We need to rethink the normalization of student debt
As a 21-year-old first generation college student in Durham, I want us to do more to make the cost of college affordable for everyone across the state and the country. It’s one of the reasons I’ve been out trying to make sure young people are registered to vote on my campus, because I want our elected representatives to hear from us that crippling student debt when we graduate is compromising our futures. Many of us are struggling to even stay in school with the cost of attending college so high.