Northeastern University alumni facing the daunting challenge of paying off student loans were offered a chance at debt relief from the school on Wednesday—for the small price of some more money. “Summer’s on us! Make a gift of any size to Northeastern by June 30, and you will be eligible to win $1,000 worth of student loan repayments,” the school wrote in an email to alumni. Asking alumni who have their own debt to pay to enter a debt lottery struck some as unseemly.