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Sequester expected to drain federal work-study and opportunity grants By Krysta Ricks
Junior guard Malcolm Hawkins becomes the second-leading scorer at NSU. See page 4. Photo Credit: Marian Jones-Brooks | The Spartan Echo.
Lamont Baldwin is a man of many talents.. See page 6. Photo credit: www. facebook.com/lamont. baldwin.9.
Hill Harper visits NSU as New Lyceum Series guest speaker By Krysta Ricks
From 2006 to 2008, NSU’s federal aid increased steadily. A significant decrease from 2008 to 2009 will be worsened by the budget cuts that resulted from the sequestration. (Data compiled from NSU Fact Book 2011-2012) Graphic credit: Krysta Ricks | Spartan Echo. Pendarvis “Penny” Williams’ was named 2013 MEAC Player of the Year See page 5. Photo credit: Credit: Marian Jones-Brooks | The Spartan Echo.
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Congress was expected to pass a budget by March 27, but had to face a government shutdown when they missed the deadline. The cuts will affect all projects and programs that have a federal budget. The Budget Control Act of 2011 used sequestration to force Congress to cut the annual deficit by $1.2 trillion by the end of 2012. The automatic budget cuts that America is now facing are the result of the lawmakers’ failure to cut the deficit. One area expected to be affected greatly by the budget cuts is higher education. According to the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (NASFAA), federal funding for the Supplemental Educational Op-
portunity Grant (SEOG) will be cut by an estimated $33.6 million and the federal workstudy program is projected to lose $37.6 million. The NASFAA released a report that listed the projected cuts to the SEOGs and workstudy programs of individual colleges and universities across the country. Some universities across the country will see a loss of work-study allocations in the six-digit range, but NSU’s projections look positive. “Fortunately, it [budget cuts] will not affect our work study funds,” said Work-Study Coordinator Shakehma Bonney. See Sequenster drains federal aid visits pa ge 2
Award-winning author, philanthropist and actor Hill Harper visited Norfolk State University on Thursday, Feb. 21, 2013. He was a guest speaker for the Honors College’s New Lyceum Series. Harper spoke to a small group of students before speaking to the public in the auditorium at the L. Douglas Wilder Performing Arts Center. Harper made the Q-and-A period more intimate by getting to know the students. He asked that they introduce themselves before asking questions, and he held real, personal conversations with them. During the conversation, Harper clarified the meaning behind his book, Letters to a Young Sister: DeFINE Your Destiny. Harper explained that women are often complimented by men because they expect something in return. Letters to a Young Sister was meant to be a compilation of empowering words for
Harper spoke to a small group of students before speaking to the public in the auditorium at the L. Douglas Wilder Performing Arts Center. Photo credit: Roland Drew | Spartan Echo.
women from a man who wants nothing from them. “That book was a platonic hug on paper,” said Harper. “It says ‘you’re amazing exactly how you are.’” See Harper visits pa ge 2
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