food pantry

Nov

2025

AUM food pantry fights hunger

CampusAUM Warhawks, food insecurity, food pantry, student life, Students

photo courtesy of Julia M. Cameron on pexels.com Did you know nearly 40% of college students face food insecurity? Food insecurity among college students happens for many reasons, some being the cost of food and lack of resources for students to get access to food in non-traditional ways. The AUM Food Pantry serves anywhere from 75-100 students a week, but Food Pantry Chair Sarah Bagget said numbers vary. “We may have days where we serve 40 students and others where we may serve 10, so it really depends,” she said. The number of students that visit the pantry also has…

Sep

2023

By Aumnibus Staff

Young, Educated and Starving?

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Photo by Frank C. Williams By: Victoria Salters The broke college student — it’s a common phrase that many young college students are all too familiar with. I remember when I was first moving into college, my mom made a joke about how I needed to be sure that I avoided eating too much junk food because “The freshman 15 doesn’t discriminate.” Little did I know that I would be met with an adverse problem. As college students navigate the uncharted territory of university life, they often encounter unexpected challenges. For many, the high cost of living and the cost…