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Fixing financial aid for us

By Matt Carroll
When I graduate from college, which is frighteningly too soon, I will have a Bachelor's Degree, four years of memories, and $20,000 of debt - and I'm one of the lucky ones. The cost of tuition is an increasing struggle for students attempting to pay for higher education.

Re-thinking 'Roe v. Wade'

By Kevin Boland / Columnist
On Jan. 23, Roe v. Wade celebrated its 35th anniversary. No Supreme Court case in recent memory has been as controversial. In light of that fact, it is worth exploring how the court came to decide that the Constitution provides an unlimited right to an abortion.

Expand your linguistic horizens

By Nidia Fevry
Languages have been proven to open the door to other cultures and help to understand and appreciate people from other countries, have a positive effect on intellectual growth, increase job opportunities in many careers where knowing another language is a real asset, enriches and enhances mental development, and even protects against mental decline in old age.

Living with a weak (10) dollar

By Joseph Zaleski / Executive Assistant
Even if you do not read The Wall Street Journal with any regularity, you probably know that the American dollar has not been faring well in the global markets, especially when matched with the Euro and British pound. McDonald's commercials notwithstanding, students abroad have certainly noticed the recent pinch in the currency market.

Letters to the Editor

By Letter to the Editor
I have to say I was disappointed with the front page of the last issue of The Heights. In my opinion Jennifer Roach's article "The Collegiate Caucus: A Student's Stake," was well-written and fair to both political parties; however the captions accompanying the images of the candidates were so unrelated they could easily be misconstrued as biased.

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