Having a variety of different institution types that serve a diverse student base is a plus for consumer choice and welfare, especially given that students have differences in their abilities, preferences and constraints for postsecondary education.

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Student unions also serve as a go-to source for getting involved with activities on and off campus and finding out about events.

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It also pays a former employee to serve as a coach to the student team, and it expects to invest hundreds of thousands of dollars in the students' research efforts.

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As a person who lives in New York City and as a a medical student who rotates through some of New York's inner city hospitals that serve the poor and many homeless, I have a unique perspective on the issue being debated.

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