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Discuss “Students raise awareness of earthquake victims' needy situation”

In the aftermath of the earthquake that struck Pakistan and neighboring countries on October 8, many are unable to grasp the enormity of the earthquake?s impact. The quake struck with a magnitude of 7.6; the Associated Press reports estimates from the Pakistani military that there are 40,000 dead and 62,000 injured. This earthquake?s magnitude was only slightly less powerful than that of the great earthquake that decimated San Francisco in 1906.

But some were still unaware of its impact. ?I didn?t even know about the earthquake until you [the reporter] asked me about it,? said Nick Hudson, a first-year music major. ?The only news I watch is The Daily Show with Jon Stewart.?

Samiah Akhtar, the secretary of the Muslim Students Association,...

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