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2 OXFAM continued from page 1 cus. as tl "It's great to know that Qxfam sparks er c campus involvement. Everyone sees the wat need for it and cooperates in a meaningful way." stud Wilson will be co-hosting the Hunger ly ai Banquet Wednesday. Participants will be entertained, educated, and most will for 1 be uncomfortable. Banquet participants trad will be grouped into various income lev- and els: lower-class (60 percent), middle-class Fun (25 percent), upper-class (15 percent), tinu and will eat accordingly. Some lower- hun class participants may get lucky and get get i moved up or an upper-class participant Ban may have some bad luck and get moved litica down. This reflects real-life statistics Writ and real-hie situations. r__ Statistics from the National Student News Service estimates that one billion people are hungry ? one in five persons ? around the world. Thirty million Americans live in poverty. Ann Childers, Chief Dietitian at Richland Memorial Hospital said the average RDA (recommended daily allowance) of calories is around 1800-2220 a day. "If you're taking in less than 1200 calories a day, you're probably not getting enough vitamins and minerals, after three to five days your body starts to break down proteins used for energy," said Childers.- "They have found children that are undernourished do not function as well in their intellectual development and the longer and extreme the nutritional deprivation, the longer it lasts. Under nourishment can affect brain cells." Reverend Tom H.B. Wall of the United Methodist Campus Ministries, and advisor of Oxfam Carolina, said the first step to helping people is to empathize. He hopes that it will stir some feelings SHUTDOWN J continued from page 1 , Earlier in the week Speaker of the , House Newt Gingrich told reporters, "We , hope at some point the President will decide to talk with us and have a discus' sion about how to get this solved. I think ifs very unfortunate that he (President Clinton) is hiding and refusing to discuss with us what would keep the government ODen." However, Clinton accused Republi, cans of engineering a budget crisis. This I is not the time of the place for them to backdoor their budget proposals," he said f Unfortunately, the fiscal shutdown 1 may be the least of the problems if a compromise is not reached between Clinton I and Congress soon. | There is also debate over a bill that : would raise the $4.9 trillion ceiling on ! the federal debt. If not resolved by Wednesday, the government could go in1 to default on its debts for the first time in history. Until an agreement is reached the budget and government crisis will be ongoing. There are talks of compromise and emergency plans to save the government from default; yet no officials are commenting right now as to what they are. The Associated Press x?'I?x?7 comriuLUKu, tu uus / tjjui l M WsKUC * Student Media's newest publication begins its second year with the October 1995 issue. The magazine boasted an impressive debut year winning the South Carolina Press Association's " 1994 Best Collegiate Magazine Award." GB QUARTERLY The Gamecock ie students who are put into the low- bassador." lasa category sit on the floor and Tickets for the banquet are $3 for ch others eat a full-course meal, students and $5 for faculty and the pubNall hopes that after the banquet lie. Tickets will be sold at tables set up lents will be motivated to act local- in front of the Russell House and inside id influence public policy. the Grande Market Place. All money There's all sorts of varying reasons will go directly to Oxfam. For more inmnger: government policy, unfair formation, call 799-7363. e agreements, financial restrictions ' Other community service events gorules, the International Monetary ing on this week are: d," said Wall. "Students can con- PHI BETA SIGMA e to think of ways to be active in Phi Beta Sigma will be sponsoring ger relief in their areas. They can their third annual sleep out for the homenvolved with Harvest Hope Food less Wednesday 10 p.m. - 6 a.m. Russell k, or really get involved in the po- House Patio. 1 process and become more informed. Students will be sleeping outside e a letter to a congressperson or am- Thursday night to experience a night of You are tl O a hole in your pocket rei you r e I You dial 1 800 < Your pangs Know the Code. 1 8( nterstate calls. Promotions excluded. 3-COLLECT is a registered trademark of MCI. liMMuLiy, November 14,1995 without any luxuries such as heat or Boxes for canned goods and clo walls. have been distributed throughout "We try to represent the homeless pus. Donations will go to Oliver G so we dress as warm as possible," said Mission on Taylor Street. Nathaniel Cropp, criminal justice ma- WOMEN'S SHELTER SOUPER jor. "If anyone wants to try to sleep or For 50-60 women during the layout, we do it with newspapers. But days, the Women's Shelter is their 1 we're not knocking anyone if they bring Thursday, from 5:30-7:30 p.m blankets, it's going to get cold." Women's Shelter will be sponsoring Cropp said college students can em- 16th annual Thanksgiving Soupe pathize with the homeless. Students fund-raiser at Eastminster Prest should think about if they lost their jobs ian Church, 3200 Trenholm Road or their financial status now, how long The Women's Shelter has 12 r would they last said Cropp. in the emergency shelter and 7 tr "If you think about it, if you're not a tional homes that have a capacil millinnairo fir vorw oiiivooofiil it nmnl^n't 1Q aajluuvauauv ui t ul j uuwmjoluij xv ttuululil/ xv. be very long," said Cropp. This simple dinner is a way for ^mf if^ , jI^HF ># ,,. & # iHfii BSr jfljjjjj^l IS^iSil BRr w/*mm8b^^kbz know the cc EBB D ^ 13111 qi ' dwtiife' i a mooch. But wh ? iders you CW fA : u c t a n t I y call the folks < CALL ATT. of guilt are minimal. 10 CALL ATT. That's Your True ChoiceT AT&T Your True Choice thing ilies to share to share a simple meal of cam- soup and bread and be thankful for the lospel blessings they have. "I think this is a very concrete way to help a homeless shelter," said Kathy holi- Riley, director of Women's Shelter. "Somelome. times people don't know what to do about u, the the problem of homelessness, this is a their safe non threatening way to support a r and charity." lyter- For $2 adults, $1 children, participants will eat Chick-Fil-A chicken soup ooms with bread and tea. Participants will ansi- also get a coupon for a free sandwich. ;y for fam Hr I en s, collect. ? 1995 AT&T