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When students step into The Tackle Box today鈥攕electing food, clothing, or essential items鈥攖hey are seeing a vision that grew from lived student experience and student leadership.

The addition of a food pantry to 人兽性交鈥檚 existing clothing closet and bare essentials area was the idea of senior Kylie Andres, a John and Annie Glenn (JAG) Public Service Fellow who noticed a gap many students quietly navigate every day.

鈥淚 knew the need was there,鈥� Andres says. 鈥淎thletes missing meals because of practice, students with night classes, commuters, students without cars鈥攖here were so many situations where people needed food, even if they technically had a meal plan.鈥�

For Andres, the issue was both personal and widely observed. She grew up in a household where finances were sometimes tight and remembers relying on free school lunches. As a student-athlete herself, she experienced firsthand how long practices, late classes, and limited dining hall hours can leave students without access to food when they need it most.

The idea for a food pantry took shape through conversations with Chaplain Derek Wadlington, who had experience working with campus food pantries elsewhere. Together, they began imagining what a student-centered, stigma-free resource could look like at 人兽性交鈥攐ne that complemented existing support rather than isolating it.

Andres took the lead on turning that idea into reality. She helped design and distribute a campus-wide survey鈥攚orking with a sociology class to gather data鈥攖o better understand where needs existed and how students, staff, and faculty experienced food insecurity. She sorted donations, assembled shelves, organized supplies, and helped manage the pantry through its earliest stages.

鈥淒ata mattered,鈥� Andres explains. 鈥淚 wanted to hear from everyone鈥攃ommuters, staff, faculty, students鈥攂ecause I knew there were perspectives I didn鈥檛 have.鈥�

From the beginning, she envisioned the food pantry as part of a larger, integrated space. Housing food alongside clothing and hygiene items makes access easier and reduces stigma. Students can enter the space for many reasons鈥攎eeting with Chaplain Derek or professional clothing, picking up toiletries, or grabbing food鈥攚ithout having to explain why they are there.

鈥淭hat was really important to me,鈥� she says. 鈥淧eople don鈥檛 have to justify their need. They don鈥檛 even have to define it.鈥�

Today, seeing students use the pantry鈥攐ften without her direct involvement鈥攊s one of the most meaningful outcomes of her work. Empty shelves, she says, are a sign of success.

鈥淚t鈥檚 nice to see it empty,鈥� Andres reflects. 鈥淭hat means people are using it. That means it鈥檚 doing what it鈥檚 supposed to do.鈥�

As a JAG Fellow, Andres credits the program with helping her recognize how personal interests, community needs, and leadership can intersect. The fellowship encourages students to notice overlooked issues, ask hard questions, and act.

鈥淭his opportunity wouldn鈥檛 have happened without JAG,鈥� she says. 鈥淚t helped me realize I鈥檓 capable of creating change that鈥檚 bigger than just me.鈥�

As Andres prepares to graduate, she is focused on ensuring the food pantry continues to grow鈥攕upporting student-athletes, expanding awareness, and exploring new ways to educate students about resources like SNAP benefits.

Even if future students never know her name, Andres is content knowing the impact will remain.

鈥淚 get to come back and see it,鈥� she says. 鈥淚 get to know I helped build something that made it easier for students not just to survive鈥攂ut to thrive.鈥�