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
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
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
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
Student Loan Refinancing Bill to Be Unveiled This Week
And how it will impact you…
Posted Monday, May 20, 2013 by Naima Ramos-Chapman
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
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
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
Mass Shootings on the Rise, Even As Violent Crime Falls
The public is not generally aware that rates of gun homicide have fallen, but their interest in high-profile massacres may be justified by new criminological research.
Posted Friday, May 17, 2013 by Jon Christian
With No Clear Trend in Youth Vote, A Challenge Awaits Progressives
Far fewer young people came out to vote during the 2012 election than previously estimated, according to new analysis by Tufts University.
Posted Friday, May 17, 2013 by Jon Christian
How This North Carolina Bill Will Restrict Health Care for Minors
“Everybody believes that teenagers who can talk to their parents fare better, that the outcomes are much better,” said a Planned Parenthood representative. “But this bill is not going to force the families that are not healthy to be healthy.”
Posted Friday, May 17, 2013 by Jenn Nowicki
Why You Can’t Plan on Using Just Financial Aid to Pay For These Schools This Fall
Claremont McKenna College announced it will drop its no-loan policy, shifting the financial burden of higher ed back to students.
Posted Friday, May 17, 2013 by Anya Callahan
Divestment: Not Just for Fossil Fuel
This student publication at UC–Berkeley reminds us economic power doesn’t see boundaries, and why student journalism is essential for the future of our country.
Posted Friday, May 17, 2013 in Journalism Network by Lydia Fiser
You Won’t Believe Which Government Policy Is More Profitable Than Exxon
The Obama administration is expected to gain a $51 billion profit this year from returns on student loans, a sum bigger than the what the nation’s most profitable company earned this year.
Posted Friday, May 17, 2013 by Candice Bernd
All You Need to Know About The Heritage’s Problematic Study [LINKS]
The Heritage Foundation’s recent study on the Gang of Eight’s immigration reform bill is so flawed that even conservatives are distancing themselves.
Posted Thursday, May 16, 2013 by Candice Bernd
Here’s One Way to End Poverty
Give free money to everyone.
Posted Thursday, May 16, 2013 in Opinions by Chris Lewis
What Would You Do If Your Kid Was Disabled, Dependent on Medicaid and in Trouble?
At least 4,400 disabled children of low- and middle-income families receive help from Medicaid in Colorado. Here’s their story.
Posted Thursday, May 16, 2013 in Journalism Network & Reprints by Cristina Mora Jiluta
Borrowers of Color Need More Options to Reduce Their Student-Loan Debt
Offering students of color more ways to reduce their student debt, including refinancing their loans, would boost to the economy and ensure a better future for communities of color.
Posted Thursday, May 16, 2013 by Sophia Kerby
Plan B’s Plan C
The outcome of an appeal filed by the Administration on Monday will determine whether emergency contraception remains restricted or becomes opened to girls and women of all ages.
Posted Thursday, May 16, 2013 by Anya Callahan
Senate Democrats Tackle Stafford Loan Rates With New Proposal
A bill that would prevent Stafford loan interest rates from doubling by closing “egregious” tax loopholes.
Posted Wednesday, May 15, 2013 by Naima Ramos-Chapman
