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Rutgers-New Brunswick is the latest university in New Jersey to open a food pantry. There are now more than 300 such pantries on campuses across the country amid increasing recognition that some students are going hungry, with devastating effects — not least on their ability to study and get good grades. Kerri Willson, who runs the pantry, described it as “a Band-Aid for us to help a student get back on their feet and be able to graduate.” National studies have determined that 20 percent to 30 percent of students had spent some of the previous 30 days hungry. And Rutgers is preparing a study of its own students to determine how many cannot afford regular meals. Willson is concerned, however, that studies underestimate the problem. “There’s some shame associated with people asking for help,” she said. Read moreNJ Spotlight Daily News
September 29, 2016
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September 27, 2016
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- The state wants the city to sell the utility to meet the terms of an overdue bridge loan, but the city has another plan to raise the money and protect the water system
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