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Study finds buying, selling textbooks cheaper than renting
As students wait in line to buy textbooks during the first week of classes, new research has been released to propose the most cost effective way to get textbooks. The study, done by BigWords.
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Federal loan payments capped for graduates
Facing economic uncertainty and the increasing costs of higher education, recent college graduates are getting some relief from the federal government.
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Editorial: Protect Pell
On Monday, The New York Times reported that many elite colleges and universities around the country are finding it increasingly difficult to maintain their commitments to generous financial aid packages. Wesleyan U.
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Column: Death and taxes
If you’re planning on dying soon, you might want to hurry up. It’s that other certainty of life you’ll want to watch out for. The estate tax, which taxes the inheritance you pass on to your children, is about to increase dramatically.
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Editorial: Political differences must be settled before fiscal cliff
As the year comes to an end and the holidays quickly approach, there is a lingering shadow over the cheer and jolly that has reinstated the political banter of election campaigning. The shadow is the upcoming "fiscal cliff” that will follow the ball dropping in Times Square on New Year’s Day.
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Primary care physicians face greater debt problems
Primary care physicians have more difficulty paying back student loans after graduation than specialty care doctors, according to a report from researchers at Boston U. and the Association of American Medical Colleges.
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Editorial: Popularity pays
A recent study conducted by the National Bureau of Economic Research found that students who are popular in high school are more financially successful later in life, according to an article in The Wall Street Journal Tuesday.
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College loan debt reaches record high for Americans
Student loan debt now affects nearly 1 in 5 households across the country — an increase from 15 percent in 2007 to 19 percent in 2010, according to a Pew Research Center report.
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Column: Americans should not fear a shortage of delicious greasy bacon
I’m sure you’re all devastated about the news of the worldwide pork shortage. Yes, this includes our favorite meat, bacon. Last Thursday, Britain’s National Pig Association warned that the escalating numbers of shrinking herds are going cause an “unavoidable bacon shortage.