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Legal services has recently dealt with many cases involving university issues, including grade appeals, social security number questions, tests, dorm-related arrests and advisor/teacher conflicts.
Tags: Alana Cooler, ASUN legal services, grade appeal
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In most cases, co-signing for a loan or letting a friend borrow a large amount of money is not appropriate without a written, notarized agreement between the two individuals.
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Every day more students are struggling with financial instability. Parents and students lose their jobs, tuition goes up and scholarships and grants are handed out less frequently. All these reasons and more lead to students seeking guidance from legal services.
Tags: Alana Cooler, ASUN legal services, bankruptcy, credit cards, debt
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Since I started at the Associated Students of the University of Nevada Legal Services, I have come across many landlord-tenant cases.
Many students, eager for the beginning of a new semester, sign a lease right away with a newfound friend, and a lot of these students end up in our office. These cases can be very [...]
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The Associated Students of the University of Nevada Legal Services is designed to provide legal information to undergraduate students at the University of Nevada, Reno. Occasionally, graduate students and faculty will seek out our free and completely confidential services.
To reach out to more students, we, the director and assistant director, will take turns writing columns.
My [...]
Tags: Alana Cooler, ASUN legal services, Maritza Perez
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