Kernodle Center
considers opening
campus food pantry
Simone Jasper
Senior Reporter
For college students across the state of
North Carolina, living off of ramen noodles
isn’t something to joke about. Many of them
have trouble making ends meet, prompting
food pantries to open at colleges and univer
sities. Campus food pantries are on the rise
nationwide, serving mainly students but also
faculty and staff members.
Elon University could join the eight
North Carolina universities that currently
operate food pantries. The Kernodle Cen
ter for Service Learning has been contacted
by outside food-assistance groups to discuss
the possibility of opening a food pantry on
campus.
Student groups usually run the food pan-
tries, which rely on volunteers and dona
tions. Most campus food pantry programs,
including the one at nearby Alamance Com
munity College, were started in recent years.
John Evans, academic support special
ist and student activities director at Ala
mance Community College, said there was
a demand for a student food pantry before
one started in 2012. At the Alamance food
pantry, students can receive up to six non-
perishable items each week.
“We have students who may be in low-
income situations, and we vranted them to
receive help in a non-threatening way,” Ev
ans said. “A lot of our students don’t have
transportation. We wanted a resource that’s
convenient.”
In Alamance County, a food pantry re
cently started at a high school.
TifFanie King, culinary arts teacher at
Career and Technical Education Center
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From freshmen to seniors, many students who filter through the Student Professional Development Center are finding opportunities right down 1-40 E in Raleigh.
Morgan Abate and Stephanie Lamm
Senior Reporter and Assistant News Editor
Though the majority of Elon Univer
sity students are not from North Carolina,
many are beginning to call the Triangle
home by finding jobs and internships in
Raleigh. Time magazine recently pro
filed Raleigh as one of the fastest-grow
ing economies in the United States, and
Forbes rated Raleigh the third-best city
for businesses and careers.
In recent years, Raleigh has become a
technology and innovation hub, especially
in the biotech and health care industries,
by attracting companies like Red Hat,
AUscripts and PNC Bank.
According to Time, companies are
coming to Raleigh to collaborate with and
recruit from the top universities in the sur
rounding area. Many businesses seek out
young talent from North Carolina State
University, University of North Carolina
at Chapel Hill and Duke University.
“This is a market of, by and for smart
young professionals,” said J. King White,
an Elon graduate and business consultant
based in Raleigh. “Companies are attract
ed to this economic and community dy-^
namic because their workers increasingly
demand a culture where they can live, work
and play in the same vicinity. It seems like
every week Raleigh appears on some pub
lication’s Best Of list, and such acclaim is
entirely valid.”
According to Forbes, the cost of living
in Raleigh is 4.7 percent above the nation
al average, relatively low compared to the
cost of living in other major cities like Bal
timore, which is 13.4 percent above the av
erage. Because of this, Forbes cites Raleigh
as one of the best cities for new graduates
to launch their careers.
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