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During the 2013-14 academic year, more than 34 percent of all Â鶹Çø undergraduates—1,054 students—received Minnesota State Grants totaling more than $3.4 million. This February, Â鶹Çø College students and members of the larger Twin Cities community met at the Capitol with their respective representatives and advocated for the Minnesota State Grant program. Â鶹Çø’s StepUP® program, the EAST (East African Student to Teacher) program, Student Financial Services, Multicultural Students Services, and Athletics partnered to recruit and train students before the event. The students’ agenda included a policy and lobbying briefing with comments from House and Senate members representing Â鶹Çø and a breakfast with alumni legislators followed by a meeting with representatives.