Word: seider
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...just so happens that Seider is trying to get the word out that the shelter's in need of volunteers, because even at a College where one in four students participates in public service--and even more pass Uni-Lu on their treks to and from the MAC quad each day--Uni-Lu's supply runs dry as winter break approaches...
...reluctant as he is to talk about his time at Uni-Lu, Seider is a well-spoken, and seasoned, speaker. Seated in his room in Eliot House, the two-year Uni-Lu veteran can easily toss off descriptions of nightly duties, along with instructions to volunteers. What advice would he give to a first-time volunteer...
...Basically, you have to be a good listener," says Seider, gesturing to the invisible volunteer recruit and inducing a sense of warmth that makes it easy to see why many of his own friends have offered to help at the shelter during term time...
Painting a picture of Uni-Lu duties in broad strokes, Seider describes the difference between the soup kitchens he's volunteered at--which just serve meals--and shelters like the student-run Uni-Lu, that offer the homeless a warm, safe haven from the streets of Cambridge...
...holidays can be a really hard time to be homeless," says Seider, who also volunteered at Uni-Lu along with about 30 other students during winter break last year...