(Jackie Jeffers | THE BEACON)
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On March 23, nursing students studying nutrition, life processes across the lifespan and population health took part in a poverty simulation organized by the School of Nursing. Students were given character profiles, which included their position in a family, responsibilities, and monetary restrictions. Students had a specified amount of money to handle over four weeks, and some played the role of children. Students went to different stations and followed instructions on how to pay bills, visited social services and went to the bank. At right, sophomore nursing student Bella Raugi simulates being on welfare.
- Jackie Jeffers
