LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — The recent closing of a grocery store in Lincoln has left many Nebraska Wesleyan University students without nearby access to fresh food.

The city’s University Place neighborhood is now considered a “food desert” as defined by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The Hy-Vee Mainstreet store shuttered in late January.

Many students at Nebraska Wesleyan don’t have cars, and roughly one-third of students have meal plans to eat in the school cafeteria. The nearest grocery store is now roughly 2 miles away.

University Place shopping center co-owner Chris Erickson says they’re working with Hy-Vee on a solution, but nothing is in development. Neighborhood leaders say they’ve reached out to other grocery chains and have asked Hy-Vee to release its lease.