University of Arizona - Desert Yearbook (Tucson, AZ)

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Photo by Amanda Parks At a barbeque held to celebrate the success of the food drive, LDS member Sarah Brown fills the plate of another volunteer. Bryan Jensen carefully sets down a bag of food that will become meals for the poverty stricken in the community. Photo by Amanda Parks The gathered food w aits in the back of a UPS truck. The UPS drivers donated their time and Ralph ' s Stor- age loaned a semi truck. 24 Campus Life

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c I YB ' Y hf Y Photo by Lindsey Gullett AND DRUG FREE HOUSING: A REALITY J yT- tki i ' lnnm ol the tt SetHester i i tutl Nu fraternity declared their house substance-free. Sigma Nu was the first fraternity to implement such a policy at U of A. The rules were adopted at the Sigma Nu international convention. Members agreed to keep drugs and alcohol out of the house. David J. Glassman, assistant director of Sigma Nu Fraternity Inc., said the organization hoped to eliminate the threat of alcohol as a factor in fraternity related injuries and incidents . The president of the UA chapter, James Hurwitz, said the policy is working out w ell. He said positive results definitely could be seen the first semester. jj,g Greek system. We have a better response from the parents. The alumni like it. And I have found it easier to study without the parties, Hurwitz said. He had not heard of any other UA fraternity houses planning on going substance-free. The international Sigma Nu organization is looking at our chapter to see how w e do, as we are leading the way tow ards all chapter houses going substance-free, said member Jeffery Fasset. He s aid the limits of the policy were tested over Homecoming. Recent graduates were not aware of the change and wanted to bring alcohol to the house. The confusion was cleared up and the parties were held at an approved outside location. Sigma N u 23 Photo by Lindsey Gullelt The crest shows the Sigma Nu symbols of a white rose and a snake. Not shown was that the G.P.A of the house was the fourth highest in

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UP MORE THAN THE STOMACH L lyOfr r Stu-Aints w-orkcA wltfi more tAnrt ten organizations and religious groups during the second annual Interfaith Community Food Drive, held Sept. 26 and 28. The Tucson Interfaith Service Committee coordinated the activities. Hundreds of people spread out across Tucson on a Thursday evening and placed grocery bags on residents ' doorknobs. The bags had notes attached that explained the food drive and told what foods w ere most needed. Volunteers collected filled bags on Saturday morning. The bags were then transported by United Parcel Service trucks. Ap- proximately 24,300 pounds of food was gathered and given to the Community Food Bank. About 40 students helped distribute and collect bags. Stu- dents from the Latter-day Saints Institute, Wards 3 and 4, and the Campus Christian Center were responsible for covering a neigh- borhood. Sarah E. Brown, a veterinary sciences sophomore, organized the UA part of the drive. Before the pound total was reported she said, I have a feeling it went well. Added Scott R. Smith, an aerospace engineering graduate student who worked with Brown in the planning, We want this to be bigger and bigger each year and involve more groups. Volunteer Bryan R. Harris, a mechanical engineering freshman, said, It was fun to be able to go out and do something like this. It makes me feel good. Photo by Amanda Parks Hanging a grocery bag on the doorknob of a Tucson home is Deanna Lueken, an exercise science Freshman. Photo by Amanda Parks Food Drive 25