Posted on 12/07/2016 12:19:24 PM PST by C19fan
Montclair State University's food pantry is tucked away down a maze of hallways in the student center. Like the hunger problem on campus itself, the pantry is not quite out in the open. It opened on the New Jersey college's campus in April, after administrators started hearing from students who said they were hungry and didn't have enough money for food. They surveyed students, finding that more than half said they or someone they know experiences "food insecurity" -- the lack of access to affordable, nutritious food. On one Thursday in December, 33 students visited the food pantry, taking what they need to help make ends meet. They left with bread, cereal, milk, spaghetti, canned vegetables, as well as personal items like shampoo and soap.
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But they can have cell phones.....................
Food or Beer?
Coming soon to safe spaces near you, college food stamp program. Good grief!
These students who can’t afford to eat: what do you suppose they have $200/month cell phone bills, drink at least a six-pack of beer each week, and haven’t spent less that $80 on a pair of jeans since they were pre-teens?
Let them eat crayons and Play-Dough; wash it down with salty tears.
“food insecurity”
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Can be solved by getting a job instead of spending their time hiding in safe rooms.
Hunger? That’s why we have Ramen Noodles
In my day food was day old bread from the A& P with some cheese
Good.
Now let’s wall them all in.
I remember when I played football in college (small college) that the cafeteria gave the same portions of food to us ballplayers as they gave to a 110 lb. coed...
We had to find extra food ourselves...
Maybe university is not where they belong if basic needs are not met. Go to a less expensive universities, kids.
Story is in no way related to the “Trump Will Reform Food Stamps” story that broke earlier today.
I don’t believe it. My son tells me their are edibles all over his campus.
I heard stories like this back when I was a student over twenty years ago. Many of them should maybe have taken a year off to work and save more money for university/college and thus avoided this kind of problem.
I was pleasantly surprised that the report included the rising cost of tuition as a reason.
Can’t meal plans be rolled into student loans?
Room and board at a college usually includes a meal plan.
I practically lived on ramen noodles and peanut butter in grad school to avoid paying the cafeteria fees I couldn’t afford. It’s kind of amazing what a twenty something body can thrive on. These flower petals need to quit whining.
Undergraduate Costs
2016-2017
Undergraduate - Full-time flat rate per semester: 12 - 18 Credits
New Jersey Residents (Tuition - $4,383.94; Fees - $1,673.85) $6,057.79
Non New Jersey Residents (Tuition $8,329.48; Fees - $1,673.85) $10,003.33
(plus $292.26 per credit NJ Residents or $555.30 per credit Non-resident, for registration in excess of 18 credits.)
https://www.montclair.edu/student-accounts/tuition-and-fees/undergraduate-costs/
Anyone stupid enough to waste their time and money here should feel insecure.
I did learn a thing or two about edible plants though.
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