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DO NOT rush to change your passwords on all of your favorite websites. You shouldn’t change your password on a site until the site has fixed the Heartbleed bug, or else you risk having your new password compromised. Watch for a notice on the site, but don’t click any links in emails claiming to be from the website.
Today the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in McCutcheon v. FEC to strike down overall, or aggregate, contribution limits to candidates and political committees. Maryland PIRG research found that this ruling could bring $1 billion in additional campaign contributions from fewer than 2,800 elite donors through the 2020 election cycle.
In light of the recent news on campus, MaryPIRG Student Chapters want to remind students that there are ways to protect yourself and your personal information.
Today, a survey released by Maryland PIRG and the Student Government Association at the University of Maryland shows that 65% of student consumers have opted out of buying a college textbook due to its high price, and nearly half say that textbook costs can dictate whether they take a course.
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PIRG In The News
MaryPIRG and Student Government President, Kaiyi Xie, cosponsored a letter to Super Committee member Congressman Van Hollen urging him to protect funding for the Pell Grant.
Members of the Terps Vote Coalition, including MaryPIRG, SGA, Campus Democrats and Campus Republicans, registered more than twice the number of voters compared to 2006.
A coalition of students from campus groups like MaryPIRG, APO, and The LOVE Movement formed the Food Recovery Network to donate food to needy charities in DC.
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VICTORY: We helped ban fracking in Maryland!
Read more about how MaryPIRG Students helped ban fracking in Maryland
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Covering the Cost
We need urgent action against the ever increasing cost of textbooks. Read our recent report detailing why!
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Intern with Maryland PIRG
Whether it's increasing sustainability on and off campus, fighting poverty in our community, or making textbooks more affordable for students, YOU can make a difference.
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Jobs for Graduating Seniors
If you are ready to dig in and start solving the problems that confront our country, consider a job with PIRG Campus Action.
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A crash course in effective citizenship.
Get the basic tools necessary to run strong campaigns and service projects and win reforms both on and off campus for students and the public interest.
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