WHAT HEELS!: Students Stick Up Bank
You heard of work-study programs? University of Toledo theater major Andrew Butler, 20, and University of Cincinnati engineering major Christopher Avery, 22, found a novel way to pay their tuition bills: A steal-study program. Masked and armed with guns, the pair held up a Valley Central Savings Bank in Reading, PA, guns and got away with $130,000, reports The Associated Press. They have pleaded guilty to two charges of aggravated robbery and six charges of kidnapping, and face up to 20 years in prison when they are sentenced December 27th. Avery’s tuition is $9,000 a year and Butler’s is $7,000 a year, according to AP.
The closest I've ever come to a *steal*-study program: At one time, I thought of going around with a giant sack at school and asking each student for a nickel. Since the enrollment is about 33K, that would easily pay for a semester's tuition ($103/cr) plus a few books.
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In the belief that neither one's parents nor taxpayers owed her an education, The Stiletto worked her way through undergrad and grad school. No regrets.
Your nickel idea sounds like it would work! Why didn't you do it? Too shy? If you had gathered enough money that way to pay for one semester then told your story to the local media wanna bet that people would have contributed to The Cause? Your idea reminds The Stiletto of that guy who started with a paper clip or something as insignificant traded it for something else, then traded that and so on and so on until he ultimately got a house.
Who needs to lie, cheat and steal when you can use a little bit of imagination and gumption to overcome obstacles?
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