Hungry students at the University of Victoria are resorting to dumpster diving, food banks and skipping meals.
The student society at the University of Victoria says at least 150 students are accessing the schools food bank on the days they operate.
“63.8-percent of students are facing some level of food insecurity right now,” said Izzy Adachi, board member with the student society.With the campus’s Food Bank facing a deficit, Adachi says they’ll work hard to feed as many students as they can, fearing that what they can manage, won’t be nearly enough.
According to a survey published by the student society in December, students at UVic are struggling to keep up with the rising costs of food and the crushing cost of housing — so much so, they’re resorting to some drastic measures.Sign up for our newsletter to get breaking news and daily digests sent to your email.“They generally go off campus because the dumpsters tend to be locked up pretty good here,” he said.
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