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APRILS, 1993 • BENNETT BANNER • 3 Rising tuition hurting and helping by Robin Walls Bennett Banner Tuition at Bennett College during the 1992-93 school year is at its highest ever. Each year, on-campus tuition for students has increased by $500. According to the student guide to fiscal affairs, this academic cost will compensate first and second semester’s tuition, $625 for comprehensive fees, room and board. The comprehensive fees that are required of all students cover the cost of registration, health services, student union fee, senate fee, student publications, Hbrary fees, stu dent insurance, athletics and student activity fee. Many of the students at the all- women’s private college feel that the tuition price is not only hurting their parents’ pockets, but theirs as well. Many fortunate students receive an allowance for miscellaneous pur poses. But a majority of the students have to work part-time jobs in be tween their busy class schedules. In between jugghngher classes and keeping her grades abreast, Tamekia Clegg, a junior English ma jor, is not fortunate enough to receive extra spendingmoney fromher single parent mother. She says, “My mom barely has enough money to make up the difference of my tuition. Although I do recieve $7,000 out of the $8,500 a year tuition, I still have to work. The money from my minumiun-wage job is spent on necessities such as books. My books average $250 per semester.” Arlene Tulson, a sophomore accoiinting major at Bennett, says she won’t be able to receive any extra spending money from her single-par ent father this school year. Because she is not eligible to receive any fed eral financial aid or loans, Arlene’s father has to pay not only her tuition, but also her sister’s out of his $100,000 annual salary. Because Bennett is a private college, the $8,500-a-year tuition is mandatory for all on campus students. There is no in-state or out-of-state price difference. Like Arlene’s father, many more parents earn too much money to apply for any type of aid for their daughters. The federal aid and loan programs feel that a $100,000 salary even for a single parent is not BENNETT COLLEGE TUITION/FEES 1982-83 THRU 1992-93 CREDIT CARD MANIA Being careful with plastic by Kimberli Hunter Bennett Banner No annual fee, low interest, a 30-day grace period, a $1,000 line of credit. What do all of these things have in common? Students all across America are first introduced to the world of paying by plastic their fresh man year. Often times, credit cards and their appUcations are waiting for students when they first arrive on campus. Companies such as Citibank, Chase Manhattan and Discover all want a piece of the action. Their prey? One of the largest, and probably the most vulnerable group of card holders — college stu dents. College students are consid ered a vulnerable credit group because they are perpetually short of money. For most students, there is never enough cash flow. Erica Jones, a Ben nett sophomore, put it simply, “Why buy clothing with cash when I can pull out my Visa? I need my money for things that you can’t pay for with plas tic, such as food and incidentals. According to Lisa “Webster, a represenative at the Greensboro Credit Bureau, using credit cards when the product or service can be purchased with cash leads to erradic and unnec essary credit card usage, not to men- TERMS TUITION/FEES* % CHANGE 82-83 $2,800.00 83-84 $3,000.00 7.14 84-85 $3,200.00 6.67 85-86 $3,400.00 6J25 86-87 $3,600.00 5.88 87-88 $4,265.00 18.47 88-89 $4,465.00 4.65 89-90 $4,965.00 11.20 90-91 $5,230.00 5.34 91-92 $5,400.00 3.25 92-93 $5,725.00 6.02 ' All figures are based on the amounts for the Fall semesters. Sources: Statistical Abstract of Higher Education in North Carolina sufficient to be eligible to recieve any aid. The only hope for students at Bennett is to apply for scholarships. The aid available for other students is the college work study program, fed eral grants, loans, or state grants. The college work study program is a feder ally sponsored program to help stu dent earn money. The financial aid office determines student’s eligibility. At the student’s request, a percentage of the college work study pay can be withheld and applied to the student’s account. The Pell Grant is also offered to students according to their eligibil ity, also determined by the Financial Bennett College Fact Sheet 1992-93 Aid Office. This grant, given by the government, awards students up to $2,400 in aid. One purpose for Bennett’s annual increase in tuition is to improve the college campus. Cur rently Bennett is renovating dorms to increase enrollment, supplying stu dents with efficient laboratory equip ment, and improving the Communica tions department. Even though the price is costly, education is the key element at Bennett. The improvement is making Bennett a better place to live and leam. Gloria Scott, president of the college, could not be reached for comment on the cost of tuition. tion bills. She also noted that many people don’t realize what credit is and how it affects their lives. To begin, credit is anything a consumer does concerning his or her debts. Bankruptcy, prompt pajTnents and slow payments are all recorded as credit information. Such data on a credit file is kept for seven years. Even tually, then, bad credit can be wiped out. According to the office of Ken neth L. Jonhson, a loced law firm in Greensboro, good credit is payingwhat you owe when it is due; bad credit is anything less. Invasion taking toll on all involved Continued from page 1 pus. “As long as I can keep my compo sure, I will be able to ignore the in sults.” Mike Stevens, a security offi cer, said that his job has been diflficult because of all the rules and regula tions that he has to abide by. Steven Crater, a history in structor, takes on an entirely differ ent view of his employment on cam pus. “The environment here at Ben nett is no different from any other institution that has employed me. My experiences at Bennett have been re warding and enriching.” KO! PAPeR itjwe R^cYc. RecYcted bpiLLS MoRa % 888 asii
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