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Low Loan Interest Rates, More Work-Study Pushed by Obama

Wednesday, January 25, 2012

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In the annual State of the Union Address, President Obama proposed measures to bring relief to almost 8 million students who will see their student loan interest rates double on new loans starting July 1st, 2012.

2012 Starts with a Win!

Wednesday, January 4, 2012

2012 Starts with a Win! 2012 has already brought a tremendous victory for students and families.

Today the President appointed Richard Cordray as the director of the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). The CFPB will rein in the bad business practices of banks, lenders, and credit card companies.

Cheers to 2011!

Friday, December 30, 2011

Cheers! Thanks for being part of PennPIRG and making 2011 such a success.

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Winning! Facebook settles with FTC

Tuesday, November 29, 2011

Big News.

Today Facebook settled a privacy complaint with the Federal Trade Commission. The FTC says Facebook "deceived consumers by telling them they could keep their information on Facebook private, and then repeatedly allowing it to be shared and made public." Read the FTC's full statement here.

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Students in Action

Student leaders educate the campus about income inequality during National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week.
We collect petition signatures - lots of them!
Hunger and Homelessness intern Roua Aboukhadijeh collecting interview footage on campus for a short film on poverty.
Students campaign for High Speed Rail.
Fast Trains ARE Cool.
Students volunteer at a local garden for the National Hunger Cleanup.
Volunteers wear the textbook mascot costumes to educate students about affordable textbook alternatives.
Students posing with the textbook Rebellion books, We Want Cheaper TEXTBOOKS!!
Textbook Rebel and Mr. $200 drew attention to outrageous textbook prices.
Six media outlets covered a stop on the Textbooks Rebellion tour to promote affordable alternatives to outrageously expensive textbooks.