Essays about Texas

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Monday, April 30, 2012

Paul Krugman's Advice for Aiding College Students is a Little Thin

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Far be it from me to criticize Paul Krugman’s advice on economic issues. After all, Krugman received the Nobel Prize in economics, and I d...
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Cal State Students Plan Hunger Strike to Protest Tuition Hikes: Let's Hope They Don't Get Pepper Sprayed

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"Let them eat pepper spray" According to the Los Angeles Times (Rivera, 2012), students at six Cal State campuses vow to g...
Thursday, April 26, 2012

Are We Rearranging the Deck Chairs on the Titanic? Keeping Interest Rates Down on Student Loans

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President Obama has asked Congress to pass legislation that will keep the interest rate on student loans from doubling later this year. Of c...
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Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Are Professors' Salaries Responsible for Tuition Increases?

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Why does college tuition go up every year? According to Vice President Joe Biden, higher faculty salaries provide a partial explanation. “S...
Monday, April 23, 2012

Albert Lord Says Student Loan Program is Not in a Bubble: Should We Believe Him?

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Albert Lord Says Student Loan Program is Not in a Bubble Albert Lord CEO, Sallie Mae According to recent news stories, Albert L...
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Tuesday, April 17, 2012

The New American Serfs: Student-Loan Debtors in the Federal Income Contingent Repayment Plan

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Slavery in the United States ended with the Civil War, but slavery in another form lived on.  Slavery was replaced by a new kind of bondag...
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Thursday, April 12, 2012

The UC Davis Pepper Spray Incident and the Boston Massacre: Universities Should Respond Quickly to Outrageous Conduct on Their Campuses

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More than one million people have viewed the You Tube video showing UC Davis police officers pepper-spraying peaceful students on the UC ...