BY DEBBIE WONG
Armed with scientific calculators, students at Carleton College were doing math – but not just any math. They were adding up calories and cents, selecting foods to buy from a small-scale model grocery store they’d built in the classroom. Their goal: to satisfy their dietary needs with limited money.
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Food Stamps Fail to Reach the Elderly Poor in Northfield, Carleton Students Find
Carleton Student Drive Collects Food for Northfield Pantry
BY KATIE WILLIAMS
Tyler BoddySpargo, Dia Davis
A food drive last Friday on the Carleton College campus raised enough money to buy 65 pounds of fruit juice, milk, yoghurt and other foods that were donated to the food shelf at the Community Action Center (CAC) in Northfield.
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‘Thursday’s Table’ Serves Supper and Support to Northfield Families in Need
Apron? Check. Nametag? Check. Plastic gloves … where are they?
A staff person pointed back in the kitchen next to the tray of grilled cheese.
It was 4 p.m. on a Thursday afternoon, and Carleton College sophomore Dia Davis was getting ready for another “Thursday’s Table” family meal at the Community Action Center (CAC) of Northfield....
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