Tag: debt
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Student Loans, Unpaid Internships, and an Uncertain Future
By Avery Seyler-Wetzel Laura Petrocelli knew being thirty thousand dollars deep in debt was not the best way to start a new life after college, but she also knew that if she was going to do college, she was going to do it right. Petrocelli, a junior at the State University at New York at New…
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A Closer Look At The Not-So Average College Student
By Briana Dunlay It is 6:50 a.m. on a Wednesday and Kelsey Simmons is about to start her day. Her shift ended late, and she did not get home until after 10:00 p.m. A night of homework has her struggling to wake up. Simmons does not have to be at her internship until 9:00 a.m.,…
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NYSUNY 2020: Getting Kids Out of LaLa Land and Into College
Whenever I take my long curly hair out from underneath my backwards hat at the dinner table, by request of my grandfather, he always imparts a piece of advice: “One day you’re going to have to stop living in LaLa Land and face real life.” Thanksgiving and Christmas are always so pleasant. But recently I…
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All Work, Little Play
It’s 2 a.m. when SUNY New Paltz senior, Therese Cavalari, finally leaves work. She wears a black collared shirt, black dress pants, and a black apron with the Applebee’s logo on its left side. Her shirt is covered with marinara sauce stains and the bottom of her pant legs look like she’s been walking around…