My crushing student debt
I didn't think twice about taking out a five-figure loan. Then I graduated with no money -- and no job prospects
Saturday, May 18, 2013 11:00 PM UTC 157Life Life stories, College, University
Ken Ilgunas
Life Life stories, College, University
My 1,700-mile hike across the XL Pipeline
I wanted to learn everything about the environmental battle. I saw a country marked by apathy, and flickers of hope
Sunday, Jan 20, 2013 12:45 PM UTC 22Life Life stories, Environment
My soggy, frustrating, inspiring week Occupying Wall Street
I needed to know if I believed in this movement. So I took a break from my job and traveled 4,300 miles to find out
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I live in a van down by Duke University
How do I afford grad school without going into debt? A '94 Econoline, bulk food and creative civil disobedience
Monday, Dec 7, 2009 2:01 AM UTC 271Life Academia, Pinched, College
Ken Ilgunas is a writer. His website is kenilgunas.com."Walden on Wheels" is his first book.
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