Since 2005, the number of graduates defaulting on their federal student loans has jumped 38%, according to Mark Kantrowitz, the publisher of FinAid, which tracks the student loan industry.

FORBES: More Graduates Defaulting on Their Student Loans

Congress also may make cuts in the Pell grant, the most popular federal college grant, says Mark Kantrowitz, publisher of FinAid.org, which tracks financial aid and student-loan debt.

WSJ: D.C. Drama Will Dictate Financial-Aid Arithmetic

Two men who fought on the L train platform in Brooklyn's Williamsburg neighborhood in March ended up falling onto the tracks, where 20-year-old student Joshua Basin was struck and killed by an incoming train.

WSJ: Man Dies After Push Onto Track