Editorial Cartoon: ‘We should be homeless more often!’
"We should be homeless more often!"
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October 7th, 2008 at 2:06 pm
I’m glad the Sagebrush finally picked up on the hypocrisy of of Night Without A Home. The homeless live without basic necessities and to bring awareness to homelessness people order pizza, have a pancake breakfast, and play boardgames? It fundamentally bothers me, I would rather see the organization who put this on go volunteer for a soup kitchen where they will really see the pain in the eyes of mothers and fathers who can’t work, can’t get medical care, and can’t even take care of themselves. I will join you at a soup-kitchen, but never on the quad. Shame on you.
October 7th, 2008 at 9:15 pm
Let’s look over the fact that we raised over five hundred dollars for local shelters, spent hours preparing food to send to them, and brought presenters to campus to help raise awareness about the homeless in our community.
Never mind the fact that we had canned soup (not pizza) and slept in boxes outside to try and support a worthy cause.
An iPod, speaker, and some free pancakes the next morning COMPLETELY invalidate any time, effort, passion, or dedication the event organizers and participants put into putting on this charity night, right?
October 8th, 2008 at 4:27 pm
One can tell from both this cartoon and the homelessness story that there was no research done on “Night Without a Home” as an event. I can’t help but scoff at people like “Tim” who are bold enough to say “Shame on you” upon his seven foot tall stallion, smiting all those who partake in this event with his bolts of smug and thunder of vanity. There are plenty of events who take this same tactic simply to encourage youth participation. It’s more than just fun and games.
October 9th, 2008 at 12:35 am
Ok. So the event was pretty much ridiculous. It defeats the whole “box city,” where people actually live on the streets like the homeless to gain a better understanding. Don’t you think the money spent on food for attendees, should have been spent or donated to a shelter or the northern nevada food bank, Did they really need port of subs and soda? Let’s applaud the people who spent money decorating their box instead of working hands on for those in need. This event is a joke….I agree with Tim. And
October 9th, 2008 at 11:53 am
If you haven’t been to any youth fundraising event, then you sure as hell should not judge this one. This is an event that stretches as far as Illinois, Alabama, Minnesota and Indiana. It’s performed virtually the same in all of these states and gets people to interact in an activity and support a cause they usually would not. Money can always be “better spent,” but without attracting the people to interact there wouldn’t be any money to spend. While it’s not nearly as big as the Relay for Life program that raised $405 million for cancer research last year, it has many of the same qualities, including an overnight enjoyment of games, music and snacks. Hell, you can even pick up women at Relay for Life. The only differences between the two are that Relay has guest speakers and remembrance ceremonies and Relay is much bigger. These, I think, are much more fair criticisms of Night Without A Home’s efforts.
October 10th, 2008 at 10:15 am
I have been to youth service events. The DIFFERENCE is box city and events that have you feel like the homeless do NOT celebrate and promote free food and games. Relay for Life CELEBRATES the survivors. It’s actually a celebration for those who have survived cancer and to celebrate the lives of those that passed away. It’s a lot different.