Students lobby legislators for more scholarships
from the UAA Northern Light:
On Wednesday, November 4, students clustered around nine Alaska state legislators and one state senator and advocated for more state funded scholarships at the annual legislative luncheon organized by USUAA’s student government.
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“You give the help to the guy that needs it,” State Senator Hollis French, a representative of district M and a democratic candidate for governor in 2010, said. “We have done a horrible job of providing aid compared to a lot of states. If you look at the center of any strong economy there is a robust university system.”
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