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The Miami Vol. 93, Issue 29 | Jan. 29 - Feb. 1, 2015 . HURRICANE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI IN CORAL GABLES, FLORIDA, SINCE 1929
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CANES LEFT STUNG: Sophomore Guard Manu Lecomte (No. 20) drives past a Georgia Tech defender before he attempts a shot
during Wednesday night’s game against the Yellow Jackets at the BankUnited Center. The Canes fell to Georgia Tech 70-50.
This week, however, the Hurricanes broke back into the AP Top 25 and USA Today Coaches Poll at No. 23 in both rankings.
For a full game recap, read Mark Singer’s story at themiamihurricane.com.
MEN’S BASKETBALL
NICK GANGEMI // PHOTO EDITOR
Newly-ranked Canes fall to GT
ADMINISTRATION
Office of
Financial Aid
urges new form
The Office of Financial Aid is aiming to al-leviate
some of the costs of attending the University
of Miami, the most expensive school in Florida.
Financial Aid is encouraging students to
complete an additional document called the Col-lege
Scholarship Service (CSS) Profile in addition
to the Free Application for Federal Student Aid
(FAFSA) form to increase the chances of receiving
more money.
Since the campaign began, the office has dis-tributed
$10,000 more in aid during the 2014-2015
academic year compared to 2013-2014. Of the $400
million received from the federal government, UM
still has $4 million to distribute as financial aid.
“I don’t want to go to the provost at the end
of the year not having spent everything,” said Ray-mond
Nault-Hix, associate dean of enrollment
management. “We really are trying to make a dif-ference
in student’s lives.”
The CSS profile asks more in-depth questions
about students’ financial situations than the FAF-SA
does, such as their family’s medical and dental
bills, loss of income and if a sibling attends another
college.
For example, if a student has a sibling in a
community college, FAFSA will not take the cost
difference into account. The government will give
equal aid to both without acknowledging that UM
costs more than the sibling’s school.
In an attempt to “ensure the resources are al-located
appropriately,” Nault-Hix said that 1,600
students claimed they have siblings in college.
After individual follow-ups, 300 students acknowl-edged
they did not. As a result, Financial Aid was
able to allocate those funds to others.
CSS Profile helps create
a clearer picture of need
BY ALINA ZERPA
ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR
BUILDING BRIDGES
PEDESTRIAN WALKWAY
APPROVED OVER LAKE OSCEOLA
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SUPER BOWL STYLE
EDGE’S GUIDE TO MAKING
MOST OF THE BIG GAME
PAGES 6-7
PUSHING FORWARD
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL SHOOTS
FOR IMPROVEMENT
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