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Thompson reported that although no official Dyana Blythe News Editor police record was made, the report made by the ambulance driver stated that Scott had a At this point, most everyone knows about 33 blood alcohol content the student who fell off the roof of the Alpha In addition, the official report made by the Tau Omega home early Thursday morning, ambulance driver stated that Scott was but even with an audience of dozens of jumping off the roof to get into the makeshift people, conflicting stories are abounding as mmming pool in the backyard to what really happened to him. "The pool's 150 feet away from where The ATOs were concluding a week-long (Scott)was sithng," Graben said "There'sno string of social events with their Viking way he was tyng to lump in the pool " Party, an annual event that had 5een talked Yet another report made by observers about for months ahead of time. stated that people were lumping off the roof A band was hired for the event and and having the group of people below catch eve~yonewhowas there expressed that they them But Graben said that although they had a geat time. were doing this Monday night, they were Lntil Johnny Scott,22, fell off the roof. not doing it Wednesday when Scott fell According to AT0 Vice-PresidentMichael The accident, -which occurred at Graben, Scott, a sophomore AT0 member, approximately 1 am, left Scott wth only was sitting on the roofwith five or six friends mlnor inlunrs ' His injunes were only slight driniung. As the band quit playing and because he was so intoxicated," Thompson people started leaving, Scott siood up to get said. "His body was relaxed as it hit the down from the roof. Because he was drunk, ground." he stumbled, passed out and fell backwards Scott spent the night in Jacksonville off the roof. Hospital and was released Thursday with There seems to be no dispute between stitches in the back of his head. friends who saw him fall and the driver of There were rumors that Scott had gone the ambulance that Scott had already passed into a coma, but according to many of the out by the time he fell. AT0 members, this was competely Jacksonville Police Chief Tommy unfounded. Pell Grants slashed again, will hurt millions awards will lose them entirely or independent (they don't rely on circumstances haven't changed at The law also changed the needs- Deborah Kane Mitchell .analysis system. In the past, two College Press Service have the grants cut by more than their parents or other family all, many of these students will $100, according to Ross. members for income), and students find themselves with no grants different needs-analysis formulas Changes in the federal Pel1 Grant "It's a disaster," Ross said. who depend on their families' next year." were used to figure out how much program may cost more than one "Students who used to get the Pell income and work part time. About every five years, the money students needed for million students their grants. Grants are finding the grants Nationwide, the effect of the Higher Education Act of 1965 is education. One formula was used "Many of these students will reduced drastically or cut out new law is expected to be dramatic. reviewed and amendments are to calculate Pell Grant awards and have to borrow more money or entirely - and these are the students Of the approximately 4.5 million made to it. In 1992, the amendments the other to calculate all other forms drop out of schoo1,"said Laurent you want to get the grants. These college students who are expected targeted, among other things, the of federal financial aid. Under the Ross, a research associate with the are the poorest of the poor." to receive Pel1 Grants in the 1993- definition of dependency and the new law, there is only one needs- American Council on Education. The Pell Grant program was 94 academicyear, about 25 percent old needs-analysis system. analysis formula. Some of the nation's neediest designed to help financially needy will be classified as single The new law makes it more "The new needs-analysis students, already hurt by a Pel1 students meet the costs of their independents and about 13percent difficult for a student to be classified formula is the crux of this problem," Grant cut earlier this year, now education by providing them with will be classified as dependent as an independent. A report said Ross. face further reductions as a result direct financial assistance. students who work. released by the Congressional The education group cited as an of revisions to federal student The students most at risk of "It's vely troubling" said Dallas Budget Office estimates that example of the problem the case of financial aid programs. losing grants or having them Martin, president of the National 300,000 students who were once a 27-year-old community college About 26 percent, or 1.2 million reduced fall into two categories: Association of Financial Aid considered independents will now students, who receive Pell Grant students who are single and Administrators. "Although their be reclassified as dependents. See Pell Grant page 2 2 Thursday, April 22, 1993 - ANN~UNCEMENT~Baptist college prohibits' *TheJSU Maintenance Department is currently seekng eight Work Study students to work full-bme (35 hours per week) during the May, Summer One and Summer TWO terms The ]obs ~il11pay minimum nude models in art class wage. Only students eligible for Work Study will be interviewed for the College Press Service proposed class were unclear; positions. Students employed during this period must not be takng any IrAs a scuzptor7I thought however, the art department classes. To check eligibility, contact Bill Yates in the Financial Aid Office Students and faculty had mixed it Was a good step to chairman told the newspaperA, that or call at 782-4361. reactions to Baylor University's have the class because it the practice would mask any decision to ban nude models in an *Afree public lecture will be given at 8 pm tonight on the 11th floor art depanment drawing class after is important to have "(involuntary stimulation)" that would embarrass both the models of Houston Cole Library on "Inaugural Addresses, Political Philosophy receiMng hundreds of telephone knowledge of the and students. and Rhetoric." The speaker will be Dante L. Germino, a professor of calls expressing opposition. anatomy when sculpting- "I think it is not an uncommon government and foreign affairs at the University of Virginia, He will The 'lass in drawing1 any living CRat~re.'' practice at other schools," said called "Life Drawing," was include Clinton's recent inaugural address in his lecture and will take designed for advanced art students Ranton, the Lariat editor, who was --Doug Crow unsure why Baylor officials would questions from the public. and would have featured nude sculptor require different standards for male male models in athletic supporters and female models. and fully nude female models president for communicahons and Student and faculty reactions $Thecourse would have allowed marketing, told the paper ranged from disappointment to students required to have 21 hours John McClanahan, charman of support for the regents' decision of art credits to study muscle mass the art department, said the course Doug Crow, sculptor-in- and bone structure needed for was offered so art students would residence and German professor, 4-13 Denise Senn reported theft of property at Sparkman Hall classical drawing exercises. The have a better chance of getting of told the Lariat, "As a sculptor, I course was supposed to include getting into graduate schools in thought it was a good step to have 4-14 Demck Miller reported theft of property at Dixon Hall lectures from doctors about such areas as medical illustration. the class because it is important to anatomy. Baylor art students who continue have knowledge of the anatomy 4-14 Mickey Peny reported breaking and entering of his car at Dixon "We have never had a life class their studies in graduate school when sculptingany living creature." Hall parking lot. here before," said Margaret have been required to take nude Alex Lofaso, a freshman art Pauling, a spokeswoman for the figure drawing classes at other major, said he expected the class to 4-14 Kevin Penn, 20, was arrested at Luttrell Hall and charged with college. "But we decided not to universities after grzduation. be offered when he enrolled at 3rd degree assault. have it because our Baptist "In general, not every Baptist on Baylor. constituency said it would distress this campus 1s against this class; in The class would have been 4-15 Rene Copeland reported theft of property at Sparkrnan Hall. them greatly." fact, most are for it," said Jason offered only to students who The un~versity'sBoard of Regents Ranton, editor of the Lariat. wanted to learn how to draw the 4-16 Mike Inmon reported vandalism at TMB. unanimously voted to cancel the The university receives funds body correctly, Lofaso said.