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Hi, this was posted in the financial aid forum by Liz Enochs, but I thought I'd replicate the request for contacts in the parent forum due to the time-sensitive element. Feel free to drop Liz a line:

In part one of this thread, Mark Y complained about the mainstream media ignoring the issues of rising tuition costs and increasing debt loads of middle-class families and students. If the rest of you agree, and have stories (either your own, or those of friends or relatives) that you think ought to be told, try contacting me.

I'm a reporter with Bloomberg News, and I'm looking for students or parents willing to talk about how the rising cost of tuition (or rising debt burdens required to pay that cost) are affecting them -- especially if they are slashing other spending to cover tuition or to pay off loans.

I need to talk to people by Wednesday, at the latest, so if you think you have a story to tell that would fit what I'm looking for, please call or email me. Or if you know someone whose story might fit, please pass this message along to them. I'll be happy to return calls on my employer's dime.

Liz Enochs
Bloomberg News
(415) 743-3525
(email is lenochs, followed by 'at' sign, followed by Bloomberg.net. I hope that's clear enough for folks; I write it that way to try and steer clear of spammers.)