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Show A6 NEWS MARCH 04, 2013 Hunger Banquet sparks thought of global citizenship The Hunger Banquet provided participants with a night in the life of the impoverished By Elizabeth Suggs Reporter elizabethannes.92@gmail.com MALLORY BLACK/UVU REVIEW Ten students were seperated into the upper class where they were served a full course meal at the hunger banquet. 'THE GAME CHANGERZ VIDEO GAMES AND GADGETS No.--1041 —4 COME MEET "THE NEW OWNERS &MANAGEMENT. I 1 FREE I Disc Repair or Resurfacing , Valid with coupon only. May not be combined I with any other offer. See store for details, some ./ restrictions may apply. Expires 9130113 HTV I I (6-$10 OFF NEW LOOK! NEW FEEL! Game Console, iPad , iPhone® or iPod" Repair 4 Valid with coupon only. May not be combined with any other offer. See store for details, some restrictions may apply. Expires 9/30/13 HTV L UVU Summer School and Utah Residency Open House 10% OFF BUY, SELL, TRADE Your next purchase over $50 VideoGames;Consoles&Gadgets! 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These ten, which represented the rich one percent, were served a cordon bleu chicken dinner with side courses, dessert and drinks. "UVU is such a great school that allows students to get out of their comfort zone," said Elizabeth Jarema, a UV mentor liaison and the Hunger Banquet's director. There were two different groups the participants were eligible to join: "the poor," comprising nearly everyone, and "the rich," ten lucky individuals chosen from the masses. Those representing the poor were told to sit on the newspapers and eat their tortillas, beans and rice. The rich ten were randomly chosen shortly after nearly everyone had gotten food. "I feel happy but sad for the people who couldn't be here," said Tamara Harutyunove, one of the ten "rich." "I wish we could change it." According to the Food and Agricultural organization of the United Nations, the majority of hungry people at 98 percent, live in developing countries. "I wasn't aware the full extent of the problem," said Bridgett Womack, a participant who was part of the poor class. "What was most surprising was how many are starving in the United States. You don't think there are starving people [here], but there are." The lines to eat were long. A second table of beans and rice had to be made. The wait made the participants hungry and impatient, which helped them better understand the experience of those who suffer from hunger on a daily basis. Lindsay Hadley, the guest speaker and executive event producer of the Global Poverty Project, spoke on the problem of poverty and hunger. "Vulnerability is inspiring to me," Hadley said. "Who are you most vulnerable with?" Hadley focused her speech on becoming what she called a "global citizen." "If you guys want to become a global citizen, we're going to do all kinds of cool things," Hadley said. "You can visit our website, globalcitizen.org , or download the app for free. 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The scripts, which Beach said were "practically handed to us on a silver platter [by Broadway Impact and American Foundation for Equal Rights]," must be present in front of the actors at all times to avoid any variance from the original script. "It's such a taboo subject on campus. It's currently going on in the Supreme Court, and you can either fight it or rock out," Hankins said. Spectrum, which will perform "8" on March 29-30, has found it easier to highlight the issue on campus through the club rather than through the Drama Department. "Because the Drama Department is technically academic and there's people there who wouldn't approve of this performance, we can go through the club easier because it's a social and activity based [part of campus]," Hankins said. Hankins, who ran for UVUSA vice president of clubs in 2012 has since worked with President Holland and five other clubs to include sexual orientation into the discrimination policy which went into effect last December. "You can't be offended all the time. If you're in an academic setting, you're going to be talking about issues," Hankins said. Banned plays on campus such as "Angels in America" are on Spectrum's agenda for future performances if all goes well. "If the performance is well attended we're hoping to do something awareness related every year," Beach said. California's current legislation is that under the Family Code, domestic partners, including same-sex couples are awarded " the same rights, protections, and benefits, and... the same responsibilities, obligations, and duties under law... as are granted to and imposed upon spouses." |