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In the West African seventh grade classroom of Meg Fuchs '01 -- which held about 35 desks for her 55 students -- Fuchs sought creative means to teach her students about safe sex and preventing the spread of AIDS.
On one occasion, Fuchs asked each of her students to bring a condom to class to avoid receiving a zero-percent grade.
Fuchs' experiences were among those recounted at "Inspiring Service for the Common Good," a panel discussion held in the Rockefeller Center on July 8.
The event featured five speakers, including three Dartmouth alumni, who recounted their experiences in the volunteer community.
"I had always wanted to change the world; everyone does to some degree or another," Kiva Wilson '04, who worked in El Salvador from 2004 to 2006 helping farmers and youths improve farming techniques, said at the event.