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Show Page 2 Forum March 9, 1984 news Ten Percent Student Loan Defaults Hurt Current Students In Need Senior Class Plans This Years Gift and NS L loans. A payment schedule is set up and students are expected to abide by it by Sue O'Donnell The costs associated with a college education are often times more than the average person can afford to pay. Recognizing this, Westminster College of Salt Lake City offers students a variety of programs to help meet these expenses. One such program involves student loans which include National Direct Student Loans (NDSL), Nursing Student Loans (NSL) and emergency loans. The student loan program is only a part of the total financial aid package offered at Westminster, said Dick Peterson, student loan coordinator. Loans are handled through the financial aid office and are available to students who are in definite financial need. According to Peterson, the loan program generally operates smoothly, and the college has funds totalling between $130,000 to $150,000 available to loan to its students. Although we do have funds to loan, we only have so much, Peterson said. "Occasionally we run into a problem collecting these loans, and if we cant collect the funds extended on the loan, the college doesnt have money to loan other students. Peterson explained that students have up to 10 years after they leave school to pay back NDSL by "When a student defaults on a loan payment, it reduces the amount of money that is available to other students, Peterson said. The money we loati out is only as much as the money we take in on repayment. Its imperative that students, who take out either an NDSL or an NSL loan, honor the collection policy if the loan program is to continue. Approximately 90 percent of the NDSL and NSL loans are currently being repaid on schedule, and the other 10 percent require collection action. The biggest default problem we run into is with people who move and fail to leave us a forwarding address, Peterson explained. But we do have ways of finding them, and our collection efforts are usually successful. Dick Peterson, student loan coordinator, discusses loan default problems. Those people who think about defaulting should remember that their defaults will hurt other students who are in need of financial help, just as they were when their student loans were given, Peterson said. In addition to the NDSL and NSL loans, emergency loans may be available to students. These loans can be taken out for a maximum of $300 and must be repaid within 90 days. Basically, emergency loans are given to carry a student until other funds come in, Peterson said. Students desiring additional information on student loans should contact the financial aid Government cutbacks in recent times have prevented any increases in the amount we have available for loans, Peterson said. Additional funds are not available for us, so its mandatory that loans be paid on schedule. office. by Sue O'Donnell On Friday evening, March 23, tradition will continue on the Westminster campus as the annual Awards Night gets underway. In addition to the presentation of scholarships, Benedict scholars will be honored and special awards given will include the Presidents Leadership Award, the Trustees Character Award, Faculty Scholastic Awards, the Staff Service Award, and many others. by Angie Russell The photo staff, directed by Bob Marselle, was first allocated a 1983-8- 4 budget of $750 by ASWC. Late in the year, an additional $300 was allocated as the result of increased enrollment and extra student fees. Also, the senior class gift will be presented, ASWC officers will be installed, and the Professor of the Year will be announced dur- 1984-8- The photo staff requires money for materials such as film, photographic paper, and developing chemicals. Marselle has not yet depleted his $1050 budget this year and, with the remaining funds, still hopes to buy a timer for use with the staffs second enlarger. The evening begins with a light buffet reception at 7 p.m. in Shaw Center, is followed by the awards ceremony and concludes with a dance in Walker Hall. The dance is a new addition this year, said Debbie Jenkins, dean of students. It has been added so we can honor our graduating seniors. full-tim- well-deserv- This evening is one of the nicer nights on campus, Jenkins said. No scholarship recipi Marselle is the current director of Westminster's photo staff. would increase the productivity of the staff, in that both of the enlargers could be used simulBob taneously. Marselle said that the present situation in the darkroom is adequate, but could use some improvement. Richard Brockmyer, director of plant operations, said that he had received Marselles proposal, but that it wasnt a top priority item for the small maintenance crew. Another reason given by Brockmyer, Westminsters fire marshall, for not acting on Marselles proposal is that the present location of the photo lab is not in compliance with Salt Lake Citys fire code. It would be better to relocate the darkroom instead of spending money to improve one that is in violation of regulations, said Brockmyer. John Dizikes Joins Westminsters Distinguished Residents Agenda by Bonnie McBride John Dizikes, professor of U.S. history at the University of California, Santa Cruz, will be a guest of Westminsters Distinguished Residents program, on March 18 through 24, according to Patricia Aikens, director of the program. (See the campus calendar in this issue for Dizikes schedule.) Dizikes grew up in Draper, Utah, and attended many Utah schools, including Granite High 5 ing Awards Night ceremonies. The photo staff is in charge of shooting, developing, and printing pictures needed for the Forum and for the Etosian. The staff consists of Marselle is currently stipended through the Forum's and Elosian's budgets. According to Hammond, the stipend is by Marselle, but should be a part of future photo staff budgets and not a part of publications budgets. To provide maximum photo lab efficiency, Marselle has prepared a proposal to expand the darkroom. Materials needed for the project have already been donated, and are currently in the photo staffs office. The proposed renovation 1983-8- 4 School, before moving to California. He earned his bachelors degree at the University of California in Los Angeles in 1957 and, later, studied for his doctorate in American history at Harvard University. Dizikes spent two years in England on a scholarship, according to Diane Cole in her article, Draper Depression Days Melded Immigrants Son Into Culture. Full-brig- Continued on page 7 Last year, the senior class gift was a new clasp for the bell in Converse Hall and a waterproof case costing a total of $500. This year, the seniors are hoping to buy an electronic message board for Shaw Center, said Cameron Evans, senior class representative. According to Jenkins, the senior class will have to earn one half of the funds for this years gift. ASWC will provide matching funds up to $300. In the past, ASWC has provided all of the money for the gift, Jenkins said. In order to earn the money, the senior class is now taking orders for sweatshirts at the information booth in Shaw Center. The crewneck style i3 $12 and the hooded style is $15. Both come with logos. The shirts must be ordered one in advance. week-and-a-ha- lf I would appreciate the support of the senior class and the rest of the students in buying the sweatshirts, said Evans, and thanks to those who already have. A senior class meeting is scheduled for March 14. The time will be posted, Evans said. College Plans for Awards Night on March 23 ents or award winners Clubs Discuss Photo Staff Needs e three photographers and other students interested in photography. Kathleen Hammond, editor of the Forum, says the work required of photo staff for publication of the Forum alone is astronomical. She said the Forum often asks photographers to cover up to two or three events each day during a week of heavy activities. Then, Marselle spends hours during the weekend making sure all needed photos are developed by Tuesday layout sessions, Hammond said. Valerie Allison ht are announced before the ceremony so its important that every student who applied for a scholarship be there. The awards ceremony will be guided by Master of Ceremonies Sid Seidelman who was named Professor of the Year at last years banquet. Following the scholarship and special awards presentations, Seidelman will turn the microphone over to the new Professor of the Year who is chosen by graduating seniors during general elections. The awards banquet is really the icing on the cake at the end of the year, said Brenda Carlisle, treasurer of the Student Life Committee which is in charge of the evening. Invitations have been sent out and were hoping that everyone will come. Carlisle also asked that club presidents and faculty advisers contact a member of the Student Life Committee prior to March 9 if they want the committee to order awards for them. All students, faculty, staff, family and friends are invited to attend, and the evening is Students Form Computer Science Club by David K. Neidert The Westminster College Computer Science Student Organization (CSSO) held its organizational meeting on March 2 in the Presidents Dining Room in Shaw Center. According to Eric Volker, organizer and temporary coordinator of the club, the CSSO will try to enhance the reputation of Westminster Colleges computer science program and will provide computer science majors with an organization specifically dealing with computer science problems and resolutions to those problems. The organizing meeting put off election of officers until a later date to give other computer science students an opportunity to have input in their selection. The meeting also discussed possible affiliation with the Association of Computer Machines (ACM), a national organization of people working in the computer science field. According to proponents, ACM membership would allow the computer science department to have access to speakers in computer science at no cost to the college. Several students at the meeting expressed positive reactions to joining ACM during the discussion, but the consensus was that a decision should wait until the club was fully organized. top-lev- el According to Kelly Young, a computer science student attending the organizational meeting, CSSO will help further the careers of computer science majors because of the exposure CSSO will bring. Young cited a project he is coordinating, finding a firm willing to let computer science students write a software package for them, as an example. Young said such a project would show prospective employers the caliber of person they can hire from Westminster. After the meeting, Volker said an organization like CSSO might have convinced Mike Sonshine not to resign as computer science professor, because an organization like CSSO would have shown Sonshine how strong his support was among computer science students. Volker also said Westminsters computer science department is very good, pointing to a 100 percent placement rate among computer science graduates as proof of the confidence the local community has in Westminsters program. Young agreed. He said the recent turmoil in the computer science department hurt the program but didnt kill it. It wont just roll over and die, said Young. When asked about the proposal to require incoming computer science students to own their own personal computer, both Young and Volker agreed it was a good idea, although the cost might be a little high. Young also pointed out that a student typically changes majors several times and the requirement could be bad for someone w ho declares a computer science major and then changes his mind. |