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The SHOP works with community partners to see large donations of necessary goods

Elena Laughton April 24, 2024

The SHOP, which stands for Students Helping Other Profs, is Rowan University’s on-campus food pantry and resource center available to students. It is located in the Rowan Boulevard Apartments, soon...

The SHOP will be doing research to better serve the needs and wants of the students who utilize the resource. - Managing Editor / Abigail Twiford

The SHOP begins research to better inventory for students

Abigail Twiford February 14, 2024

Rowan University has recently announced that the SHOP will be doing research for those who have utilized it at some point in their academic careers. The project, which allows for participants to be...

The Shop will be moving to The Rowan International House pictured, located on State Street. - Staff Writer / Marchella Mazzoni

The Shop prepares for move to the International House this fall

Marchella Mazzoni February 14, 2024

The Shop Pantry and Resource Center is currently in the process of moving locations for this upcoming Fall semester from room 141 of Building Five in the Rowan Boulevard Apartments to the off-campus International...

Students eat at the Chamberlain Student Center Marketplace. - Photo / Rowan University Blog

EDITORIAL: Rowan needs meal swipe donation program to combat student hunger

The Whit Staff February 22, 2023

Across Rowan University, several steps have been taken in an attempt to curb the rates of food insecurity that the university is facing. Professors have begun to include clauses within their syllabi addressing...

The Student Support Services Street Team sit in the Student Center with the "wheel of success." - Photo / Rowan Student Success Programs

EDITORIAL: Stopping student hunger starts with professors

The Whit Staff December 1, 2022

Almost every college student is “broke” in some sort of way. As college is a major transitional period of life, it can be difficult for students to attend classes, hold-down part-time or full-time...

The SHOP Coordinator Becky Foster and student intern Leilanie Hinton sit at The SHOPS' resource table during the Student Hunger on Campus Town Hall Meeting and Resource Fair. - Photo / Editor-in-Chief Berry Andres

One in three Rowan students face food insecurity, survey finds

Berry Andres November 30, 2022

According to the 2022 Student Hunger on Campus Survey (SHOC) distributed by Rowan University’s Affordability Taskforce, more than one in three Rowan students face food insecurity — roughly 38 percent. The...

Shelves are scarce as more students are taking advantage of the program. - Editor-in-Chief / Berry Andres

Rowan Food Pantry Faces Increase in Patrons and Stagnant Supplies

Berry Andres October 11, 2022

Tucked away in a corner on Rowan University’s campus and squeezed in between the hulking, yellow-and-brown Rowan Boulevard Apartments, The SHOP operates in hopes of aiding the population of Rowan students...

Juniors smash pumpkins together to relieve stress for the semester ahead. - Photo / Adriana Zawojski

PHOTOSTORY: Pumpkin Smashing Supports Rowan Food Pantry, The SHOP

Adriana Zawojski September 19, 2022

SUP Event Coordinator Rachel Owen, stands in front of the pumpkin smashing area. - Photo / Adriana Zawojski “We are so excited to be kicking off our semester with Game Over Hunger weekend. I am so...

Students and others can donate to The SHOP, whether that be in the form of money or food and supplies. -Photo via sites.rowan.edu/theshop/

How Rowan University helps Students in Financial Crises

Mya Calderon April 19, 2022

“I am very likely to end the semester having to drop out of college, lose my university housing, and be homeless with no real ability to [pull] myself out from [my current situation],” Simon Thurston...

Thanksgiving is next Thursday, and in this editorial, The Whit Staff talks about food insecurity in New Jersey and on campus. - Photo via Pixabay.com

Editorial: Giving Back This Thanksgiving

The Whit Staff November 17, 2021

The season of thanks is finally here. What’s different about this Thanksgiving? Well, for many people, they’ll be able to celebrate with more of their loved ones this year than in 2020. Last Thanksgiving,...

-Photo from pixabay.com

McCray: Think twice before skipping meals

Brianna McCray April 11, 2018

College is the time in our lives where our schedules are packed and we just don’t have the time to sit down and eat. We are worried about preparing for assignments, midterms, finals and having some sort...

A plate of food in the Glassworks dining hall at Holly Pointe Commons. -Staff Photo/Justin Decker

What it takes to feed a college: How many pounds of food do New Jersey universities consume and waste?

Justin Decker January 21, 2018

Feeding one college student can be expensive, but what about 15,000? Each day, over 500 pounds of food are cooked and prepared for the dining halls at Rowan University, but not all of it is eaten. According...

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