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Sex slavery inspires Global Hope Club

Child prostitution is running rampant in parts of the world, but there are people trying to stop it.
The Global Hope (GH) club with picket signs, bullhorns; armed with flyers and pamphlets are spreading awareness on campus for this new human rights issue.
Global Hope is a branch of the Nationwide Sold Project.
The Sold Project is a grassroots organization dedicated to inspiring and empowering individuals to stop child prostitution before it begins.
The club created last spring has approximately 15 members.
The students at LPC felt compelled to champion this cause as a way to bring attention to the existence of human trafficking.
California is the top destination in the US for people who force women and girls into hard labor and sex trade reported Nannette Miranda from ABC news.

How Push Led to Shove in New Mexico

At Williams' urging, Locksley became a friend and mentor to Gerald, listening to his desires to speed up his career and offering advice. Locksley, who by then was the offensive coordinator at Illinois, eventually had an opening for an offensive quality control coach two years ago and offered the job to Gerald, who had spent five years working in various roles on the football staff at Penn State. Gerald worked at Illinois on the staff of Ron Zook for a season before Locksley got the opportunity to be the head coach at New Mexico. Locksley says because he respected Gerald's skills as a coach and the trust was there, he offered Gerald the position of receivers coach/recruiting coordinator, a highly unusual opportunity for a coach with no full-time experience. "It was definitely an established relationship.

Harrier & Steeplechaser Rich Nelson

Growing up, BYU cross country athlete Richard Nelson knew he had a special talent for running.

The 5-foot-10, 146-pound senior from Spokane, Wash., excelled in both baseball and basketball, but found a knack for using his feet that ultimately led to a love for the sport of cross country.

"Running just kind of took over because I was good at it and was able to go the furthest with it," Nelson said. "It came fast and I’m very competitive, so that drove me to do my best."

Moreover, he comes from a strong pedigree of runners. His father, Doug, ran track at the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo., while older siblings Christine, Carolyn and Scott competed in track or other sports, paving the way for Richard and younger sisters Cami and Andrea.