UT Austin students combat food insecurity among their peers

[@gedotbard]

Excellent initiative from a beautiful soul who cares about his fellow students and actually does something. A rare species these days.

[@kenyonbissett3512]

My alma mater, Towson University, offer a fund for donations to help with food insecurity and emergencies. Going to college when interest rates were 20%+, I remember food insecurity very well.

[@professorprofessorson8795]

The fact that students can go hungry in the richest country in the world is disturbing

[@winstonsmith6607]

Okay, Britta

[@tukicat1399]

@@winstonsmith6607 what is the problem with the comment.. it is disgusting that any child in a developed world goes hungry..

[@winstonsmith6607]

@@tukicat1399 Professor Professorson was a character in Community. The OP's comment is something Britta would say. I was just making a joke. I've run out of money when I was in college as well. Living on Ramon Noodles for a week is almost a right of passage. One of the most offensive things that I can remember in college was when a bunch of students decided to sleep outside overnight to 'empathize' with the homeless. College kids need to get over themselves

[@tukicat1399]

@@winstonsmith6607 ah.. age thing.. never seen it. apologies.

[@winstonsmith6607]

@@tukicat1399 It's onNetflix, but it'll be leaving in a few days. It is the greatest tv show of all time imho. It's about a study group at a community college.

[@janepiper-lunt7655]

Thank you for this story. I run a nonprofit that runs pantries and coolers on the street in a Texas two state college town. We had never thought about the college students. We are now considering putting pantries and coolers close to the colleges. ❤

[@winstonsmith6607]

The most horrifying thing about this story is the phrase 'food insecurity'. In state tuition is 11K and out of state tuition is 41K. Yeah, people have to sacrifice A LOT to go to college.

[@MileHile]

Healthy, unprocessed food isn't cheap. Food deserts are everywhere. The Food Security org this UT public health student started is the first activity based on common human decency to come out of Texas in a long time. Hope is not lost.

[@harmonizedigital.]

I know that area very well. They don't have a good grocery store close. Co op is close but is expensive.

[@WesTXVibes]

He said it's a 20 min walk which is a shorter trip compared to many middle school kids when walking to school.

[@harmonizedigital.]

@@WesTXVibes they do have target on campus that sells food. I miss Austin. I would go to mockingbird everyday at 3pm.

[@magicalfrijoles6766]

HEB delivers to campus. It's not an issue. This man just found a way to get attention by manufacturing a problem.

[@jester1cp]

They use to force you to buy a meal plan when I went to school. Even you lived off campus. University don't do that anymore

[@WesTXVibes]

While it's great these kids found a way to transport students in larger groups. At the same time though since when is a 20 minute walk to a grocery store somehow being food insecure? Then later to hear this privileged kid had a car the whole time.. 😂 And also lives in West Campus which is certainly not the cheapest student living .

[@pjc87guy]

He is providing his car to help other students who don't have his resources and benefits to obtain food. What are you doing to help others? Glass house tool throws stones at others.

[@magicalfrijoles6766]

​@@pjc87guymultiple grocery stores deliver to campus. Campus is very bike friendly, so it would be a 5 min bike ride. There are food pantries and endless restaurants around campus. This isn't a problem, it's a middle class man wanting attention.

[@pjc87guy]

@@magicalfrijoles6766 Some people have to criticize others. You do, and I don't.

[@magicalfrijoles6766]

​@@pjc87guyYou are literally criticizing people on this thread. You're not living a morally superior life by not calling out people who are grifting.

[@pjc87guy]

@@magicalfrijoles6766 Muted and blocked. No one asked you to comment, but you just had to criticize first the guy and second me. Well Bye. Go do your criticism on your own and live the dour life it affords you.

[@magicalfrijoles6766]

HEB delivers to UT campus. Target grocery delivers. You can walk to Wheatsville or West Campus Market. There are multiple food pantries on campus. There are too many restaurants. This guy just manufactured a problem. UT students don't go hungry or have a lack of nutritious food options. Congrats on getting on MSNBC and getting attention though.

[@jaygibson5057]

Literally NONE of this is happening

[@magicalfrijoles6766]

I'm an Austinite. I've been poor and upper middle class in Austin. I've lived downtown. There is zero food insecurity for UT students. It's a completely manufactured problem.

[@gedotbard]

Case of eyes wide shut I suppose.

[@richyp64]

My family is prospering so well financially under Bidenomics, we recently bought our 3rd rental property with our extra cash flow. Thank you team Biden for making this a great year for all Americans. 💙💙

[@jccarriere3719]

Then they should go back home to mama's basement. She will take good care of them their!!!

[@thomasdequincey5811]

Isn't "food insecurity" the whole point of being a student?

[@brettfine3444]

@thomasdequincey5811 What an ignorant fool! Learn the true definition of food insecurity.

[@NHLblkgurl]

Who was the big adult male transz winner at the Biden White House children’s Easter egg hunt and decorating contest this year?

[@davidrhinehart7764]

Michael Obama.

[@ChrisZ70]

I don't know, but I'm voting for Joe Biden regardless, to keep the orange lunatic out of the White House.

[@LionDiamond-ow1xy]

Blacks For Trump! FJB

[@jeffmcgowan132]

stop your breaking my heart.. we who dont get to go to college.. start work and eat what ever...i say grow up get a job and be all you can be

[@RaymondHng]

Many good-paying jobs nowadays require a college degree.

[@jeffmcgowan132]

@@RaymondHng nothing wrong with.. can i take your order.. what comes out of college today.. is a man in a dress hanging out in the girls bathrooms talking about they have that right

[@jeffmcgowan132]

@@RaymondHng they are prepping the kids up in 1rst grade.. trans story time.. get the picture

[@RaymondHng]

@@jeffmcgowan132 The salary of a food server is not high enough to sustain a family. There is a need for people in the health, biotech, tech, legal, etc. industries. These jobs require college degrees. To be promotable up the career ladder requires a four-degree. Even a law enforcement officer job requires a four-year degree. You cannot “be all you can be” nowadays without a four-year degree.

[@jeffmcgowan132]

@@RaymondHng i was a army brat for 18 years.. quit school in the 8th grade.. i work 2 jobs.. fast food and walmart..

[@marilynjackson5752]

Jeez, we lived on top ramon for years while going to college. Stop whining.

[@NHLblkgurl]

Joeflation strikes yet again!

[@pjc87guy]

Inflation from February 2023 to February 2024 has been found to be 3.2% overall. WTH do you want? "The all-items Consumer Price Index (CPI), a measure of economy-wide inflation, increased 0.6 percent from January 2024 to February 2024 and was up 3.2 percent from February 2023. The CPI for all food increased 0.1 percent from January 2024 to February 2024, and food prices were 2.2 percent higher than in February 2023"

[@brucecampbell4528]

​@@pjc87guy We want prices to go back to 2018 prices, stop saying that BS.

[@pjc87guy]

@@brucecampbell4528 Well, Bruce, I'm going to treat you like a rational human being being sarcastic and give you an LOL. If you are serious, then you simply don't have an actual grasp on reality and should seek professional help.

[@ChrisAdams-y3o]

You mean the obesity pandemic in this country.