Topic Proposal for Final Essay! :)

The topic that I have chosen to write about for my final paper is student loans. Just saying "student loans" sends a chill down a college student's spine (at least it does for me). For me, this is pretty close to me, since I have a scholarship, the Pell Grant, and I had to take out a small loan (which it turns out I didn't even need). The loan may seem small now, but how much will I have to pay back after graduation? So, my research question is, how do people manage to get themselves so deep into student loan debt and how can I avoid it myself? As for the viewpoints, I don't exactly have that down yet. Obviously, the student would be one, but I don't know any others. If you guys could give me some suggestions, that would be awesome! Here are my sources that I found a few days ago:

Johnson, Fawn. "Obama Largely Powerless to Cut College Tuition." National Journal (2012). Academic OneFile. Web. 16 Nov. 2012.

"Occupy student debt." Radical Teacher Fall 2012: 74. Academic OneFile. Web. 16 Nov. 2012.

Lipka, Sara. "A Sharper Focus on What Students Pay, and Whether They Graduate." The Chronicle of Higher Education 59.01 (2012). Academic OneFile. Web. 16 Nov. 2012.

Stratford, Michael. "U.S. Student Aid Will End for Those Without High-School Diplomas." The Chronicle of Higher Education 58.40 (2012). Academic OneFile. Web. 16 Nov. 2012.

Chitty, Haley. "Presidential opinions: contrasting Obama and Romney campaigns' student aid policies." University Business Nov. 2012: 20+. Academic OneFile. Web. 16 Nov. 2012.