Opinion
Student loan bubble reaching boiling point
The student loan bubble is starting to burst. Young adults are taking record levels of student loans and other debt to earn bachelor...
Miss (In)dependent
FAFSA dependency classifications restrict financial aid for students living alone, without parental assistance As I stood in the hour-and-a-half-long line at the Bursar’s...
Israeli perspective absent in Gaza article
I am writing in response to the article printed in the Aug. 4 edition of The Mercury entitled “Trapped in Gaza.” It put...
Depression facts
* Anyone can be struck by depression or suicidal thoughts, regardless of race, gender, age, socioeconomic status, etc. ** Calling suicide a ‘selfish’...
National media failed Ferguson
For the first four nights of Ferguson’s (intercommunity) protests, it was difficult to tell by television alone if the Missouri suburb even existed....
“If money wasn’t a determinant, what would be your career choice?”
“I’d be a professional soccer player for Arsenal.” Ridwan Raji Finance and accounting senior “To be...
Immigrant kids are not criminals
Between the influx of migrant children fleeing Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador and Costa Rica making it to the semifinals in the world...
What issues do you want gubernatorial candidates to focus on?”
“Abortion. Women should have the rights to their own bodies.” ...
By The MercurySeptember 8, 2014