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Donahue said that the hike in financial aid exceeds the rising cost of tuition, a reflection of the College’s commitment to ease the financial burden placed on students and their families...
...where venue and vendor rates have soared. Because guests are expected to pay for their travel and lodging (in addition to gifts, bridesmaid dresses and so forth), "will attends" are more likely to include only the most committed family members and friends. Some couples try to ease the financial burden by offering paid hotel rooms or frequent-flyer miles to those who might otherwise be unable to come...
...also highlights the College’s insufficient effort at providing reliable and safe alternatives for summer storage. After last year’s debacle, Faculty of Arts and Sciences officials contemplated restricting storage privileges to students living at least 200 miles away. But rather than shifting an extra burden on students, HSA is providing an alternative solution that benefits all students. The College can help encourage this alternative and inject fairness into the business-run storage system by allocating funds for storage financial aid—helping interested but less-affluent students pay for this vital storage alternative...
...burden of wealth is often not very well thought out,” the source says. “These people couldn’t imagine their wealth. They have a [Chief Financial Officer], an accountant and stockbrokers, and their financial lives start to look like a house that is added onto every year. At the end it doesn’t work very well...
...estimated that for every train car lost, four additional trucks would be on the road, putting a greater burden on the state’s highway system...