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Loan recovery m say student h ' By David DeWHt Gamecock Staff Witter Funds lost in National Direct Student Loans may be mnro offoptinoK; fhie voor Kapqiicp nf ripur recovery methods, according to Robert McCray, siuaent loan accounung collection manager. "We're actively going after them (loan evaders)," said McCray. "In the past, no real efforts were made o traolr Hnurn ctnHpntc fnilincr tn rpnav loans I ISC is not the only school guilty of this problemMcCray added, explaining that this attitude has changed, and officials are now actively tracing former students who reneged on loans. About 16 percent of all loans are not repaid. "About 95 percent of those (loan evaders) found are cooperative (about arranging payments)," said MnProv "Cllifc 1 rn hrnuoht nOninQt (hp lin JLTi V.Vi a J . UU110 Ul V Ml VU^IIV v?.v <M? cooperative former students." STUDENTS ARE TRACED in a variety of ways, but a new ruling will soon allow McCray and other pnlWtinn manaoprs to iisp Internal Rpvpmie Servire records to locate students. The privacy act prevented officials from having access to these records the last five years, but officials now have the authority to use these records. According to McCray, IRS records normally help locate 95 percent of all people, so the t r I incw iacinty nla nnoH J-* A Ui A JR < ,|l By Ken Freel Gamecock Staff Writer The Palmetto Room, behind the Golden Sdui\ mav become a useful facility for USC students and organizations by next spring, according to Tom Otts, director of Russell House University Union. "This room is an area where we could provide additional services for students. The Spur's business has crnu/n immpnsplv in fhp rmct few years, and the Palmetto Room could be used as an overflow facility," Otts said. < The room could serve as a facility for private party functions for those who reserve it and. as an I overflow area for the Sandwich ' [ Factory catering service. "Once \ we get tables and chairs and new carpet, it will be a desirable facility," Otts added. JAKE WILLIAMS, manager of | ^ the Golden Spur, said: "Our yr . ~ biggest problem here is with ' ( space. We'd like to do something with it (Palmetto Room) because the space is dormant and we have access to it." "Looking down the road a bit to the future, I think it would be best if we're going to try and run a nightclub here to try and seat more than 150 students," he said. Three years ago the Palmetto Room was used as a gameroom but was discontinued because it was not visible and out of the way of student traffic, Otts said. "Then the room was used for storage by ARA University Dining Services," he added. KENN BRANDT, RHUU business manager, and Otts said renovations are tentativelv scheduled for Christmas break. U| Renovations include new carpeting H ' costing between $900 and $1,500, draperies costing between $700 and $800, 60 chairs which will cost $50 Is and ten tables at a $500 expense. thii The wall seoarating the Sour from ? ^ I ?v. the Palmetto Room may be . knocked down and replaced with a sliding door, Otts said. stu The money generated from the I Golden Spur will pay for the (ur, renovations plus any funds obtained from the university, ac- seF cording to Brandt. S DtcnhlpW cfiiAorvt voi >wtr^?v/v? uo-MWV'f ? > ticket pickup givscheduled g"i r\: L1 I l i._ ...i i j ujsuuieu siuuenus wnu nave paia their student activities fee may 1 pick up football tickets at the Th< Services for Disabled, Room 103, -| h. 1321 fenaieton street. Students must bring a student ID 1 fl( and fee receipt in order to purchase a ticket. The first pickup is Sept. 10. For further information, call 777-41742. ethods improve, Dan officials records will be a "great" help in locating former students evading repayment of their loans Some former students cannot be located. Others * 1 f J_ll cannot repay tneir loans Decause uiey may De in jau, in a mental institution or in some other situation leaving them unable to pay their debts, McCray said. These funds were previously considered lost, but now can be defaulted back to the federal government for 80 percent of their original value. With nermission of the state attornev general last month, these unattainable funds can now go back into the university's student loan program. About 250 loans have been defaulted back so far, amounting to about $300,000, according to McCray. 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