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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION MAKES UNDERSTANDING STUDENT LOANS EASIER New and continuing students will be able to use new additions to the federal student aid website to become more aware of what they are borrowing and what to expect when they begin making payments after graduation. BY CHARLOTTE MONA ROI cmroi@go.olemiss.edu
On March 26, the Department of Education announced the addition of two new features to StudentLoans.gov in an effort to make students more financially aware of the impact of borrowing for school and to educate them about payment options. “These tools build on the education department’s previous initiatives to carry out the presidential memorandum of June 7, 2012, which called on the secretaries of education and the treasury to improve information available to borrowers about their student loan repayment options,” said Jim Bradshaw of the Department of Education. According to Bradshaw, these initiatives began in July 2012 when the Financial Awareness Counseling Tool (FACT) was made available
to borrowers. This instructs borrowers on how to manage income and avoid default. One new feature is Complete Counseling, a separate webpage that can be accessed from StudentLoans.gov. The tool combines multiple resources, including FACT, on one site, according to the Department of Education’s press release. The Repayment Estimator is designed to allow borrowers to compare payment plan options using personalized data. These tools contain little new information but focus on clearly presenting loan data in a user-friendly way. Bradshaw said that the new design is intended to make it easier to educate oneself about loans and how to avoid default. Laura Diven-Brown, UniSee MONEY, PAGE 4
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Virtual dementia tour visits Oxford Senior living home Emeritus at Oxford, in conjunction with The University of Mississippi’s Department of Social Work, hosted a virtual dementia tour designed to promote public understanding of the problems faced by individuals with the syndrome and their caregivers.
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BY KATHERINE CARR kecarr@go.olemiss.edu
In an effort to cultivate awareness of the difficulties faced by those afflicted by dementias and their caregivers, Oxford senior living home Emeritus and The University of Mississippi’s Department
of Social Work collaborated to host a virtual dementia tour March 27. The Alzheimer’s Association estimates that more than 5 million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s, the sixth-leading cause of death. Designed to provide the public with an understand-
ing about the life of someone who has Alzheimer’s disease or another dementia, the tour is comprised of desensitizing exercises. “For anywhere from six to eight minutes, you get to experience what many senior See DEMENTIA, PAGE 5
ASB officers’ salaries total nearly $13,000
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