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medical school this fall. But, although
the thoughtful philosophy major may
be opinionated and headstrong, his
compassion is felt throughout the Ann
Arbor community.
Just ask Chi and Lance and Cap-
tain Cosmo about Matt and his con-
tributions. They are a few of the
homeless people who depend on
Matt for a nutritious meal every
Thursday night. He volunteers with
the Ann Arbor Hunger Coalition
through Hillel's Volunteers in Action
(VIA) program.
"I love cooking," he says. "It's like
being a mad chemist." From prime
rib and casseroles to macaroni and
cheese, the Thursday menu is pre-
pared at different churches around
town, and Matt is responsible for get-
ting the food on the table.
But his involvement with clients
doesn't end at the dinner table. Matt
stops and talks to his friends on the
street. He listens to their philosophies
and spouts his own.
"Chi once asked me, 'What's the
difference between religion and phi-
losophy?' He said, 'Philosophy looks
for a God and religion assumes God
is there. The consequences are the
same.' It's one of the most profound
statements I've ever heard. We assume
homeless people have lost touch with
reality, but most of them are content.
Ignorance often is bliss. Ann Arbor
takes care of its hungry and home-
less. Its the ideal socialist republic."
The U-M Hillel was a haven for
Matt during his first years at college.
"I lived in a dorm with some pas-
sionate fundamentalist Christians,"
he says.
"They hounded me, yelled at me
and, of course, I didn't shrink from
them." But he did run to the nearest
Jewish organization and Hillel wel-
comed him with open arms.
"Hillel has an outlet for whatever
cause interests you," Matt says. "And

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