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FRESHMEN AND FOREIGN STUDENTS "INVADE" LOUISBURG COLLEGE. Safa-ri Mathenge.
Editor,
foreign students will attend Louisburg College this fall repre
senting the most diversified foreign enrollment in the school's history;
according to Steve Brooks, the admissions director# The foreign students
come from as far as Japan, Iran, Lebanon, England, and Thailand. These
and other minority group students will represent 10-12 per cent of a
total student body of over seven hundred.
Mr. Brooks said that about four hundred and thirty Freshmen are es
timated to attend Louisburg this fall. Of these, a sum total of about
eighty-five per cent are North Carolina residents while the remaining
fifteen per cent is largely dominated by students from neighboring Vir-
gi nia.
Brooks, who is also the financial aid director^said that about fifty
per cent of the students enrolled in Louisburg will receive financial
aid, but added that although the Federal government has increased their
financial assistance to students, it will not affect the number of students
who will receive aid in the school. He said, "I do not expect the per
centage of students receiving aid in this school to increase dramatically,
but students may be eligible for more money in aid." Brooks pointed out
that most students do not apply for aid and consequently forsake an oppor
tunity they ought to take. He accounted this to the students^presumption
that it is hard to qualify for aid. But in contrast, added that money is
always there; one just needs to know how to get it. He indicated an
intension to publish an informative article on how to get financial aid.
When asked whether or not his office would offer financial assistance
to the foreign students. Brooks defensively noted,"It's not that we want to
discriminate against foreign students but the Government disects that no
federal money shall be used as foreign aid." According to him,the college
has a full house enrollement this fall.
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Editorial,
The staff of the Columns Newspaper wants to welcome all
of you torlouisburg College. For the returning students,we are
happy to see you again and hope that you had a nice summer.
We are happy to see new faces among us too. We hope you wil a
the best time both in class and socially. ^ ^
We advise all of you Freshmen to please take advaetagpeof
all the opportunities offered in the college.The Colimns Newspaper
is open for those interested in News reporting and photography.
We will do our best to serve you all,but in-case you are unhapy
about ouiK.produMoQa?,please do not hastate to let us know a ou
Letters to t he Editta: welcome^ . ^ ^.u
We wish you a.s very pleasant semester. Just hung-on,there
is alot of fun in store for you.
Keep in touch.
Editor.