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/ 9'f / North Carolina Central University October 10,1990 Financial Aid Office To Be Computerized In The ’90s By John Alford Staff Writer The financial aid office has processed more loans and award letters this year than ever because students are getting their information to the office on time, according to Lola T. Me Knight, assis tant vice chancellor for schol arships and student aid. The office has had problems in the past with students who procrastinate in mailing their loan applications. “We can only take a loan application if you have a rec ord. We can’t work with you if the record is in process be cause we must have the rec ord in hand. This is a prob lem students have by not handing their packages in early,” she said. Me Knight added that stu dents have to prove every thing on their records. “Many students don’t save their W-2 income tax forms which further complicates the problem because it delays the process. This is not the of fice’s fault,” says McKnight. The university has pro vided more funds and the office has been able to hire part-time help which has assisted tremendously. McKnight stressed that in the “near future” the office will be totally computerized, but the long lines will exist until then. “We are in the testing stage,” said McKnight. “We have more enhancement and we have all the hardware- the software is presently being tested.” She maintains that the of fice gets so far behind be cause the majority of their work consists of deferments. Most of the work load comes in between May and Aug., when it should come between Feb. and July. “The situation here is just like it is at the bank on Fri day. Almost everyone waits until closing time to cash their checks. If you wait this late there will inevitably be a long line,” said McKnight. “At Central we have over 5,000 students and it is impossible to process 200 records a day if our systems are not totally computerized and students do not sent their aid pack ages in on time.” However, McKnight con tends that the long lines seen during registration will re duce by approximately 90 percent with the office’s new enhancements and student co operation. “We want students to go home in May and know what their tentative award is going to be,” said McKnight. Moreover, McKnight ac knowledged that sometimes students records are lost or held up, and it is not always the student’s fault? Because of the heavy work load, it is very difficult to give them the adequate help they need when there are over a thou sand students who need de ferments because they sent their loan applications in late. In order to alleviate the many problems that exist with registration and financial aid, McKnight believes that it will take a joint effort from both the students and the office. T-shirts are no longer just for casual wear. They now have racial messages that stu dents proudly sport. What do the mes sages mean? Find out on page 4. NCCU Is Established As A Voting Precinct 49 By Fred Feely News Editor After five unsuccessful ittempts to get North Carolina Central University a voting pre- inct, it has now become a reality hanks to a local activist and an 'JCCU professor. Dr. Lavonia Allison, enowned political activist in lo- ;al, state and national politics, said he and Dr. Joseph Aicher, chair- nan of the political science de- lartment, were finally successful n getting NCCU as voting pre- cinct number 49. Dr. Wilson, chairman of the criminal justice department, said he was pleased to have the Crimi nal Justice Building serve as the official voters site. Ellis Allen, NCCU dormitory supervisor, has been appointed to serve as the registrar. Students and other members of the University community only have until Oct. 8,1990 to register to vote. “Student voter turn-ou should increase greatly. Th« students of NCCU must tak advantage of this opportunitj for leadership development ant this unique chance to partici pate in the political nominal ing and selection process oi those elected to govern ther lives. Students should wakt up and do the right thing,” sait Allison.
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