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Vol. 83, No 16 Eugene, Oregon 97403 Thursday, August 13, 1981 Financial aid faces federal cutbacks By ANN PORTAL OINtnwW For the first time in its history, the financial aid office must re figure every aid offer sent out in the spring because Congress changed federal aid levels, says director Ed Vignoul But Vignoul says his staff is shifting into overdrive to process the 4,000 to 5,000 packets, and students soon will be notified of their new offers "We're going to go nuts in the next two to four weeks," he says Financial aid gambled this spring when it mailed aid offers to students before Congress completed Basic Educational Opportunity Grant and National Direct Student Loan revisions, Vignoul says Nearly every area of financial aid funding shifted during late July and early August, and Vig noul says his staff now must struggle to fit the pieces back together But counselors will make every effort to retain each student's aid at its current level by shifting funds, he says, ad ding that every student who was eligible for financial aid this year received some level of funding. Musicians headline county fair By LEEANN ERICKSEN Of *«• Enwrakf How do you entertain the whole county7 Well, you do it with a fair Six top recording artists, along with an as sortment of exhibits booth displays and carnival rides should provide enough diversity to handle a variety of tastes at this year s Lane County Fair, scheduled for Aug 18-23 Heading the entertainment lineup are the Captain and Tennille Aug 18, Helen Reddy Aug 19 Charley Pride Aug 20 Manhattan Transfer Aug 21 Merle Haggard Aug 22 and Pure Prairie League Aug 23 Each act will perform afternoon and evening shows n the Arena Building Performances will start at 2 and 8pm Tuesday through Saturday and 3 and 7pm Sunday Fair Manager Steve McCulloch expects to draw far more than the 324.000 persons who flocked to last year s extravaganza Besides big-name stars, there will be bottle games, side shows, photography, and a textile competition — plus blue-ribbon roosters, prize horses, big pigs jugglers and whistlers, corn dogs and kids The fairground will feature the new exhibit and performance halls that debuted last year And the traditional events will be back Since the first Lane County Fair in 1859, fair week has been a time for the county's farmers to display their best livestock and produce Artists and I artisans have displayed their creations since the 1960s The fair will provide free shuttle service between the fairground and six Eugene-Spring field locations Free parking will be available at the six shuttle stops, which include Autzen Stadium, 10th Avenue and Willamette Street, North Eugene, South Eugene and Churchill high schools in Eugene and Fifth and B streets in Springfield Buses will start from shuttle stops at 10 a m every morning and operate continuously, leaving about every 30 minutes The last buses will leave the fairground at 11 pm Tuesday through Satur day and 9pm Sunday Reserved-seat entertainment tickets, at $1 each, are available from 8 a m to 5 p m through Friday at the fairground auditorium building Reduced-price fair admission tickets may be purchased with show tickets during this time — adult admission, regularly S3, will be reduced to $2 50 Plenty of tickets remain for all shows, McCulloch says After Aug 14, entertainment tickets will go on sale at the arena building two hours prior to performances and admission tickets will return to the regular price The Lane County fairground is located at 13th Avenue and Monroe Street in Eugene Fair hours will be 10 a m to 11 p m Tuesday through Saturday and 10 a m to 9 p m Sunday Congress delivered the most serious blow to financial aid when it cut $100 million from the $286 million NDSL program for 1981-82. In addition, University NDSL repayments, which help finance the loans, have decreased and may not pick up soon, Vignoul says. "I can't be overly optimistic that our collection rate will go up a lot during 1981-1982." Students aren't defaulting — they just can't afford full payments, he says The University received $2.2 million for 1981-82 NDSLs — last year it received nearly $3 mil lion The combined federal and University cuts translate into a $500,000 to $600,000 deficit in University NDSLs, Vignoul says Each Basic Educational Op portunity Grant has been cut $80 per term Financial aid began disbursing summer-term BEOG grants Monday, and Vig noui says the checks already reflect the reduction Surprisingly, state legislative action on tuition and state need grants will help students who receive financial aid Although tuition increased more than Vignoul's office an ticipated, fees actually decreased by $3 (financial aid does not consider the general deposit part of fees) The total tuition and fees increase did not exceed the amount already figured into aid offers, providing a little relief from the federal cuts, Vignoul says The Legislature also allotted more for Oregon State Need Grants than expected, raising the maximum grant from $528 to $645 per year and opening up the grant to a broader spectrum of students. Previously, state need grants only were awarded to students who qualified for the entire amount — now the grants can be awarded in smaller amounts The Legislature realized the tuition increase would hurt students, and wanted to help those with the greatest need, Vignoul says Congress has finished Guar anteed Students Loan revisions that will be effective Oct 1,1981 — so apply for GSLs now, he says. All GSLs processed by the financial aid office before that date will not be subject to the new regulations. After Oct. 1, GSLs will contain a $30,000 income cap for dependent students' families To still receive the loan, students in that category will have to complete a financial need test, Vignoul says. The interest rate will stay at 9 per cent GSLs also will be charged a 5-percent origination fee' that will be deducted from the loan before students receive it, going back to the federal government For example, a $1,500 loan would decrease $75 — in addi tion to the 1 to 1 Vi-percent fee charged by the bank The fee will be in effect as soon as Pres Reagan signs the appropria tions bill, Vignoul says Other GSL changes are being worked out by the federal Department of Education and will be known soon, he says Vignoul says the University is in "good shape" on work-study money, which will be used to help offset other decreases 1 Fore! Frisbee golfer Brian Niemeyer prepares to flip his disk out of a water sprinkler trap on a campus Frisbee golf course He should have plenty of spare time to practice his aim after final exams wrap up today arid Friday *Mer 1 3 Photo by Bill Wack
