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Too anxious: Practice Deliberation


Practice Deliberation:
  • On and off campus issues
  • Higher than national average of food insecure
  • Skepticism towards Penn State having a that large of a food insecurity
  • Approach one: Penn State
    • Meal plans
      • Can change the levels or add donations 
      • Never seen one of the kiosks for meal plan donations 
      • Having a better place to purchase the food that is wanted to be cooked
      • Cleanliness after cooking and theft (leaving college freshmen alone to cook)
        • Having someone in change of the kitchens-student employment option
  • Approach two: State College
    • Current initiatives and past initiatives 
      • Abba java coffee house and St. Andrews community cafe (current)
        • Full meals (sunday night and thursday brunch)
          • There is a take home option
        • Community partners 
        • Penn State can’t advertise due to risk
        • If you don’t feel food insecure should you still feel able to go
          • This has to to with breaking the stigma- includes the entire community
          • Inclusive Housing: people that can’t afford housing to lower housing cost ( the imposition of a tax)
            • How to incentivize (wealth tax)
  • Approach three: State government (through federal government)
    • SNAP
      • Change the criteria to be more inclusive (OR criteria)(stimulates economic growth)
      • SNAP is a debit card federal government gives you (replaces paper food stamps)- only used for food
        • Does it have different levels of assistance 
        • How to address the problem of college being a choice 
      • Reduction in taxpayer money on medicaid (with healthier eating choices)

    • Notes during the deliberation
    • Deliberation Outline 


      • Food insecurity is a problem that many college students face today
      • This problem is not only limited to underprivileged students but students that don’t have access to nutritious food. 
      • Embarrassment : because they can’t provide for themselves
      • Support Groups/ therapy for the food insecure
      • There are two categories of food insecurity: 
      • Skipping meals or not eating enough 
      • Lack of access to nutritious food
      • It’s important to acknowledge that food insecurity is not limited to Penn State students but students across the US.
      • Time, money, resources, policy reform 


      APPROACH ONE: Penn State Level 
      • Meal Point Donation System: week before the end of the semester 
      • Change in the number of meal plans available: tailor their meal plans as they need to
      • Updates in residence hall kitchens: hiring students to clean the dishes in the residence halls
      • Reducing the stigma around food in security 
      • Healthy food options 


      APPROACH TWO: State College Level
      • Expand community efforts like Abba Java and State College Food Bank 
      • Wealth tax: to subsidize food for the food insecure.
      • Redistribution of money to aid in funding the wealth tax
      APPROACH THREE: GOV Level
      • State government 
      • Lowering conditions for SNAP eligibility so that more people receive there benefits


      positives: 
      • lowers eligibility for SNAP to make it more accessible for students
      • stimulates local economic growth
      • places primary burden of payment on the wealthiest

      negatives: 
      • does not cover all students who may face food insecurity
      • mainly for purchasing food from stores and may not apply to meal plans
      • only offsets costs instead of relieving them entirely


      Deliberation Notes: 
      • Shock one in two people are food insecure
      • Clearly there is a broken system 
      • Money disappears at the add of the second semester
      • A lot food waste 
      • Price of housing could go towards stock
      • Advertising/ Lack knowledge
      • Problem paying for food 
      • Having Lion’s Pantry and The Farm Club pass out free food to all Penn State students  (in an attempt to reduce the stigma and increase access to nutritous food)

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