Effective starting this semester, Residential Life has eliminated the free meal plan benefit for resident assistants. While the RAs’ stipend will increase from $135 per month to $200 per month, it still means missing out on a close to $2,000 meal plan. Cartoonist Kiara Sanders asks, “was this a good deal?”
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