Collegian
February 20, 1986
ACT urges students to aid in the fight
against national and local hunger
The National Student Cam
paign Against Hunger has launch
ed a new program to combat
hunger in America, funded by a
$lOO,OOO grant from USA for
Africa. The program--Action for
Community Transformation
(ACT) - will offer programmatic
and financial assistance to student
projects, as well as a summer ex
pedition for Africa to students
who conduct the most effective
projects in their communities.
"We welcome greater student
activism around ' this pressing
issue," said Larry Brown,
Chairperson of the Physician
Task Force on Hunger in America
and member of the National Stu
dent Campaign's Advisory Board.
The Task Force, which is compos
ed of leading medical and public
health experts, recently described
hunger in America as "a national
health epidemic" that directly af
fects as many as 20 million
Americans each month.
The ACT program will include
three components: a
professionally-staffed resource
center to assist students with
organizing and implimenting pro
jects, a speaker's bureau compos
ed of the nation's leading hunger
experts, and an incentive fund to
provide small grants to projects
Student Voi c e ;
It has been suggested that the
Reed Student Union Building be
kept open later, making it more
accesable to students at night.
This issue's student voice question
asks if the students would take ad
vantage of the new Reed Building
schedule if the suggestion would
become a reality.
Amy Blair, Second Semester,
DUS: "I probably wouldn't
because I don't live on campus. I
don't usually come up here unless
Doug Gerow, Eighth Semester,
Business Economics: "I would
take advantage of the Gorge and
the office areas being open later.
It would be useful for commuter
students that don't have places to
study."
requiring financial assistance.
In a recent mailing to 10,000
campus leaders announcing the
availability of incentive grants,
Kenny Rogers, Honorary
Chairperson of the ACT pro
gram, said, "In the last year, we
have reached a wider audience
than ever before with a very sim
ple message: hunger is a problem
that can and must be eliminated.
Through the National Student
Campaign, you can do your
part."
"We're especially interested in
projects that forge new partner
ships between student groups and
community organizations,"
observed Hope Ricciotti, Field
Coordinator for the National Stu
dent Campaign. "Some of our
best fall semester projects involv
ed student-community collabora
tion, and we are anxious to
replicate these projects at other
campuses," she added.
Among the model prOjects that
the ACT program will sponsor
are: Surplus Food Distribution
(Students at Yale University ar
ranged for surplus food from
campus dining halls to be donated
to local food banks, cutting cam
pus waste to two percent.); Ad
vocacy campaigns (Students
Donna Yeager, Second
Semester, DUS: "I don't even
study. What are you asking me
Donna Yeager
oisgai~e4.4%o
-
Dear Student:
.As someone who has been
involved in the fight ag
ainst hunger for many
years, I am writing to
encourage you to get
involved, too, by joining
the National Student Cam
paign Against Hunger...
Through the ACT program,
the National Student Cam
paign will be offering
small incentive grants to
student projects aimed at
combatting domestic hun
ger. For more informa
tion, write or call:
National Student
MA 021 • (617) 423-
4644...P1ea5e join. the
National Student Campaign
Against Hunger. And do it
today!
Einmwz
"If the Reed Student Union Building was to stay
open later, would you take advantage of the time?
Lisa - Scherer
AIDS
lecture
•
given
Health Center--On March
10, 1986 there will be a pro
gram on AIDS in the Reed
Lecture Hall (R 117). Guest
speakers will be R. T.
Obenreder, Campus Physician
and Dr. Bloom, Onocologist_
feature 8
working with the New Jersey
Public Interest Reseaich Group
(NJPIRG) spearheaded a coali
tion to pass a $7.7 million sup
plemental nutrition bill in the
state legislature. The bill has pass
ed the State Assembly and awaits
Senate action.), and Community
Service and Fundraising (Student
leaders in Michigan have recruited
more than 100 colleges nationwide
to join them in a one-day
"Hunger Clean-Up" on April 19,
1986. The event involves students
volunteering for community ser
vice projects, then raising money
for anti-hunger work by recruiting
individual and business sponsors
for their volunteer efforts. Last
year, nine schools in Grand
Rapids, Michigan raised $lO,OOO
through a similar event.).
"The ACT program is a great
opportunity for students to make
a concrete difference in their own
communities," noted Katy
McFadden, Chairperson of the
California Public Interest
Research Group (CaIPIRG), and
member of the National Student
Campaign's governing Board. "It
also should inspire massive stu
dent participation in the Hands
Across America event on May 25,
1986, when ten million Americans
will join hands from New York to
Lisa Scherer, Fourth Semester,
DUS: "Yes, as a commuter, I feel
that it is important that we have a
place we can meet to study
together. The Gorge is the ideal
place."
Rob Oberschelp, Second
Semester, Business Management:
"They should open the library
earlier on Sundays and open later
on Saturdays."
The Brothers of the
Psi Alpha Provisional Chapter of
KAPPA DELTA RHO
formally announce the inductions of our
Alpha Pledge Class
Robert Frank Robert Tracy
Jay Jacobsen Crist Peachey
Honor Super Omnia
Los Angeles to raise $lOO million
for domestic hunger programs. "
The National Student Cam
paign Against Hunger is a project
of the Public Interest Research
Groups (PIRGs) in cooperation
with USA for Africa. With
statewide organizations in 25
states, the PIRGs are the largest
national network of students
working with professional staff
on various social action projects.
The ACT program builds on
the National Student Campaign's
fall program, through which
thousands of high school and col
lege students across the country
organized fundraising, educa
tional and community action pro
jects. The fall campaign
culminated in a special United Na
tions ceremony in November,
where Walter Cronkite - and Kenny
Rogers presented awards to the six
best student projects. The spring
ACT campaign will culminate
with the selection of at least five
students to join a summer expedi
tion to Africa, organized by
American Scholars Against World
Hunger.
Rob Oberschelp