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Jk T| ^ The Battalion At EAse Monday • September 1, 1997 Sk@teh By Quatro 7 OH - 0£AK... THIS WHOLE THNG .44TT \ JUST TORNEP SO TCPSY-TUKVY// ’ 1 YO/ QUIT FRONTIN' ME,MANi 1‘LL GO WITHOUT SERIFS If r WANT TO. \ I SCHWA WAS NEVER ON£ TO! HlNP HIS P‘S ANp Q'S By Mari ij Sta Ewe Hall By JED I SOntVSHCRE iiwe.. Norwood Continued from Page 1 Carreathers said the Hopwood decision will be the leading civil rights issue for the next several years, but that something should be done as soon as possible to help minorities. “We need to find some innova tive ways to do what needs to be done to increase the recruitment and retention of minority students without violating Hopwood," lie said. But some minority students say they are not concerned that race is not considered in admission deci sions anymore — it’s the elimina tion of minority scholarships that affects them more. Carrol Newton, office manager for U.S. College Report, said some minorities do not need financial help to afford college, but others may need financial aid. “It is about money,” Newton said. “Some minority students do not have the opportunity to go to college because of a low family income.” Prior to the Hopwood decision, A&M offered a range of scholarships and financial aid to minority stu dents. The President’s Achievement Award, the Collegiate Achievement Award and the Distinguished Achievement Award were offered only to black, Hispanic and other mi nority students. “Some minority students do not have the opportunity to go to college because of a low family income. ,, CARROL NEWTON OFFICE MANAGER U.S. COLLEGE REPORT Ten Li-Fu, a freshman physics major, said she considered other schools because she did not receive any race-based scholarships. She said the only reasons she decided to attend A&M was because of the school’s engineering department and the need-based scholarship she received. However, some students say Hopwood benefits their situations. Donna Wilson, a freshman psy chology major, said she does not have to worry about affording tu ition at Texas A&M because of the Hopwood decision. Wilson received a scholarship that previously was awarded only to minorities. Shaun Cuttill, a sophomore computer engineering major, said as a Puerto Rican he would have at tracted many race-based scholar ships. But he chose not to use his race to get scholarships. Cuttill said he supports the Hop- wood decision and expects academ ic standards to improve because of it. “I believe that Hopwood will force Texas schools to raise their standard of education across the board,” Cuttill said. “If you can’t get the aid for being a minority, then you’re going to have to compete on the same level as everyone else.” The Texas Legislature recog nized the need for more scholar ships based oh finkncial need in the Texas A&M University System and granted $2.5 million in scholarships through the Board of Regents for the upcoming year. t is crowde able.” “The fic.” These; by Texas AS to the Bryan-( jiegin the fall se However, bey< tains of the l acity of peop ivenothing to c i, these resi lyinconvenie pour into / Laurinda Lin, a lajor, has expei wn-College St Simel & Lewis Mell ith summer and The fall is seri ltd, so it keeps id "However, tl ere is perfect.' ■ it is laid bac tssed out.” ‘The campus v wnierand more Lin said she w mpusandfounc Enduring the re ‘It felt like I wai house,” Lin sa te everyone wa: Lin said with ■ding school d |t as many of 1 jjrato socialize. 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