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    the topic of the cost of college, most of us will readily agree that the price is just too high. Where this agreement usually ends, however, is on the question of what should be done to fix the issue. To put it bluntly everyone believes that college cost too much, but can't come to the conclusion of how much is to much? Whereas some are convinced that college should be free, others maintain that it should just have a lower cost. In recent year the costs for a private college have jumped, from an average

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    Making college tuition free in Mississippi can help to fight poverty, to decrease the unemployment rates, and to aid the state economically. If Mississippi made college tuition free people, who are in the streets, can go to college and gain an education. Those people can go out and obtain a job from the college education and aid in decreasing unemployment rates. Free tuition will mean that more people can go to college and obtain better jobs which helps the economy. By having those people, who may

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    characteristics as to what free university education can provide to citizens.Higher education should be free of charge for the citizens of the United States.In the US the average cost for colleges per year is $8,893. Many middle class and under class people cannot afford such costs. It is true that the government will give you grants but most of the time students never get funding from them (Emmons 3). Most people of today can hardly afford a car let alone the fees and tuition of college. Also, it could provide

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    not on a college campus, people (especially college students) should have the right to speak freely. Everyone does have the right to speak freely, because it is one of the twenty-seven amendments. Colleges all around the United States are now home to many restrictions on free speech. For example, the idea and use of “free speech zones” has made its way to colleges everywhere. A “free speech zone” is a sidewalk sized place where students are allowed to speak their minds freely on college campuses

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    been a strong debate over college tuition and whether or not free college should be offered. To form an opinion over this debate, one first must understand the history of college tuition. In the United States, in the early 1800s, college was free or had low tuition but normally only the wealthy could afford the living expenses associated with it. The schools offered rudimentary meals and living spaces, completely different than what is offered in universities today. College admissions began to increase

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    Should College Athletes Really Get Paid? The question whether “If college athletes should get paid or not?” has been debated for many years. The debate is brought up every year during the NCAA men’s basketball, March Madness competition, and starts again when football season begins. College athletes do provide entertainment for sports fans, but all the benefits that they do receive should limit them from being paid. The benefits student athletes obtain is free tuition, health coverage, and an opened

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    Isabelle Guerineau Free Speech On College Campuses As American universities and colleges grow their demographics, diversity and ideas there is a continued and an accelerated debate regarding freedom of speech within these higher education institutions. College campuses are struggling to simultaneously provide a learning environment that is inclusive to traditionally unrepresented students while also providing an environment that allows for ideas to be challenged and debated no matter how offensive

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    to go to college and obtain a higher education. College tuition cost is one of the main reasons college is not an option for everyone. To allow everyone in America to have an equal opportunity to a higher education, many people believe college should be provided free to everyone. In theory, free college sounds ideal and would help the economy and employment rate because of the opportunities for new jobs with college degrees. However, there are many pitfalls to providing a free college education

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    student athletes, should be designed in a way that promotes academic progress as well as graduation. Whether you are on a college campus or listening to a sports talk radio show, the question of should college athletes be paid seems to have been discussed forever. One of the major arguments for paying student athletes is that the colleges use the athletes to generate revenue for the college. “There are also those that argue that athletes should be paid for the hours that they often put in their

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    school will continue with their higher education level. Most of students think that if they graduate from college or four years university they will have a chance to work on the professional field rather than minimum wages. It is a good opportunity for whose low income students can make through and receive their college degree. To support my point, in the article “Expanding Community College Access” I agree with the President Obama that, “ASAP, which began in 2007, provides money for books, coaching

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