Monday, October 20, 2008

New Features: Students & the Shaky Economy

Everybody's talking about it. But how does today's shaky economy affect students?

From our Campus & Student section, two timely new features zero in on the problem of shrinking dollars in the face of the rising costs of being a student.

Campus and the Economy: How Wall Street Woes Impact You
You're getting back to the books and may be buried in the fervor of a still-fresh semester. But when you come up for air, you're likely to find that Wall Street's woes extend to campus corridors. How so, and what you can do to survive what may be a rough ride?

Rising College Costs - It is a Presidential Campaign Issue!
It's not just the
economy that tops voters' concerns. The rising cost of college is a critical,
yet largely overlooked issue for voters this election, according to a new
National Education Association (NEA)/Project New West survey.