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Minnesota State University, Mankato
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Student debt at MSU among highest in the state Many Mavericks struggle with debt after graduation as student debt above national average
web photo Activities also included a presentation by author Jonathan Bloom, whose book “American Wasteland” details the problem of wastefullness in the United States.
November brings homelessness awareness to MSU
TRISH BJERKE
staff writer
This month, Minnesota State University, Mankato hosted a series of events for “Remember November,” a campus-wide campaign against hunger and homelessness. Turkey-palooza, which began on Nov. 1 and continues until Nov. 30, is a part the Campus Kitchen Holiday Fundraiser. Donation boxes were placed at registers in the Centennial Student Union and the contributions went toward the Campus Kitchen’s Thanksgiving dinner expenses. The Campus Kitchen Project serves to bring colleges and universities together with student volunteers, campus dining
service professionals and community organizations to help fight hunger around the United States. At MSU, the project is partnered with University Dining Services, service learning programs and community agencies to help provide food for Mankato citizens in need. The surplus food from on-campus dining and from food banks and restaurants is donated to Campus Kitchen. After the meals have been packaged, they are delivered to clients that need them. Clients include ECHO Food Shelf, Blue Earth County Social Services, Theresa House, Welcome Inn and the Salvation Army. Campus Kitchen delivers to the private residences of the consumers associated with
these groups. During the week of Nov. 12, the CSU’s Flex Space hosted “The Face of Hunger and Homelessness,” an exhibit that demonstrated how Mankato’s community works to alleviate hunger. On Nov. 13, Jonathan Bloom gave a lecture in the CSU Ballroom about his book “American Wasteland.” Bloom is a journalist and food waste expert who wrote “American Wasteland,” a book about the amount of food that America wastes and the impact that it has at local and national levels. He discovered that all people can make a difference in America’s hunger
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web photo Student debt is a very real problem in 2012, particularly at MSU, which outscored both Bethany Lutheran College and Gustavus Adolphus. TIM FAKLIS
staff writer
The end of the Fall 2012 semester is approaching, and with that comes the hard work of determining tuition costs. With that often comes financial aid, which will eventually turn into debt for students at Minnesota State University, Mankato. “I’m going to have to hold back from spending after I graduate for a while.” Said Athletic Training major Thomas Boike, who is entering what is expected to me his final semester at MSU this spring. “I’ll have to find a way to manage my money when
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I’m done.” Fellow MSU student Cole Jensen felt the same way when asked what his plan was when he was done. “I’m not sure yet.” He said. “I would like to get my debt paid off as quickly as I can with still being able to afford to live.” Numerous students around Mankato have similar worries; about 75 percent of the 11,762 students enrolled at MSU graduated with debt in 2011. Not only do MSU students have to deal with debt, the school itself has to continue
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