0 1 7 , ▁and ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ 5 4 % ▁of ▁the ▁student ▁body ▁had ▁difficulty ▁obtain ing ▁food ▁within ▁one ▁month ▁of ▁taking ▁the ▁survey . ▁As ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁the ▁high ▁numbers ▁of ▁low ▁income ▁students , ▁the ▁school ▁has ▁made ▁ant ip over ty ▁initi atives . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁the ▁gradu ation ▁rate ▁was ▁ 9 %, ▁and ▁focus ▁groups ▁and ▁surve ys ▁concluded ▁that ▁pover ty - related ▁factors ▁were ▁the ▁causes . ▁The ▁find ings ▁kick start ed ▁the ▁school ' s ▁ant ip over ty ▁programs . ▁ ▁Notable ▁al umn i ▁John ▁C . ▁Morgan , ▁Medal ▁of ▁Honor ▁recip ient ▁Ben ▁S argent , ▁editor ial ▁cart oon ist ▁G . ▁William ▁Miller , ▁Form er ▁United ▁States ▁Secretary ▁of ▁the ▁Tre as ury ▁and ▁Chair ▁of ▁the ▁Federal ▁Reserve ▁Bank . ▁Larry ▁Ken on , ▁Form er ▁NBA ▁player ▁Susan ▁Gib son , ▁Song writer ▁and ▁V ocal ist , ▁wrote ▁" W ide ▁Open ▁Sp aces " ▁Jin h ▁Yu ▁Fre y , ▁professional ▁M ixed ▁Mart ial ▁Art ist , ▁current ▁Inv ict a ▁FC ▁At om weight ▁Champion ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁Am ar illo ▁Museum ▁of ▁Art ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁. ▁Access ed ▁on ▁October ▁ 8 , ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Official ▁website ▁ ▁Category : Univers ities ▁and ▁colleg es ▁in ▁Texas ▁Category : E ducation ▁in ▁Am ar illo , ▁Texas ▁Category : Univers ities