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Aynslee Dellacca | Monday, September 4, 2023
Over the summer, hundreds of thousands of students from all over the country, including Notre Dame, Saint Mary’s and Holy Cross, applied for and now carry the burden of student loans. This annual rite of passage seems traditional at this point, ending with graduating and repaying student loans for decades afterwards. However, the Biden administration
Maggie Eastland | Friday, August 26, 2022
Your student loans just got more expensive. The Federal Reserve is steadily increasing the federal funds rate to mitigate inflation. For college students, that translates to more expensive federal and private loans. At Notre Dame, 24% of first years took out federal loans in 2020, and 11% took out other or private loans. This July,
Ryan Peters | Thursday, February 11, 2021
Following Mass at St. Joseph Parish in Stuart, Florida, financial professional Craig Price asked his wife Elizabeth Abeyta-Price what she took away from the homily. The focus of the homily was the parable of talents — in which a master entrusts talents to his three servants. Two of them proceed to put their talents to
Letter to the Editor | Friday, September 25, 2020
Dear Fr. Jenkins, The recent changes to the spring 2021 Notre Dame schedule are confusing at best and harmful at worst. Your goal to minimize exposure to the cold and enable outdoor activities so that COVID-19 exposure will be lessened is admirable, but the methods you have decided on do not seem to actually mitigate
Blake Ziegler | Wednesday, April 1, 2020
Due to the economic shutdown brought about by coronavirus, federal student loan payments have been suspended until September 30. The inclusion of this reprieve in last week’s stimulus bill signifies the significant role student loans play in the economy. In search of high-paying jobs, individuals take on enormous loans that burden their wallets for years