March 19, 2008

Students Rally on Capitol Hill for More Support of Higher Education

By Sara Lipka

Washington

A few hundred college students gathered outside the Capitol here on Tuesday, shaking their fists and chanting, "Education is a right."

Among the demonstrators were a woman in a head scarf and a man with pink hair. All had come from campuses around the country for the United States Student Association's annual legislative conference, and they were eager to cap off three days of workshops by rallying and lobbying their representatives in Congress.

The students'

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