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Washington, D.C. – With the student loan interest rate about to double this July for almost 8 million loan borrowers, MASSPIRG and coalition partners deliver over 130,000 letters to Congress urging a different plan.
MASSPIRG at UMass Dartmouth collected over 150 food items to donate to hungry families last week. Thanks to the UMassD community for supporting the effort!
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Dierdre Cummings, the tax and budget program and legislative director for MASSPIRG, joins forces with Andrew Moylan of the National Taxpayers Union, to propose common-sense solutions to cut the decifit
Students at Salem State University tweeted photo-petitions to Sen. Scott Brown in support of high-speed rail
The Lowell Sun covers our "Trick or Treat" Updated Bottle Bill event at the statehouse, where we delivered over 15,000 petitions in favor of improving the state's most effective recycling program
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North Shore student Kaitlyn Heathman speaks at a press conference releasing our transportation report "Common Connections"
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Students support more affordable textbooks
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Students at UMASS Boston show off their energy efficiency knowledge -
Students at Fitchburg State table for the homeless -
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Students at UMASS Lowell and Dean of Students Larry Siegel support ending agricultural subsidies for unhealthy fiood
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Tell Congress: Don't Double Our Rates
On July 1, student loan interest rates on federal student loans will double, driving up loan costs for 8 million students by $1,000 per loan.
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Jobs for Graduating Seniors
If you are ready to dig in and start solving the problems that confront our country, consider a job with U.S. PIRG.
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Intern with MASSPIRG
As a MASSPIRG intern you'll learn skills and get valuable experience working on a campaign. You’ll learn how to build teams of volunteers, organize events on campus, and work with the media.
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A crash course in effective citizenship.
Get the basic tools necessary to run strong campaigns and service projects and win reforms both on and off campus for students and the public interest.
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Update the Bottle Bill
By updating the Bottle Bill to cover new beverage containers, we can reduce litter and recycle another 1 billion bottles per year.
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