 THE FIRING LINE
by The Daily TexanSep 03, 2008“Choose designated drivers wisely I agree wholeheartedly with the sentiment presented by the Longhorn Nation, but it might counter NCAA rules to provide designated driver service to football players only (The Firing Line, Sept. 2). Remember, the Aggies got sanctioned for providing transportation to a funeral for one of their scholarship athletes.”
Jackson signs lucrative contract
by The Daily TexanAug 21, 2008“ST. LOUIS - Steven Jackson signed a six-year, $44 million contract, ended a 27-day holdout and was on the field for practice with the St. Louis Rams on Thursday.
And all was forgiven.
Coach Scott Linehan, who conducted a month of practices without the offense's centerpiece, joked that he gave Jackson "a big hug" and then asked for a loan.”
WHAT WERE THEY THINKING?
by The Daily TexanAug 14, 2008“On loan from the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, an installation from the "Landmarks" series has found a precarious new home on the East Mall. The sculpture, along with 27 others, will be formally unveiled next month.”
College-access programs receive grants
by The Daily TexanJul 09, 2008“Two UT programs that help disadvantaged and underrepresented Texas high school students attend college have received nearly half a million dollars in grant funds.
The Central Texas Student Futures Project and the ChemBridge program received $422,697 Tuesday from Texas Guaranteed, a nonprofit corporation founded in 1979 by the Texas Legislature to help distribute federal education loans and provide information regarding higher education opportunities to high school students to help them attain a college education.”
NATION BRIEFLY
by The Daily TexanJul 01, 2008“Bush says housing deal possible with Congress NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - President Bush expressed confidence Tuesday he will reach a deal with Congress on a housing-rescue plan but prodded lawmakers to show "less politics." The Senate is considering a $300 billion plan to back cheaper loans for people who risk losing their home, but that measure has stalled for now.”
GI Bill alteration forces colleges to pay soldiers' loans
by The Daily TexanJul 01, 2008“A new version of the Vietnam-era GI Bill will require colleges to pay off student soldiers' loans if they are called to duty in the middle of a semester.
President Bush signed the GI Bill Monday, creating a new law designed to guarantee veteran's educational rights.”
Stafford loan interest rates go down
by The Daily TexanJul 01, 2008“Federal education loans and grants will become more affordable for students this week.
The interest rate for Stafford loans decreased by 0.8 percent from 6.8 percent Tuesday and will decrease during the next four years until it hits 3.4 percent. The decrease is a provision of the College Cost Reduction and Access Act, signed into law by President George Bush in September 2007.”
Program to aid bilingual
by The Daily TexanJun 24, 2008“By Ashley Crooks
Daily Texan Staff
The Hogg Foundation for Mental Health will award $22,000 in scholarships to bilingual graduate students in the School of Social Work this fall and up to $1 million in scholarships statewide.
The Hogg Foundation's bilingual scholarship program will grant $22,000 to each of the other 11 graduate social work programs across Texas for each of the next three years to disperse among students.”
Students' scholarships result in aid reduction
by The Daily TexanJun 23, 2008“UT students who receive academic scholarships are sometimes not awarded additional need-based financial aid. Federal money that would have otherwise been given to Rachel Shaver, a chemistry and chemical engineering senior who was awarded two scholarships for her academic work, was pulled from her aid package because of her award.”
Horns up, horns down
by The Daily TexanJun 18, 2008“Lending loss According to The New York Times, Democratic Senators Chris Dodd of Connecticut and Patty Murray of Washington have introduced legislation requiring lenders wishing to participate in the Federal Family Education Loan Program, which provides more than $567 billion to tens of millions of students, to extend credit to any eligible student "regardless of such things as income or the number of years of education, as long as the college is part of the program.” | News Topics
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