What free ride? These are loans. He's got to pay them all back, with interest, after he graduates.
Sounds more like you've got a chip on your shoulder, my friend.
According to the article, it is financial aid. Never says a single word that I could find about a loan. It amounted to half of his $15,00 a year tuition, so it sounds like $7,500.
He needs to wait some tables and make up the 7.5K he was mooching off our butts instead of hitting the bong every night.