On Saturday, students at Harvard College attempted to break the world record for the longest glowstick chain in order to raise awareness about malaria.
The students, part of Harvard College Students Against Malaria, wanted to "do something fun and cool and to raise awareness for malaria," according to co-founder and co-president Mohammed Toure. The group chose to use glowsticks to symbolize "shedding light" on the issue of malaria. Over 10,000 glowsticks were connected, beating the current record of 9,021.
"The biggest goal for us is to engage the Harvard community and to get everybody to come together," Kimberly Mihayo, one of the event organizers, said.
Read more at The Crimson.
