Charlotte Hsu

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Graduates' burden: Student-loan payments: Debt accrued over years of study often surprises, and straps, borrowers; Sunday, Nov. 30, 2008; “Why would they give some kid $60,000? What gave me the privileges to take out loans like that?” These are the questions Eric Jones, 24, has been asking, to no one in particular, since he graduated two years ago from The Art Institute of Las Vegas with a bachelor’s degree in graphic design — and a heap of debt. A graphic artist for a national firm headquartered in Las Vegas, Jones earns about $33,000 a year before taxes. His monthly student loan payments total more than $700.
Nevada’s rate of default on college loans among highest in the nation: Sunday, Nov. 30, 2008; The latest numbers from the federal government show Nevadans who began repaying federal student loans in fiscal 2005-06 defaulting at higher rates than borrowers in 45 other states.
UNLV grad’s Web site offers view of high school life through teens’ eyes: Friday, Nov. 21, 2008; “A community for students, by students,” reads the slogan atop The Nevada High School Report, a Web site launched in July.
Budget cuts would narrow CSN’s reach: Six satellite campuses to fall victim to state budget cuts in June unless another revenue source is found; Thursday, Nov. 20, 2008; Students file onto the College of Southern Nevada’s Sahara West Center on weeknights to take classes that will improve their career prospects: English as a second language, basic mathematics, GED preparation.
The Sands’ virtual renewal: Italian graduate students reviving history in project with UNLV; Sunday, Nov. 16, 2008; It’s a project at the intersection of history and technology, meant to rekindle the magic of old Las Vegas.
Audit: CSN division failed to track revenue, expenses for years: Personal use of school resources by employees also found; Saturday, Nov. 15, 2008; Programs in CSN’s Division of Workforce and Economic Development are supposed to be self-supporting, with revenue matching or exceeding expenditures.
Chancellor asks governor to use panel to vet regents candidates: Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2008; Jim Rogers, chancellor of Nevada’s higher education system, wrote Gov. Jim Gibbons today to ask if Gibbons would consider creating a committee to evaluate candidates for the Board of Regents, which governs the state’s public higher education system.
Chancellor says turning point finally reached: Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2008; In his latest weekly memo addressing state budget cuts, Jim Rogers, chancellor of Nevada’s higher education system, applauds the fact that “every possible solution is now on the table.”
Rogers' foes could soon be regents: Governor could appoint defeated regent, state senator to board; Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2008; Any satisfaction Chancellor Jim Rogers felt after Regent Bret Whipple, a critic of Rogers, lost his bid for reelection might be short-lived as he and another critic, Bob Beers, aim for appointments to the board.
Chancellor meeting with Gibbons to discuss budget: Monday, Nov. 10, 2008; The chancellor of Nevada's public higher education system is getting a long-awaited sit-down meeting with Gov. Jim Gibbons today.