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University Day
The yearly event where students and others at the University get to help beautify campus went well, judging from the ubiquitous smell of mulch all over campus. Thank you to everyone who took an hour out of your day on Thursday to plant flowers, spread bark dust or pick up trash. This is such an awesome tradition, and we hope you’ll consider participating next year if you didn’t get the chance this year. You get a free shirt, plus the opportunity to give back to your school.
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Stafford rates slated to double
There’s not much to say, except that it’s disappointing that the Congress has yet to find a source of funding to prevent the Stafford loan’s interest rate doubling from 3.4 to 6.8 percent. Considering the diminishing level of state support for higher education in Oregon specifically, defining the status of our rapidly growing tuition, this issue hits close to home to many Oregonians. If the status quo remains both instate and nationwide, the issue could be drastic. @@http://www.staffordloan.com/stafford-loan-info/interest-rates.php@@