Volume 1, Issue 6

Handler Herald

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Hunger

11/4/2013

Hello Handler! Hope

everyone's semesters are

off to a great start. We had

a great two weeks of career

stuff, and it seems like

many of you took

a d v a n t a g e o f t h e

opportunities! Keep up the

good work.

This week however, we are

focusing on social justice.

As many of you know, this

is subject matter that is

near and dear to me. Over

the break I was inspired.

Have you seen the

commercials on TV with

the people from various

countries who “look

hungry?” Well needless to

say its clear that the

people shown in those

commercials definitely

n e e d a n d d e s e r v e

resources.

However, how many of you

knew that there are people

in our own neighborhoods

that struggle with hunger

everyday? I don’t know

about you, but at times I

feel overwhelmed when I

see all of the issues going

on in other coutnries. I feel

helpless; like there is

nothing I can do to help. So

when I started to learn

more about the people in

my own backyard and the

things I could do to help, I

started to feel better. I am

an American citizen with a

lot of power to make things

better for my neighbors.

I learned more about the

hunger issues going on in

our area and in America,

and about the ways I could

make an impact. This was

exactly what I was looking

for. An issue with a

foreseeable solution.

Did you know that hunger

in America was nearly

eradicated in the 1970s?

So this of course leads me

to believe that we can do it

again! Here are some other

facts about hunger in

America:

1/6 Americans does not

have access to enough

food

In 2010 only 10% of

the client households

were homeless and

36% of households

served by the Feeding

American Network had

at least one working

adult

16 million children live

in homes that struggle

with food insecurity

23% of the adults

interviewed during a

2010 hunger study had

at least some college

education

According to the

USDA, in 2012 more

that 3 million rural

households experience

food insecurity

What is this food

insecurity business? What

does it mean? It means

that people who struggle

with food insecurity do not

have dependable access to

enough food to sustain a

healthy life.

So, now that we know

there is a problem, you

may be asking, what can I

do to help? Well, my first

suggestion would be to

watch “A Place at the

Table” on Netflix. That will

give you a bit more

background. If you are

then inspired, come

visit the lobby program

we are running on

Wednesday 2/12 from

3:30-5:30 in the lobby!

Check

out the

Handler

Herald

Online

Here:

Join Hall Council! Mondays

@9:15pm in the main lounge

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HAMEL CENTER FOR UNDERGRADUATE

RESEARCH

GET PAID TO SURF!

Sophomores and Juniors are eligible to receive $3500 for full-time

summer research. The deadline to apply for a Summer

Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) is MARCH 5.

APPLY FOR AN UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH

AWARD (URA).

Students wishing to receive funding for research conducted during the

summer or fall semesters may apply for a URA by MARCH 5.

ATTEND A PROPOSAL WRITING WORKSHOP

For science and engineering students: Monday, February 10,

4:30-6:00 p.m., Rudman 381, AND Tuesday, February 18,

4:30-6:00 p.m., Rudman 381

For any

student

(all disci-

plines): Thurs-

day, February 13, 12:40-

With a SURF grant from

the Hamel Center, wildlife

ecology and conservation

biology major Peter Goode

studied common yel-

lowthroat breeding terri-

tories.

Starts February 7th

Starts February 12th

Starts February 13th

Register Online at

unh.edu/health-services

MLK Celebration 2014 - 24th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebratory Events

Complex Roots: Intertwining Identities

MLK Commemorative Presentation - Wed, 02/05/2014 - 7:00pm - 8:00pm - Johnson Theater, Paul

Creative Arts Center

U.S. Poet Laureate Natasha Trethewey will deliver a commemorative presentation.

MLK Conversation Forum - Changing the World: One Poem at a Time - Thu, 02/06/2014 - 12:40pm - 2:00pm

MUB Strafford Room

U.S. Poet Laureate Natasha Trethewey joins Delia Konzett and David Kaye of the UNH faculty, in a conversation on us-

ing the arts as a tool for understanding difference and as a catalyst to explore complex topics such as race.

Spiritual Celebration - Breaking the Ties that Bind: A Spiritual Celebration of the Life and Legacy of Dr.

Martin Luther King, Jr. - Sun, 02/09/2014 - 4:00pm - 5:30pm - Durham Community Church, Main Street,

Durham

MLK Activism Roundtable Discussion - Walking the Walk: Intersections of Food Insecurity and Food Jus-

tice - Mon, 02/10/2014 - 12:45pm - 2:00pm - Strafford Room, MUB

Lee Daniels, presented by MUB Lecture Series - Wed, 02/12/2014 - 7:00pm - 8:00pm - MUB Granite State

Stressed Friends: How Can You Help?

You may have noticed the increase in the amounts of stress experienced by fellow students as we progress through the semester. As members of the campus community, it is every student's responsibility to look out for their friends and peers who may be in serious distress.

Take this online simulation that will assist you with approaching friends you're con-cerned about and referring them to support services on campus.

To take the course, follow the instructions below:

1) Click Link: www.konnitocampus.com/student

2) Click "Access Training"

3) Fill out the form using the enrollment key: unh624

4) Follow on screen instructions

Please feel free to encourage your friends to take this as well!

Tuesday, Feb. 11, 8am ONLINE REAPPLICA-

TION AND DEPOSIT WINDOW OPENS VIA BLACKBOARD! Login to your Blackboard ac-count and click on the “Housing Online” portal via the Webcat/Services tab.

Wednesday, Feb. 19, 5:00pm - Online DEPOSIT

AND REAPPLICATION DEADLINE If you want to live on-campus (in the res halls OR apartments) for 2014-2015 academic year, you must pay your housing deposit by Wednesday, Feb 19 at 5:00pm.

Thursday, Feb. 20 -Tuesday, Feb. 25 - Online

APARTMENT SIGN-UPS

Details are available at the apartment complex of-fices, Housing Office and on Housing’s website and Facebook

Wednesday, Feb.26 and/or Thursday, Feb.27 - Online IN-HALL ROOM SELECTION

More information available from your RA and Hall

2014 Housing Sign-Up Dates

What’s up with the Wildcat Plate?

Use the Wildcat Plate to help you por-tion your food more appropriately!

For more information, visit the portion plate page on our web-site!

http://www.unh.edu/healthyunh/wildcat-plate-0

Sign up for

Get to know someone from a different

country

Share insights about American culture with

an International Student.

Have Fun.

Make a difference!

To apply please visit

www. Unh.edu/oiass/bwb

Face-

book.com/buddieswithoutborders