Student meeting focuses on education funding

Lilly Casolaro News Editor   The Alabama budget, higher education funding and the possibility of a statewide lottery were several of the topics discussed at the 19th annual STARS (Students Teams Advocating Realistic Solutions) conference in Destin, Florida, from July 31 to Aug. 2.   Five students from Troy University’s main campus attended the three-day session hosted by the Higher Education Partnership. Fourteen of Alabama’s public colleges and universities gathered together to discuss issues pertaining to and affecting higher education.   Farrah Gaston, a senior biomedical science major from Camden…

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