More students are using on-campus food pantries at Utah universities than last year. Utah State University, the University of Utah and Utah Valley University all reported increases this semester.
Utah State operates the Student Nutrition Access Center at its Logan, Price and Blanding campuses. September and October were the busiest months ever on the Logan campus.
“[Some] students don’t use it because they don’t think they qualify, or they don’t think that they’re needy enough,” said Dorothy Wallis, assistant professor of social work…