Local politicians and environmental advocates joined the UC Berkeley chapter of CALPIRG on Upper Sproul Plaza Wednesday to speak about the importance of banning the distribution of single-use plastic bags in California.
Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum will visit the East Bay for a fundraising event next Thursday evening
College students and their advocates are increasingly concerned about student loans, both those administered by the federal government and those made by private lenders.
Washington (CNN) Freshman Tyler Dowden from Northern Arizona University has high aspirations for a career as a psychologist, but worries about his future have brought him to Washington with a petition for Congress not to raise interest rates on his Stafford student loans.
(MoneyWatch) COMMENTARY The interest rate for a popular federal student loan is about to double for millions of college students.
The fixed interest rate on Stafford federal subsidized loans, held by nearly 8 million undergraduates, is set to double on July 1, a few months before the start of the new school year.
A push to create free or inexpensive textbooks is gaining momentum as educators, philanthropists and policymakers nationwide search for new ways to rein in college costs.
CalPIRG members asked students to sign Valentine’s Cards to Senator Boxer, Senator Feinstein, and Representative Lee to pass HR 3826, avoiding an increase in student loan interest rate hikes. The UC Berkeley chapter of CALPIRG used Valentine’s Day as… Read more
BOSTON (WWLP) – Environmentally-conscious campaigners got festive, dressing up for Halloween and asking lawmakers for a “treat” this year, by passing the proposed bottle bill update.
Student groups at UCSB including the Associated Students Coastal Fund, Environmental Affairs Board, Isla Vista Surfrider Foundation and CalPirg, have banded together with campus administration and the Plastic Pollution Coalition to make a profound impact on the campus community and the City of Santa Barbara.
