Proposed bills could ease loan difficulties
By Peter Fletcher
Assistant Entertainment Editor
Two bills that are being proposed to the California state legislature will help to pick up slack in the cutbacks on Federally Insured Student Loans, if they are passed in their present form, said an official of the State Education Commission.
Laura Rice, a spokesman for the commission, said that if Senate Bills 10 and 25 are passed it will make it easier for students to get loans. An interest rate for the loans has not been established yet, she said.
Rice said the bills have not been scheduled fora hearing yet and until they are scheduled they can be amended. She said that her office has not done a full analysis on the bills, authored by State Senator William Green, because it is not customary to do so until the bill has been scheduled for a hearing.
The basis of the bill is that it would create a student aid authority that would be authorized to make student loans under the federally Insured Student Loan program. The program would be administered by the California
State Student Aid Commission.
Rice said the bill was drafted because there is a need to establish an additional loan authority in the state.
She said that the bills, if passed in their present form, will help schools like USC which have high tuition and depend on student loans for a large part of their revenue.
The National Direct Student Loan program contributed more than $2 million towards the education of about 2,000 university students this year, said James Jones, director of Student Administrative Services.
Rice said many ofthe lobbyists who have been supporting Sen. Green’s bills are from private institutions that have high tuition costs.
The money for the loans will come out of the state’s general fund.
Matt St. George, the student representative for Bank of America, said by instituting this program, the state was in effect becoming another bank. He said the bills would not cause a
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Bookstore offers new check cashing service
Beginning today, students caught without cash after the banks and the Bursar’s Office have closed will be able to cash checks in the bookstore.
Checks for a maximum of $10 cash Or $10 over the amount of purchase will be accepted from 4:30 p.m. until closing, said Dennis Archambault, bookstore operations manager.
Archambault said the service will be offered in the “cash only” line. He explained that the use of the line, which normally does not accept checks or credit cards will allow the store to monitor the service more carefully.
Checks for cash will require the same identification as those written for the amount of purchase, said Christopher Stoy, assistant director of degree related programs of the College of Continuing Education.
The service is the result ofthe efforts ofthe Extended Hours Service Task Force. The force, which is headed by Stoy, was formed by the Student Affairs Personnel in Academic Units and under the direction of James R. Appleton, vice-president of Student Affairs.
The task force’s purpose was to survey the needs of the students in the evening, Stoy said. “One item in our report, was the glaring lack of a check cashing service after 4:30 p.m.”
With this information, members ofthe task force met with Stephen K. Crossland, director of stores, and determined that it would be feasible for the bookstore to offer a limited check cashing service, Stoy said.
Speaking of Crossland’s enthusiam for the idea, Stoy said, “He is very student-oriented. Without his support we couldn’t have done it.”
The report said the task force “consisted of members representing varied university interests including the College of Continuing Education, Financial Services, international students, commuter students, the business school, the Student Activities Center and the Office of the Vice-President of Student Affairs.”
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Student Affairs Committee delays recommendation on health fee hike
The Student Affairs Committee passed a motion Friday endorsing the present level of campus health care, but decided not to make specific recommendations at that time on a possible increase in the student health service fee.
Alvin S. Rudisill, chairman of the committee, said the endorsement “obviously reflects the committee’s feeling that the (health service) programs are necessary and excellent,” but added that there are basic problems concerning health care costs.
Any possible increases in the health service fee, Rudisill said, would not be to offset the costs of expansion ofthe program, but would be the result of inflation and the rising costs of health care.
The committee did not pass a motion to support an increase of the fee from $32 to $40. Rudisill said the committee did not wish to act on a proposal for a specific dollar amount because it felt there was too much confusion surrounding the proposal for a decision to be reached.
The committee did pass a motion recommending the administration carefully examine the collection and administration of the fees, to insure stu-
dents are not charged any more than the actual costs of the health service.
A portion ofthe fees collected, Rudisill said, are used to support indirect costs of the health program such as the university’s overhead. If an examination found areas where such indirect costs could be cut back, Rudisill said the reduction would be reflected in the cost ofthe service to students, with the cost possibly being kept at its present level.
Rudisill said the committee discussed several alternatives to a flat fee increase for everyone, including the possibility of initiating special charges for certain vices, or figuring the fee on a cost per academic unit basis.
The committee’s decision not to recommend a specific fee increase, was influenced by the Student Committee on Fees’ decision not to make a recommendation until more information concerning the fee was available, Rudisill said.
Robert Kratochvil, chairman of the Student Committee on Fees, said the committee felt it didn’t have enough information from the Health Service and the Student Affairs Committee.
20-YEAR-QLD BATTLES AGE
Student tests theories, runs for controller
By Gary Linehan
Staff Writer
While many studentsargue about the usefulness of classroom theories in the real world, one political science major is not waiting for graduation to test his lessons.
Ray Jaramillo, a junior here, is seeking the office of Los Angeles City Controller in the April 5 primary election. At 20, Jaramillo is the youngest candidate in the city’s history to run for the office.
He said his age has become somewhat of a nuisance, since people tend to focus on that aspect rather than the important issues.
In a television interview aired Monday on KCET, the moderator, Clete Roberts, questioned Jaramillo’s qualifications because of his age. The candidate cited his political experiences, such as his incumbency on the 47th District Republican Central Committee, activity on three presidential campaigns and Houston Flournoy’s unsuccessful gubernatorial campaign. He cited bookkeeping with a construction firm as practical experience for the office.
“I believe I laid to rest the issue of qualification well enough to satisfy anybody, so that in the future we can get right down to the issues,” he said.
One of the first major changes he would make would be to open the office up. “The present controller has not done anything to inform the people about what’s going on in the city budget,” Jaramillo said.
He said the city has a billion-dollar budget and that the controller’s office is oneof the most secretive in the city. “The controller audits other agencies but never his own. No one knows what’s going on there,” he said.
His changes would include annual distribution of summaries concerning expenditures and auditing results, he said.
Before making significant changes in the system, however, the young candidate realizes that his first concern is getting past the primary election. Out of 10 candidates eligible for the primary, Jaramillo must place first or second to have his name placed on the official city election ballot.
Still, he considers getting this far a
major accomplishment. To qualify for the primary, a potential candidate must collect the signatures of 1,000 people qualified to vote in Los Angeles. “To get 1,000 signatures, we had to talk to more than 20,000 people,” he said.
While speaking to the people on the street, he said he became aware that the majority either had no knowledge
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the role of the office.
As any political scientist knows, campaigning is an integral part of the election process. Jaramillo says his campaign organization is constantly growing.
He tries to reserve mornings and evenings for speaking engagements and has recorded two noncommercial radio messages, in addition to the recent television interview. He is the only candidate for controller using bumper stickers and is distributing numerous signs and pamphlets.
While many people consider his youth a novelty, if not a liability, Jaramillo feels it could prove to be an attribute if he is elected. There have been only three city controllers since 1918, so those elected tend to stay in office for long periods. Jaramillo says he could serve for many years and still be relatively young.
He says winning the election would not mean the end of his education, although he would attend school only part time, probably one class per semester.
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