students turn security guards to fund education?

Is it proper English? Does it mean that students do the job of being a security guard to fund their (postgraduate education)"?

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In today's trending, woman runs up big Internet bill, students turn security guards to fund education, egg found inside another egg, Beijing sees record low temperature in May.

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Security guard, the best job for postgraduate students

What's the best job for a postgraduate examination candidate who wants to study while working?

Four library security guards at Wuhan Polytechnic University in Central China's Hubei province were admitted to different postgraduate schools this spring and were given the title of "the inspiring security guards group", chinanews.com reported on May 9.

Wan Wenjie, 23, a graduate student from Wuhan Polytenich University, and his three classmates, worked as library security guards at their school after they failed their first postgraduate exam. They together used their spare time to study after work by utilizing the school's accommodation and library.

According to reports, 13 security guards at Wuhan Polytenich University have been admitted to different postgraduate schools or have become civil servants in the past four years.


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http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/trending/2015-05/10/content_20673540.htm