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Last Day to Register for Absentee Ballot
Posted on October 28, 2008This is the last day that Virginia residents can register for an absentee ballot. Students can register at the kiosk in the Johnson Center. If you are not on campus, […] -
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How Will You Pay? – College Affordability Part 5
Posted on October 26, 2008This election hinges on many issues, but students aren’t getting a lot of attention. When college students go out to vote this November it may radically change how they pay […] -
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Movies About the Issues: Watch and Learn with Student Media
Posted on October 26, 2008Did you miss out on one of the Office of Student Media’s 5 viewings of movies about the issues in this election? Well, don’t fear! We can bring these movies […] -
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Student Loans – College Affordability Part 4
Posted on October 24, 2008Both candidates support loans as a way to help students pay for college. Obama’s plan seeks to increase loan forgiveness, a federal program that cancels all or a portion of […] -
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State House Speaker Addresses Mason on Budget Crisis
Posted on October 23, 2008By Chris Bradshaw Republican Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates Bill Howell visited George Mason University Tuesday to address students and faculty. He answered questions about the current budget […] -
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Community Schools and Vocational Training – College Affordability Part 3
Posted on October 23, 2008When it comes to community and vocational schools, Obama sees them as essential to providing local students with the skills they need and intends to reward community colleges that increase […] -
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Taking the Cost of Education out of Taxes – College Affordability Part 2
Posted on October 22, 2008Tax credit programs allow those applicable for a credit to subtract the value from their annual tax payment, or claim it as a deduction. So if you were required to […] -
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A History of Candidate Positions on College Affordability – Part 1
Posted on October 21, 2008Senators John McCain and Barack Obama have had plenty to say about Wall Street and Main Street, but they have said little about how the economic situation makes it difficult […] -
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Preview: Maxed Out
Posted on October 15, 2008When Hurricane Katrina ravaged America’s Gulf Coast, it laid bare an uncomfortable reality—America is not only far from the world’s wealthiest nation; it is crumbling beneath a staggering burden of […]