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Vol. 83, No 16
Eugene, Oregon 97403
Thursday, August 13, 1981
Financial aid faces federal cutbacks
By ANN PORTAL
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Photo by Bill Wack