Due to new financial aid packages approved last January, this year's incoming class has a larger number of students from middle-income families, The Daily Princetonian reported.
The financial aid program no longer considers home equity as an important aspect in calculating aid for families with an income of $90,000 a year.
The new policy gives grants to families with yearly incomes below $40,000 instead of aid loans.
The program also calls for an increase in grants for students with yearly incomes from $40,000 to $57,000.
Princeton officials said the new policy is an effort to make the University more affordable to students.
The class of 2002 consists of 86 more students on financial aid than the class of 2001 and has 30 more students from low-income families.
Bill Rando, the new director of teacher training, began his position July 1 as part of a student-run teacher training and support program called Working at Teaching, which was founded in 1992.
WAT has hosted many successful workshops to help prepare graduate students for their roles as teachers.
The two organized Teaching at Yale Day was organized in August to introduce new graduate students to the basics of teaching and give guidance on how to handle their first class.
Students' educational debt concerns play an important role in their career choices according to a Harvard University study, as reported by The Harvard Crimson.
Researchers presented stories to the financial aid committee of many students who chose not to go to graduate school because of loan concerns.
Several Harvard administrators agreed that the burden of debt may affect career choices.
Many students' loans have affected their lifestyles.
Students are avoiding buying a house or a car and delaying marriage because of a need to repay their debt.
In a recent survey, 40 percent of students said their loans had played a role in delaying home purchases.
An investigation is now underway to determine whether Annis' death is the result of police brutality. Annis was reported to be charging on foot at vehicles before 3 a.m. It was reported that there was a struggle when police arrived on the scene.
The officers allegedly used batons, pepper spray and prone restraint to subdue Annis. His blood-alcohol level was found to be .2, more than twice the legal limit.
-Compiled by Daily Staff Reporter Susan T. Port
09-23-98
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