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The Educated Reporter: A New Prelude to Student Debt: Food Stamps

The Educated Reporter: A New Prelude to Student Debt: Food Stamps:


A New Prelude to Student Debt: Food Stamps

The Educated Reporter is taking a brief summer hiatus, and will return Wednesday, Aug. 8. For the next few days you'll have a chance to catch up on some past posts. 

Like most clichés that arise by virtue of their accuracy, there are most certainly cash-strapped college students who owe a debt of gratitude to the ever-affordable ramen noodle. However, as tuition costs continue to soar --  and part-time work remains hard to find --  more and more college students apparently are turning to an unexpected source for help: food stamps.

Danielle Ford, a junior at Georgia State University, told WXIA TV in Atlanta that “with the (state financial aid)