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Comfort, community and creativity — these are just a few things students look for in a dining experience, and they’re what Penn State Food Services has brought to the table. ....
Swipe Out Hunger” event by donating $5, $10, or $15 from their campus meal plans. To get in on the action, all you’ll need to do is let your cashier know as you check out of any dining commons across campus. “Swipe Out Hunger” is a national nonprofit committed to ending hunger among college students. The program has been implemented at more than 130 colleges and universities across the country. “This partnership follows recommendations from Penn State President Eric Barron’s Housing and Food Security Task Force,” Anna Sostarecz, Penn State Food Service’s sustainability coordinator said in a release. “And we’re especially excited to partner with Swipe Out Hunger after piloting our own iteration of a dining dollar donation program in 2019. This event highlights some of the human or social elements of sustainability: Caring for each other is an integral part of sustaining the Earth.” ....
For Penn State students, eating at the dining halls or the HUB-Robeson Center is second nature. Students can either order their food to-go or they wait in line buffet style â both of which use takeout containers as a means of packaging the food. Although using one takeout container per day doesnât seem like much, when thousands of students order food online and wait in dining hall lines, it adds up. Ultimately, many Penn State students said the coronavirus has impacted Penn Stateâs sustainability efforts. Grace Sibley said food waste and plastic waste is a âbig concernâ on campus right now. ....