Politically-affiliated campus groups hosted a voter registration drive to give students a chance to participate in the 2012 local and national elections. The event took place in the Hoosier Room on Oct. 1 and 8. The College Democrats sponsored the registration drive along with the ONE organization. College Republicans and the IUS Civil Liberties Union also had tables at the event.

Refreshments lined the wall in The Commons as people made their way into the Hoosier Room on March 22 to partake in a free event held by the campus ONE organization, called the Hunger Dinner. As part of the demonstration to end world hunger, participants were divided into three groups to experience three different meals. The meals and how participants dined were part of the overall experience, demonstrating the differences between social classes.

ONE, a coalition of student organizations, began a drive called, “Donate a Phone, Save a Life,” for students to give up their old cell phones for aid relief workers in Kenya. ONE is an international organization that attempts to fight poverty, hunger and disease around the world, with a focus on Africa. Hope Phones is ONE’s most recent international campaign. “Hope Phones is all about collecting old cell phones and getting them to aid workers in Kenya,” Victoria Bennet, political science senior and president of ONE, said.