MIT students have been organizing through their living groups, working with staff on collections, and running club-centered drives. RLAs, GRTs, and other residence-based staff and students have set up collections or funding drives at their houses; the Bangledeshi Students Association ran a bake sale that included a collection for Katrina victims; a student organized the FSILG Community Service Chairs for a TechCash collection drive at their residence halls; and students in the Warehouse have fulfilled a request for school supplies for Teach for America in the East Baton Rouge School District, thanks in part to Chancellor Clay's offer of funding.

Several student leaders have created a well-organized team of about 50 students, who have formed committees to deal with different aspects of the relief effort.

These committees are organizing:

• a food drive
• cash/TechCash collection
• a fundraiser dinner on September 17
• a benefit concert with Berklee College of Music
• student service projects (in collaboration with the PSC)
• Publicity and programming, including a rally on Monday September 12 at noon at the Student Center as part of a National Day of Solidarity with Hurricane Katrina victims.

For more information, contact Louis Fouche.