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Wednesday, august 22, 1979
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Tuition refunds
By Tom Prentiss
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When generalizing about college stu
dents, it is safe to say they like their
beer cold,, their exams next week and
their financial aid money immediately,
if not sooner.
Because of the questioning 'of a fe
male UNL student, eligible financial aid
recipients will be able to get an advance
on their tuition refund the first week of
school, rather than waiting until mid-,
semester.
Debra Knight, assistant director of
the Office of Scholarships and Financial
Aids said a female student was unhappy
about the way tuition refunds were
doled out hi mid-semester, instead of
the beginning of the year when expenses
are high. The student, who Knight said
said didn't want her name released, con
tacted Sen. Chris Beutler of Lincoln.
Beutler sponsored LB 243, which
called for an increased cash balance and
earmarked $50,000 for the cash advance
for books program.
Knight said, "Students who have
been awarded grants or scholarship
funds in excess of their tuition will be
eligible.' She emphasized the program
Is only for people who already have re
ceived aid. Loan money will hot qualify
a student, she noted.
THE PROGRAM IS very simple, she
said. If a student has been-awarded
$500 a semester, and only owes $325 of
it for tuition, then that student has
$175 still coming to him.
. Under the old system, that money
would not be sent until October or No
vember, Knight said. Now, by going to
available
sooner
the financial aids office during the first
week of school, students will receive
their excess aid money in the form of a
voucher or a cash award. '
The Office of Scholarships and Fi
nancial Aids will only be working on the
program during the first week of school,
Knight said.
Office hours will be 8:30 a.m. to
1 1 :30 a.m., and 1 :30 p.m. to 3:30 pjr.
STUDENTS WILL EITHER be given
a direct cash award or a voucher to be
used at thelMiversity Bookstore in the
Nebraska Union. Each student will be
limited to $100.
. Knight said the financial aids office
was in favor of the program because, wIt
helped get students the money when
they needed it most.'
The past two or three years have
had something like this available for
students, Knight Said , but this Will allow
the office to disperse money around
between the cash awards and the vou
chers. '
She said the office estimates 1,000
students will apply. A special section of
the office will be arranged to accommo
date the high flow of students in the
office.
"The whole process won't take much
time at all, because all we hve to do is
check the records and if the student is
eligible, he or she gets the money,"
Knight said.
The cash awards are intended to be
used for books but Knight said there is
no way of checking up on the students.
"And we wouldn't Want to, really,"
she said. "Books are an expense, but so
is living and eating too. We think the
students will use their best judgment."
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Dormitories overflow again
By Tonl Trujillo
Students will be living irt the lounges of
UNL's residence halls again this fall.
An estimated 300 of 5,239 residence
hall students will be assigned to temporary
housing until rooms are available, accord
lng to housing director Doug Zatechka.
Enrollment is up at UNL again this year
and Zatechka said he does not expect a
decline in the near future.
"I haven't seen any decline in the enrol
lment at major universities," he explained.
More UNL students are looking into
residence hall living, according to
Zatechka. He attributed increased interest
to cheaper living facilities, convenience,
and a guaranteed price that doesn't change
from contract-signing to fall semester, even
if costs to the University increase.
LATE ENROLLMENTS also add to the
number of students to be housed in resi
dence halls and to Overcrowding, Zatechka
said. Late housing contracts are not turned
down, but are added to list, he said. Stu
dents with a contract after April, usually
end up in temporary housing, he said.
Temporary housing is only one of the
solutions to the overcrowding problem,
Zatechka said. He said he thinks it is the
best one. He explained he would rather see
students living in lounges than being re
fused space.
Hie housing director rejects the idea of
a new residence hall because of high cost,
and the chance of it not being Used in years
to come.
"Either way, Nebraskans and their
children will have to pay for It, although 1
know that in the meantime this means a
crunch on students," Zatechka: said.
Zatechka also has looked Into what
other universities are doing to ease over
crowding. Many of those contacted are
using temporary housing. Colorado Univer
sity, for example, is renting a gymnasium.
ZATECHKA HAS referred students
looking for alternatives to fraternities,
sororities and co-ops, although he said
there is not a lot of space available there
either.
To ease the situation at UNL, new
furniture has been bought to make tempor
ary housing "more acceptable," Zatechka
said. The housing director also has con
tracted the local YMCA in case extra room
is needed, although he said he doubts the
situation will reach that extreme.
Zatechka said he hopes students tinder
stand the reasons for thd inconvenience.
ul think it's better to provide temporary
housing than none at all. I can't refuse
housing to students who need it. That
would be like saying, 'Sorry the inn is
full.'"
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DN wins again
The Daily Nebraskan was Selected an All American col
lege newspaper for the sixth consecutive semester last
spring receiving five marks of distinction.
Judged by the National Scholastic Press Association
and the Associated Collegiate Press, the Daily Nebraskan
received top honors in all five possible areas. They
include: Writing and Editing, Editorial Leadership and
Opinion Features, Coverage and Content, Physical Ap
pearance ahd Graphics v.
The 17,000 circulation . UNL paper will expand to a
five-day publication this fall printing on Tuesday for the
first time in the history of the papfcr.
The Daily Nebraskan will be under senior Amy
Lenzenvs direction as editor-in-chief. Anne Shank Will
replace Jerri Haussler as business manager and Denise
Jordan will return as advertising manager. Kitty
Policky will return as production manager.
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