More Money For
College Students
by
Gwen Everett
The House and Senate recently
overrode a veto by the President.
Their intent was to put into effect a
new comprehensive bill. This bill,
known as the Education Amend¬
ments of 1976, involves almost all of
the student assistance programs. This
article will briefly explore those prog¬
rams and how students are affected
by the amendments.
Luckily, the giving of gifts isn’t con¬
fined to special occasions when de¬
serving students are involved. The
federal government has been supply¬
ing gifts of money for years. Three of
these “gifts” or grants have been
mentioned in the Education
Amendments of 1976.
The Basic Educational Opportun¬
ity Grant (BEOG) was designed to
help with college expenses by sup¬
plementing a financial aid package.
Selection procedure is based on the
financial resources of student and pa¬
rent. The maximum Basic Grant cur¬
rently stands at $1,400 and, accord¬
ing to the amendments, will remain
so until the end of the academic year
’77-’ 78. At that time, the maximum
award will increase to $1,800.
The signing of the new bill has
placed all of a student’s Social Sec¬
urity and half of his Veteran’s benefits
under the heading of “effective fam¬
ily income.” Previously, Social Sec¬
urity and Veteran’s benefits were in¬
cluded as a part of financial re¬
sources; the major consideration
when establishing a student’s
monetary needs. The exclusion of
benefits from the resource category
will automatically increase a stu¬
dent’s need. This consequently leads
to a larger Basic Grant award.
Before, the cost of sending other
dependent children to private
schools was not considered when
deciding how much money a stu¬
dent’s family should contribute
Since free public schools were avail¬
able, a family which utilized private
schools wasn’t given special consid¬
eration. Now, fortunately, one of the
new amendments allows the educa¬
tional expenses of other children to
be included when computing the
family’s contribution.
In the future, any unused Grant
funds can be carried over into the
next fiscal year providing the cover¬
age doesn’t exceed 15% of the total
appropriation of that year. For
example, say a student receives a
$1,000 grant and only uses $900 by
the end of the school year. He would
then have a sum of $ 100 to add to his
grant allotment the following year.
Presently there is only one agency
which processes Basic Grant applica¬
tions from all over the country.
Another of the new amendments al¬
lows for experimentation with BEOG
state processing after July 1, 1977.
Thereafter, a student would only
need one application to apply for
both State Scholarships and Basic
Grants.
Under the Supplemental Educa¬
tional Opportunity Grant program,
$400 to $1,500 per academic year is
available to a student who is finan¬
cially unable to participate in under¬
graduate study. Unlike the Basic
Grant, the Supplemental Grant must
be matched dollar for dollar with
another type of aid. This program
remains relatively unchanged in light
of the Education Amendments.
Eligibility of all non-profit institu¬
tions of higher education for partici¬
pation in a State Student Incentive
Grant program, is a goal set in the
Amendments of 1976. Each state is
responsible for every such institution
within its boundaries. This goal is to
be reached by July 1, 1977.
The majority of students attending
college are ineligible for grants, even
though the need for money to com¬
plete school is widespread. Students
who find themselves in a financial
bind can get relief through federally
funded loan programs. Two of these
programs were mentioned in the
Amendments. One is the Federal
Insured%Guaranteed Student Loan
program. The other is the National
Direct. Student Loan program. Both
have low interest rates and a repay¬
ment period that begin, simultane¬
ously, at least nine months after
graduation.
The Federally Insured Loans are
offered to any student who is enrol¬
led or accepted for enrollment at a
college or university. Interest rates on
these loans do not exceed 7% of the
amount of money borrowed. Some
low income students can have their
total interest paid by the government.
Under the new Amendments, un¬
dergraduate students will not be al¬
lowed to borrow more than $2,500
or half the estimated cost of atten¬
dance during the first year. Also af¬
fected was the automatic interest
subsidy which' increased from
$15,000 to $25,000. Prior to this, the
federal government would not pay
interest benefits to students with a
gross family income over $15,000.
Now, however, families earning up to
$25,000 can enjoy the same be¬
nefits. Next, the Amendments put
into law a restriction on lending more
than $1,500 in one lump sum. Dis¬
bursements must be made in two or
more installments. Another increase
was made, this time in the aggregate
loan limit for graduate students. It has
gone up from $10,000 to $15,000.
These same students can borrow up
to $5,000 per year in pursuance of
their educational goals.
Repayment of the Federally In¬
sured Loan can now be less than the
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The Shambrey Chorale recently thrilled a crowd of three hundred
in St. Robert’s Auditorium. The group was performing at a concert
sponsored by the Afro-American Center and the Black Students’
Freedom Alliance. Their repertoire included folk, protest and gos¬
pel songs. Here the male chorus captivates with their rendition of
“In The Evening By The Moonlight.”
Photo by A. Frank Marzette
LMU’s Chief of Security, James Kirkley, busily at work during his
last week at Loyola.
Photo by A. Jerry Castleberry
Chief Security Quits:
Goes To Claremont
by leaves the south lot somewhat emp-
Angela Parris ty. There is no parking problem in the
eyes of the university as long as that
“I’ve had many good experiences lot is not filled. ” He would like to see
here at Loyola, and I’m not the type more parking space, but beside the
of guy tobrownboy anybody...
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11 tell aforementioned problem, there is
it like it is!” These are the words of simply no money.
James A. Kirkley, the first Chief of There are more security guards
Security at Loyola Marymount Uni- this year than last year due to the
versity. He came to Loyola four and Public Safety Committee’s (PSC)
one-half years ago from Whittier Col- evaluation of the molesting and rape
lege, where he served eight years. At situations. They have also added
that time there was only what is now more lights and equipment,
called the “Information Booth”. Chief Kirkley explained that he
Chief Kirkley and Roger Metzger, was not trying to make the guards
who worked with him at Whittier, look like pseudo-policemen when he
procured the office in Huesman, changed the blue and white uniforms
helped to staff it, and in short, estab- to black. “The upkeep of anything
lished the existing security system on white is hard. We needed a fresh shirt
campus. Mr. Kirkley has been in- daily. This way we can go a couple of
volved with security services for 21 days. This saves expense.”
years. “The PSC and the administrators
There are many aspects of security are now discussing the idea of sec-
that are not known to the LMU urity carrying guns. I have nothing to
community. Paperwork abounds do with that decision, whatever it
and public relations sometimes be- may be. Frankly, I don’t want guns,
comes strained. Mr. Kirkley says that but I feel that some sort of protection
friction with the students is inevitable, is definitely needed.”
but can be solved. However, the One of the problems has been a
animosity that occurs within his de- lack of communication and faulty in-
partment has caused undue pres- terpretations. “Claremont may have
sure, making his job more tedious its problems, but I don’t think there
than necessary. will be a fight for power because they
He sympathizes with the student are already established as a service,
parking problem. “Everyone likes to There, I report only to the Provost,
park inside the campus but this (Continued on Page 2)
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