International students at
are coming together to help victims in need after a devastating earthquake in
in April 2015. The massive earthquake killed thousands and recovery efforts are still underway. Students are holding a fundraising drive. They are accepting donations in the student center in front of the bookstore from 10 in the morning until 2 in the evening. It runs through
.
Rising senior Dhiraz Ranjit said, “I was talking with my mom before it happened so after it happened I couldn’t talk with her because all the phone lines was messed up all the electricity and things so I didn’t sleep at all that night. Thank to God that everybody in my family is ok but there’s a lot of people who lost their loved ones.”
All funds will go to United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund. A candlelight vigil will be held at
on Tuesday, May 5, 2015. It’s being held in front of Marsh Library on campus.