By Kelly King
Cavalier Daily Associate Editor
In a day, a University student might eat a bagel with cream cheese from Alderman Cafe for breakfast, a turkey sandwich from the Corner for lunch and rotisserie chicken from Boston Market for dinner.
These may seem like average meals, but to a homeless or poor person, they might seem like paradise.
This evening, students won't have to imagine what the less fortunate eat every day. At 6 p.m. tonight, the University Service Coalition will hold a hunger banquet in the Newcomb Hall Ballroom.
"At the beginning of the dinner, people will be randomly assigned a class character, and they will receive food based on that level in society," said Stephanie Wilson, president of the Virginia Service Coalition.
Wilson said the characters will range from upper to lower classes but that most people will find themselves assigned to dine in the lower income bracket.
She is hoping that this type of event will motivate people to appreciate their own positions in the world and to help those less fortunate.
"We just want to raise awareness about hunger and what people can do to help with their position in the world," Wilson said.
The dinner also will include various other activities, including the viewing of a photo essay by Elizabeth Whelan.
Whelan's presentation will portray her experience volunteering in Zambia, South Africa, two summers ago at Kasisi Orphanage.
Whelan said she wants the photo essay to promote awareness about the orphanage and encourage people to help in any way that they can.
"Photograph is a very powerful form of conveying a message that you cannot always send through words," Whelan said.
The hunger banquet will kick off the official beginning of the first annual University Services Conference.
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