"The recent massive response to the now endlessly explored student loan scandal, marked by the firing of key responsible personnel and several colleges admitting to mea culpa, is not enough," the Pasadena Star-News reports. "In removing a few bad apples, and moving on - ergo today's Associated Press article announcing that Catherine Thomas, chief of financial aid at University of Southern California has retired amid allegations of violating the school's conflict of interest policies - we are overlooking the need to give the whole college financial aid system and the world of college funding in general a second look. There is more to the story than a few colleges engaging in a clumsy kickback scheme."