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University Press • Wednesday, February 11,1998 • Page 6
HOPE-
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put, he said, positively impacting the
student retention rate from year one to
two.
“There’s now economic incentive
for parents because of the tax break,”
he said. “Now, when freshmen go
home and tell their parents college
isn’t for them, the parents will say,
‘Don’t give up this opportunity.’”
Rush said he expects to see more of
an impact from the two credits a year
from now, after families start getting
their tax returns.
“They will be pleasantly surprised
to see their ’98 income tax returns,” he
said.
According to the “Families’ Guide
to the 1997 Tax Cuts for Education,”
the HOPE credit is phased out for
joint filers who have between $80,000
and $100,000 of adjusted gross income,
and for single filers who have between
$40,000 and $50,000 of adjusted gross
income.
The credit can be claimed in two
years for students who are in their first
two years of college or vocational
school and who are enrolled on at least
a half-time basis in a degree or certifi-
cate program for any portion of the
year. According to the guide, the tax-
payer can claim a credit for his own
tuition expense or for the expenses of
his or her spouse or dependent chil-
dren.
Like HOPE, the Lifetime Learning
tax credit is available for tuition and
required fees less other tax-free aid.
According to the guide, families may
2001-
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claim credit for amounts paid toward
tuition and required fees on or after
July 1 for enrollment beginning on or
after that same date. Maximum credit
is determined on a per-family basis,
regardless of the number of post-sec-
ondary students in the family, and is
phased out at the same income levels
as HOPE.
While the HOPE and Lifetime
Learning credits don’t allow everyone
the right to attend the college of their
choice, they do allow for enhanced stu-
dent accessibility to their local, state
schools, such as Lamar, Rush said.
He said the tax cuts for education
go a long way toward making college
universally accessible, as long as a
state institution is the school of choice.
“You may not have universal
choice,” he said, “but universal acces-
sibility is almost a reality. People need
to make sure they’re not confusing
accessibility and choice.
“Can everybody in the world get a
brand new Ferrari? No, they can’t....
Some are bright enough to attend any
school, but money just isn’t there.”
As for the “HOPE” name, Rush
believes it is either one of two things: a
play on the word conveying hope for
the future of American education or a
reference to the president’s home-
town.
“My personal perspective is that it is
a play on the word hope,” Rush said.
“But Bill Clinton came from Hope,
Ark., so I thought the pun was certain-
ly there.”
Oscars-
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Among those missing from the nomi-
nations was Steven Spielberg, whose
“Amistad” was not selected for best pic-
ture or best director. The film’s notable
newcomer actor, Djimon Hounsou, also
did not receive a bid.
Aside from “Titanic,” the only other
film to get 14 nominations was “All
About Eve,” released in 1950. It went on
to win six, including best picture. “Ben-
Hur” holds the title for Oscar trophies:
11.
The 87-year-old Gloria Stuart was
nominated for supporting actress as the
Winslet character in old age in “Titanic.”
A star in the ’30s who all but retired from
film a half-century ago, she is the oldest
performer ever nominated. Also nomi-
nated in the category were Joan Cusack
in “In and Out,” Minnie Driver in “Good
Will Hunting,” Julianne Moore in
“Boogie Nights” and Kim Basinger in
“L.A. Confidential.”
Visit-
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Beaumont Jan. 22 and Jan. 23, she
said, to speak to the Lamar committee.
The National Collegiate Athletic
Association six-member visiting com-
mittee will be on-campus with the
SACS visiting committee.
She said the process is similar for
NCAA certification. However, the
NCAA visiting committee is on a
smaller scale.
positive.” .
The Northwestern Mutual Life
study, called “Generation 2001: A
Survey of the First College Graduating
Class of the New Millennium,” pro-
vides the first bona fide glimpse, she
said, into what’s going on in the hearts
and minds of this newly named genera-
tion.
Tillisch said the results of the survey
shows a good balance of attitudes about
topics that are critical to their futures.
“On the one hand, the sensibilities of
Generation 2001 students appear to be
alive with idealism, optimism and a
vision of a better world. On the other
hand, they also appear to be well-
grounded. This generation is not so
blindly idealistic or optimistic as to
deny the realities of life, or that there
are challenges and issues to face.”
Although the first graduating class of
the new millennium sees there is room
for improvement.
“They also believe there’s room for
improvement among America’s politi-
cal and social institutions — particular-
ly among the administrative and legisla-
tive branches of our government and
specifically among the fourth estate, or
the press and media,” Tillisch said.
While a majority of the Generation
2001 students feel the country is gener-
ally headed in the right direction, 42
percent believe the country is headed in
the wrong direction.
Krane summarized the findings of
the Generation 2001 survey by saying
that “all new generations build on the
experiences of the previous genera-
tions.”
“Generation 2001 students are not as
radical as we saw in the 1960s, nor as
materialistic as people in the 1980s,” he
said. “If Generation 2001 is going to
change society, it will do so by working
within the system. Where some might
say these students are naive, others
would say that what is most surprising
is that this group seems particularly
enlightened — and even mature —
when it comes to certain aspects of their
lives.”
When asked how they would letter
grade (A, B, C, D or F) the people in
charge of these institutions, “Medicine”
is viewed most favorably, with 38 per-
cent of the respondents giving the
field’s leaders a grade of “A.” The
leaders of our “Military,” “Supreme
Court,” and “Colleges and
Universities” also are quite well
viewed, with roughly a quarter of the
students giving them a grade of “A.”
The leaders of “Organized Religion”
and America’s “Major Companies”
come next, receiving fewer “A” grades,
but getting an overall grade of “B.”
The leaders of “Local Government”
rate somewhat better than those in the
“White House” or “Congress.” More
than half the Generation 2001 students
give “Local Government” leaders a
grade of “B” or better, while more than
half give the leaders in the “White
House” and “Congress” a grade of “C”
or less.
Along these lines, a huge majority of
ORclassifieds.
Burt Reynolds was nominated for sup-
porting actor for “Boogie Nights” as were
Robert Forster for “Jackie Brown,”
Anthony Hopkins for “Amistad,” Greg
Kinnear for “As Good as It Gets” and
Robin Williams for “Good Will
Hunting.”
James Cameron, the driving force
behind the $200 million “Titanic,”
received two nominations — as producer
of the film for best picture and as its
director. He was not nominated for the
film’s script.
Others up for directing are Peter
Cattaneo for “The Full Monty,” Gus Van
Sant for “Good Will Hunting,” Curtis
Hanson for “L.A. Confidential” and
Atom Egoyan for “The Sweet
Hear after.”
Hanson was just glad to be in the same
ocean with “Titanic.”
“‘Titanic’ is titanic,” Hanson said from
New York. “Like the ship, it’s huge. What
can you do? I just sort of feel we are surf-
ing along in their wake. But I’m sky high
and it’s good to be here.”
“Titanic,” whose troubled production
and delayed debut last year had doubters
pulling out the sinking ship puns, also got
bids for art direction, cinematography,
costume design, editing, makeup, score,
song (“My Heart Will Go On”), sound,
sound effects editing and visual effects.
But its male lead, teen heartthrob
Leonard? DiCaprio, was passed over as
best actor.
Two of 1997’s highest-grossing films
failed to collect any top nominations. “Men
in Black” and “The Lost World: Jurassic
Park” combined for four minor selections.
The critically acclaimed “The Ice Storm”
and “The Boxer” got snubbed.
The 70th annual Academy Awardg
show will be held at the Shrine Auditoriuip
in Beverly Hills on March 23.
TALH-
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Twenty students made
the dean’s list and two
have recently received
nominations by either a
state congressman or a
state senator for one of
the academies of the
armed forces.
Congressman Max
Sandlin nominated Matt
Robins to the Air Force
Academy. Erich Suehs
received two nominations,
one to the Naval Academy
from Sen. Kay Bailey
Hutchinson, and the other
to the U.S. Merchant
Marine Academy by
Congressman Kevin Bra-
dy.
“To get recommenda-
tions of that high a level
are something else,” Fluth
said, “considering how
small our academy is in
comparison to others.”
At the end of last
semester, the academy
had 68 students, now they
have 61.
Generation 2001 students intend to
make their feelings about government
known at the polling booth, with almost
78 percent saying they are very likely to
vote in elections.
“The views of Generation 2001 stu-
dents on the country and its leaders
mirror those of older generations,”
Krane said. “However, the country’s
leaders can take some solace in that
Generation 2001 is currently somewhat
more optimistic toward the state of the
union and perhaps more forgiving
toward the leaders of its institutions.
“Of course, this generation has not
yet had time or the opportunity to
experience firsthand many of our polit-
ical and social institutions at work.
Obviously, it remains to be seen if this
optimism will hold and will translate
into votes in the voting booth.”
Among other issues cited, include, in
order, crime and violence, 65 percent;
the environment, 54 percent; disease,
53 percent; the health care system, 45
percent; the political leadership in this
country, 42 percent; the economy, 36
percent; nuclear war, 31 percent; global
overpopulation, 28 percent; a terrorist
attack on the U.S., 24 percent; and
global political upheaval, 18 percent.
Nearly nine out of 10 (89 percent) of
the Generation 2001 students believe in-
God and three-fourths (75 percent)
believe in life after death.
“Religion plays a significant role in
our world and the results from the
Generation 2001 survey may be no dif-
ferent from the rest of society,” Krane
said. “What is surprising is the degree
to which these college freshmen seem
to be acknowledging the importance of
religion in their lives.”
Texas schools participating in the
survey include Southwest Texas State
University, Lubbock Christian
University, Stephen F. Austin State
University, Texas A&M University,
Texas Woman’s University, University
of North Texas, University of Texas at
Austin and Wayland Baptist
University.
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