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Number 9
Serving the Mars Hill College Community Since 1926
Friday, February 10,1984
,^^New Financial
Aid Policy
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SMITH
1, 1984 a new financial
"'^nt into effect across the na-
requires all colleges and
to evaluate each, student in
iTto academic progress before
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119*'^,,/ i2 grade-point average of
j^^^tnester hours of classes is re-
Ifjj ^'^tler to receive aid.
Vjll ^ ^ailing to meet this require-
® mailed a warning letter (the
letters was mailed in Janu-
^^year). “The letter is intended
encouragement,” according
icte ^^•'ick, Director of Financial
IjjJl Mars Hill College.
"'arns the student that un-
(sat' academic progress is
progress being a 2.0
itej. Average in a minimum of 12
^^ours) he or she will be in
Utiy, losing their financial aid
■ received.
Ce t?'' 1° ll^^ warning, the letter
the
student on a one-semester
,'^T’he student will still receive
^1 the end of the semester
topping
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6 Sunday ^ Edwards has the right idea.. .skiing at Wolf Laurel. For
Laurel see page 4 and the Where To Go/What To Do Section.
satisfactory progress is not achieved the
student will be unable to receive aid the
following year.
Students on probation who fail to
make satisfactory progress may opt to
attend summer school, and if a 2.0 in 12
hours is achieved they will be eligible for
aid the next year.
Special circumstances, such as death
in the family of illness, will be taken into
consideration. Students who feel that
they have special circumstances may ap
peal their ineligibility, by writing a letter
of appeal to the Financial Aid Commit
tee, c/o the Financial Aid Office.
The committee will review all appeals
and make a reply in a timely manner.
John Hamrick stated that this is a pol
icy which will affect all financial aid stu
dents here at MHC, and will have ad
verse effects on only those who fail to
apply themselves. Hamrick went on to
say that he felt the new policy was an
equitable one.
Hamrick further commented that he
would encourage the students on proba
tion to meet with his or her professors
and to attend every class meeting possi
ble.
PHOTO BY DAVID WACHTI.R
PHOTO BY DAVID WACHTKR
Rocky Spaulding shoots over Gardner-Webb’s All-American Eddie Wilkins, in last
Saturday’s win over the Bulldogs. (See Sports page 5).
Phone-A-Thon
to be Held
By GENA BARONE
On February 13, Mars Hill College
will begin its annual Phone-A-Thon. It
will run for ten nights in McConnell
Gym from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m.
The Phone-A-Thon is the college’s
method for raising money to aid the
school’s financial backing which is not
covered by students’ tuitions or fees.
This money goes directly to the Mars
Hill College annual fund. ^
Sixteen students each night from dif
ferent sororities, fraternities, and other
organizations on campus will call alumni
nationwide who have given donations to
Mars Hill College in the past. These
groups include: Golden Pride, Delta
Kappa Theta, Business Honor Club,
Omega Kappa Alpha, Myers Dorm,
Stroup/Edna Moore Dorms, Lambda
Chi, Huffman Dorm, Melrose Dorm,
and Delta Phi Zeta.
The Phone-A-Thon is also a contest in
that three cash prizes of $75, $50, and
$25, will be awarded to the top three
groups that collect the most donations.
Each night a $10 gift certificate will be
given to the individual who raises the
most money. Also everyone will receive
a free tee-shirt and one free phone call.
Bob Ruark of Alumni Affairs states,
“The students have made the Phone-A-
Thon very successful for the last four
years and I hope we can reach our goal
of $30,(XX) for this year.”