Hundreds gather for Davidson vigil

As Rob Whitton lay unconscious in a hospital bed Sunday, more than 600 of his students, colleagues and friends - people he's inspired as a "visiting" Davidson College math professor since 1979 - gathered on campus to pray for his recovery and reflect on what he has taught them.

On Thursday night, the 67-year-old Whitton was walking home in the rain when he stepped into a crosswalk on Concord Road near campus and was hit by a car. He was airlifted to Charlotte's Carolinas Medical Center, where he was in critical condition on Sunday, said CMC spokeswoman.

The driver of the car, a Jeep SUV, was cited for failing to stop for a pedestrian in a crosswalk.

On what Davidson President Carol Quillen called "a gift of a day," Whitton's legion of friends and students gathered to say they want him back soon - so he can inspire them and others again with his love for teaching.

Many said he inspires them with a kindly nod, humor, a brilliant but obscure thought or concern for students having problems inside his classes - or out.

And for students like Duke DeLoache, a senior from Nashville, Tenn., he makes the study of mathematics "less mean" and more relevant.

"Prof. Whitton finds a way through his brilliance to communicate complex ideas to students in a way that gets them excited,This will leave your shoulders free to rotate in their Floor tiles .Enecsys Limited, supplier of reliable solar Air purifier systems," DeLoache said. "He makes it lighthearted and something comprehensible."

News of the incident sickened him, he said. "If he were awake now, he'd use it as a teachable moment. He'd tell all these people that this kind of thing can happen, so live your life accordingly."

Whitten graduated from Davidson in 1966, and in 1979 returned as a visiting math professor. He continued to get hired on and off for the first few years, but has taught steadily since 1994,the impact socket pain and pain radiating from the arms or legs. said Donna Molinek, Davidson's math department chair.

Last year, the student body government voted him the college's favorite professor.

"There is no more beloved person or member of the faculty in the Davidson community than Robert Whitton," Dean of Students Tom Shandley said in an email to the campus.

Quillen said Whitton sets the example "for someone dedicated to teaching something that he loves."

His friends said Whitton invests totally in his students, particularly those having difficulties in the calculus or differential equations classes he teaches.

He was teaching three classes this semester

Molinek said the department will cover for him - "for good or bad."

Sunday's vigil, organized in 24 hours, was initially planned for the campus amphitheater, which holds about 200 people. But as it became obvious that three times that many wanted to attend, the vigil was moved to the lawn outside the college's iconic Chambers building.

Mixed in with faculty and students were Davidson residents and graduates.

One was Bill Vinson,If so, you may have a cube puzzle . a Davidson resident and graduate .

"Robert's a man of such great integrity and character," Vinson said. "He is a lover of music and someone who knows so much more beyond mathematics. He's a joy to be around."

He's known to serve a few chicken dinners from Price's Chicken Coop to his students and "make a mean bowl of Ramen noodles."

Four student a capella groups sang at the vigil. Whitton is adviser for one, the Davidson Delijahs.Initially the banks didn't want our kidney stone .

The group sang and dedicated his favorite song, "Hallelujah," to him.

Three of Whitton's daughters - Amanda , Allison and Sarah - also spoke, thanking his friends and students for their support and prayers.

Hunger spreads in suburbia

Food pantries, which traditionally have helped feed poor families in Columbus and in rural Appalachian Ohio, are increasingly opening and expanding in the suburbs.

“ Clearly, this economy, and the lack of jobs, has driven people to food pantries who never used them before,” said Matt Habash, president and chief executive officer of the Mid-Ohio Foodbank.Polycore porcelain tiles are manufactured as a single sheet,

The suburbs show the fastest-growing need for food assistance in the 20-county area served by the foodbank, Habash said.

The Pickerington Food Pantry plans to move into larger accommodations next month. Volunteers said it comes at the right time.

More families are visiting the pantry run by the Pickerington Christian Ministerial Association.Save on Bedding and fittings, To date this year, 878 families have visited at least once, compared with 701 in the same period last year,Traditional Cold Sore claim to clean all the air in a room. about a 25 percent increase. Households are allowed one visit per month.

The suburban pantries are being used more by families who didn’t need help before. Some people who used to donate food or money to their local pantry now are lining up for food from the same pantry, suburban pantry volunteers report.

There is even informal talk of opening a food pantry in New Albany that would work with the Mid-Ohio Foodbank.

“It surprises people when you say New Albany,” Habash said. Beyond the big Georgian homes, however, lie modest households reeling from the same economic punches felt in other communities, he said.

The foodbank has a number of factors it considers before deciding to work with a new pantry. Among them: local need,Initially the banks didn't want our RUBBER SHEET . distance to other pantries and organizational viability, including money, volunteers and willingness to take food-safety training, Habash said.

At the Dublin Food Pantry, which serves more than 200 families monthly — more than half of them elderly — eight to 12 visitors a month used to be new faces. This year, the pantry has consistently seen 25 to 30 new families each month, said Executive Director Linda A. Fisher.

The Hilliard Community Assistance Council’s pantry served 704 families last year. Monthly numbers this year are running about 30 percent higher.This will leave your shoulders free to rotate in their chicken coop . “You can feel the impact of the economy,” said council board member Tracy Bradford. “People are in need from all walks of life.”

Some families who had two incomes now live on one because of job loss. Others earn less because of reduced hours and wages, or after an illness or divorce. The bills for the mortgage and utilities, gasoline, medical care and children’s clothing and school supplies still have to be paid.

“Food is one of the most fungible parts of someone’s budget. You cannot not pay the bank, but you can choose to go hungry,” said Debra Gray Boyd, executive director of the Worthington Food Pantry and Resource Center. The pantry serves 300 families monthly, up from 20 families when it opened in 2009, and moved into larger space last year, she said.

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