VOL. XXIII NO. 70 THURSDAY , DECEMBER 13, 1990 „ , , Breakdown by Class ND enrollment declines Postbaccalaureate ,. 5% R « h ve a , Enrollment but still exceeds 10,000 25.0% Seniors Freshman 56.5/o 22.7% Law Students \ M . BY MICHAEL SCHOLL enough students fill their Graduate News W riter classes. Some schools have Students Enrollment at the University been accused of lowering their of Notre Dame has exceeded admission standards and en- 1 0 ,0 0 0 students for the second gaging in overly aggressive re- year in a row, according to a cruiting practices, re p o rt issued by the Kevin Rooney, director of un- University's office of dergraduatc admissions at ND, 20.7% Graduate Business z 24.7% Sophomores Institutional Research. says the University has been A total of 10,026 students en- able to avoid engaging in such 24.8% Juniors rolled at Notre Dame for the practices. He says ND’s improv- Male/Female Ratio Enrollment by College fall 1990 semester, a decline of ing academic reputation has only 0.1 percent from the pre- increased the school’s ^000001 23 g% — 33.4% Arts vious year. popularity among prospective The continued numerical students, y jjg g g g Freshman Year f and^ Letters strength of ND’s enrollment has According to the report, mi- pleased University officials. nority students make up 13.1 \ 10.4% Science — i With demographic studies percent of the undergraduate showing a decline in the 18 to student body, and 5.7 percent 24 year-old population of the of postbaccalaureate students. U.S., many American colleges , 36.4% Women ' have had to scramble to get see REPORT/ page 4 ... .. ^ 20.1% Business 63.4/0 Men 12.2% Engineering ^Administration . ■■■■ ■ ■ ■ ■ X The Observer/Patrick Midden University financial aid committed to assist students with burdens By DAVID KINNEY million, continued Russo. tributed at the discretion of the ally not applicable on out-of- contribute to the educational News W riter The financial aid process is a University. Examples f this aid state college costs, according to cost. complex one, according to include the Supplemental Russo. Delaware, Indiana, A computer analyzes income, Notre Dame has committed Russo, because many different Educational Opportunity Grant Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, assets, liabilities, family size, Itself to obtaining enough fi­ types of aid, hundreds of (SEOG), the Carl D. Perkins and Vermont are exceptions to num ber in college, age o f par­ nancial aid to meet the needs of sources, and shifting policies Student Loan, and the federal this rule. ents, and many other factors to every student accepted to the are involved. college work-study program. ROTC scholarships are avail­ determine how much money a University of Notre Dame. Aid is provided in the form of SEOG and the Perkins Loan are able on a competitive basis and family can afford to pay, ac­ “The ideal," said Joseph gifts, or scholarships, loans, and funded by annual congressional pay up to full college costs in cording to Russo. Russo, director of the Financial work-study programs. Two appropriations and are return for a specific amount of The Financial Aid Office at Aid Office, “would be to remove main sources of financial sup­ awarded to students who military service. Notre Dame analyzes the family consideration of cost from the port aVe outside aid and insti­ demonstrate significant finan­ A large portion of private situation, also, said Russo, and decision of a student (to attend tutional assistance. cial need. scholarships come from ND decides whether the determina­ the University).” The first source of financial The second source of financial alumni clubs and a myriad of tion of the CSS is appropriate or During the 1989-90 school support is provided by the support comes from outside the other outside sponsors, said not. _ year, sixty-nine percent of Notre University, and it comes from University. Outside aid is Russo. The primary goal of “There are a lot of rules, a lot Dame students received private gifts and federal provided by the federal gov­ many alumni clubs is to raise of regulations, a lot of boxes,” financial aid in one form or an­ sources. ernment and from a variety of money to help students meet said Russo, explaining the im ­ other, according to Cynthia Private gifts are either in the non-government sources. the cost of going to Notre Dame. portance of the FAF formulas in Scott. The sum of all aid grew form of endowments or ex­ The federal government All aid administered by the reducing the applicant pool. twelve percent to reach an all- pendable gifts. Endowments to sponsors two major aid pro­ University and many outside “On the other hand, I think it is time high of $6.1 million, she the University are monetary grams. The first of these is the awards are based on financial important that the (financial continued. donations given by individuals, Pell Grant, which provides up to need. However, while “ financial aid) workers be compassion­ According to Scott, the foundations and corporations $2300 for each student. This is need is an essential considera­ ate." University awarded 1,886 which are combined into one a scholarship awarded directly tio n ,” said Russo, “ it ’s not the Notre Dame, then, attempts to scholarships worth $5.4 million, University fund, according to through the government on the only consideration.” distribute funds as fairly as while outside sources provided Russo. The interest gained from basis of need. The Robert T. All students seeking aid are possible by adapting FAF re­ $2.9 million. Non-scholarship approximately ten percent of Stafford Student Loan is the required to file a Financial Aid sults to mitigating circum­ aid totaled $25 million. Federal this fund is then used to support second major aid program. This Form (FAF) to the federal gov­ stances and invisible factors assistance programs aided students. is simply a bank loan on which ernment by Feb. 28, said Russo. that cannot be considered 7.641 students with a total of Expendable gifts are used the government pays interest The College Scholarship Service otherwise, said Russo. Primary $21. 3 million, and ROTC immediately rather that in­ and other costs during the time (CSS) analyzes the fo rm and consideration is given to ND scholarships were awarded to vested. that the student is enrolled. specifies how much a family 606 students for a total of $7.3 Some federal aid is dis­ State government aid is usu­ (both parents and student) can see AID / page 4 OREC to pump oil at high levels until crisis is over VIENNA, Austria (AP) — “ We are re a ffirm in g every­ OPEC will continue pumping oil thing,” said Gabonese Oil at high levels to offset crude Minister Jean Ping. losses caused by the Persian The August accord was put Gulf crisis, officials said together so that heavyweight Wednesday. Saudi Arabia and other produc­ Indonesian Oil Minister ing nations could make up for Ginandjar Kartasasmita said lost Iraqi and Kuwaiti crude. the 13 nations of the About 4 million barrels of oil Organization of Petroleum a day have been pulled from Exporting Countries would sign the market because of interna­ a statement Thursday endors­ tional sanctions imposed after ing continued increased pro­ Iraq invaded Kuwait Aug. 2. duction. Ginandjar said that when the He said in an interview that gulf troubles subside, the cartel they also would promise to re­ would reimpose the output caps duce their output to levels set in in force in late July. Under that late July, once the gulf crisis accord, all 13 nations agreed to has ended. hold production to 22.5 million In August, after Iraq invaded barrels a day in an effort to Kuwait, the cartel temporarily reach a target of $21 a barrel. suspended its quota system to The cartel’s production is permit higher pumping by na­ pegged at about 23 million bar­ Daddy’s home tions with spare capacity. rels a day. Saudi Arabia, the “We will continue with the world’s largest crude exporter, Former hostage William Van Ry is welcomed by his wife, Susan, and children, Vanessa and Jordan as August agreement,” Ginandjar he arrives at Denver's Stapleton Airport on Tuesday. Van Ry was a hostage in Iraq for four months. said. see OPEC / page 4 page 2 The Observer Thursday, December 13, 1990 INSIDE COLUMN WEATHER Forecast for noon Thursday, Dec. 13 The Year of Lines show high temperatures. Women: Midyear report Well, we got what we wanted—a female com- mencment speaker. Yesterday’s high: 55 Ah yes, then the Yesterday’s low: 42 goal of the Year of Nation’s high: 82 Women has been ac­ (Montebeltb, Calif.) complished, right? Nation’s low: 0 Wrong. Kelley Tuthill (McCall, Idaho) Now that we’re Forecast: Tonight becoming half-way through News Editor mostly cloudly, with lows in the this academic year middle to upper 30s, and north­ it’s important to look west winds at 15 mph. Thursday at what the Year of Women has accomplished will be partly cloudly and much so far and what the next semester might FRONTS: cooler, with steady temperatures bring. ranging from the upper 30s to ▼ ▼ If anything, the year has certainly catered around 40. to a wide variety of interests. We’ve had ev­ COLD WARM STATIONARY ©1990 Accu-Weather, Inc. erything from car care classes to ice hockey Pressure tutorials to lectures given by prominent women leaders. We’ve even discussed such ® (D E3 E 3 P i HIGH LOW SHOWERS forbidden issues as rape, sexual harassment RAIN T-STORMS FLU RR IES SNOW ICE SUNNY PT.