Letter from the Editor: Welcome Back, to the Future

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For many students, returning to campus is a time of relief — a break from the monotony of that awful summer job. For others, back-to-school time is met with at least some trepidation, as it means ramping up for tests, completing dissertations and perhaps bracing for more of that awful job that pays the rent and keeps ramen in the bowl and strong cheap coffee in the pot.

Regardless of how students feel about this time of year, college remains an expensive endeavor, which for the most part is borne in the form of debt by the students themselves long after they've graduated. The average annual cost of an in-state four-year college degree in the United States — tuition, books, room and board and other expenses — is hanging right around $25,000. If a student wants to attend a school outside their home state, the price tag is somewhere in the neighborhood of $41,000. Aside from the financial burden of college, tack on the pressure of parents asking "What do you want to do with your life?" on a regular basis and you have a bunch of kids who are still maturing and trying to deal with a mountain of stress.

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