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Dear No Time: If you have a faculty adviser, this would be a good issue to run past that person. The first thing should be to make your voice heard within the organization, speaking out in a meeting and following up with specific concerns in writing, and asking for action.
If you can't stage a semi-coup and legally force out this president, it might be best for you and your fellow activists to start a splinter group and strike out on your own. Consider it to be part of your learning experience, and redouble your effort to focus more clearly on your group's stated mission. Your university should have guidelines concerning how to create organization bylaws. Moving forward, keep your bylaws simple and build in a clear chain of command, along with a specific term for officers, as well as an apparatus for discussing these challenges openly.
Dear Amy: "Worried Stepmother" was upset about her stepdaughter's student loan debt.
In my own case, my student debt was held at a very low interest rate. It made sense for me to retire other debt first, and pay off my student loans at the lower and slower rate.
-- Out of Debt
Dear Out of Debt: This is a smart take on debt reduction. Thank you.
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