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The Challenges of Getting a Degree

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  • A rock and a hard place: UMN students choose between overpriced apartments or low-quality living

    A rock and a hard place: UMN students choose between overpriced apartments or low-quality living

    Cheap apartments marketed as “luxury,” housing monopolies and the rising cost of living have made affording housing in college more…


  • Is commuting to the UMN worth it?

    Is commuting to the UMN worth it?

    For about 75% of University of Minnesota students, commuting to campus is part of everyday life.  But the decision to…


  • Inside the lives of  students fighting against finances

    Inside the lives of students fighting against finances

    We take a look into the lives of three college students who each work multiple jobs to get themselves through…


  • Where have all the groceries gone? Food insecurity on the UMN campus

    Where have all the groceries gone? Food insecurity on the UMN campus

    On a campus where only half of the students have cars, where can they go to get food?


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The Challenges of Getting a Degree