2008 Woodie Awards
Students see new view of homelessness
Nicole Dellasanta
Issue date: 11/13/04 Section: Lead Stories
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When Junior Kim Maleno sat down to dinner on Friday, October 29th, she was surprised to see many key things were missing. There were no chairs to sit on, no napkins or utensils to use, not even a plate to hold the rice and beans she received from a large, community bowl. Around her, others enjoyed the comforts of not only chairs and tables, but the privilege of being served a full course meal. For Kim, she could do nothing but watch as others ate in comfort and style and she scooped her dinner with her hands.
Feeling first-hand what meals are like for those who are homeless was just one of many events Maleno and Junior Sarah Lennox experienced at the 17th Annual Conference of National Student Campaign Against Hunger and Homelessness. Maleno and Lennox attended the conference held at Loyola College in Baltimore, MD. from Friday, October 29th through Sunday, October 31st.
Maleno first heard about the conference from Seniors Delfina Gallifoco and Kristen Lamoureux, who attended the last year. After attending the conference, Gallifoco and Lamoureux initiated Students Advocating Change, a social justice awareness club here at Assumption College, to promote the ideas that were laid out for them at the conference.
When Director of the Reach Out Center Debbie Lynch mentioned the conference was occurring again this year, Maleno and Lennox promptly took the opportunity to fly down to Baltimore on Thursday, October 28th and attend the three-day conference in hopes of bringing back a better awareness of homelessness, as well as social justice in general, to the Assumption College community.
"Everyone should participate in this type of eye-opening experience," Lennox said. "Kim and I met students from all across the country who were buzzing with energy and compassion, and ready to initiate change."
Students from colleges across the country attended the conference, including many from Northeast colleges such as Keene State, Saint Anselm's, Saint Michael's, and local colleges like Clark University and Worcester State. The students participated in events such as workshops and panels each day that lasted from seven-thirty in the morning until nine or ten o'clock at night.
Feeling first-hand what meals are like for those who are homeless was just one of many events Maleno and Junior Sarah Lennox experienced at the 17th Annual Conference of National Student Campaign Against Hunger and Homelessness. Maleno and Lennox attended the conference held at Loyola College in Baltimore, MD. from Friday, October 29th through Sunday, October 31st.
Maleno first heard about the conference from Seniors Delfina Gallifoco and Kristen Lamoureux, who attended the last year. After attending the conference, Gallifoco and Lamoureux initiated Students Advocating Change, a social justice awareness club here at Assumption College, to promote the ideas that were laid out for them at the conference.
When Director of the Reach Out Center Debbie Lynch mentioned the conference was occurring again this year, Maleno and Lennox promptly took the opportunity to fly down to Baltimore on Thursday, October 28th and attend the three-day conference in hopes of bringing back a better awareness of homelessness, as well as social justice in general, to the Assumption College community.
"Everyone should participate in this type of eye-opening experience," Lennox said. "Kim and I met students from all across the country who were buzzing with energy and compassion, and ready to initiate change."
Students from colleges across the country attended the conference, including many from Northeast colleges such as Keene State, Saint Anselm's, Saint Michael's, and local colleges like Clark University and Worcester State. The students participated in events such as workshops and panels each day that lasted from seven-thirty in the morning until nine or ten o'clock at night.