Word: ocon
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Harvard comes up with a lump sum comprising scholarships, loans and grants," Ocon says. "I get whatever money is left over [from educational expenses] to apply to my living expenses...
...truth of the matter is that Harvard has helped me out in more ways than I could have ever imagined," Ocon says. But she adds: "I just don't want people to think that my life is all fun and games and someone is picking up the bills. I'm not just living off of Harvard's resources...
...Ocon also turns to Cambridge-area organizations to make up the difference...
...Cambridge is a great place to be poor," Ocon says...
...local chapter of Women, Infants and Children (WIC) gives Ocon coupons that she can trade in at area grocery stores for bread, milk, cereal and cheese. And St. Paul's Roman Catholic Church charges Ocon $1 in return for a bag of groceries...