Dear Columbia Graduate School of Journalism,

We could have been great. But you, simply, are not a cheap date.

Posted Friday, May 24, 2013 in Journalism Network

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Despite Obama Veto Threat, Student Loan Bill Passes The House

House passes “simple” solution that would prevent the Stafford student loan interest rates from doubling in July, but at what cost to the millions of low- to middle-income students and families that depend on the federal loans?

Posted Thursday, May 23, 2013 by Naima Ramos-Chapman

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Thanks to Boy Scouts’ Decision, This is What a Den Mother Has to Tell Her Kids

The Boy Scouts of America’s (BSA) vote today approved a new resolution, and the organization will now allow for openly gay scouts, but there is a caveat.

Posted Thursday, May 23, 2013 by Anya Callahan

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Whether You’re A Student, Graduate, Or Neither, These Congressional Decisions Will Affect Your Life

Student debt is intrinsically connected to the U.S. economy, and Congress’ decisions on how to handle both current and future debt will have far reaching effects.

Posted Thursday, May 23, 2013 by Lydia Fiser

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Med Students Sick From Student Debt Malady

Student loan debt makes medical school an even more burdensome commitment and jeopardizes the future of health care in the U.S.

Posted Thursday, May 23, 2013 by Molly Savard

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What Young Immigrants Have to Say About The Senate’s Immigration Bill

The dreams of millions of undocumented citizens may be steps closer to being met after the Senate Judiciary Committee passed a measure late Tuesday evening that will allow a bipartisan immigration reform bill to head to the floor of the Senate in June.

Posted Thursday, May 23, 2013 by Anna Perina

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Just How Strong Immigration Enforcement Is Now

See the real numbers behind deportations, government spending and undocumented criminal activity.

Posted Thursday, May 23, 2013 by Candice Bernd

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Teaching Consent: When Is it Too Early to Talk Sex, Boundaries and Bodies?

In our continuing series on consent-based education, we highlight ways it’s presented to children and how high school teachers navigate literature that references sexuality.

Posted Thursday, May 23, 2013 by Pauline Holdsworth

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Obama Threatens To Veto House Republican’s Student Loan Bill

A statement released by the administration calls House Republican John Kline’s student loan bill the “wrong approach.”

Posted Wednesday, May 22, 2013 by Naima Ramos-Chapman

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Struggling Homeowners, Low-Wage Workers Protest in D.C.

This week, the streets of Washington, DC were full of people who’d had enough.

Posted Wednesday, May 22, 2013 by Emily Crockett

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Coast To Coast, College Sexual Assault Survivors See Gains

Yale University faces a fine of $165,000 for multiple violations of the Clery Act, while Occidental College has become the subject of a DOE Office of Civil Rights investigation.

Posted Wednesday, May 22, 2013 by Jenn Nowicki

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How the Affordable Care Act Helps Young Adults

Under the Affordable Care Act, health care plans will include benefits such as prescription drugs, maternity care, and mental-health care, which most nongroup plans exclude today.

Posted Wednesday, May 22, 2013 by Maura Calsyn and Lindsay Rosenthal

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Being Gay and Catholic

You don’t always have to give up one part of you to keep the other.

Posted Tuesday, May 21, 2013 in Journalism Network & Reprints by Grace Tatter

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A Stronger Middle Class Leads to More Investment in Postsecondary Education

State spending on colleges and universities has dropped off sharply in recent years. Most people blame the Great Recession and its effect on state budgets for this decline, but this misses the larger story.

Posted Tuesday, May 21, 2013 in Reprints by David Madland and Nick Bunker

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Craving a Psychological Thriller? Go No Further Than Your Student Loan Bill [Film Review]

A new short film shows that student debt is scary—horror film scary.

Posted Tuesday, May 21, 2013 in Video / Multimedia by Dahlia Grossman-Heinze

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House Proposes ‘Simple’ Solution to Student Loan Rate-Hike

According to some lawmakers, students should be the ones to bear the brunt of the government’s budget crisis.

Posted Monday, May 20, 2013 by Emma Weinstein-Levey

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Student Loan Refinancing Bill to Be Unveiled This Week

And how it will impact you…

Posted Monday, May 20, 2013 by Naima Ramos-Chapman

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Not About That Dorm Life This Fall? How You Can Own Your Own Home (Kinda)

Housing cooperatives aim to put students in the driver’s seat.

Posted Monday, May 20, 2013 by Chris Lewis

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Love Triangles With a Side of Sex-Ed: Welcome to “East Los High”

The Hulu Exlusive show features an all-Latino cast, and it’s working with sexual health and Latino advocacy organizations to further a conversation about sex education and young motherhood.

Posted Monday, May 20, 2013 by Pauline Holdsworth

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NWL: ‘Old Enough to Get Pregnant, Old Enough to Decide’

National Women’s Liberation organized actions across the country last week to push for universal, over-the-counter availability of Plan B.

Posted Monday, May 20, 2013 in Journalism Network & Reprints by Samantha Schuyler

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