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Wright State University CORE Scholar The Guardian Student Newspaper Student Activities 1-27-2010 The Guardian, January 27, 2010 Wright State University Student Body Follow this and additional works at: https://corescholar.libraries.wright.edu/guardian Part of the Mass Communication Commons Repository Citation Wright State University Student Body (2010). The Guardian, January 27, 2010. : Wright State University. This Newspaper is brought to you for free and open access by the Student Activities at CORE Scholar. It has been accepted for inclusion in The Guardian Student Newspaper by an authorized administrator of CORE Scholar. For more information, please contact [email protected]. :1 CONTENTS Editor- in- Chief Tiffany Johnson 3 News Business Manager WSU changes its loan Alex Hunter policy for students News Editor Ryan Hehr Assistant News Editor 6 Features Andy Sedlak News Writers Check out our events Samantha Naves calendar for things to do Allison Lewis during February Sports Editor 1 Bedroom Starting at505 Clint Davis 2 Bedroom Starting at545 Sports Writers 3 Bedroom Townhome 10 Sports Starting at 850 Andy Armstrong Hockey hosts Purdue in Wright Life Editor Jeff Strobbe weekend series • Minutes from Campus Wright Life Writers •Swimming Pool with Sun Deck ·Clubhouse with Pool Table & T.V. Andy Badii • Private Balcony Chief Photographer LINE • 24 Hour Emergency Maintenance Jennalee Ziegler • 24 Hour On-Site Laundry Facilities • Close to 1-675 Photographer • Pets Welcomed Brad Cowie Photos: Were you caught • Co-signer's Welcomed Ad Graphics Manager • Dishwashers Sam Nieves by our photographers at ·Garbage Disposal ·Walk-In Closets Graphics Manager Mr. WSU or Metro Nights? • Spacious Parking Erin Ash ·Air Conditioning Ad Manager • Cable Ready Biogs: Check out our • High Speed Internet Access Emily Broughton music blog at • Certain Units Have Attached Ad Reps Garages and W ID Hookups Caelynn Enneking theguardianonline.com Kim Kaufman Web Editor What do you think? Go to Adam Fisher Circulation Manager theguardianonline.com Salem Alsula1man and tell us your opinion Faculty Adviser Jeff Bruce M.A. T T T 1'.ndy Seqlak two packs of Memorex CDs. scratched him and left a red mark. Asst. News Editor WSU police reportedly just missed The employee wa. able to retain the [email protected] the suspect, as he fled from the scene suspect's jacket. when a bookstore employee tried to The suspect is a black male, weigh Jan. 22 - Officers were sent to the cut him off. ing about 170 pounds and is approxi first floor of Hamilton Hall to discuss The suspect threw the two packs mately 6 foot, 3 inches tall. the theft of multiple items. of CDs at the emplyee's face, which Jan. 21 - Tito, a Wright State K9 officer, found 22 grams of marijuana in a Zink Road apartment. Other drug paraphernalia were also found. The anonymous tip was given to WSU police following up on a prior complaint. The case is still under investigation. Jan. 22 - One roommate accused another of pillaging through his be longings while he was away. When police officer arrived, he sat down with the two roommates and the Community Director on duty. The event occured in the Woods. The first roommate's mother was present when the officer arrived. The accused roommate's mother and fat,her came soon after. The matter was handed off to Resi dence Services and the Department of Community Standards and Student Conduct. Jan. 20 - The Wright State book store reported a burglary attempt of NEW I Wednesday, Jan. 27. 201 O I l•:1=GUARDIAN 3 WSU changing how students get federal loan money State of Ohio Public 4 yr Schools 2009-2010 II New system will "They (the parents) are constantly calling require students to and asking us 'Hey, who should we borrow Schools using FFEL through?' and legally we can't (answer) that." borrow from federal Penick then went on to say "So really it is Wright State University promoted, and I believe it is, a more simpli University of Cincinnati government fied process for the students. There's no more questions about who yoH should borrow University ofAkron through. That is no longer a concern. It's no Cleveland State Ryan Hehr longer an option." News Editor Central State [email protected] Youngstown State . Why now? Wright State is announcing today, Jan 27, Schools us~g Direct Loan students with federal loans will not be able to The change is a result of pressure from the choose a bank they want to take a loan from, government and a decrease in reliability of Ohio University starting summer 2010-2011. If students want banks and credit unions. to continue borrowing through the federal loan There is legislation on the floor that_could Ohio State University program, they will have to borrow from the eliminate FFEL effective July 1. Though the Ken~ State University federal government. chances of that legislation passing is slim, that Miami University The change comes just months after Wright was part of the reason for Wright State mak State, and every other university that offers a ing the change. University of Toledo Pro Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) But the big push came from banks no lon Bowling Green gram, received a letter from the government, ger offering student loans. asking them to consider the change. "15 years ago, Wright State made a choice "All college presidents received this letter to remain with FFELT because we felt our - Dayton Area Schools 2009-2010 on October 29, 2010 from Secretary [Arne] students could get a better deal. That is no Dunkin. What it was asking each institution to longer the case," said Penick. "Combined Schools using FFEL do was switch to direct loan right," said Jenni with, they can't get a better deal as well as fer Penick, associate director of financial aid. · issues with the credit market the last couple University ofDayton "Up until this ~oint, from 1990 to now, of years, banks and lenders are jumping out Wright State University there are two choices ... there was the direct of the student loan business like crazy. There student loan plan, which came out in 1990 are various concerns about 'Will there be · Clark State and then there was FFELT. Wright State has banks left that the students can borrow money Edison always been FFELT. through?"' "In general, the programs are very, very On more than one occasion, Penick says Schools using Direct Loan similar. The major difference for the student students have filled out the necessary paper was who was putting up the capital." work to begin borrowing from banks, only to Sinclair Wright State will issue a press release, have banks revoke the offer at the last minute. have information on their website and send On one occasion a student had two banks each student an e-mail informing them of the change their mind at the last minute. change on January 27. Several Schools in the area are still on the FFEL while Si(Jclair The change should eliminate problems such Community College is the only Dayton area school on Direct Loan. as this in the future and make things easier on Graphic by Erin Ash · Wright State as well. · Changes for students "We felt like we were scrambling to tell the students to pick somebody new, but we were for For the most part, very little will change in a catch-22 because students would ask us What you need to do students. Most of the paperwork is exactly the who to pick and we couldn't (answer) that. So same and so are the interest rates. now that is no longer an issue," said Penick There are no immediate changes that students need to make in Students will have to refill out much of the the upcoming days. However, if students wisJ?. to receive federal same paperwork that was processed when financial aid for the summer quarter, they will need to make the their federal loan was originally awarded to Other Ohi~ schools change very soon. · . them. For students who decide to take the summer off and return m Students will have to fill out another master As of right now, the 12 state universities the fall, their paperwork will not have to be done until August, promissory note and do pre-loan counsel- in Ohio are split between direct lending and just as it has been in the past. ing again before they are allowed to borrow FFEL. Six offer FFEL while the other six However, Penick suggests that students complete the paper money. offer direct lending. Once WSU changes, the work prior to that deadline to avoid an overload of paperwork to The main difference is where the money is lending choice will favor direct lending. In the be done just before the deadline. coming from. Students will no longer choose Dayton area, the trend is reversed. a bank to borrow from. Instead, all money will As of today, Sinclair Community College come directly from the federal government. is the only Dayton area college to offer direct It is a process that Penick feels is much leading. However, with Wright State chang Get news first at: easier for both students and parents. ing, this will save students some headaches "Students at Wright State had to pick a if they choose to transfer from Sinclair to facebook.com/theguardianonline lender. People wanted students to have that Wright State or vice versa. freedom, to choose who they were going to Students will no longer have to fill out or follow us at: borrow through, but for a lot families and additional paperwork for their loans and can students, honestly, that can be confusing," said focus more on getting their credits to transfer twitter.com/wsuguardian Penick.