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Campus Sexual Assault

Dear Fellow Millennials: Why don’t we vote?

My mom, who forever has a dark sense of humor, always jokes that when her generation dies off, things will get better. She talks about how my siblings and I — and our generation — have a different set of values than what she grew up with — differences that she sometimes laments and sometimes praises. So, mom, while I don’t necessarily look forward to your death, nor do I think that the death of

Economy

Locking in unaffordable tuition won’t make it affordable

Rep. Rick Jeffares, a state senator from Henry County, is proposing a plan that attempts to reduce college costs for Georgia students. The plan would lock in tuition for incoming freshmen during their next four years at school, preventing hiking tuition rates as students work on their degrees. But is simply locking the exorbitant price of tuition enough to help students? Median federal loan debt for Georgia students seeking a bachelor’s degree has more than

Student Loan Debt

How will Trump deal with student debt? 80 percent say “not well”

Student loan debt is a huge problem for Americans. About 40 million Americans have student loans and 70 percent of Americans with a bachelor’s degree graduated with debt. The current combined outstanding U.S. student debt is $1.3 trillion. Although Trump proposed debt forgiveness after 15 years and capping student loan payments at 12.5 percent of the borrower’s income, many Americans fear that he won’t deliver. In a recent study about how Trump policy would affect

Economy

“In the Red” Act to reduce college debt

Despite needing the student loan crisis to change, we, as a nation, are still not giving enough attention to legislation to reduce college debt. The “In the Red Act” is Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Tammy Baldwin’s attempt to improve college affordability, but as of right now it’s not getting enough traction. The bill’s full title is “A bill to make college more affordable, reduce student debt, and provide greater access to higher education for all

Better Georgia

Two debt-reducing aspects of Clinton’s College Affordability plan

On average, Georgians have the most student loan debt per capita in the U.S., about $5,870 per person. With just over 10 million people in Georgia, that’s almost 60 billion dollars worth of student debt. Georgia also has a 13 percent student loan delinquency rate, delinquency meaning 90 days or more late on payment. College loan debt isn’t only a problem in Georgia, Jamie Hopkins of Forbes writes, “For the class of 2016, the average

Better Georgia

What would Clinton’s tuition-free college plan mean for Georgians?

Many Americans see Hillary Clinton’s plan as an appeal to supporters of Bernie Sanders, who promised tuition-free college if elected. Although many are excited about the plan’s promise to offer tuition-free higher education, others are concerned about how the plan will be implemented — or that it won’t accomplish enough. Free tuition is only one of the many parts of the plan, but it is definitely the most exciting for Georgians struggling to pay the