DENVER (KDVR) — Students at Metropolitan State University of Denver are asking for donations to the school’s food pantry to help ensure their classmates don’t go hungry amid the federal government shutdown.

A 2024 study by research firm Trellis Strategies found that about half of MSU Denver’s roughly 18,000 students experience food insecurity. Many of those students are without food assistance this month, as Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits remain in limbo during the government shutdown.

Rowdy’s Corner, the university’s on-campus food pantry, has seen a significant increase in demand this semester. The pantry now serves about 1,700 students each month, up from about 1,000 this time last year.

“You want to go to school and make these changes, but you need to eat and put

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