Wednesday, November 5, 2025
SGA takes action in light of SNAP cuts
Senator At-Large Amelia Tucker has Senate take part in a demonstration during the weekly SGA meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025 in Senate Chambers. The demonstration showed how many people, on average, will go hungry at some point in their life. (Jonah Savage)
The WKU Student Government Association granted $750 in funding Tuesday to assist the WKU Food Pantry as a response to recent Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) cuts. The bill’s author, SGA Senator Amelia Tucker, said she’s working with Chief Financial Officer Gabriel Jerdon to purchase the food for the pantry in the coming days. “I have a heart for hungry people,” Tucker said in an interview with the Herald. “And I’m all about all of the wonderful and fun things that SGA funds, but I think we need to fund things that really matter too, and I put this in the box of things that really matter.” Read more by Jonah Savage
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