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Campus

US government, BYU working to help students financially during pandemic

By Lisi Merkley
March 27, 2020 12:00 AM
College students across the country are adjusting to classes being taught remotely due to the COVID-19 outbreak, and the US government and universities are working to alleviate some of the financial worries these students might face.
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Nation

New data shows student loan default rates low in Utah

By Nick Gledhill
October 22, 2019 12:00 AM
Utah has the seventh-lowest default rate on student loans in the nation according to a comprehensive report by LendEDU released Oct 22.
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Metro

Scholarships, loan options often drive students' higher ed decisions

By Mariana Monteiro
May 06, 2019 12:00 AM
See also 'Student loan debt nationwide skyrockets'
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Nation

Student loan debt nationwide skyrockets

By Mariana Monteiro
May 06, 2019 12:00 AM
See also 'Scholarships, loan options often drive students' higher ed decisions'
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Campus

Single mom masterminds $700K swing from debt to savings

By Associated Press
October 16, 2018 12:00 AM
In this October 2014 photo provided by Nerdwallet, Takiia Anderson, left, poses for a photo with her daughter Taje Perkins during a campus visit to Anderson’s alma mater, Howard University in Washington. Today, Anderson’s student debt is long gone. She has nearly $500,000 in retirement savings, and her daughter, Taje Perkins, finished her third year at Spelman College in Atlanta with no student loans to cover its nearly $30,000 per year in tuition and fees. (Nerdwallet via AP)
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Readers' Forum

Readers' Forum: 10/16/18

By Riley Waldman
October 16, 2018 12:00 AM
Those two seemingly insignificant words can strike fear in the hearts of many young students and graduates alike. The daunting task of paying for college can be extremely overwhelming and can cause a lot of students to rely almost exclusively on gourmet bowls of Top Ramen and cash flow from plasma donations to make it through their educational career.
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Nation

US government advocate for student loan borrowers resigns

By Associated Press
September 04, 2018 12:00 AM
The nation's roughly 44 million student loan borrowers have lost their advocate inside in the U.S. government.
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State

BYU students making minimum wage struggle to make ends meet

By Emily Janeen Ashcraft
December 16, 2017 12:00 AM
A student employee at the Cougareat Subway prepares a sandwich for a customer. Low-paying student jobs rarely cover a student's living and schooling expenses. (Ty Mullen)
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Local

More grads struggle to stay afloat despite student debt

By Cassie Arntsen
February 02, 2016 12:00 AM
Evan Clinger and fiancee Hanah Belnap study in a scene from a YouTube video discussing the impact of student loan debt in their relationship. (Cassie Arntsen)
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Local

Student loans: A push forward or a shove back?

By Megan Noack
November 13, 2012 12:00 AM
She left college with a job, a bright hope and a plan to pay back student loans.
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