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Poverty Simulation Raises Awareness
By DANNI EPTING
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A live experience to help promote a deeper understanding of the conditions of poverty was offered for the third year in a row.
Participants played the roles of individuals in a hard working family. These roles ranged from a 9-year-old daughter, to a dis-
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abled grandfather who could no longer work. Some were even given the harrowing task of the parent who must provide for the entire family.
“I want to get a better understanding of how other people live, so I will know how to better help them in the future,” said Malcolm Brownell, a junior participating in the simulation for the first time.
