Among 45 million Americans, the student debt crisis is currently at $1.6 trillion. Let me say it again in a different way: 45 million Americans collectively owe the government $1.6 trillion purely for furthering their education and, through relation, their future. Recently, President Donald Trump proposed his budget for 2021 to Congress. In this most Read More
Students use student loans to fund their Spring Break Story by Lindsey Coleman, Staff writer With Spring Break trips in the rear-view mirror, many students may be searching their wallets, wondering how their money fell into a hole while vacationing with college friends. The results of a recent survey of 500 college students suggested some Read More
Student loan debt is an issue Alison Lundergan Grimes plans to face head on if she is voted as the new U.S Senator for Kentucky in next week’s election. Murray State graduates averaged nearly $21,000 in debt in 2012, according to the Project on Student Debt. Grimes met with approximately 50 people Tuesday at the Read More
I am writing in response to your “Debt Distress” article recently published. It is my hope to provide additional information to help students keep loan debt at a minimum. First, I invite all Murray State students to apply for Murray State scholarships every year. Students’ eligibility changes annually so students may have additional scholarship opportunities Read More
“We feed from the scraps that befall the grace of ‘Great Men’s Jowls.” I first heard this line from its original author and future novelist Connor Jaschen. We were having an everyday conversation about ladies and literature, and he dropped this line on me from the novel he is writing. It had a much greater Read More
(WITH VIDEO) – The college experience is arguably some of the best years of a person’s life, filled with friends, parties, networking and learning. But following four years of fun, student loans bear down at around $20,000 an average estimate for a Murray State graduate. For some students, a student loan of several thousand dollars Read More