The threat of losing a key piece of financial aid next semester spurred thousands of Illinois college students to rally Thursday in Springfield and pressure lawmakers to replenish funding for the Monetary Award Program.
Jaime Casinova, a University of Illinois Springfield junior, said he depends entirely on financial aid -- including MAP grants -- to attend college.
MAP grant recipient Charles Olivier, a junior at UIS, said education should be one of the state's top funding priorities, he said.
The students comments were featured in an October 16, 2009 edition of the State Journal-Register.
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