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" MTV, mtvU, and United Way teamed up to give 50 college students from across the country the opportunity to spend their spring break rebuilding communities in New York and New Jersey effected by Hurricane Sandy. Kenyatta Giddings, a journalism major at the University of Texas at Austin shares what it was like below! Spring Break in college is a rite of passage in every student&amp;#039;s life. While many choose to use their week of freedom to stumble across the beach with their friends, some use this time to put all that &amp;quot;make a difference&amp;quot; stuff we learn in the classroom into practice. United Way, MTV and mtvU&amp;#039;s &amp;quot;Spring Fix&amp;quot; is a different kind of spring break option (one that involves heavy lifting over heavy partying), as 50 carefully selected students help rebuild communities ravaged by Superstorm Sandy.  I must admit: I was hesitant. As a college senior I second-guessed spending an entire week away from friends with whom my days are already numbered for the sake of helping people I&amp;#039;d never met. The only time I hold hammers is to pass them to my dad and the word &amp;quot;saw&amp;quot; sounds like a horror film franchise, not like something you&amp;#039;d ever find in my hands. But after two days of getting to know my team, meeting the owner of my assigned house and learning to use an electric screwdriver (I think that&amp;#039;s what it&amp;#039;s called), there&amp;#039;s no question as to whether or not I made the right decision. Watch Kenyatta&amp;#039;s &amp;quot;Spring Fix&amp;quot; work on MTV and mtvU during a special &amp;quot;Spring Break&amp;quot; themed week beginning April 1, 2013! "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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