The campus minister is losing his trademark ponytail in a raffle that will help pay for 14 UD students to travel to Haiti over spring break to learn firsthand about life in a developing country. The winner will clip Templin's ponytail at noon on Tuesday, Feb. 13, outside Kennedy Union, weather permitting. The group is also accepting donations. Hayes, another Haiti volunteer, suggested he cut the ponytail and eventually hounded Templin into submission. But Templin plans to grow it out again after the snipping, according to Radelet.
Spirituality is always about letting go.
If I can let go of my trademark, it's an opportunity for me to maybe change and grow spiritually. Some students have expressed disbelief that Templin will cut his hair. This is a priest who rarely dons a collar, enjoys wearing shorts until November and looks a bit like comedian George Carlin. His hair is part of his identity. We might have a mutiny on our hands.