(Che Page A2 lanuary 16, 2 00 8 ^Jortlanh ©bseruer Free Tuition Offer at University of Oregon Program recruits low-income students students, and apply for a scholarship offered to Oregon students. They'll also need an application lor federal student aid on file with the university. Q ualified students with exception­ ally high grades could also get their room and board costs covered, univer­ sity officials said. For the 2007-2008 academic year, tu­ ition and fees at the University ot O r­ egon are $6.174. Room and board adds an estim ated $ 11,000 a year. The U niversity of Oregon has rolled out new details o f its am bitious plan to cover the costs of tuition and fees for low er-incom e students, starting with next year's freshman class. Under the plan, the university will pick up tuition costs not covered by state and federal financial aid for stu­ dents from poorer families. To qualify, students will have to be eligible for the Pell G rant, a federal pro­ gram designed for low-incom e college bserver. com suhscripliini (enanlandobserver, cum FINANCIAL AID DAY Saturday January 26, 2008 Drop in from 9 am - 2 pm OREOO^ More money than ever before will be available to Oregon college students in 2008! Get free help submitting the federal financial aid form (FAFSA) for any college and enter to win a $500 scholarship at these PCC locations: Cascade Campus Southeast Center 705 N Killingsworth 2305 SE 82nd Ave. Rock Creek Campus Sylvania Campus 17705 NW Springville Rd 12000 SW 49th Ave. Find out what to bring! www.pcc.edu/finaidday Portland . we re all anotit Community your future. College DIRECT FROM BUENOS AIRES! ESTAMPAS PORTEÑAS IN Paying for college in Oregon has be­ come a heated topic, with tuition and fees increasing about 50 percent since 2001, as state support for higher educa­ tion has declined. A study released this spring by the Oregon Student A ssociation found that the average Oregon university student graduated with nearly $20,000 worth of debt. Students who qualify for the tuition help will also get academ ic help such as tutoring, said university Provost Linda Brady, part of a goal to help more stu­ dents graduate within four years. Only a handful of selective public universities have sim ilar programs in place, including the University o f North Carolina, and the University o f W ash­ ington. The University o f O regon's offering will be the first such program in the state. The school’s move com es at the same time that the state is backing a new college-aid program that is aimed at helping both lower and middle income students pay for college. The idea behind the state's plan, known as the Oregon Opportunity Grant, is that students would be personally responsible for a portion of their tuition bill, from money earned through a job or taken from savings. Their parents would also have to kick in an am ount, and students would be expected to apply fo ra Pell Grant. After that, though, the state has pledged to cover the rest of their tuition bill. D etails on PathwayOregon can be found on the In te rn e t by v istin g uoregon.edu/~pathw ay/. Clinton, Obama Tap Down Controversy Call for truce on race rhetoric (AP) — Democratic presidential rivals Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama have stepped back from aeontroversy over race, agree­ ing that a prolonged clash overei vil rights could harm their party's over­ all drive to win the White House. Obama was the first to suggest a cool ing of the rhetoric on race, call­ ing reporters together Monday to say he didn't want the campaign "to degenerate into so much tit-for-tat, baek-and-forth that we lose sight of why all of us are doing this." Referring to Clinton and former Sen. John Edwards, he said that while they may have disagreements, "we share the same goals. We're all Democrats, we all believe in civil rights, we all believe in equal rights." Clinton's campaign issued a statement in the same vein about an hour after Obama spoke, saying it was time to seek common ground. "And in that spirit, let's come to­ gether, because I want more than anything else to ensure that our family stays together on the front I ines of the struggle to expand rights Democratic presidential hopeful, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N. Y., laughs with Bob Johnson (right), president o f Black Entertainment Television during services Sunday at the Northminster Presbyterian Church in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo) for all Americans," she said. The issue flared after Clinton said it had taken President Lyndon B. Johnson, a white politician, to finally realize King’sdream of racial equality by signing the Civil Rights Act. Rep. Jim Clybum, D-S.C., and the highest-ranking black member of Congress, expressed unhappi­ ness over that as well as remarks her husband, form er President Clinton, had made that were critical of Obama. The former president has made several appearances on black radio programs to ease concerns, while his wife appeared on NBC's "Meet the Press" on Sunday and accused Obama's campaign of distorting her comments. MLK Blood Drive Challenge people in the United States currently awaiting a kidney transplant. Both men hope that their words of encouragement will inspire many to start new tra­ ditions by attending this up­ coming blood and organ donor drive with their own family members and friends. To schedule an appointment or for further information, call 503-284-4040. The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blood and Organ Donor Drive will be held at the local Red Cross headquarters on North Vancouver Avenue, on Saturday, Jan. 26 from 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Rev. Dr. T. Allen Bethel of M aranatha Church in north­ east Portland and Charles W. Hunter Sr., an educator with Portland Public Schools and Senior Pastor of Neighborhood Church o f God in Portland., have issued a public challenge to members of the African- American community to start family and friend group dona­ tion traditions and also to con­ sider signing up for the Organ Donor Registry through Do­ n ate L ife N o rth w e st (donatelifenw .org). Rev. Bethel brings his own personal story to bear on the issue. He is one of the 73,181 A 9th Ward Documentary In I IC lIItJ U I I I C Live Music! As part o f Portland State U ni­ forts of a disparate group of New versity events com m em orating Orleanians who braved adversity and celebrating the life o f Martin after the floods caused by Hurri­ Luther King Jr., the PSU Library cane Katrina in an attempt to re­ Artists and W riters Series present claim their homes and neighbor­ tw o sh o w in g s o f J o n a th a n hoods, along with their shattered D em m e's latest docum entary, lives and livelihoods. The documentary plays on Fri­ "New Home Movies from the Low er 9th W ard." Film m aker day, Jan. 18, and Saturday, Jan. 19, Daniel W olff will talk about his at 7 p.m. at the 5th Avenue Cinema, experiences in New Orleans pro­ 510 S.W. Hall. Admission is free ducing the docum entary after the and open to the public. Donations to the Oregon Ftiod Bank accepted screenings. The documentary charts the ef­ at the door. 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