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Dirty Laundry? see page 2 Support Lady Spartans! UNC-G vs. Elon College 7:30 p.m.. Coleman Gymnasium Hague Philharmonic Orchestra To Perform Tonight In Aycock Auditorium. 8:15 p.m. Help The Health Forum Find A Logo - Win $50 see page 4 The Carolinian Non-profit VS. PotOf PAID Grmtboro. N.C. Permit No $0 Taur.day. February 2. 1984 Volume LXIII Number 30 Tbe Uaiverelty of North Carolina al Graeasboro Have a story idea? Call aa al 37S-5752 Cafeteria Renovations To Come ARA Touting Improvements By LEIGH TRAPP AMI N>WI Editor For those students who dine at the university's cafeterias, it is becoming increasingly apparent that strides are being taken to add more variety and selection to the dining halls' menus. Students who are coffee lovers have found a new treat when they go to get their morning or after-dinner beverage. Freshly brewed Columbian and Sanka brands have replaced the conventional coffee of-fered. The Columbian coffee is brewed from ground beans which are available in each cafeteria. For vegetarians and salad lovers, there are four varieties of sprouts which have been added to the salad bar selections. These different sprouts will be offered in a "revolv-ing cycle" in the North, State, and Spartan dining areas. In the near future, there will also be a new option for those who en-joy hamburgers and fries. Accor-ding to "Today on Campus," ARA's Annette Waisner said "in about two weeks chuck burgers ground each day from beef chuck will be offered in the fast food lines." Other future plans include a deli-style buffet which will be offered in each of the cafeterias during the week. In addition, special areas will be designated "no smoking areas" in each of the dining halls. Within the next year, extensive changes and additions will be made at the cafeterias, both internally and externally. In a recent inter-view, Residence Life Director Bob Tomlinson addressed the question of future renovations and alter-natives to be included with the meal plans and dining areas. Externally, Tomlinson said the university hopes to improve the overall conditions of the cafeterias. "We hope to improve the overall aesthetics of the dining halls. Right now we have the large dining halls where noise carries and there are fixed seats. We would like to create an atmosphere more conducive to pleasant dining." Tomlinson cited renovations at N.C. State as an example of how the university would like to see UNC-G cafeterias designed as more of a restaurant than a 'mesa hall.' "We have seen pictures of the NC State renovations," he said. "They have done a remarkable job with carpeting and different leveling. It resembles a nice 'restaurant' and that is what we hope to accomplish with our renovations." Other external improvements in-clude the possibility of creating small shops and stands in the en-tryways to the dining halls. A $1.8 million plan has been made to create shops such as a bakery, an ice-cream stand, a news stand which would be run on a daily basis. There are also hopes to open up the tun-nel through North Spencer Dor-mitory so that students near the Petty Science Building can go straight into the dining hall rather than walking around North/South Spencer. These external changes will go hand in hand with the internal din-ing hall changes, Tomlinson said. Internal improvement plans include expansion of the meal-plan so that an 'A la carte' plan could be offered. This plan is being used at several campuses across the nation. Accor-ding to Tomlinson, students would be charged for individual items in-stead of paying a straight meal fee. "Students would pay an amount for their meal card and then money would be deducted for each item they purchase," he said. This would give students more of a choice, i.e., personal orders could be made, things could be cooked to order, special desserts and steaks could be offered . . . and all of these thingB could be available with a descending balance meal plan. Naturally, students will have choice of which meal plan they desire—whether it be 'A la carte' or non-transferable. However, Tomlin-son said, the new plans will be in-terchangeable, thus adding more benefits to the meal plan system. Most of the renovations will be completed by the fall of 1985. Because the renovations will have to be made while school is in pro-gress, Tomlinson said they will work to maintain dining room ser-vice while making the changes. "We are very encouraged," he said. Actually everyone—faculty, and students—should be impressed. Nearly $2 million will be spent on improvements within the halls dur-ing the next school year. Stedman Speaks At Building Open House A public open house for the new Arts and Sciences Building and the newly renovated Curry Building was held on Sunday, Jan. 29, at UNC-G. Guest speaker for the open house was Dr. Donald J. Stedman, an associate vice-president for academic affairs with General Ad-ministration of the University of North Carolina system. His address was entitled 'Teaching Is Not A Performing Art." UNC-G Chancellor William E. Moran welcomed guests and visitors and presided during the program. James H. Allen, vice chancellor for student affairs, gave the invocation. Charles A. Hayes, chairman of the UNC-G Board of Trustees, also spoke briefly. Special music was performed by the University Student Brass Quintet, under the direction of Dr. Frederick Beck, a UNC-G assistant professor of music. Dr. Stedman was introduced by Dr. Elisabeth Zinser, vice chancellor for academic affairs at UNC-G. He holds the Ph.D. degree in psychology from George Peabody College for Teachers. Stedman came to UNC-Chapel Hill in 1971 as a professor of education and associate director of the Frank Porter Graham Child Development Center there. In 1976, UNC President William Friday appointed Dr. Stedman as special assistant to the vice presi-dent for academic affairs to direct a special evaluation of teacher education programs throughout the UNC system. He was appointed to his current position in 1978 and is the author of more that 70 articles and research publications. Following Stedman's address, Dean Robert L. Miller of UNC-G College of Arts and Sciences and Dean David H. Reilly of the UNC-G School of Education spoke brief-ly and provided information on points of interest which visitors could investigate. Work on both buildings was com-pleted last summer and the projects were funded through a $6.49 million appropriation from the N.C. General Assembly. Both structures were in use during first semester at UNC-G. The Curry Building, built in 1926, houses the UNC-G School of Education and also provides rehearsal areas and some office space for the UNC-G theatre division. The first and third floors of the Arts and Sciences Building are oc-cupied respectively, by the Depart-ment of Communication and Theatre's division of communica-tion studies and division of com-munication disorders. The School of Education's newly developed Center for Educational Studies and Development is located on the Building's second floor. Amon$ the new facilities in the communication disorders division are a $62,600 brainstem audiometer (which is a sophisticated computer that listens to sounds from the brain and analyzes them for hearing research), a sonograph (which analyzes speech sounds into fre-quency and intensity), and two new sound suites which are used by the audiology laboratory and the University Speech and Hearing Center. In the communication disorders division, there is a 24-carrel, com-puterized audio-tape laboratory used in voice and diction courses, a specialized voice and articulation classroom used to study the physical act of speaking and a closed circuit television system for public speak-ing and diction. The UNC-G School of Education held activities in the Curry Building and on the second floor of the Arts and Sciences Building, where the Center for Educational Studies and Development is located. Visitors saw a slideshow presentation on the school's programs and services along with displays of faculty research and published work. The Center for Educational Studies and Development offers educational and diagnostic services to the community. It has three demonstration classrooms, along with other rooms for testing, con-sultation, research, seminars and conferences. Chorale Receives Funding UNC-G Psychologists Author Book By LEIGH TRAPP Surf WrIUr Appropriations for the Universi-ty Chorale, the English Club, Outing Club, and the Sociology Department headed the list of Senate activities at their January 31 meeting. The University Chorale received $2000 to help pay the cost of their February tour from Greensboro, North Carolina to Atlanta, Georgia. Senate also commended the organisation for their fund-raising event which contributed $1,150.00 toward their trip. The chorale is scheduled to tour from February 21 to February 26. According to the Appropria-tiona Committee report, "This tour will include performances along route to Atlanta... and while in Georgia the group has been invited to perform for the American Choral Director's Association." The English Club received a spring budget of $1,000. This budget will be active until October of 1984. Various items, including publishing and professional fees will be afforded in this budget. A substantial amount of money has been transferred into the "travel account" of the Outing Club. Senate approved four line-item transfers from Contractual Services, Insurances and Licenses, Equip-ment Maintenance and Repairs, and telephones to be spent on travel expenses. These transfers are being made to meet the increasing demands made on funds as a result of increased participation in club trips. In other business. Elections Board Chairperson Buck Buchanan announced that nominations for ex-ecutive offices of Student Govern-ment will be taken this week. Nominations can be made at the main desk of EUC on February 14. see APPROPRIATIONS page 7 Dr. Rosemary 0. Nelson and Dr. Steven C. Hayes, two psychology faculty members at UNC-G are the coauthors of a new book, The Scien-tist Practitioner: Research and Ac-countability in Clinical and Educa-tional Settings. Published by Pergamon Press of New York City, the 360-page book explores ways that clinical psychologists and professionals in clinical disciplines can employ scien-tific methods of data collection in Inside Today's Issue Opinions P«f« * Art. P*t* > Features P«I« « Sport. Pnp 5 Etcetera. P»g« ' For Colored Girls Page 3 A Puwiy Story Page 4 Sport. File Page 6 their practices. The book was writ-ten with Dr. David H. Barlow of the State University of New York at Albany. "We're trying in the book to sug-gest some ways which can bring people back to a purer version of the scientist-practitioner model in terms of collecting valid informa-tion," said Dr. Nelson, who is direc-tor of clinical training in UNC-G's Department of Psychology. "The idea is that clinical scien-tists, and not just psychologists, shoulc be able to not just treat peo-ple but to gather empirical data on treatment outcomes. We're ad-vocating aome ways in which research and clinical practice can be incorporated." Dr. Hayes, an associate professor of psychology, said the three authors advocate that professionals should view their clinical practices as sources of scientific information. The book, he said, provides methods, techniques and research strategies which can be easily incor-porated into the daily work of prac-titioners in several of the helping fields. "The methodology that many peo-ple learn in their college careers, at both the undergraduate and graduate levels, is often inap-propriate for conducting studies in clinical practice," said Hayes. "A clinical psychologist, for example, can't put together a group study of several individuals when he or she might be treating several people with entirely different kinds of prob-lems in a clinical setting." Dr. Nelson has been a faculty member at UNC-G since 1971. A graduate of St. Louis University, she holds the Ph.D. degree from the State University of New York at Stoney Brook. She is a past presi-dent of the Association for the Ad-vancement of Behavior Therapy and is currently serving as presi-dent of the American Psychological Association's division of the ex-perimental analysis of behavior. A UNC-G faculty member since 1976, Dr. Hayes is a graduate of Loyola University. He received his M.A. and Ph.D. degrees from Weat Virginia University. The author of two books and more than 100 research articles, he is a past associate editor of the Journal of Applied Behavior Analyeie. Student Financial Aid Plummets Financial aid for college students has plummeted 21 percent— over $2 billion— since the Reagan ad-ministration took office in 1980, ac-cording to a just-released study by the College Board. "And that S2 billion decline is even greater when inflation is taken into account," notes College Board spokeswoman Janice Gams. "Aid had been cut by one-fifth in inflation-adjusted terms." Much of the decline indue to cuts the Reagan administration and Con-gress have made in Social Security benefits for college students, stricter limits on Guaranteed Stu-dent Loan (GSL) eligibility, and a post-Vietnam War drop in the use of veterans' benefits. In addition, the study reports "a switch in the trend from grants to loans which has been remarkable," Gams says. In 1970-71, for instance, grants accounted for nearly two-thirds of all financial aid, while loans and work-study benefits accounted for the other third. By 1976-76, grants constituted over 80 percent of all financial aid expenditures, loans 17 percent, and College Work-Study three percent. For the current year, however, loans and grant* each account for 48 percent of student aid, and Col-lege Work-Study the remaining four percent. At a time when college financial aid experts are growing increasing-ly concerned about the level of long-term debt college students are in-see FINANCIAL AID page 7 Need Tax Assistance? The UNC-G Accounting Club & Association, in cooperation with the Internal Revenue Service, will spon-sor Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) to provide free tax help for UNC-G students on February 6 and 7, from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. in Mclver Lounge, EUC. Volunteers, consisting of students and faculty from the accounting department of the School of Business and Economics trained by the IRS for the VITA program, will assist students in preparation of simple tax returns. VITA will provide forms 1040, 1040A. and 1040EZ for use in preparing student returns. Students should bring their W-2 forms with them when they come in for assistance, otherwise they can-not be helped. Any additional records that students wish to bring in will be helpful. However, the volunteers are not required to check for evidence of students' claims. The February VITA sessions are again primarily for the benefit of UNC-G students. Additional ses-sions will be held for the general public during the month of March at Carolina Circle Mall.
Object Description
Title | The Carolinian [February 2, 1984] |
Date | 1984-02-02 |
Editor/creator | Blackwell, David |
Subject headings |
University of North Carolina at Greensboro--Newspapers College student newspapers and periodicals-- North Carolina--Greensboro Student publications--North Carolina--Greensboro Student activities--North Carolina--History |
Place | Greensboro (N.C.) |
Description | The February 2, 1984, issue of The Carolinian, the student newspaper of The University of North Carolina at Greensboro. |
Type | Text |
Original format | Newspapers |
Original publisher | Greensboro, N.C. : The University of North Carolina at Greensboro |
Language | eng |
Contributing institution | Martha Blakeney Hodges Special Collections and University Archives, UNCG University Libraries |
Publication | The Carolinian |
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Additional rights information | NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES. This item has been determined to be free of copyright restrictions in the United States. The user is responsible for determining actual copyright status for any reuse of the material. |
Object ID | 1984-02-02-carolinian |
Date digitized | 2011 |
Digital publisher | The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, University Libraries |
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Sponsor | Lyrasis Members and Sloan Foundation |
OCLC number | 871560213 |
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Full text | Dirty Laundry? see page 2 Support Lady Spartans! UNC-G vs. Elon College 7:30 p.m.. Coleman Gymnasium Hague Philharmonic Orchestra To Perform Tonight In Aycock Auditorium. 8:15 p.m. Help The Health Forum Find A Logo - Win $50 see page 4 The Carolinian Non-profit VS. PotOf PAID Grmtboro. N.C. Permit No $0 Taur.day. February 2. 1984 Volume LXIII Number 30 Tbe Uaiverelty of North Carolina al Graeasboro Have a story idea? Call aa al 37S-5752 Cafeteria Renovations To Come ARA Touting Improvements By LEIGH TRAPP AMI N>WI Editor For those students who dine at the university's cafeterias, it is becoming increasingly apparent that strides are being taken to add more variety and selection to the dining halls' menus. Students who are coffee lovers have found a new treat when they go to get their morning or after-dinner beverage. Freshly brewed Columbian and Sanka brands have replaced the conventional coffee of-fered. The Columbian coffee is brewed from ground beans which are available in each cafeteria. For vegetarians and salad lovers, there are four varieties of sprouts which have been added to the salad bar selections. These different sprouts will be offered in a "revolv-ing cycle" in the North, State, and Spartan dining areas. In the near future, there will also be a new option for those who en-joy hamburgers and fries. Accor-ding to "Today on Campus," ARA's Annette Waisner said "in about two weeks chuck burgers ground each day from beef chuck will be offered in the fast food lines." Other future plans include a deli-style buffet which will be offered in each of the cafeterias during the week. In addition, special areas will be designated "no smoking areas" in each of the dining halls. Within the next year, extensive changes and additions will be made at the cafeterias, both internally and externally. In a recent inter-view, Residence Life Director Bob Tomlinson addressed the question of future renovations and alter-natives to be included with the meal plans and dining areas. Externally, Tomlinson said the university hopes to improve the overall conditions of the cafeterias. "We hope to improve the overall aesthetics of the dining halls. Right now we have the large dining halls where noise carries and there are fixed seats. We would like to create an atmosphere more conducive to pleasant dining." Tomlinson cited renovations at N.C. State as an example of how the university would like to see UNC-G cafeterias designed as more of a restaurant than a 'mesa hall.' "We have seen pictures of the NC State renovations," he said. "They have done a remarkable job with carpeting and different leveling. It resembles a nice 'restaurant' and that is what we hope to accomplish with our renovations." Other external improvements in-clude the possibility of creating small shops and stands in the en-tryways to the dining halls. A $1.8 million plan has been made to create shops such as a bakery, an ice-cream stand, a news stand which would be run on a daily basis. There are also hopes to open up the tun-nel through North Spencer Dor-mitory so that students near the Petty Science Building can go straight into the dining hall rather than walking around North/South Spencer. These external changes will go hand in hand with the internal din-ing hall changes, Tomlinson said. Internal improvement plans include expansion of the meal-plan so that an 'A la carte' plan could be offered. This plan is being used at several campuses across the nation. Accor-ding to Tomlinson, students would be charged for individual items in-stead of paying a straight meal fee. "Students would pay an amount for their meal card and then money would be deducted for each item they purchase," he said. This would give students more of a choice, i.e., personal orders could be made, things could be cooked to order, special desserts and steaks could be offered . . . and all of these thingB could be available with a descending balance meal plan. Naturally, students will have choice of which meal plan they desire—whether it be 'A la carte' or non-transferable. However, Tomlin-son said, the new plans will be in-terchangeable, thus adding more benefits to the meal plan system. Most of the renovations will be completed by the fall of 1985. Because the renovations will have to be made while school is in pro-gress, Tomlinson said they will work to maintain dining room ser-vice while making the changes. "We are very encouraged," he said. Actually everyone—faculty, and students—should be impressed. Nearly $2 million will be spent on improvements within the halls dur-ing the next school year. Stedman Speaks At Building Open House A public open house for the new Arts and Sciences Building and the newly renovated Curry Building was held on Sunday, Jan. 29, at UNC-G. Guest speaker for the open house was Dr. Donald J. Stedman, an associate vice-president for academic affairs with General Ad-ministration of the University of North Carolina system. His address was entitled 'Teaching Is Not A Performing Art." UNC-G Chancellor William E. Moran welcomed guests and visitors and presided during the program. James H. Allen, vice chancellor for student affairs, gave the invocation. Charles A. Hayes, chairman of the UNC-G Board of Trustees, also spoke briefly. Special music was performed by the University Student Brass Quintet, under the direction of Dr. Frederick Beck, a UNC-G assistant professor of music. Dr. Stedman was introduced by Dr. Elisabeth Zinser, vice chancellor for academic affairs at UNC-G. He holds the Ph.D. degree in psychology from George Peabody College for Teachers. Stedman came to UNC-Chapel Hill in 1971 as a professor of education and associate director of the Frank Porter Graham Child Development Center there. In 1976, UNC President William Friday appointed Dr. Stedman as special assistant to the vice presi-dent for academic affairs to direct a special evaluation of teacher education programs throughout the UNC system. He was appointed to his current position in 1978 and is the author of more that 70 articles and research publications. Following Stedman's address, Dean Robert L. Miller of UNC-G College of Arts and Sciences and Dean David H. Reilly of the UNC-G School of Education spoke brief-ly and provided information on points of interest which visitors could investigate. Work on both buildings was com-pleted last summer and the projects were funded through a $6.49 million appropriation from the N.C. General Assembly. Both structures were in use during first semester at UNC-G. The Curry Building, built in 1926, houses the UNC-G School of Education and also provides rehearsal areas and some office space for the UNC-G theatre division. The first and third floors of the Arts and Sciences Building are oc-cupied respectively, by the Depart-ment of Communication and Theatre's division of communica-tion studies and division of com-munication disorders. The School of Education's newly developed Center for Educational Studies and Development is located on the Building's second floor. Amon$ the new facilities in the communication disorders division are a $62,600 brainstem audiometer (which is a sophisticated computer that listens to sounds from the brain and analyzes them for hearing research), a sonograph (which analyzes speech sounds into fre-quency and intensity), and two new sound suites which are used by the audiology laboratory and the University Speech and Hearing Center. In the communication disorders division, there is a 24-carrel, com-puterized audio-tape laboratory used in voice and diction courses, a specialized voice and articulation classroom used to study the physical act of speaking and a closed circuit television system for public speak-ing and diction. The UNC-G School of Education held activities in the Curry Building and on the second floor of the Arts and Sciences Building, where the Center for Educational Studies and Development is located. Visitors saw a slideshow presentation on the school's programs and services along with displays of faculty research and published work. The Center for Educational Studies and Development offers educational and diagnostic services to the community. It has three demonstration classrooms, along with other rooms for testing, con-sultation, research, seminars and conferences. Chorale Receives Funding UNC-G Psychologists Author Book By LEIGH TRAPP Surf WrIUr Appropriations for the Universi-ty Chorale, the English Club, Outing Club, and the Sociology Department headed the list of Senate activities at their January 31 meeting. The University Chorale received $2000 to help pay the cost of their February tour from Greensboro, North Carolina to Atlanta, Georgia. Senate also commended the organisation for their fund-raising event which contributed $1,150.00 toward their trip. The chorale is scheduled to tour from February 21 to February 26. According to the Appropria-tiona Committee report, "This tour will include performances along route to Atlanta... and while in Georgia the group has been invited to perform for the American Choral Director's Association." The English Club received a spring budget of $1,000. This budget will be active until October of 1984. Various items, including publishing and professional fees will be afforded in this budget. A substantial amount of money has been transferred into the "travel account" of the Outing Club. Senate approved four line-item transfers from Contractual Services, Insurances and Licenses, Equip-ment Maintenance and Repairs, and telephones to be spent on travel expenses. These transfers are being made to meet the increasing demands made on funds as a result of increased participation in club trips. In other business. Elections Board Chairperson Buck Buchanan announced that nominations for ex-ecutive offices of Student Govern-ment will be taken this week. Nominations can be made at the main desk of EUC on February 14. see APPROPRIATIONS page 7 Dr. Rosemary 0. Nelson and Dr. Steven C. Hayes, two psychology faculty members at UNC-G are the coauthors of a new book, The Scien-tist Practitioner: Research and Ac-countability in Clinical and Educa-tional Settings. Published by Pergamon Press of New York City, the 360-page book explores ways that clinical psychologists and professionals in clinical disciplines can employ scien-tific methods of data collection in Inside Today's Issue Opinions P«f« * Art. P*t* > Features P«I« « Sport. Pnp 5 Etcetera. P»g« ' For Colored Girls Page 3 A Puwiy Story Page 4 Sport. File Page 6 their practices. The book was writ-ten with Dr. David H. Barlow of the State University of New York at Albany. "We're trying in the book to sug-gest some ways which can bring people back to a purer version of the scientist-practitioner model in terms of collecting valid informa-tion," said Dr. Nelson, who is direc-tor of clinical training in UNC-G's Department of Psychology. "The idea is that clinical scien-tists, and not just psychologists, shoulc be able to not just treat peo-ple but to gather empirical data on treatment outcomes. We're ad-vocating aome ways in which research and clinical practice can be incorporated." Dr. Hayes, an associate professor of psychology, said the three authors advocate that professionals should view their clinical practices as sources of scientific information. The book, he said, provides methods, techniques and research strategies which can be easily incor-porated into the daily work of prac-titioners in several of the helping fields. "The methodology that many peo-ple learn in their college careers, at both the undergraduate and graduate levels, is often inap-propriate for conducting studies in clinical practice," said Hayes. "A clinical psychologist, for example, can't put together a group study of several individuals when he or she might be treating several people with entirely different kinds of prob-lems in a clinical setting." Dr. Nelson has been a faculty member at UNC-G since 1971. A graduate of St. Louis University, she holds the Ph.D. degree from the State University of New York at Stoney Brook. She is a past presi-dent of the Association for the Ad-vancement of Behavior Therapy and is currently serving as presi-dent of the American Psychological Association's division of the ex-perimental analysis of behavior. A UNC-G faculty member since 1976, Dr. Hayes is a graduate of Loyola University. He received his M.A. and Ph.D. degrees from Weat Virginia University. The author of two books and more than 100 research articles, he is a past associate editor of the Journal of Applied Behavior Analyeie. Student Financial Aid Plummets Financial aid for college students has plummeted 21 percent— over $2 billion— since the Reagan ad-ministration took office in 1980, ac-cording to a just-released study by the College Board. "And that S2 billion decline is even greater when inflation is taken into account," notes College Board spokeswoman Janice Gams. "Aid had been cut by one-fifth in inflation-adjusted terms." Much of the decline indue to cuts the Reagan administration and Con-gress have made in Social Security benefits for college students, stricter limits on Guaranteed Stu-dent Loan (GSL) eligibility, and a post-Vietnam War drop in the use of veterans' benefits. In addition, the study reports "a switch in the trend from grants to loans which has been remarkable," Gams says. In 1970-71, for instance, grants accounted for nearly two-thirds of all financial aid, while loans and work-study benefits accounted for the other third. By 1976-76, grants constituted over 80 percent of all financial aid expenditures, loans 17 percent, and College Work-Study three percent. For the current year, however, loans and grant* each account for 48 percent of student aid, and Col-lege Work-Study the remaining four percent. At a time when college financial aid experts are growing increasing-ly concerned about the level of long-term debt college students are in-see FINANCIAL AID page 7 Need Tax Assistance? The UNC-G Accounting Club & Association, in cooperation with the Internal Revenue Service, will spon-sor Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) to provide free tax help for UNC-G students on February 6 and 7, from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. in Mclver Lounge, EUC. Volunteers, consisting of students and faculty from the accounting department of the School of Business and Economics trained by the IRS for the VITA program, will assist students in preparation of simple tax returns. VITA will provide forms 1040, 1040A. and 1040EZ for use in preparing student returns. Students should bring their W-2 forms with them when they come in for assistance, otherwise they can-not be helped. Any additional records that students wish to bring in will be helpful. However, the volunteers are not required to check for evidence of students' claims. The February VITA sessions are again primarily for the benefit of UNC-G students. Additional ses-sions will be held for the general public during the month of March at Carolina Circle Mall. |