The Yellow Jacket
Vol. C; Issue 4 -October 31, 2014
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Third annual Stop Hunger Now event Nov. 9
by Naoko Branker ‘15
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Stop Hunger Now in 2012 and have primarily worked on fundraising efforts.
Rhodes said Service Fellows needs to
raise $5,000 to package the estimated 20,000
meals. This year’s event is open to anyone
who is interested, and the event lasts for an
average of two hours.
The Service Fellows is an organization
at R-MC that students join in an effort to
help address social issues through service
opportunities.
“Years two through four are required to
graduate from the program,” Rhodes said.
“In general, a year with the Service Fellows
is split into two focuses. Fall semester, we
focus on global needs and service through
Stop Hunger Now, our only large event, accompanied by plenty of fundraising. In the
spring, we shift to a local focus, through
things like Macon-a-Difference day and
other local projects.
“All year long, we sprinkle in smaller
events, such as going to BARK, volunteering at the State Fair, cleaning up Mechumps
Creek, planting flowers and helping anywhere we can in area,” Rhodes said.
“It’s a wonderful program, and I have
never once regretted joining the ranks of
the Service Fellows.”
Rhodes also added that they work with
other service projects and organizations,
such as Macon-a- Difference Day and BARK
to fit the interests of what the members are
passionate about.
“As we welcome new members and as
the mix of the group changes,” Rhodes said,
“I would love to see other consistent events
develop, led by the passions and interests of
the Service Fellows.”
Rhodes, who is graduating in December
and works with the organization, is hopeful
about the event for future years and wants
it to be a permanent event held at R-MC.
“I work part-time for Stop Hunger Now,
and absolutely love talking about it,” Rhodes
said.
“My hope is that Randolph-Macon will
continue to raise funds and host Stop Hunger Now meal packaging events, and that the
events will grow in size. All of our events so
far, including this year, have been to package
20,000 meals.
“Most of all, I would love to see the need
for the event eventually wane away, to see an
end to hunger in our lifetime.”
If anyone has any questions, they can
go to www.stophungernow.org, or contact
Caroline Rhodes at [email protected].
edu.
Stop Hunger Now’s mission: “To end
hunger in our lifetime by providing food and
life-saving aid to the world’s most vulnerable
and by creating a global commitment to mobilize the necessary resources.”
of Alcohol and Other Drug Prevention
Keith Cartwright spoke to the Delta
Zeta chapter about alcohol use
and abuse and was available
to answer individual
questions.
On Tues., Oct.
21, the Delta Zeta
sisters wore black
shirts with a nametag
that said, “There was a
choice,” and had drunkdriving stories to share
with those that asked about
the nametags. When applying
the statistics of those killed by a drunk
driver to the school’s population, 79 students
were involved.
On Wed., Oct. 22, other organizations on campus joined Delta Zeta
in listening to Scott Menzies
speak about drunk driving
and alcohol abuse. Menzies is a part of the Ashland Police Department
(APD) and his wife
was struck and killed
by a drunk driver in
January while she was
on her daily morning
run. A DUI simulator sponsored by APD was also scheduled
for Wednesday but was cancelled due to
the rainy weather; it will be rescheduled.
On Thurs., Oct. 23, sisters walked around
campus asking students to write on a white
board why they choose not to drink or why
they choose to drink responsibly. They also
had a table set up in Estes during lunch and
dinner where they asked for donations to
the Meg Menzies’s fund.
If students or staff donated towards this
cause, they received a koozie. The Delta Zeta
sisters raised over $100 to support this fund.
To donate towards this cause, please go to
http://megsmiles.com/how-to-donate/.
“We really appreciate the support of the
campus for sharing the message of ‘I Have a
Choice’ week,” head organizer for the event
Katherine Barthol said.
Graphic credit to Yasmine Raychouni.
Editor-in-Chief
he Service Fellows will be sponsoring
the third annual Stop Hunger Now foodpackaging event on Nov. 9.
According to Service Fellows Director
of Finances Caroline Rhodes ’15, the international organization distributes food along
with life-saving aid to countries worldwide
in an effort to end world hunger in our
lifetime.
“Many of the meals are distributed
through school feeding programs, encouraging parents to send their children to school
for a meal and an education rather than to
the streets to beg or scavenge,” Rhodes said.
“The impact is incredible. Until recently,
one in eight people went to bed hungry
every night.”
Every three seconds, someone dies from
a hunger related cause, which is more people
than AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria combined. Rhodes said programs such as Stop
Hunger Now help to reduce these statistics,
and the impact is felt worldwide.
“Now, it’s only one in nine, and only one
person every four seconds,” Rhodes said.
“I know that doesn’t sound like much,
but it’s a drop from 28,800 deaths to 21,600
deaths every day. That’s 7,200 people every
day who aren’t dying. In short, Stop Hunger Now is a wonderful organization that
is making an incredibly real impact on the
world.”
Service Fellows has worked as the campus organization with a direct tie to Stop
Hunger Now. They started working with
How ‘bout them apples: Senior Mario Jackson helps package meals at the 2013 event
sponsored by Service Fellows and held in the Brock Center. Photo credit to Monique Sample.
Delta Zeta held alcohol awareness week Oct. 20-23
by Yasmine Raychouni ‘16
Junior News Editor
T
he week of Oct. 20 – 23 was Delta
Zeta’s national “I Have a Choice” week,
which is an initiative to support National
Collegiate Alcohol Awareness Week.
Throughout this week, Delta Zetas from
around the nation hold different events each
day to provide information to the students
on their college campus. This year for the
first time, the R-MC Delta Zeta Omicron
Zeta chapter participated in these events
for the entire week and raised awareness
throughout the R-MC community.
On Mon. Oct. 20, R-MC Coordinator
by the numbers:
15
days until the R-MC vs. H-SC Game
25
days until Thanksgiving Break
Happy
Halloween
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index:
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news, pp.1-2
features, pp. 3-4
politics/opinion, pp. 5-6
sports, pp.7-8