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Recognized as one of the best medium-sized U.S. cities in which to live, work and raise a family, Ann Arbor has it all. As the home of the University of Michigan, it's among the top "research" cities in North America. With easy access to Detroit, it's also near a bevy of world-class events and attractions. Of course, Ann Arbor has so much to offer that you might never want to leave! Ann Arbor Attractions As a regional hot spot for high culture, fine dining and modern art, Ann Arbor has plenty of things for residents and visitors to do. Thoroughfares like Washington, Washtenaw, Packard, State and Main are all lined with art galleries, "locavore" eating establishments, brewpubs and other independent businesses. Ann Arbor's civic mainstays include the Nickels Arcade shopping center , the Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra , the University of Michigan's "Big House" football stadium and the increasingly popular Gerald R. Ford Presidential Libra...

By Sarah Butrymowicz and Meredith Kolodner Alduha Leon and Jared Sanders, roommates at Savannah State University , dined on hot dogs in their apartment on Thanksgiving Day of their sophomore year. They had decided to skip feasting with family in Atlanta to pick up extra hours at their airport jobs loading luggage onto planes. Payday wasn’t until Friday, though, and Leon only had $5 left on his food stamps card . During the three years they spent at Savannah State , Sanders and Leon struggled to pay their tuition, fees and living expenses. They accumulated more than $50,000 in loans between the two of them, despite working up to 40 hours a week. After exhausting themselves working late or overnight shifts so they wouldn’t have to miss class, and finding their grades suffering, they dropped out in 2015, joining a growing pool of Georgians who have debt but no degree. More than 108,000 students who had taken out federal loans withdrew from Georgia’s public colleges and universities bet...