How shutdown news is affecting one college's wait lists

"We're already hearing students asking ... questions. People on waiting lists are dropping off (to go elsewhere). Even if we don't shut down, students are making their decisions already."

-- Minnesota State College-Southeast Technical college President Jim Johnson on the ripples created by  news of a possible government shutdown.

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