After two days of working to raise donations for the American Red Cross, the Government of the Student Body has raised only half their goal.

The ISU Disaster Relief Fund raised $5,327.51 from donation boxes around campus as of Wednesday night.

GSB decided to raise money in order to provide aid for victims of the terrorist attacks and their families in New York City and Washington, D.C.

GSB President Andy Tofilon said he thought the campaign was doing well and he was amazed at how caring and compassionate the ISU community is.

Tofilon is amazed.

We are too.

We are also disappointed.

It’s disappointing that on a campus of more than 27,000 students, GSB was only able to raise a little over $5,000.

We realize that students don’t have a lot of extra cash laying around waiting to donate.

But isn’t this terrible moment in American history worth a donation of a couple cents or even a few dollars?

Can’t you spare a little?

Imagine if every student at ISU donated $1.

The GSB would have $27,823 to donate to families of the victims.

Imagine if every student put the $7 they were going to spend on pizza this weekend in the donation box.

The GSB would have $194,761 to help buy supplies for workers trying to recover bodies in the dusty buildings.

Or imagine if every student gave as little as 50 cents. Then the GSB would have $13,911.50 to donate to the victims of the terrorist attacks.

We realize that money is still being collected in the residence halls, the greek community and campus organizations.

So there’s still money to be collected and added to the total.

But even though ISU students are thousands of miles away from the cities where the tragic events happened, they should be working to help.

And giving money isn’t the only way to help.

The Red Cross is still looking for blood donors. You could be one of those people.

Make an appointment and give blood. You could help save a life.

People working on the scene trying to recover body parts need donations of eyedrops, Epsom salts and Vicks VapoRub to give workers relief from the smoke in their eyes.

You can send supplies in boxes simply addressed “Ground Zero, New York City.”

Students can combine their efforts to donate clothing or food.

It doesn’t matter what you donate. It’s just important that you do donate.

If everyone gives a little, it could make a big difference.

The time to help is now.

Take the time. After two days of working to raise donations for the American Red Cross, the Government of the Student Body has raised only half their goal.

The ISU Disaster Relief Fund raised $5,327.51 from donation boxes around campus as of Wednesday night.

GSB decided to raise money in order to provide aid for victims of the terrorist attacks and their families in New York City and Washington, D.C.

GSB President Andy Tofilon said he thought the campaign was doing well and he was amazed at how caring and compassionate the ISU community is.

Tofilon is amazed.

We are too.

We are also disappointed.

It’s disappointing that on a campus of more than 27,000 students, GSB was only able to raise a little over $5,000.

We realize that students don’t have a lot of extra cash laying around waiting to donate.

But isn’t this terrible moment in American history worth a donation of a couple cents or even a few dollars?

Can’t you spare a little?

Imagine if every student at ISU donated $1.

The GSB would have $27,823 to donate to families of the victims.

Imagine if every student put the $7 they were going to spend on pizza this weekend in the donation box.

The GSB would have $194,761 to help buy supplies for workers trying to recover bodies in the dusty buildings.

Or imagine if every student gave as little as 50 cents. Then the GSB would have $13,911.50 to donate to the victims of the terrorist attacks.

We realize that money is still being collected in the residence halls, the greek community and campus organizations.

So there’s still money to be collected and added to the total.

But even though ISU students are thousands of miles away from the cities where the tragic events happened, they should be working to help.

And giving money isn’t the only way to help.

The Red Cross is still looking for blood donors. You could be one of those people.

Make an appointment and give blood. You could help save a life.

People working on the scene trying to recover body parts need donations of eyedrops, Epsom salts and Vicks VapoRub to give workers relief from the smoke in their eyes.

You can send supplies in boxes simply addressed “Ground Zero, New York City.”

Students can combine their efforts to donate clothing or food.

It doesn’t matter what you donate. It’s just important that you do donate.

If everyone gives a little, it could make a big difference.

The time to help is now.

Take the time.

editorialboard: Andrea Hauser, Tim Paluch, Michelle Kann, Zach Calef, Omar Tesdell