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Show 10 MONDAY, MARCH 26, 2012 THE SIGNPOST Cardboard continued from page 1 Robbins said. "It's a chronic issue that happens throughout the year, and it just, it sucks to be homeless in winter - especially in Utah. . . . Typically, this has been held in the years past on frigid weekends. You know, you go out in these boxes that are not really good shelter, and you get to experience that firsthand, and it's a very trying experience." From 7-9 p.m., participants assembled hygiene kits for St. Anne's Shelter in the Sky Room of the Shepherd Union Building and watched Dive!, a documentary about Dumpster- diving. Robbins was unable to attend this part of the event, so Shaylee Wheeler, a WSU graduate who works as a program assistant for the CIC, and volunteer Bret Lechtenberg, a sophomore in business, were put in charge. Mary White, a junior in health promotions, didn't stay the night, but helped assemble the kits as part of her ROTC service hours. "Within the nation, it's awesome just to be helping with something bigger than yourself," White said. "It's human nature to think about ourselves, what our needs are, whereas you for Tuesday. Due to safety Karin Clark, a nursing sometimes need to put regulations on how long the freshman, was among those yourself back in that place boxes could take up space who built a shelter out of where it's just doing service in the Bell Tower Plaza or cardboard and stayed the for others and being a good the Atrium, the event was night. Samaritan." moved to Thursday, but fell "I guess I wanted to know When participants were through again due to lack of how it is to stay outside, no still building the attendance, bed or anything," she said. ". kits, Wheeler "It's a chronic which .. I'm excited." said attendance stemmed What many students might end up issue that from con- don't realize, Robbins said, is being too low to happens fusion over that "homeless" doesn't just justify spending when the mean strangers on street the night, but the throughout event took corners. Though their situcampout ultiplace. Rob- ations often go unreported mately proceed- the year, bins said because they can be difficult ed as planned. and it just, it the sched- to detect, many college stuRepresentatives uled events dents must live out of their from the WSU so- sucks to be leading up cars or stay with friends berority, Delta Chi homeless in to the cam- cause they don't have any Nu, were among pout "prob- real place to call home. Robthose who built winter . . ." ably couldn't bins said still more students cardboard shelhave gone go hungry for days because ters and stayed worse." they don't have money to Jeff Robbins the night. Students buy food. However, who stayed "You've gone through AmeriCorps Vista Homeless Awarethe night one night, well, imagine if ness Week had were al- this is your life," Robbins not proceeded as lowed to said of the campout. "You planned up to that point. bring blankets and coats, don't shower, you just sleep A homeless panel, featur- but were discouraged from out in these boxes. What ing a representative from bringing air mattresses, does that do to you menSt. Anne's Shelter and a for- tents, iPods or other luxuries tally? What does that do to merly homeless individual, that homeless people typi- you physically? . . . You get to was scheduled for Wednes- cally would not have. spend a night in their shoes, day, but fell through due to "It's supposed to be a fun and you get to experience a lack of publicity. Students event, but it's also supposed firsthand what they must go were also invited to build to be an awareness event, through on a daily basis." cardboard houses for the to kind of see what it would Comment on this story at campout in a competition, really be like if you were wsusignpost.com . which was first scheduled homeless," Wheeler said. - PHOTO BY AMANDA LEWARK I THE SIGNPOST A sleeping bag, and pillow sit next to a sign advertising the Cardboard Campout which took place on campus to help raise awareness on the issue of homelessness. NEW FITNESS CENTERS Stromberg Arena Expansion coming to campus! Wildcat Village Fitness Center Davis Campus Fitness Center ATTEND A SESSION SHARE YOUR THOUGHT! .0v We'll feed you PIZZA! Monday April 2, 12:30-1:30pm Davis Campus, 2nd floor "The Haven", across from Bookstore Monday April 2, 7-8pm Swenson 80 Tuesday April 3, 12-fpm Shepherd Union Lair z Arch' t rendering, not confirmed project STUDENTS, LET YOUR VOICE BE HEARD! 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