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Alternative Copy Story by Mark OShea

Choosing bed over breakfast

Mark O'Shea, Social Media Editor January 13, 2017

Some students do not eat breakfast every morning, or ever at all. This can be for a variety of reasons including not being able to cook, they want to sleep in, and the most common: simply not having...


Many Stillwater students, such as Erik Nelson (’16) volunteer for organizations such as Meals from the Heart to pack meals which will then be shipped off to families in need. “It’s had a huge impact on my life,” said junior Catherine Wessel. “I’ve always loved mission work and directly helping the poor, and it’s just the perfect way to get involved and save another person’s life without even having to go to their country. “

Meals From the Heart feeds families around the globe

February 28, 2014

Around the world every day, 16,000 malnourished children die of starvation.  That is the equivalent of around 80 percent of the Stillwater population disappearing every day.  Starvation is one of the...

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