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Show 83RD YEAR; NUMBER 32 MINIMUM WAGE HIKE WILL AFFECT SUSC. SUSC CUTS BASEBALL AND VOLLEYBALL. The move to raise national minimum wage hike will mean the college will have to scramble for more money, and it will likely affect all students. SEE PAGES 4 & 8. A wealth of funding problems force the college to eliminate two sports, while adding the less expensive rifle team to maintain NCAA Division I status. SEE PAGE 11. SOUTHERN UTAH STATE COLLEGE MONDAY, MARCH 27, US9 CEDAR CITY, UTAH Tuition loans are instituted I w Funds from an anonymous donor have opened the door to tuition loans for Southern Utah State students. While the College has always had a tuition deferment policy, the tuition loan fund is relatively new, according to Director of Admissions and Records D. Mark Barton. We implemented the tuition loan process on a trial basis winter quarter and have been pleased with the results, Director of Financial Aid Rex Michie said. It is especially beneficial to students who, for some emergency reason or another, find themselves short of tuition when the quarter begins. As the name implies, tuition loans cover only tuition and fees. Shortterm loans are available to students, Michie said, for school-relate- d items such as books, supplies and board and room. Deferments and loans are made through the SUSC Financial Aid Office in Administration Building 111, telephone A deferment, the first and least costly option, requires payment of a $10 application fee and the agreement to pay tuition by the end of the third week of school. If the student cant make that deadline, he or she may apply for the tuition loan. Tuition loans must be repaid within the quarter and may not exceed the total amount required for tuition and fees. They can only be made to students in good standing at SUSC. Loans are made at 12 percent APR (Annual Percentage Rate) and require an additional $15 processing fee. A is required if the student does not have federal aid to repay the loan. Its important that students begin the deferment tuition-loa- n process as soon as they can to allow for processing, Barton said. Spring quarter loans must be repaid by May 586-773- Director of Financial Aid Rex Michie says students ae Lke'j to not take eno usly the soon-to-b- e adopted certificates of fteedom from drugs. measures enter financial aid Anti-dru- g Those applying for Pell Grants in fall will sign certificates of freedom from illegal drugs BY JODI REINARD As part of Ronald Reagans anti-dru- g legislation passed last November, SUSC students may find a new twist in the process of receiving Pell Grant money. to be in effect fall Congressional bill number quarter, requires students applying for federal aid to sign a contract that verifies they are and will remain drug-freThis contract must be complete before federal aid can be received. The legislation is not totally sure at this point, and it is still in the process of being put together. But I do 100-69- 0, e. know that any who receive Pell Grants must sign a certification that they are not involved in any illegal drugs, said Director of Financial Aid Rex Michie. Applicants will be held accountable for the agreement to the extent that students who violated the contract would have to reimburse the government for granted funds. Financial aid recipients will have to attest to the fact that they are not using drugs illegally, and if they are found using drugs, they will be subject to restitution of all aid received in that time period, said Sterling R. Church, vice (CONTINUED ON PAGE er 9) 15. |