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Roland S. Martin: Students not fighting hard enough for change

All this month we will see thousands of college students jumping up and down, yelling, pumping fists and painting their faces. Thatâ??s the annual scene we see when college basketball teams are clawing their way to be one of the precious 65 seeds that enter the NCAA Tournament.

Yet these same students should say the heck with the games and put their energy, zeal and passion into two of the most fundamental issues posing the most dramatic barriers to gaining a college education: the rising cost of tuition and the lack of financial aid.