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• Students Are Going Vegan, and It’s Helping Colleges Trim the Fat
• Black, Latino youth less likely to get money from folks
• New Legislation on Student Loans Under Review
• 2 Ohio college students shot, wounded in apparent robbery

Students Are Going Vegan, and It’s Helping Colleges Trim the Fat Posted: 05 Oct 2016 02:18 PM PDT What's served up in college cafeterias became a hot topic this summer thanks to an episode of writer Malcolm Gladwell's podcast Revisionist History. In July Gladwell argued that some schools are spending big bucks putting fancy food on the menu—think lobster bakes and venison—instead of offering financial aid to low-income students. According to a survey released Wednesday by peta2, the youth division of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, meat- and dairy-free menu items have become one of the hottest things on college cafeteria menus.

Black, Latino youth less likely to get money from folks Posted: 05 Oct 2016 12:46 PM PDT More young blacks and Latinos feel that they can't depend on family to help them with financial needs, from big-ticket items like college tuition to smaller expenses, than do whites or Asians, according ...

New Legislation on Student Loans Under Review Posted: 05 Oct 2016 07:00 AM PDT With Election Day about a month away, Congress is accomplishing little with many representatives and senators either campaigning for their own re-election or stumping for the presidential candidates. Several bills aimed at relieving the individual and societal burden of student loan debt have been introduced in recent months. Whether these bills proceed piecemeal or are merged into the upcoming reauthorization of the Higher Education Act is yet to be seen.

2 Ohio college students shot, wounded in apparent robbery Posted: 04 Oct 2016 11:35 PM PDT OXFORD, Ohio (AP) — Two Ohio college students have been shot in an apparent robbery at a house near campus.

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