Kaylie Wang is an English sophomore and opinion columnist for Mustang News. The opinions expressed in this article do not necessarily reflect those of Mustang Media Group. Each day, students face the choice of whether to eat at Brunch or Streets at Vista Grande. Other students do not have the privilege of this choice. Individuals […]
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How CalFresh cuts are hurting student budgets
The last thing students need is the challenge of paying for groceries. Between federal budget cuts and an overworked system, getting aid for food has never been more difficult.
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Cal Poly Basic Needs closed meal voucher applications within hours. Here’s why
Cal Poly Basic Needs closed applications for free meal vouchers due to a higher volume than usual, which Campus Health & Wellbeing says emphasizes the need for continued funding and expansion of basic needs programs to support food insecure students.
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Meal Voucher applications open this week for students with financial need
Meal Voucher applications close this Friday. Students who demonstrate financial need are eligible to apply for the money to spend at select campus dining locations. The applications are based on students’ preexisting financial aid packages.
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‘It’s not enough food’: Students battle food insecurity as campus meal plans exceed cost of other options
Mandatory dining plans are a rite of passage for college freshmen across the nation who have to endure powdered eggs, soggy pasta and frozen tortillas.
But Cal Poly’s freshman plans are among the most expensive of any public school in California — and prices for packaged food and items are disproportionately high compared to off-campus grocery stores.
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Cal Poly’s Basic Needs Report highlights prevalence of food insecurity
Aydin Nazmi’s life revolves around food. Not only does he teach food science at Cal Poly, but he also works as a coordinator for CalFresh, a federal program that provides people with a monthly grocery stipend. Nazmi is on the front lines of fighting food insecurity. “When you’re hungry or stressed about affording food, it […]
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Students with dietary restrictions ‘struggling to get a good meal’ at Cal Poly Dining
Cal Poly students with dietary restrictions have expressed dissatisfaction with the limited dining hall options, resulting in students compromising healthy meals to attend class and others facing food insecurity. Biochemistry junior Maile Gardner follows a vegan diet and has found that the lack of options has made it difficult to find consistent meals. “I feel […]
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Food Pantry provides more to community amid “unprecedented” use by students
Siga aquí para leer este artículo en Español. As a first-generation student at Cal Poly, now-graduate student Oscar Velasco never knew about the food resources, such as the Cal Poly Food Pantry, available to him as an undergraduate struggling with food insecurity. “I just felt that eating Top Ramen was a rite of passage, and that […]
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Cal Poly University Housing and Campus Dining are asking for donations in honor of World Hunger Day
Nearly a quarter of Cal Poly students experience food insecurity, according to a 2018 California State University (CSU) Basic Needs Initiative Report. To combat this, Cal Poly University Housing and Campus Dining are asking students, staff and faculty to donate to the Mustang Meal Share program or any other student support resources on campus in […]
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SLO Food Bank adapts holiday fundraising to pandemic as food insecurity grows
The month of November in San Luis Obispo County would typically mean refrigerated trucks stationed outside grocery stores and San Luis Obispo (SLO) Food Bank volunteers gathering turkeys from holiday shoppers willing to donate. “Really, the excitement of the Turkey Drive is going to your store, purchasing the frozen turkey, taking it out to the […]
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Need cash for groceries? You might be eligible for CalFresh
Students can qualify for up to $194 a month to spend on groceries through CalFresh, a federally funded program run by students and nutrition professor Aydin Nazmi. The application process only takes about 30 minutes with about a 30-day approval period, according to the CalFresh website. Students can meet with an outreach coordinator over Zoom […]