"It's so hard to talk about, which is why a lot of people don't know about it, but it affects a million Americans," junior Zachary Gerber said about Crohn's Disease.
But people like Gerber and institutions like the Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America (CCFA) are encouraging research and raising awareness. Gerber will be doing his part with Bowel Bash, an event taking place April 8.
Bowel Bash will be "a concert with three student bands playing relaxed, popular music, as a well as a DJ to fill in the sets," Gerber said. It will also include carnival rides and games, like a dunk tank and "bungee run," as well as free BBQ, Dunkin Donuts items, and a silent sports memorabilia auction.
"It's basically an opportunity for Tufts to come together on what will hopefully be a warm spring afternoon, have a great time, eat some good food and raise money for a really worthy cause," Gerber said.
"Because Crohn's is so hard to talk about, as it deals with bathroom 'problems,' I thought a concert that would involve many different types of students would be a good opportunity for kids at Tufts who suffer from Crohn's to talk about it with their friends," Gerber said.
"Having a laid-back concert to raise money for the disease is a good way to break down walls that make the diseases taboo to discuss," he said.
