About to slice tofu Many college students are broke, making buying groceries without over-drafting the bank account a hassle. So I’ve set out to see if its possible to feed yourself for one day using 10$ shopping at Trader Joe’s, and I went vegan for a day without me intending to. I must say as a disclaimer the food I bought satisfied me for the day, but that doesn't mean it could work for you. As they say on TV, I recommend consulting a nutritionist before trying this at home. Breakfast: Trader Joe’s Strawberry Raspberry Oatmeal. Trader Joe's Oatmeal Breakfast is the most important meal of the day, but let’s face it, who wants put in the effort of making food first thing in the morning? Breakfast for me had to be the cheapest item that required the least time and effort to make while remaining nutritious enough to kickstart my day. If it wasn’t for the soaring milk prices, cereal would’ve been my go to. Luckily for me, just a few feet from the cereal section
Photo credit: Sarah Melcher On Monday, April 30, Senator Jeff Merkley held his 344th town hall in the Russell Tripp Performance Center at LBCC, where he answered questions, gifted a representative of the American Legion Post No. 10 a flag that flew over the capitol, and touched on issues regarding climate change and net neutrality. Albany Mayor Sharon Konopa emceed the town hall and David Solomon a representative from the American Legion Post, who was also a 9/11 first responder, gave an opening statement explaining how the post works with setting up a suicide hotline for veterans. Solomon said, “Twenty-two veterans commit suicide every day, and if we can prevent one then we did something right,” Sen. Merkley thanked the representative for his service and gave him a flag that once flew over the U.S. Capitol. The senator spoke about net neutrality before beginning the question-and-answer session. “100 to one of the phone calls I receive are in regards to net neutrality,”