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The easiest way students can get involved in the Park Scholars’ ongoing attempts to help the homeless is by donating canned food or any non— perishable food items (dropoff boxes are located in each residence hall).
A group of Park Scholars has teamed Students that want to help build up with local organizations to sponsor canned food sculptures can go a food drive with an interesting twist. to Harris Field at 1:30 Saturday On Saturday, students and the pubafternoon. Students can register for the event at the www.bit.ly/canned— lic will have the opportunity to create creations. sculptures on Harris Field – built entirely out of canned food. The canned food for the event is currently being Park Scholars collected in a campus-wide food drive. Standing with the “There are 1,100 people homeless every night in Raleigh alone,” Alyssa Homeless D’Addezio, a sophomore in biological The following Park Scholars helped sciences, said. “We want to gather as organize the Canned Creations food many people as possible [Saturday] to drive: represent those 1,100.” People can come learn about pover• Matthew Draelos, a senior in ty in the Raleigh area while participatchemistry ing in the canned food sculpture con• Julie Donoghue, a sophormore test. The event is part of the Canned in management Sarah Cummings, a sophomore • Creations/Standing for Homelessness in statistics event in cooperation with the Raleigh/ Alyssa D’Addezio, a sophomore • Wake Partnership to End and Prevent in biological sciences Homelessness and the Wake County DeShawn Brown, a sophomore • Salvation Army. in engineering Several months ago, Canned CreEmily Bissett, a sophomore in • ations was nothing more than an idea nutrition science for the 11 Park Scholars organizing the Luke Perkins, a sophomore in • civil engineering event. Thomas Jackson, a sophomore in • This project began as two separate biological sciences entities combined as one last month. A Eric Whitmire, a junior in • group of four Park Scholars, including computer science Eric Whitmire, a junior in computer science and biomedical engineering, Source: park scholars was working to bring Canned Creations to the campus. At the same time another group, they are homeless, it’s not by choice. including D’Addezio and Emily Bis- What they’re looking for in their life sett, a sophomore in nutrition science, is dignity.” The Park Scholars have tried to help were making plans to educate students about homelessness – what they call homeless individuals restore their dignity through volunteering. “an invisible issue.” “[Volunteering] is serving with the These students aren’t blind observpeople and restoring the dignity back ers, either. “At the beginning, we interviewed into their life that will empower them people who are homeless in Raleigh. to become part of the community. We went down to Moore Square [and] It takes a lot more than just giving people things,” got a feel for their Bissett said. life stories and Whitmire how t hey had said he strongly gotten [there]… encourages stuIt’s an issue that dents to volunrea lly impacts teer for organieverybody,” zations that help D’Addezio said. the homeless. He D’Addezio shared his exwasn’t the only Emily Bissett, sophomore in perience volunone who wa s nutrition science teering with the surprised by the Salvation Army. homeless people’s “We’ve been working with the Salstories. “When we talk to people, there’s vation Army for a while now. We’ve crazy stuff, like people who come been volunteering on Thursday night from a really high—paying job, but [at the] women and children’s center,” they’re poor money managers, or you Whitmire said. “The Salvation Army have people who are domestically and is literally less than five minutes away, sexually abused and they don’t know so it’s not that hard to find time to go how to recover from that, or mentally down there.” The program can be extremely reill,” Bissett said. The interactions in Moore Square warding for the volunteer, Whitmire showed how homelessness can strike said. “Two or three days a week, they have anyone at any time, Bissett said. “You have to take every single per- the afterschool tutoring program. To son’s situation into account,” she see the joy on [the kids’] faces when said. “One of the biggest things that someone older helps them – you get as people don’t realize about the home- much out of it as they do. That really less population is that even though means something,” he said.
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Since the earthquake in 2010 ravaged Haiti, music has played a larger role in Haitian culture. A seminar coming to campus will examine how music has helped in re—building Haiti and what more music can do to assist the restoration of the country. “Since the earthquake happened, music has served as therapy for a lot of people,” Professor of music Jonathan Kramer said. This week, Price Music Center’s annual lecture series turns its attention to Haiti, and examines how music is helping heal the people after a devastating 2010 earthquake. “This lecture is an exploration of Haitian music and also of music as a cultural force,” Kramer said. “Rebuilding the House: Haiti, Music & the 2010 Earthquake” will take place Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the Talley ballroom. The seminar will discuss the roles music can play in sustaining a society during times of trauma. This is the fifth year the Price Music Center has held a lecture series. According to Kramer, one of the biggest reasons behind the lectures is to raise awareness about global diversity. All of the lectures highlight topics from different parts of the world. “It is meant to be an interesting and relevant music presentation with global perspective,” Kramer said. Two experts on Haitian music are working with Kramer to present information to students. Michael Largey, a professor at Michigan State University and a leading scholar on Haitian music, will be presenting during the seminar. Janet Anthony, a professor at Lawrence University who has been teaching music in Haiti for more than 20 years, will also be a lead presenter. Kramer said he got the idea for this particular lecture when he heard a story on the radio about a blind music teacher in Haiti. Despite the earthquake, the teacher was doing everything in his power to keep his music school going. “I just heard this story, and I wanted to know what it was that was so inspiring to people about music. Haiti is a stressed society, and I wanted to see how music programs and groups function in that environment,” Kramer said. Heather Gundel, a sophomore in psychology who has played the clarinet for many years, said music can be very important as a healing tool. She said a close family friend in the United States has recovered with music therapy after not being able to walk due to a disease. “Listening to music can help lift people’s spirits,” Gundel said. “If people are interested in music, I think it can help them.” Marcelo Alvarado, a sophomore in mechanical engineering who plays in the local band Strictly Specials, also said music can be helpful to people who are struggling. Marcelo said music has had a positive impact on his life and the lives of others. “Music can definitely affect mood or attitude,” Alvarado said. Kramer said it is imperative for students to be aware of global diversity if they want to be successful. With information being so readily available on the internet, every society is connected and should be conscious of one another. “If students are planning on living in the real world, it is absolutely important. Every place is now connected to every other place,” Kramer said. “The more we understand about the world, the better off we are. We want to develop a deeper awareness of global issues. We’re committed to that at Price.”
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Elvin James, then a junior in First Year College, holds up a “Help Haiti” sign in front of the Atrium on Jan. 19, 2010. “We’re from the Xi Zeta chapter of Phi Beta Sigma,” James said. “We’re collecting money for the Haiti relief, we’re accepting donations.” The fraternity was giving away pizza to anyone who gave a donation.
By the Numbers 2 million 220,000 1.5 million 19 million
Haitians who live in the most quake—affected area Haitians who died in the quake Haitians who were left homeless cubic meteers of quake rubble and debris were piled Port Au Prince, Haiti’s capital SOURCE: DISASTERS EMERGENCY COMMITTEE
Relief efforts howl for haiti: In response, N.C. State’s Student Government launched “Howl for Haiti” in 2010 to raise money for assistance in the recovery. Under the guidance of Howl for Haiti, student organizations across campus raised money to contribute to the non-profit organization Stop Hunger Now. The initiative, a multifaceted program designed to raise money and awareness for the earthquake victims, included the following events: Jan. 27: Quad Means 4 Drive Feb. 15: Howl for Haiti Benefit Concert Feb. 15: Hugs for Haiti Feb. 21: Stop Hunger Now Packaging Feb. 27: Dance for Haiti April 10: Park Scholars and College of Textiles Fashion Show, Date Auction Source: NCSU Student Government
Campus organizations involved There were dozens of students and campus organizations that helped make Howl for Haiti a success. Howl for Haiti lists these groups as leading contributors to the cause: • College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Health Professions Advising Center and Pre-Health Club • American Indian Science & Engineering Society • Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity • The Honors Village • N.C. State’s Campus Crusade for Christ • The Repair & Renovation Services branch of Facilities Operations • NCSU Libraries • The Math Grad Student Association and Math Department • The Student Mentor Association • The Society of Afrikan American Culture • The National Society of Black Engineers
r i a F d a r G SOURCE: NCSU STUDENT GOVERNMENT
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