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St. John’s students use food stamps for 100 hours (New York Post)
Published:Wed, 03 Feb 2010 21:48:50 GMT For St. John’s University student Meredith Chesler, a plate of pasta last week had never tasted so good.The food was her first large meal in 100 hours, during which time the first-year law student spent $5.83 a day in an attempt to learn what it would be......
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