New direct lending cuts college loan red tape
The federal government begins direct student loans this fall with 104 schools, cutting banks out of the process. By 1999 the government aims for 60 percent of loans to be direct, offering one stop assistance for aid packages including Pell Grants and PLUS loans.
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CPS
U.S Treasury Department
Financial Aid
Janet Krowl
Iowa State University
Ames
University of Dallas
Ellen Frishberg
Johns Hopkins University
Frishberg
S C announces officer election and Halloween plans
Debbi Ervin Chris Havard and Stacy Horacefield announce runs for student congress treasurer. Others must file letters of intent with President BC Colby. At Sept 15 vote 11 7 to attend National Conference in Orlando Nov 19 22 UK. Halloween events include Haunted House carnival admissions 2 adults 1 child 12.
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Debbi Ervin
Chris Havard
Stacy Horacefield
Student Congress Executive Board
Student Congress
B.C. Colby
Orlando
Defaults fall as Department of Education reports decline
The U.S. Department of Education says student loan defaults declined for a third consecutive year from 22.4 percent in 1990 to 15 percent in 1992, with Nevada posting the highest state rate at 34 percent. Officials credit coordinated actions by colleges, the department, and Congress, plus better loan disclosures and the new direct loan program reducing confusion and defaults.
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Kenneth Covington
Financial Aid
Covington
Lois Kelly
Boise State
Idaho
Department of Education
Washington
Dps
U.S. Department of Education
Richard Riley
U.S
Nevada
Louisiana
Connecticut
Alaska
Florida
Riley
Congress
Mark Lindenmayer
Loyola College
Baltimore
Lindenmayer
Hair, Beauty and Cosmetology
Dan Sell
Kent State University
Ohio
Sell
New Lee College Presents Dr Hero Satirical Play Oct Ten Fifteen
New Lee College Players stage Dr Hero a tragic farce about the life of the world’s greatest man from October 10 through 15 directed by Lynette Jones and featuring Josh Morrison as Hero and narrator. The cast includes Suzanne Carroll Catherine Taylor James Rogers Robert McMillan Danny Rios with Jo Ramos as assistant director and Joseph Blanchard on lighting. Admission is by donation to the Theater Arts Scholarship Fund reservations at 425 6255.
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New Lee College
Dr. Hero
Lynette Jones
Israel Horovitz
Bronx
Hero
Josh Morrison
NLC
Suzanne Carroll
Catherine Taylor
James Rogers
Robert McMillan
Danny Rios
Jo: Ramos
Joseph Blanchard
Theater Arts Scholarship Fund
Jerry Johnson
Emergency phone message on campus alarms students and staff
A warning notes that red campus phones may say not in service when line is busy, urging users to hang up and retry. Also reported: Craig Johnson CD player stolen from a car near Lee College tennis courts. a window was smashed between 2:53 p.m. and 5:15 p.m. Sept. 12. CDs and cassettes damaged. Baytown police toed prints.
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College Security and Safety Committee
GTE
Lee College
Baytown
University of Michigan pays volunteers in dietary study
In Ann Arbor, Michigan, the University of Michigan Medical Center will pay subjects $1,000 weekly to stay a week at a time and follow three diet phases broccoli and sprouts, cheeseburgers and steaks, or grapefruit juice only. Researchers study how diet affects defense against carcinogens by tracking a key enzyme, with tissue samples via a thin tube.
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Student Congress
University of Michigan Medical Center
UM Medical Center
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