Biden Cancels $1.2 Billion in Student Loan Debt, ASB Hit Record Number of Applications During 30th Year of Service, and an Interview with HU Students for Justice in Palestine

01/03/2024 12 min Temporada 2 Episodio 13
Biden Cancels $1.2 Billion in Student Loan Debt, ASB Hit Record Number of Applications During 30th Year of Service, and an Interview with HU Students for Justice in Palestine

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Hello, Hello!

Welcome back to The HillTalks.

This week on the show, News and Politics reporter, Natalia Wilson, breaks down Biden's latest effort in canceling student loans. Next, Joy Young from the Campus section talks to us about Alternative Spring Break breaking a record and turning 30, all in the same year. Last, we sit down with Bria Miller, head of the HU Students for Justice in Palestine's Action Committee, as she walks us through the letter she wrote into The Hilltop, calling for Howard to omit companies from campus career fairs aiding in Israel's bombardment on the Gaza strip.

Show Notes:

‘You Deserve Relief': Biden Approves $1.2 Billion In Loan Forgiveness For Over 150,000 Borrowers

A Record 2,100 Applicants Marks 30th Anniversary Of Alternative Spring Break

Letter To The Editor: Howard University Student Organizations Call on University to Ban Companies Complicit in Crimes of Zionism from Career Fairs