From USA Today

One of the more interesting parts of this job is that, by nature of the types of students I work with, I benefit from keeping up with with the international news. Currently, we have about a dozen students in the program from Libya. Through conversations in and outside of class, our staff has learned about the hardships, fears, and gut-wrenching uncertainty of what's currently going on in that country. Many students have family in Benghazi and Tripoli. They are having difficulty contacting anyone in Libya because of the prolonged media/technological blackout. I can't imagine what that would be like: to be in a strange and alien place, separated from your family, knowing that violence is being perpetrated against the people of your country. And worse -- to not know if your loved ones are okay. 

Several of the male Libyans have received e-mails from their government, telling them that they must either go to Washington, D.C. and protest the United States' stance of silence on the revolution, or else risk being recalled back to Libya. We are being told to counsel students through this difficult time. 

The best way to help is to stay informed. The BBC News Web site is doing a good job of covering the story. I would also recommend The Guardian's coverage of the events in Libya. For live, streaming coverage visit Al Jazeera English, on YouTube.