As part of the national campaign to Stop the Raid on Student Aid, University of Maryland students worked with staff from Congressmen Steny Hoyer’s office to host a forum on the cost of higher education. Speakers included Congressmen Steny Hoyer and Ben Cardin, Maryland PIRG Director Brad Heavner, SGA President Andrew Rose, and Maryland PIRG students Joe Welty and John McBride. The event was attended by about 40 people and was covered by the campus newspaper, the PG Gazette, and the DC Examiner.