The University of Iowa's food pantry has seen double the number of community members using the service, the university's basic needs coordinator says.The pantr
Food pantries on each of Iowa’s public universities have seen huge usage spikes of late – coinciding with rising tuition rates, soaring food prices and shifting demographics in a state seeing more first-generation, low-income and minority high school graduates headed to college.
A new Heyn’s Ice Cream location in the University of Iowa Iowa Memorial Union started serving scoops to students last Monday. The UI added the ice cream shop after requests from students for more food options in the IMU and a desire to revitalize the basement area of the building, according to the IMU Associate.
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