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VOLUME LIV, NUMBER 32 DREXEL UNIVERSITY, PHILADELPHIA, PA. FRIDAY, APRIL 27. 1979 Student loans Default rates low foy Anita Brando!ini collecting NDSL's. notes to the federal government, Drexel Students' default rate is The repayment plan for each which becomes the collection 8% for state guaranteed loans type of loan is different. State agency,” according to and 136% for National Direct guarenteed loans are collected by McKeough Student Loans These rates are the state, but the school must The NDSL repayment program not considered to be excessive take responsibility for collecting is handled by the Comptroller’s Frank McKeough. Director of NDSL’s office When a student graduates P'inancial Aid. said. “ Drexel The federal government has or leaves school, he must sign Students are doing a fairly good recently become involved in the forms which specify terms of job of m aintaining their collection of delinquent student repayment If a student does not obligations ” Joseph Ragg, loans Individual states may turn meet these terms, he is sent .Assistant Comptroller, remarked their loans, which defaulted, over notices that the loan is that his office has been to this agency Drexel also has delinquent If payment is still not “reasonably successful” in the legal right to “turn over bad received, the matter is turned over to a collection agency McKeough noted that next year students will be fully m fo rm ^ of the rules and obligations of this type of financial aid Hopefully, this will reduce the default rate even further Don t look at me. I'm just enjoying the xvejther In Norember. Congress passed the Middle Income Student •P^oto by Carl Borgh — Assistance Act which removed the income ceiling for federal interest subsidies for state Three day weekend guaranteed loans The federal government will now pay all by Sally Lock\A/ood interest while the student is in It will be possible for students guardian, in housing maintained school to arrange their summer term by the Residential Living Office, This new lavv is expected to schedules so that they have a or in fraternity or panhellenic cause sharp increases in the three-day weekend, according to housing. number of loans next year Rick Yt>orra. Student Congress Both the Chinese Association Because of this, the collection of President. The registrar has and Ecology Club were granted delinquient loans will become arranged courses such that no probationary status and official even more important class which meets on Monday recognition. Because Congress will meet on Friday and vice- did not have a quorum in versa .A student could con previous meetings, to deal with ceivably arrange to have either leglislation, Congress ruled Monday or Friday off. probationary status retroactive Focus on: Walker's Wonderland It was pointed out that the to the beginning of the term This budget is divided between credit enables both organizations to be by Neil Schmer/ing hours and not cirriculum, and the either funded or non-funded by Generally, when pedestrians are As morning becomes af summer courses selection is, the SAC. There exists a sport that is ver> looking in a window while they ternoon, shoppers control the “one of the problems of the co-op The admissions office will be rarely publicized, even though are walking, they will slow down, sidewalks as a more leisurely system”, as Dr. Hagerty, sending out a survey to ap thousands of people participate in if not stop, to take a closer look pace sets in People on their President of Drexel is quoted as proximately 2000 students. The it everyday The participants are An experienced walker will sense lunch hour, that were in a scurr>’ saying. purpose is to obtain an un all ages, religions, races, and this, and veer toward the street to to get to work just hours before, .A discussion arose over a derstanding as to what type of genders This sport is so popular avoid this obstacle are now the spectators People proposed off-campus residents person chooses D.U. This is to aid that it not only attracts a walking by these “ spectators” representative am.endment that in the selection of future students multitude of participants, but a While walking through center- attract eyes as their clothes would be placed on the May ballot who would be best prepared and substantial number of spectators. city. it is also interesting to tightly cling to outline their for student approval. This share the same viewpoints as the The sport is walking through perceive the different par physique. This becomes a more amendment, which was defeated, present students. Such questions center-city Philadelphia or any ticipants in this sport In the popular aspect of this sport as the would have provided as: why you chose D.U., what are other city) Many people view morning, businessmen can be weather gets nicer. representation for those students your feelings on abortion and pre walking through the crowded seen walking briskly to their who do not reside with a parent or marital sex will be asked. In the evening, ever>one looks sidewalks as a frustrating means offices clutching the morning the same. The businessmen that of going from one place to paper in one hand and their at were once determined to arrive another However, there is a lot tache case in the other. With a at work on time are now more involved than this determined look on their faces, Scheduling effective thinkning about their ride home Participants in this sport share these professionals contemplate and then escaping into their own by Shirley Myers at least one common concern: what their day will be like. world The shoppers are no they are going from one place to The new scheduling poUcy, with faculty and students Secretaries gingerly walk to longer looking in windows, for which requires studerrts to Neal anticipates that one or two another In reality, it is not as their offices, while some people fear of missing their train or bus. additional classrooms will l>e simple as this. There is some schedule at least half of their strut down the street to the beat Everyone seems to be walking classes either at 8 AM or after needed by the winter term of psychology to be witnessed when of the music blaring out of their blindly, following the crowds to this sport is evaluated 1:30 PM, “is succeeding with a lot 1979-80. Dr. Jerry Kenig, portable AM-FM stereo tape parking lots, rail stations and bus of effort”, according to John Experienced city walkers pick .Assistant to the President, does players stops. the openings on crowded Neal. University Registrar. The not anticipate too many problems sidewalks like O.J. Simpson picks policy was instituted because of in creating m ore classroom his holes while scrambling for lack of classroom space at peak space. “Some large area hours during the day. yardage on the football field This classrooms - in floor space - can type of walker checks out ever>’ Before the policy was in be divided into two classrooms. stituted. approximately 98% of detail in his path before he gets Financial Aid Info I’ve been walking around looking ♦ the university’s 110 classrooms at these types of rooms,” Kenig there. This allows him to get in a As of March 2*’, over 1000 students who had previously were in use during the late said. good position, like Mario Andretti morning and early afternoon Kenig said that the First does on the racetrack received PH EAA funds had not filed forms for this year. That’s almost half, probably more if you don’t include hours. Neal said that he likes to Pennsylvania Building at 32nd Obvious obstacles are graduating seniors. keep peak use below 90%. When and Market Sts. will not be used newstands, pretzel venders and room use is over 90%, it becomes for classroom space because of other street merchants The difficult to accomodate the fire codes. The same is true for a The deadline for filing all applications is May 1, 19*’9. center-city walker must learn to faculty’s special requests, such part of Linton’s presently not in break-away from the crowd Also, The Basic Educational Opportunity Grant as rooms with projector screens. use. The First Pennsylvania where there are no obstacles, so (BEOG) Income ceiling has been raised. This means that As a result of the policy, Building may be adequate for use he doesn’t get sandwiched in the even if you were rejected in the past, you may qualif>’ classroom use is about 40% at 8 as administrative offices. crowd when he passes a now. Students wishing to be considered for September •AM, 80% at 9 AM, less than 90% Neal thinks that Drexel will newstand eligibility should file now. ★ at 1:30 PM, and about 40% at 4:30 reach peak enrollment in 1981-82. Vet another obstacle a par Another source of funds are the Slate Guaranteed PM. Previously, 4:30 PM He is hoping for a “ minimum of ticipant in this sport encounters Loans. If you are interested this is the time to apply. If you classroom space was only 6-8% . 10 classrooms out of the old IS the pedestrian. One school of need assistance, its available through the Financial Aid Neal said that several alter library after the new one is thought advises participants to natives, such as Saturday and built.” although he is not sure Office, Room 208 in the Main Building. read the minds of pedestrians Sunday classes, were considered whether or not this will be walking In front of them.