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Life: priceless?
Self-worth is worth more than millions of dollars
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As students, we always have to consider how we spend our money and how many student loans we will need to take out next year. While putting a value on our budget, have we ever considered that the government is putting a value on us?
According to the Associated Press, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has done just that, revealing that Americans are not as valuable as we used to be.
Money well spent
Student Senate should be paid
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At first glance, paying the Student Senate, Elections Board, Judicial Board and two executive branch positions seems like it would cost a lot of money. With 25 voting members and three nonvoting members in the Senate, each being paid about $200 a month, several thousand dollars would be paid to the senators every month.
Yet, it's only fair that the Senate is compensated for its work within student government. Compared to the millions of dollars that students pay in student fees each year, the stipend is a small drop in the bucket, especially if it pays for itself by producing a more efficient and effective student government.
