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CREATING SUSTAINABLE COMUNITIES
Global Brigades
A brigade on campus has
waged a war on conditions
preventing communities in
developing countries from
moving forward.
The goal of the student
group, the Honduras Medi-
cal Brigade, is to improve the
quality of life in communities
in developing countries such
as Honduras and Ghana. The
organization, which is affili-
ated with the international
non-profit Global Brigades,
is divided into five different
clubs: dental, medical, micro-
finance, public health and
water.
LSA senior Rikav Chau-
han, a Honduras Medical
Brigade finance and fund-
raising chair, said a club may
choose to start with an infra-
structure initiative and then
progresa to finance, business,
water or other more devel-
oped public health projects.
The Honduras Medical
Brigade began at the Uni-
versity in 2006 as a public
health and medical outreach
club, and members have since
taken more than six trips to
developing countries. The
club's~goal is to have nine dif-
ferent clubs on campus and
to expand with projects in
architecture, business, envi-
ronment and law.
"We're trying to cover all
of the bases of creating a sus-
tainable and livable commu-
nity,' Chauhan said.
The club also hopes to
expand awareness on cam-
pus of the developing coun-
tries' needs, Chauhan said.
He added that he thinks the
club; is unique because rather
than providing a one-time
fix, Global Brigades strives
to make a community self-
sustainable in the long term.
"We want these communi-
ties to be sustainable in the
future, without the necessary
presence of Global Brigades
at those future times," Chau-
han said.
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CRIME NOTES
CAMPUS EVENTS & NOTES
Extinguisher
ignites inquiry
WHERE: Couzens
Residence Hall
WHEN: Tuesday at about
2:35 am.
WHAT: A fire extinguisher
was found released insa
stairwell, University Police
reported. There are no
suspects.
Cash snatched
from patient
WHERE: University
Hospital
WHEN: Monday at about
7:40 a.m.
WHAT: Cash was stolen
from a patient's room on
Sept. 30, University Police
reported.
Dude, where's Visitor's vehicle
my licence vandalized
plate? WHERE: 1600 E. Medical
Day of
Reflection
WHAT: Several student
leaders will give brief
speeches on what makes
them passionate about their
respective activities on
campus.
WHO: GenerationFound
WHEN: Today at 5 p.m.
WHERE: The Diag on
Central Campus
Secular group
meeting
WHAT: Students will meet
to discuss separation of
Church and State and First
Amendment rights. Secular-
ists, atheists, agnostics,,
non-theists and anyone who
wishes to keep church and
state separated are wel-
WHO: Secular Student
Alliance
WHEN: Tonight at 7 p.m.
WHERE: Angell Hall, room
2271
Fight for the
Night rally
WHAT: A pep rally to get
students excited for the
first-ever night football
game. Michigan Athletic
Director Dave Brandon will
be speaking at the event.
WHEN: Friday from 6 p.m.
to 7 p.m.
WHERE: The Diag
CORRECTIONS
" A Sept. 5 Daily
article ("Pi Kappa Phi
holds 'Wheel in their
Shoes' 5k for disability
awareness") misidentified
the fraternity that
participated in the
'Wheel in their Shoes'
5k fundraiser. It was
Pi Kappa Phi.
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error in the Daily to
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1After years of delays,
Iran's first nuclear power
plant is now operational,
English Ajazeera reported.
Officials from Iran said they
hope to use nuclear plants as
a source of energy. However,
Western countries suspect
the plants will be used for
illegal weapon production.
2Using afalse or another
person's identification
to buy alcohol is
punishable by up to 90 days
in jail, a fine of no more than
$100 or both.
FOR MORE, SEE THE STATEMENT,
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3 A three-year study
found that almost 165
million Europeans,
or nearly 40 percent of the
European population, suffer
from mental illnesses such as
depression, anxiety, insom-
nia or dementia, Reuters
reported.
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