C. Reader
Thomas Aids Students
By Kathy Kern
Part of the red tape most students
get caught in during the September
confusion of school is the process of
obtaining financial aid.
Upon replacing Wayne L. Nelson last
June as Capitol's financial aid officer,
Mr. Robert Thomas has made it his goal
to be as accessible to students as
possible, in order to see that they get the
help they need in receiving financial aid.
"We're always willing to deal with a
student's needs on a day-to-day basis,"
Thomas noted, adding that a student's
aid status may change because of the
financial situation at home.
The new financial aid officer would
also like to hold informal evening ses
sions with students to discuss the avail
ability of aid. Mr. Thomas feels it is
possible to make the Financial Aid Office
part of a student's life, and he would like
to send an open invitation to student
organizations to have him speak to their
members about aid.
As for problems faced on the job so
far, Mr. Thomas concluded that most
difficulties in obtaining aid are caused by
missed application deadlines. "There is
little I can do if the deadlines are
missed," he said.
Also, the dwindling availability of aid
due to President Reagan's budget cuts
has made it more important than ever to
meet aid application deadlines. And
although media attention to the budget
cuts may be great, Thomas feels that the
coverage is necessary because, "it gives
us an early warning of what to expect."
Also, he said that the university may be
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able to "identify additional funds to
replace what we are going to be losing
from the federal government."
So far this school year, Thomas has
seen the budget cuts have their greatest
effect on the availability of Work/Study
jobs. Yet his office has been able to add a
new source of money for students to its
list, "The Auxiliary Loan- To Assist
Students," formerly the "Parent Loan
For Undergraduate Students." More
information on this loan can be obtained
from the Financial Aid Office.
Other than problems caused by mis
sed application deadlines, complications
stem from the financial aid network
itself. "You have to understand the
nature of the system since it is so big,"
commented Thomas, adding that it may
be wise to send acceptances of aid by
registered mail to be assured it will be
received. "It does not take a lot of time
and it is a good thing to be thinking
about," he noted.
Mr. Thomas feels that his back
ground, which includes a Masters in
Edfucation of Student Personnel (Buck
nell) and admissions experience (Dickin
son), has been part of the "natural
developments" which moved him into his
position at Capitol. He also appreciates
his June appointment to the job, since it
gave him the opportunity to "know"
Capitol before the September rush.
Saying that he enjoys contact with
students, Mr. Thomas could not stress
enough his willingness to talk to any
student about the financial aid program.
And though the system may be complex,
perhaps Mr. Thomas can help a student
master it to at least some degree.
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Prof Threatened
Something To
Crow About
TUCSON, Ariz. (CH)--A University
of Arizona student faces charges of
threatening and intimidating a professor
after he complained about a bad grade in
an unusual fashion.
John J. Wenass shot a textbook with
a 12-gauge shotgun and placed it in a
mailbox of John E. Crow, associate
professor of political science, after Crow
refused to alter his "D" grade.
Wenass took a political science
course from Crow last spring and initi
ally received an incomplete. After it was
changed to a "D," Wenass met with
Crow to complain.
Five minutes after that meeting, a
witness saw Wenass put the book in
Crow's mailbox. It contained the note:
"Thanks John. . .P.S. This is not a
reflection of you, but a reflection of Pol.
102."
Wenass told UA police he shot the
textbook several months before, and had
no intention of intimidating or threat
ening Crow. The gesture was a joke, he
said.