The Pony Express (Carthage, Tex.), Vol. 46, No. 6, Ed. 1 Monday, February 12, 1996 Page: 1 of 8
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February 12,1996
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Graduation applications available for students
Students who did not apply for graduation during the fall
semester should apply now. Applications are available in
the Admissions/Records Office thru Feb. 16.
Panola honors former college board members
The Board of Trustess Of Panola College will host a recep-
tion for former College Board members on March 3. The
reception will be held in the M.P. Baker Library from 2-4
p.m. Students are requested to observe limited library use
for this event until 4 p.m.
Reception for author scheduled in library
On Tuesday, Feb. 13 at 1 p.m. a reception will be held for
Bonnie Ann Bonner in the M.P. Baker Library. She is the
author of "The Legacy-History of Holland Quarters Ge-
nealogy." The public is invited to attend.
Homecoming Dance scheduled this week On
Wednesday Feb. 14, from 8:00 p.m. to midnight, a Home-
coming Dance will be in the Panola College Ballroom. Ad-
mission for Panola students is free, and non-Panola stu-
dents are $2.
ExCel Club to sponsor voter registration drive
The ExCel Club will sponsor voter registration drives the
first week in each month in the Student Center. For more
information contact on this service Wanda Gaines at 693-
2046.
Honor society initiates new members Feb. 28
Phi Theta Kappa will hold intiation ceremonies on Feb.
28 in the Ballroom at 6:30 p.m. Students who think they
are eligible for intiation need to contact Karon O'Neal at
693-2072 or Lillian Cook at 693-2076.
New fund makes college affordable
by Laurie Moses
Express Writer
Plan now for tomorrow's college costs
According to Comptroller John eficiary if the original beneficiary the purchaser's bank or by per-
Sharp's office, the money is in- cannot attend college because of sonal check,
vested so that it keeps up with cur- death or disability.
Given a choice, most
college students would
rather pay 1976 tuition
and fees than 1996 prices
for the same services.
That's not possible for
students today, but it will
be for their children.
Anew program, called
the Texas Tomorrow
Fund, will allow parents
to pre-pay their chil-
dren's tuition and fees
and get today's prices for
tomorrow's education.
Recent trends indicate
that the cost of a college
education will quadruple
by the time a baby born
today reaches age 18.
Increasing Cost of Tuition
Panola College
300
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3
200
100
1956
1966 1976 1986 1996
The fund allows parents to
know exactly how much
their children's education
will cost," said Fero.
According to a spokesper-
son from Sharp's office, the
rate of increase in the cost
of education is twice the
rate of increase in an aver-
age family's income.
According to Fero, con-
tributions to the fund are
tax deferred until the
money is removed from the
fund.
According to Fero, pur-
chasers receiving refunds
on fully paid plans will re-
ceive the money paid plus
three to five percent interest.
lavreacnraagcio. rent tuition prices. The fund will "Refunds are also available to If the plan is not paid, the pur-
By participating in the Texas pay the school the current tuition the purchaser if the beneficiary chaser will only be refunded the
Tomorrow Fund Program, par- prices from the interest. Therefore, does not attend college or gets a money already paid into the fund,
ents, grandparents, relatives, participation in the program costs full or partial scholarship," said While the fund does cover re-
friends, businesses, and com- the schools no money.
Fero.
quired fees, it does not pay lab
munity organizations or civic The fund covers tuition and re- The fund offers a variety of fees for specific courses, room and
clubs can lock in college costs quired fees at any state supported payment options that can be board, books, or transportation,
at today's levels and make edu- college or university in Texas. It can changed to fit the family's needs However, the plan does not en-
cating their children more af- also help to cover the same costs at at any time. Purchasers can pay sure a student's acceptance to any
fordable. a private or out-of-state school. the fund in full or can choose five school. Students must still meet
The fund is administered by According to Kelly Fero, spokes- or ten year payment plans. These the school's admissions policies,
the State Comptroller of Public person for Sharp's office, benefits payments may be made through According to the Texas Tomor-
Accounts. are transferable to another ben- electonic funds transfer through See TUITION page 8.
Homecoming 1996 offers various activities, events for all
by Suzanne Jamar
Express Editor
A student dance, theatrical
performance, and a luncheon are
just a few of the activities students
and visitors can take part in dur-
ing Panola College's 1996 Home-
coming.
Homecoming '96 will begin
Wednesday, Feb. 14. Activities
and events for this occasion will
continue through Saturday, Feb.
! 17.
1 "The festivities will began with
a Student Homecoming Dance,"
said Twink Ross, director of col-
lege relations/services.
The dance will be in the Panola
College Ballroom Wednesday,
Feb. 14 from 8 p.m. till midnight.
On Thursday and Friday, the
Panola College Drama Depart-
ment will perform A Funny Thing
Happened on the way to the Forum.
The performances will be held
in the Q.M. Martin Auditorium at
7:30 p.m. each night. Admission
for adults is $5, students are $4,
and Panola College students are
admitted free. Saturday's events will begin with the judging of school spirit
signs. This will begin at 10:30
a.m. in the Arthur Johnson Gym.
From 11:30 to 12:30 p.m. ex-
Panola College students have the
opportunity to join the Alumni
Association.
Also those wishing to attend
the Homecoming luncheon may
pick up their tickets at this time.
Both events will be in the Panola
College Ballroom.
Beginning at 12:30 p.m. in the
Kristie Sheffstall Ballroom will be the Homecom-
Twink Ross discusses some of the various homecoming activities. ing luncheon.
"During this luncheon the col-
lege will recognize and honor
scholarship donors for what they
have done," said Ross.
The keynote speaker for this
event is former Panola College stu-
dent and Texas Senator Drew
Nixon.
"I want to stress that the Home-
coming luncheon is not a closed
event, it is open to everyone," said
Ross. "Students, faculty, friends,
ex-students and ex-faculty are in-
vited and encouraged to attend
See Homecoming, page 8.
scholarships available
Twfok Ross, director of college rcl&tfans/services recently any v
nouhced three, scholarships now available- These are for $tu- j
-attend a college/university upon leaving
Panola College.
ifelepkone Association Foundation(TTAF), a non- ;;
jptolif drganizatio is offering five $1,000 scholarships. Students :
yintefcsted are required to apply no later then April L
|| | Special consideration will be given to students who will be
. .puiisuing a college degree in fields of study which are of pane.
• ticular interest to telecommunication (such as math, business,
Jengmeermg and Computer science degrees)," said Peter Slot ,
chairman of TTAF.
i|||^th|r sCl^rship far trafisfcr/studcnts b consideris hpm!
;;jFhiS i$6hbidur^ip hid tuition
f renewable awards.which have a two-year value of over $24,000..
•Sbidents must have all applications filled out by March 15. v
IlllfS^ A ss-xiauoti (PESA) Oh
idsfadentsstudying m the fields oiBusiness;.:
and/or Education. The scholarship covers cost for one year of
cttllege/umv&sity Applicatfoh deia^:
line far this application is April 1,1996.
4hd requirements on edch Of tfe
V abbve mehtidh^d scholarship contact Ross at 693-2044. iTIMll
World Wide Web comes to Panola College campus
By Matt Buxman
Assistant Editor
Surfing on campus! Way cool
dude.
No, Panola has not acquired a
wave pool, but they have ac-
quired a permanent site on the
Internet.
The Internet is a global net-
work of computers. It gives any-
one with a modem a chance to
survey the 'Net looking for infor-
mation.
"The Internet will give stu-
dents the chance to find informa-
tion the library may not have,"
said Dave Redmond, director of
computer and information ser-
vices.
Panola's Internet connection
will offer five applications. E-
rnail is an application which al-
lows the user to correspond with
other users around the world.
FTP (File Transfer Protocol) is
an application which allows the
transfer of files between two or
more users.
Panola also has access to the
World Wide Web or Mosaic.
The World Wide Web is a place
where people can place pictures
or information to express certain
opinions.
The Web can also give stu-
dents a connection to actors,
sports scores, business informa-
tion and nearly anything else stu-
dents could use.
The fourth Internet applica-
tion is Telnet. This gives users a
connection to older mainframes.
The fifth application is Gopher.
It is used for information search
and retrieval. It runs off of Boolean
keyword search.
Students must be registered at
Panola and must sign an acceptable
use policy in order to receive an
Internet account.
The students wishing to use the
Internet will not be given indi-
vidual logins (codes to access) un-
less requested, but certain classes
will have a group login.
"If you're in a class such as phys-
ics, Dr. Evers would be given a class
login. This way students can access
as a group, and teachers can tell
who used the Internet," said Dave
Redmond
A possibility for regulating the
usage of the internet is a time-share
situation.
The library is considering giv-
ing a set time limit for the Internet,
such as using the computer for one
hour at a time.
There will be eight machines
with Internet capabilities, three for
public use and five in the back of
the library.
The library has a 10-machine ca-
pability.
There will be no chat rooms
since they are offered by services
like Prodigy or America Online.
The only drawback to the
Internet availability is that after the
grant that funds the system runs
out, the college will compensate by
possibly raising tuition.
Another possiblity is incorpo-
rating *.Ve cort as a lab fee.
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