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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Cal Poly food pantry to begin stocking up on ZYN
The Cal Poly Food Pantry, which provides free food to students in need, has begun to stock up on the popular nicotine pouches, Zyn.
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How Cal Poly’s Food Pantry is serving students
The Cal Poly Food Pantry provides resources free of charge to students. Available supplies include fresh produce, freezer food and meat, refrigerated foods and personal hygiene items.
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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 Food Pantry open to all during COVID-19 pandemic
The Cal Poly Food Pantry has is still open to all students, staff and faculty who may be struggling during this time.
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Campus Health and Wellbeing renovates food pantry, opens additional location
White cage-like doors, dim lighting and narrow walkways that made students feel trapped in a corner — that was the Cal Poly Food Pantry before April 2019. “It was literally just a cage, storage closet that was converted into a food pantry,” Director of Wellbeing and Health Education Genie Kim said. One year after receiving […]
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15-Minute Update: Cal Poly hosted its seventh annual Mustang Mile and find out how students can manage food insecurity
Mustang News anchors Kenzie Nicoli and Casi McIntyre have today’s top stories.
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Hungry and Homeless: New survey shows some Cal Poly students lack basic living necessities
Video by Sydney Brandt A study conducted by California State University (CSU) systems in January 2018 found that 41.6 percent of students reported food insecurity and 10.9 percent reported homelessness. These results are also reflected in a recent survey of Cal Poly students that yielded similar results. It was found 26.9 percent of Cal Poly […]
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CalFresh program tackles food insecurity at Cal Poly
Cal Poly’s CalFresh outreach program has so far helped about 230 students apply, with more than 100 in Fall 2017.
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Study shows one in four CSU students are food insecure
Several resources are available to Cal Poly students who struggle with food insecurity
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Easing hunger pains: The Cal Poly Hunger Program
Vouchers are given out on campus and can be redeemed at 19 Metro Station.