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The changes are part of a program pro posed by President Clinton and passed into law lost year It calls for the federal govern ment to finance student loans directly, instead of through banks and other private lenders that add their own forts to the loans The direct-loan program is expected to save the government $4 3 billion over five years. Education Secretary Richard Riley said. "The program makes borrowing simpler and more affordable." Riley said in a state ment. "Clearly, today marks a major mile stone in reforming financial aid programs for students " The government is phasing in the direct loan program, beginning at 104 colleges in Former students who choose the 30-year plan could end up paying back loans into their 40% and 50s, allowing interest to double or triple their debt. the 1994-95 school year. Students at those school* t an apply for the new direct loans right away through their schools. But all students with federal loans will benefit, hetause students at any college can transfer their existing loans into the new program, said Bill Galston. Clinton's deputy assistant for domestic policy. Borrowers with low income* tan choose a 25-year payback plan with monthly pay ments of between 4 percent and 15 percent of their salaries. After 25 years of repayment, any remaining debt would be forgiven. Others could choose a 30-year payback plan, or the traditional 10-yoar loan Soma critics worn- that students who opt for the long-term repayment s» hedule won't understand what they are getting into Former students who choose the 30-year plan could end up paying back loans into their 40s and 50s, allowing interest to dou ble or triple their debt, the United Student Association says "Most students at 17 or 1H years old don't have the information to understand what they are talking about paying over a life time," said association staff member Doepak Pateriya But. Calston points out, graduates could switch payment plans later if they choose. And the program includes counseling to help students choose the right loan During the 1994-95 school year, the gov ernment will extend $1 billion in direct loans, making up 5 percent of the nation's new student loans. Ry the 1998-99 school year, at least fiO per cent of student loans will be direct from the government, the Education Department said Limbaugh opponents call for orange juice boycott NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The 2 2 million-member National Education Association voted Monday to boycott Florida orange juice if state officials renew their $t million, six-month contract with conservative talk show host Rush l.imbaugh "The man denigrates teachers, he denigrates minorities, he den igrates women." Arlene Pavev of California said, urging support of the boycott .it the NEA's annual convention. (off Wright, president of the Florida Teaching Profession NEA. asked the nearly 10,000 teac hers and sc hool employees attending the convention to deliver a message to I.imtuiugh and his supporters "We must now stand together, shoulder-to shoulder and say 'no more ' If you c hoose Rush l.imbaugh. we c house not to huv Florida orange juice" But some NFA delegates expressed concern that a boycott would give l.imbaugh ammuni tion to attack tiie nation's largest teachers union Others argued that if they go after orange juice, they also should boycott Lim baugh's other sponsors "Don't martyr Rush," said Rob Jones, a delegate from Vir ginia "Not only is Rush wrong. Rush is not worthy of our wroth." The vote on the motion was dose. NKA President Keith (anger first ailltwi for a voicu vote, and then asked delegates to stand to indicate their position Ho declared the motion approved The $1 million awarded to Umhaugh is part of a $17 million advertising c ampaign for Florida orange juice funded by an excise tax on growers and shippers l.imhaugh's contract expires in mid-August The National Organization for Women, the National Association for the Ad vane ament of Colored People and the National Feder ation of Business and Profes sional Women's (dubs are among those who have c alled for n boy cott. I.unbangh was never intended to lie the spokesman for Florida i itrus but only a program on which Florida citrus is adver tised. Ron Sac hs, spokesman for Florida (iov. 1 .awlon Chiles, said Monday He said it was up to the Florida Department of Citrus to decide whether to renew l.im haugh's contract Asked whether the governor had taken a position on the con We must now stand together, shoulder-to shoulder and say ‘no more.’ If you choose Rush Limbaugh, we choose not to buy Florida orange juice.’ — Jeff Wright, president Florida Teaching Association NEA tract, Sachs said. "It’s not a polit ical product, it's a citrus prod uct," As of mid-June, the Depart ment of Citrus had received mom than 26,500 phone ( alls, letters and faxes about the Limbaugh contrail, with opposition running 4-1. No one answered the phone ut the Department of Citrus offices Monday. Limbaugh could not be reached for comment either No one answered at the radio net work that syndicates his show, and a security guard at Unitel Video said no one connected to Eimbaugh was available. Earlier this month ho defend ed his role as orange juice spokesman and charged that the controversy was a result of "lil> erals. both in government, in special interest groups like the militant National Organization for Women and the press." Ric Stephenson, an NEA dele gate from California, objected that a boycott would put the NEA "at the mercy of a mean spirited and opportunistic hate monger." Ho proposed instead that (ieiger write a letter to the Depart ment of Citrus expressing the union's "deep concern" with the < hoice of Eimhaugh as a spokesman and asking that his contract not be renewed. Stephenson's motion was rejected bv voice vote. Other spokesmen for Florida orange juice have been just as controversial as Limbaugh. Anita Bryant wos fired in 1980 berause of her opposition to gay rights. Burt Reynolds' one-year contract was not renewed because of the publicity over his split with wife Loni Anderson. Cam Get A Date? Parents and Friends Nagging You? 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