Campus community aids tsunami victims

Though it happened halfway around the world, those who lost their loved ones, homes, businesses and schools as a result of the Dec. 26 tsunami remain in the minds of the BGSU community.

When classes resumed in January, campus community members came together to make plans to assist relief operations. They immediately began collecting donations that are being channeled to the affected nations through the local chapter of the American Red Cross.

The World Student Association, Center for International Programs and Office of Campus Involvement have sold red wristbands stamped with the words "Relieve, Recover, Rebuild" for a minimum donation of $3 each.

Coupled with fund-raising activities at BGSU basketball games and at the Bowen-Thompson Student Union, the efforts have raised more than $3,500, according to Erin Hachtel of the Red Cross.

Some 100 University students are from the 11-nation region directly affected by the tsunami.