Video: A student joins the MN National Guard over debt

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In this episode of the video series on how MnSCU alumni live with student debt, the Minnesota State University Student Association talks with Troy Olson, a 2009 MSU-Moorhead political science grad. Although he worked during the summers, he ended up joining the Army National Guard to help lower his $35,000-40,000 debt load and help pay for a legal education.

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