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...Monday is the grand opening of a new food pantry and nutrition lounge at Bowie State University.
...It is located in the basement of the library and is free to all students.
...Since the food pantry also includes a lounge with sofas and a television, the university hopes all students utilize the space.
...When we talked about this concept with Food Lion we really wanted to attack the stigma and breakdown the stigma of people feeling like they didn’t want to come and get food because of the thought that there is something wrong with suffering from food insecurity,” Brent Swinton, Bowie State Vice President for Institutional Advancement said. “That’s a growing trend across the country and colleges are attacking that and Bowie State University is at the cutting edge. So we want people to feel welcome, to come in and realize that this is all about making sure nutrition is available so our students can achieve in the classroom.
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