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You meet your husband tim quarterback on the team. >> wasn't what i envisioned. i thought i had that role figured out and it's not what i thought i would be dating. i was holding down two jobs, work study. i was playing softball for a division one team. >> he was an annoyance. >> he would actually met in an ice tub. he was icing and i was icing my shoulder. >> you were both de-icing after athletic events? >> yeah. >> so then he gets to the pros? >> yes. >> did you have to go to the games and sit there. >> i loved the games. >> you did. >> you should see me at the redskins game. >> you can't sa...

You meet your husband tim quarterback on the team. >> wasn't what i envisioned. i thought i had that role figured out and it's not what i thought i would be dating. i was holding down two jobs, work study. i was playing softball for a division one team. >> he was an annoyance. >> he would actually met in an ice tub. he was icing and i was icing my shoulder. >> you were both de-icing after athletic events? >> yeah. >> so then he gets to the pros? >> yes. >> did you have to go to the games and sit there. >> i loved the games. >> you did. >> you should see me at the redskins game. >> you can't sa...

Academics and he told me there's nothing to worry about. >> it's been the best thing that i've ever done. i was able to go from nothing and be able to reach the top and become a 3.75 student and a federal work study, help out the other classmates that i have by tutoring them. and now it's all gone. >> last week the feds fined corinthians $30 million for boosting job placement rates by paying companies to hire their grads for a few weeks, then firing them. sunday some 16,000 students learned by e-mail their college was closing. >> i just can't believe that this is happening. i automatically fel...

We are bringing in a ton of revenue for the schools and we are not seeing any of that, numerous kids are wanting to come to the school as a result of us building up the athletics. do i think they should be paid? no, i think they are well-taken care of. but given the way our educational system is glorifying the athletes and taking away that academic component i see their point. >> work study has been a part of college campuses for ever. >> but unionize? >> membership in unions is sliding because paul paul titian have demonized them. but they will make sure people

>> reporter: well, jon, congress is obviously looking at it but the president recently signed a law that restores lower interest rates for college students who need to get a loan to pay for college. 18 million students will benefit now from that law that offers $106 billion in loan money. a new study from the national center for education statistics shows that 71% of all undergraduates received some type of financial aid. 59% received grants. 42% took out student loans. 6% received aid through work study jobs. 4% received veterans benefits and 5% have parents who took out federal direct plus l...