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The Student News Site of Ithaca College

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The Student News Site of Ithaca College

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Nelnet Servicing LLC is the largest federal student loan servicer and as of June 30, 2022, was providing $589.5 billion in government-owned loans, loans from the Federal Family Education Loan Program, private education loans, and consumer loans for 17.4 million borrowers, according to their second quarter 2022 earnings press release.

Information of student loan borrowers exposed in data breach

By Caroline Grass, Staff Writer • September 21, 2022
Personal information of about 2.5 million student loan borrowers across the United States was exposed in a data breach of Nelnet Servicing LLC (Nelnet) during Summer 2022.
Editorial: Student debt relief is a step toward progress

Editorial: Student debt relief is a step toward progress

By The Ithacan • September 7, 2022
The current administration should refrain from enacting temporary measures to combat the issue of college pricing.
Sophomore Gianny Guzman is the Fall 2021 opinion editor of The Ithacan. She shares her personal experience with financial aid and the community at Ithaca College.

Commentary: Ithaca College fails BIPOC students again

By Gianny Guzman • December 8, 2021
I felt like the college only cared about me when it wanted me to enroll and afterward I was disregarded and fell immediately through the cracks. 
Senior Conor Calazza works at the Personal Finance Clinic for Students, which was started as a way to help students learn how to budget and plan their financial futures.

College offers personal finance workshops to students

By Elijah de Castro, Assistant Life and Culture Editor • October 27, 2021
Ithaca College is offering personal finance workshops in order to help students understand interest rates, taxes, budgeting and loans, among other things. 
Editorial: Students deserve college loan debt forgiveness now

Editorial: Students deserve college loan debt forgiveness now

By The Ithacan • April 14, 2021
We need to provide students stability and support as they attempt to break out into the workforce to support our national economy.
Shana Gore, executive director of Student Financial Services, said she thinks it is important for families and students to be aware of how much debt they take on. She also said that is part of the reason the college decided to freeze tuition for the 2021–22 academic year.

Senators advocate for student loan debt forgiveness

By Caitlin Holtzman, Assistant News Editor • April 14, 2021
College students across the country could potentially have up to $50,000 of their student loan debt forgiven.
Senior Kristin Schultz provides arguments for why students should give to the Senior Class Gift Campaign and IC Annual Fund after they graduate.

Commentary: Student donations improve the student experience

By Kristin Schultz • April 13, 2016
Money given to Ithaca College through the fund does not go to paying salaries, keeping the lights on, and it definitely doesn’t go into Tom Rochon’s pocket despite popular belief.
Commentary: College graduates need more loan payment options

Commentary: College graduates need more loan payment options

By Tom Reed • October 1, 2014
College students and graduates need more loan payment options and education on financial aid.
Commentary: Student loan repayment should not be burden for college graduates

Commentary: Student loan repayment should not be burden for college graduates

By Martha Robertson • September 24, 2014

All across this district, I have heard heartbreaking stories from families impacted by crippling student loan debt. One man I met was still paying off his loans with his daughter in high school getting...

Editorial: Knowledge pays

January 22, 2014

The 15-percent increase in credit card use among students in the past 10 years shows growing interest in building credit. Smart purchases with a credit card during college prepare a student for the investments...

Colleges counterproductive by withholding transcripts

By The Ithacan • April 19, 2012
It's no secret that student loan repayment has been a vicious never-ending cycle since the economic recession began almost five years ago. But it is colleges and universities that are currently making it difficult for students in debt rather than the banks that were bailed out.
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