The United States Supreme Court concluded their 2021-22 session with a tranche of rulings that can fundamentally alter American life — from the steps of the Supreme Court building to the downtown streets of San Luis Obispo, where students and community members have protested in recent months. The court’s decision to overturn the landmark abortion […]
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Biden cancels student loan debt, lifting burden for about half of CSU undergrad students
The White House announced on Aug. 24 a three-part plan to cancel $10,000 of student debt for borrowers with low to middle incomes — a move that could benefit about half of undergrad students in the California State University (CSU) system. The plan is intended to deal with the economic stress many families are dealing […]
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Renting in SLO? Local group works to raise awareness of renters’ rights with this handbook
Ethan Stan was nearly evicted when he was a graduate student at UC Berkeley. His landlord put pressure on him and his girlfriend, suggesting they had lived in their apartment a while and should leave so the landlord could complete repairs. Eventually his girlfriend, now wife, said “hell no,” Stan said. His girlfriend at the […]