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Cafés do not accept food program
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students going into chemistry classes?’” Potter said.
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Potter said chemistry requires a bit of knowledge of math to effectively understand and goes deeper than just chemicals.
“We think of chemistry as being like the fun chemical reactions, like fireworks, or we imagine mixing chemicals together and explosions happen … but a big part of chemistry is also applied math,” Potter said.
Potter wants any student coming into a chemistry class to take the course over the summer.
“I think that any student who’s coming into any of our classes … should review math, especially if it’s been a while since they’ve taken math classes,” she said.
The new academy will offer mathematical training to help students take the Chemistry 4, 20 and 21A classes, which Lemons said require some math skills.
Lemons said he hopes to see students enroll in the course.
“It’s an opportunity for any student with any background to be able and come and get the skills that are needed so that they’ll be successful,” Lemons said.
McMahon said in an email statement that Pacific Dining is hoping to complete the process to accept EBT by the start of the fall semester.
Henna Jivraj, a student worker at the Basic Needs Center and a recipient of CalFresh Food benefits, said the Warrior Pantry is an alternative for students to get food due to EBT not being accepted on campus.
“Since EBT is not used on campus, the pantry is one spot where students have access to a lot of fruits, vegetables, snacks, drinks … all that stuff,” Jivraj said. “We try to supplement with students and as long as you are a student enrolled in classes you can get snacks.”
Financial Aid and Basic Needs Assistant Director David Brown said during the process of requesting proposals from food vendors the college asked Pacific Dining about EBT being accepted on campus. That was in 2018.
“They said that they were currently in the process of getting that approved and this was prior to the pandemic,” Brown said. “And ever since then we still haven’t seen it actually pan out.”
Furthermore, Brown and his department are trying to bring Everytable’s vending machine on campus to accommodate vegan, vegetarian, kosher, keto and halal diets.
Everytable is a food vendor whose mission is to make fresh, nutritious food more accessible by providing pre-packaged meals at a discounted price in lower econmic areas
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Manager for Everytable Tracy Luu said their select stores
Thursdays from 9 a.m. to noon, and 3-5:30 p.m.
Compton College offers a free meal for every student and staff through its contract with Everytable, which caters to restaurants on campus.
Compton College’s community relations director Heather Parnock confirmed in an email to The Union their contract with Everytable was extended for students to get one free meal per day “through the 2023-2024 academic year.” accept EBT through the Restaurant Meal Program but not the vending machines.
For employees at Compton College, the free daily meals end June 30.
Everytable serves students in nearby schools including CSU Dominguez Hills, Santa Monica and Compton Colleges.
In comparison, Compton College offers multiple affordable food options on campus.
Among those options is the Tartar Pantry which is similar to the Warrior Pantry, but available Mondays through
Parnock also confirmed the Everytable cafeteria would start to accept EBT at the end of this current semester.
Brown said El Camino College’s Basic Needs including the Warrior Pantry are working to expand access to healthy food on campus and CalFresh EBT for students.
“We’re advocating for [students],” Brown said. “We really want to get the best options that are out there available on campus for students to take advantage of.”
