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Colleges Using Creative Solutions to Meet Growing Demand For On-Campus Housing
30 July 08 06:20 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

Forty percent more upperclassmen requested on-campus housing this year at the University of Missouri than the previous year, creating a housing-accommodation challenge that colleges across the country are facing this fall, according to an article in The Read More...

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Feeling the Pinch of Rising Food and Gas Prices, Students Flock to Food Banks
29 July 08 12:42 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

The rising cost of food and gas has become so taxing for some students that food banks in college towns are beginning to see an influx of students, according to an Associated Press article (“ Struggling College Students Turn to Food Banks ,” July 26, Read More...

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