On Nov. 16, a group of students from a cultural communications class got together to raise money for flood relief in Pakistan. In an attempt to raise money and awareness, they set up a table in the quad asking for donations and conducted surveys.

Roxanne Wahab, one of the main organizers of the event, feels that the inhabitants in Pakistan could use any help they can get.

“We’re collecting donations for the flood victims in Pakistan because there are still 1.5 million people without homes living in refugee camps,” Wahab said. “We’re trying to collect donations because we feel the reason why this has gotten very little media attention is because this country is a predominantly Muslim country.”

For some students helping at the time the emphasis was more on raising awareness for a cause that had gone unnoticed during the sum­mer that it happened. Students like Rebecca Hernandez was helping at the time.

“This happened back in July. A lot of people in class didn’t even know about the flood,” said Rebecca Hernandez, a student who was help­ing at the time. “It wasn’t a widely talked about event compared to everything else that happened, which is why were doing this.”

Aside from asking for donations, another as­pect of their project was conduct­ing surveys meant to gauge the amount of tolerance towards Muslims in the Skyline Community. The survey asked students their take on issues regarding Muslims, including politics, religion, and prejudice.

Victoria Meza, a student within the project conducting the surveys, feels that although the project is important the real concern is getting money to Pakistan.

“Collecting surveys is more towards our grades but on a moral standpoint I think donations are more important because we’re help­ing these people,” said Meza.

All proceeds given that day were donated to the American Refugee Committee and the class received over 100 completed surveys.