling rubber bracelet's with Brady's moo of "B Strong, Believe!" on one side and "Brady's Bucs" on the other. As of March 16, 2011 the team has raised a total of $1410! The set goal of $2500 is so close to being achieved. Bracelet sales will connue unl April 30, 2011 or while supplies last. Please help support this cause by purchasing a $5 bracelet. They can be ordered


diseases for a child. However, this doesn’t stop him from just being a lile kid, running around and playing. His smiles and laughs are filled with excitement and joy everyday. Brady's fight is to “BStrong, Believe” and to make the absolute most out of eve- rything. Everyone that has been touched by his story has applied this to life. The men’s lacrosse team applies it to the season, each prac- ce, each play, each shot, every- thing!


Please support this cause


and visit Brady’s Caring Bridge web- site: hp://www.caringbridge.org/visit/ babybrady


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2011 Men’s Soccer El Salvador Travel Group, pictured center


S p e c i a l O l y m p i c V o l u n t e e r s


On Saturday, March 26th the South- western University volleyball team took a break from their spring season training to give back to the commu- nity. The City of Georgetown spon- sored a Special Olympic compeon and were in need of volunteers. The Special Olympics has been naonally recognized as the philanthropy of all Division III programs, so this was a wonderful opportunity for the Pi- rates to give back. Their volunteer dues consisted of cheering on con- testants as well as being finish-line


huggers as the event conclud- ed. This was a relavely easy task for the Southwestern volleyball team as they had one of the largest teams in the conference this past year and only graduated one senior. Although the team gave up a Saturday morning in the off- season, the smiles and high- fives from all of the Olympians made the experience incredi- bly worthwhile.


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