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LIFESTYLES
How to shop for cost-saving student loans
'Emma' skillfully adapted for^creen |'The Finest Horse
in TownMor kids^
Minkeviews of major movies on
videocMsette evailabie now or
comnQ soon to vidoo stores.
VIDEO
Northam and Greta Scacchi.
(PG) GOOD COMEDY. DIRNEW RELEASES
Doug McGrath. LEAD-Gwyneth
Emma
Paltrow. RT-120 mins. (Mild
Projecting a modest amount profanity)
101 Dalmatians
of wit and sunny intelligence,
Jane Austen's 19th century comDisney's live-action remake of
edy of manners is skillfully its popular 1961 cartoon feature
ciftn plenty of tail-wagging apadapted for the screen.
Gwyneth Paltrow gives a peal for youngsters. But the
sparkling, confident performance refurbished story, adorned with
as the young busybody who slapstick revenge elements from
meddles in the romantic affairs *Home Alone," is somewhat less
of others while neglecting her charming and witty than the
own heart
original.
A first-rate supporting cast
Nevertheless, Glenn Close
ties a ribbon on the entertaining camps it up as the witchy fashstory set in the English coun- ion mogul who schemes to make
tryside. This Austen novel also a spotted fiir coat out of Dalmainspired the teen comedy tian puppy pelts.
Jeff Daniels and Joely
*CIueless.*
With Toni CoUette, Jeremy Richardson are good as the Loo-
Bigelows
A $3.7 million gift from Rob- recently advertised in several
ert T. and Diane Bigelow will national academic and scientific
fund a new academic position in publications.
the College of Sciences at UNLV
The students and faculty at
according to UNLV President UNLV are extremely fortunate
Carol C. Harter.
that concerned citizens like
The Bigelow Chair of Con- Robert and Diane Bigelow take
sciousness Studies will initially an active interest in the sciences
be filled on an annual basis by and provide funds to bring the
distinguished visiting science finest quality scholars here to
scholars. The new position was teach," said UNLV Provost
^don-based romantic coupje, And, ___„TPP VIDEO RENTALS
the Chamber
all those puppies scampering
So-so
death
row saga, adapted
about are an irresistible sight.
from
John
Grishara's
novel, that
(G) GOOD CHILDREN'S
COMEDY. DIR-Stephen Herek. dwells on deep-seated racism, a
LEAD-Glenn Close. RT-103 less-than-perfect criminal justice
system and plenty of moral
mins.
compromise.
Walking and Talking
Cjrene Hackman gives strong
The bond between two young
women (Catherine Keener and performance as a Mississippi
Anne Heche) is tested as one Klansman awaiting a gas champrepares for marriage and the ber execution for the bombing
other deals with remaining murder of two Jewish boys. His
laM^er-grandson (Chris O'Donsingle.
Keenly-observed comedy takes nell) tries to save him.
chances by offering a naturalisHowever, the charactertic take on modem relationships. driven picture is too businesslike
Writer-director Nicole Holof- and it lacks significant suspense
cener infuses her characters and — legal or otherwise. Faye
situations with a mild attitude. Dunaway shines as the convict's
End result: pleasant but bland. socialite daughter.
(R) FAIR COMEDY. DIR(R) FAIR DRAMA. DIRNicole. Holofcener. LEAO- James Foley. LEAD-Chris
Catherine Keener. RT-85 mins. O'Donnell. RT-110 mins. (Pro(Profanity)
fanity)
ir at UNLV
Douglas Ferraro. The new gift is
a continuation of Bigelow family
gifts in support of the Sciences
and Health Sciences colleges at
UNLV.
"We are very interested in
seeing the disciplines of physics,
biology, and chemistry —empirical scientific investigations
into the natural laws of the universe—applied to the study of
Flower show will be 47th
"Kaleidoscope of Color" and
"Frenzy of Color* are the themes
for the Spring Flower Show to be
held Saturday and Sunday, April
19-20, at the Nevada Garden
Club Center in Lorenzi Park,
3333 W. Washington, off Twin
Lakes, in Las Vegas.
The show will feature: Afri-
can violets, irises, orchids,
general horticulture and artistic
design.
The show is open to the public
at no charge. Hours are from 1 to
5 p.m. Saturday, and from 10
a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday.
The show is sponsored by the
Las Vegas Council of Garden
consciousness," said Robert
Bigelow, president of Bigelow
Holding Company. There is a
lot of important research by
clinical biochemists, neurobiologists and others who are trying
to understand consciousness.
Our goal is simply to help scientists unravel some of the
mysteries of consciousness and
ultimately benefit mankind."
with the exception of special
challenge classes that are open
to members only. A new challenge category has been added to
the show called "picture a rose,"
featuromg hybrid tea blooms in
a unique frame display.
"The Spring Rose Show will
showcase roses from some of the
best gardens in town and is a
great opportunity for anyone who
is interested in growing roses or
learning more about roses to
meet some of the top rose growers in the Las Vegas Valley,"
Hume said. She expects more
than 600 entries at the show,
LET ME TELL
You A STORY
ALEXANDRA SPOTTI
for discussing conflict-resolution
with children.
Thm wedding day has arrived
and Widow Searcy and Widower
Long are aiming to get hitched in
"Mountain Wedding," by Faye
Gibbons (1996, ages 5-10).
The only problem is that their
young'uns—she has five and he
has seven—can't seem to get
along. There's nothing but arguing and fighting.
Enter a particularly nasty
swarm of bees which frighten off
the Searcy mules. When the
mules boltand run, a wagonful of
belongings trails behind them
leaving the backwoods wedding
in the dust.
The author offers up a universal issue told with lighthearted
humor that readers will really
enjoy.
Happy reading!
Spotti, a long-time Henderson
resident who is a librarian at Fyfe
Elementary School in Las Vegas,
makes recommendations on
children's literature.
32nd annual Iris Show April 19-20
The Southern Nevada Iris
Clubs. Local gardeners and youth
are encouraged to participate. Society, in cooperation with the
There is no entry fee. Entry times MeadowsMall.theAmerican Iris
are from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday and Society, the California State
Federation of Garden Clubs and
from 6 to 10 a.m. Saturday.
Star Nurseries of Las Vegas, will
For exhibitor schedules, call present the 32nd Annual Las
show chairperson Sandy Vegas Iris Show at the Meadows
-MaU April 19-20.
.Gunderson, 877-1832.
"An Iris Affair" is one of tlie
largest and most important in
the U.S. Hundreds of gorgeous
blooms will be entered and displayed by members of the Iris
Society in hopes of winning one
including a variety of popular
of the many prizes.
old garden roses.
Star Nurseries will again
"There is no entry fee to exhibit present the fourth annual
and membership in the Rose So- Sweepstakes Trophy, awarded
ciety is not required. Assistance to the entrant winning the most
will be provided to novice exhibitors from 6:30 to 9 a.m. on the
day of the show.
The 1997 Spring Rose Show
will be held near the Disney
Keith Keppel, internationally
Store and Brookstone, on the east
side of the mall. Show partici- recognized Iris hybridizer and
pants should enter at the mall's commercial iris grower from Salem, Oregon, will conduct Judges'
east entrance.
For more information on the Training at 9 a.m. Friday, April
show, call the Las Vegas Valley 18, in the iris garden of Society
president Helen Rusk, at 427
Rose Society, 646-6048.
Summit, in Henderson.
Rose Society show on Saturday
The Las Vegas Valley Rose
Society will hold its Spring 1997
Rose Show from 1 to 8 p.m. Saturday, April 19, at the Boulevard
Mall. 3528 S. Maryland Parkway at Desert Inn.
Featured roses include: hybrid teas and grandifloras,
floribundas and polyanthas,
miniatures, old garden roses and
shrubs, special entries and novice entries. Entries will be
accepted from 6:30 to 9:30 a.m.
April 19.
According to show co-chairman Cheryl Hume, the public is
also invited to enter the show.
The Finest Horse in Town,"
by Jacqueline Briggs Martin
(1992, ages 6 and up), was a
beautiful gray horse named
Prince. He belonged to the
author's aunts, two sisters who
owned a turn-of-the-century
store in a small village in Maine.
A very old watchmaker who
was there, narrates the story by
imagining who might have taken
care of Prince while the sisters
were busy.working in their dry
goods store.
This is an especially welcome
tale for storytime, where children
will have fun predicting what
really happened to Prince.
Lilly, in "Lilly's Purple Plastic
Purse," by Kevin Henkes (1996,
ages 4-8), is a cute little mouse
girl who shows up at school with
a purple plastic purse (containing 3 jingly quarters) and a pair
of movie-star glasses.
After one too many classroom
disruptions, her belongings are
confiscated by the teacher, Mr.
Slinger.
Lilly adores her teacher, but
is so angry at him that she deposits in his book bag a really
mean drawing. When he returns
her purse at the end of the day,
she opens it and gets a big surprise.
The story is a perfect choice
blue ribbons.
Judging will be from 9 to approximately 11 a.m. Saturday.
Following judging, blooms will
be on display throughout the
weekend for the public. Admission is fr^e.
Eenthusiasts from Southern
-Nevada and adjacent states
traditionally attended the annual show. Many blooms are
recent introductions and will be
seen locally for the first time.
Judging the event will be internationally
recognized
hybridizer, commercial iris
grower, and American Iris Society Master Judge Emeritus,
Keith Keppel of Salem, Oregon.
Joining him will be commercial
iris garden operator, membership secretary of the American
Iris Society and master judge
Marilyn Harlow of San Jose,
Califemia: Master Judge Helen
Cochran and Garden Judge
Donna Parker, both of Las Vegas, will participate.
A record number of enteredblooms are expected, along with
a a record number of attendees.
The public is invited to attend
and to show iris if they desire.
Members of the Southern Nevada Iris Society will be on hand
to answer questions and distribute free literature regarding the
growing of the exquisite blooms.
For more information, call 2945059.
is judges' training set for Henderson
Keppel will judge the annual
Southern Nevada Iris Show April
19-20, at the Meadows Mall. He
has hybridized and introduced
more than 100 new irises.
Master JudgeMariljrn Harlow
of San Jose, Calif., a commercial
iris garden operator, will also be
present.
Iris enthusiasts from throughout Southern Nevada will gather
in the Rusk garden to view hundreds of iris, at the peak of their
bloom, and to hear Keppel.
For more information, call
294-5059.
Parents to meet with
Palladiirm
Society
honors
new
members
Carson City lawmalcers
The 'Education Express,"
filled with Clark County School
District parents, will roll into
Carton City early on May 9.
1h9 parents will discuss education and district legislative
goals with Nevada lawmakers.
Ilie caravan ofbuses will take
parents to Carson City and back
in 24 hours to meet with legislators and help them understand
education from a parent's perspective. The event is sponsored
by the CCSD Legislative Committee.
All interested parents are invited to participate. Buses will
are scheduled to leave at 11 p.m.
lliunday, May 8, from the CCSD
Education Center, 2832 E. Fla-
mingo Road, and arrive in Carson
City early the next morning.
After spending the day with
legislators, parents will arrive
back in Las Vegas at about 10
p.m. Friday. The goal is to have
one or more parents from each
school in Clark County make the
trip.
Parents may register for the
trip by calling Joyce Haldeman,
799-1080. The registration
deadlinei8'nmrsday,May l.The
cost is $10.
'nut is the second legislative
session that a parent caravan
has traveled to Carson City, with
the rallying cry, "Well travel all
nig^t to make things ri^t"
New members of the UNLV
Palladium Society of million
dollar donors will be honored at
the UNLV Foundation annual
dinner Friday at the Mirage Hotel.
John Gallagher, foundation
executive director, said those to
be honored are: William and
Lynn Bennett, William and Susan Walters, Robert and Diane
Bigelow and the Tracinda Corporation.
Charles Osgood, "CBS News'
Sunday Morning" anchorman
will be the Layne-Byron Distinguished Speaker for the event.
The dinner recognizes contri-
butions of individuals and
businesses who support academic programs at UNLV.
The foundation will also celebrate 15 years of service to the
university. The dinner has been
held each spring since 1988.
Bruce Layne and Dan Byron,
Nevada businessmen and community leaders, have teamed for
two years to provide distinguished speakers for the event.
Both are longtime supporters of
students and faculty.
Layne, a UNLV alumnus, is
the president and founder of
Layne and Associates, the largest insurance agency in Nevada.
He is a member of the Founda-
tion Board of Trustees and the
only person to serve on the boards
of both the UNLV Foundation
and the UNLV Alumni Association.
Layne has chaired the UNLV
Economic Education Coiucil and
founded the UNLV Career Day.
In 1984 Layne was honored as a
Distinguished Alumnus.
Byron, also a member of the
UNLV Foundation Board of
Trustees, has been an active
supporter of higher education in
Nevada for many years. He has
been honored with a Board of
Regents Distinguished Nevadan
Award for extensive philanthropy. The University of
Nevada, Reno awarded him an
honorary doctorate. Byron is
president of Rainbow Development and Fidelity Realty.
The dinner is by invitation only
to members of the UNLV Foundation annual giving groups who
contribute $ 1,000 or more in support of the university's academic
programs.
Among giving programs are
the President's Inner Circle, for
individual contributors of $5,000
or more; and the President's Associates at the $1,000 level.
For more information about
the Foundation's annual giving
programs, call 895-3641.
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Dr. Randall T. Schapiro, internationally known neurologist
and founder and director of the
Fairview Multiple Sclerosis
Cantar in MinneapoUs, Minn.,
will presenting "New Treatment on Flamingo.
Approximately 40,000 U.S.
Alternatives for Severe Spasticity of Spinal Cord Origin," from patients suffer with these condi9:30 to 11:30a.m. Saturday, May tions which often severely
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limits educational and employment pursuits.
Attendance is limited to 120
people. For reservations, call
736-9369.
As if taxes and hay fever were
not enough, the spring can be a
particularly stressful time for
families of high school seniors.
College acceptance letters arrive
in the mail, but with the letters
comes an overwhelming concern
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education.
Welcome to "April anxlfity"—
a feeling which may not subside
for some months—or at least
until those tuition bills are paid.
On average, public universities cost $ 10,000 annually; double
that figure for private colleges.
Fortunately, there are experts
who can help parents and students reduce anxiety that often
surfaces when the college acceptance letters arrive.
"There isn't a magic formula
for reducing the costs of a college
education," said Lydia Marshall,
executive vice president of Sallie
Mae, the nation's largest source
of funds for higher education.
"But there are ways to acquire
funding that can help make the
tuition bills more manageable."
-While Marshall encourages
parents and students to seek out
all forms of gift aid such as scholarships and grants, about half of"
all college students turn to loans
to make up the difference.
That's when smart students
and parents need to become
smart consumers, by learning
how to shop for student loans.
"At the front end, all student
loans under the federal Stafford
loan program look alike," notes
Marshall. "They have the same
interest rate, same loan fees,
same borrowing limits and have
similar application procedures.
Where they differ is during repayment. Some lenders offer
cost-saving plans during repayment which, even though it is
probably five years down the
road, need to be considered now
if you're looking to save hundreds
of dollars later."
..
Before students and parents
choose a lender for a federal
Stafford loan, or if neceiSSACj^for.
a private supplemental loan, they
should ask the following questions:
'What borrower benefits
are available? While most
lenders offer a reduce up-front
origination fees (usually by discounting them 1%), borrowers
can generally save more through
programs that reward reliable
repayment habits.
Banks and lenders that partner with Sallie Mae, for example,
will reduce a borrower's interest
rate by two full percentage points
after the first 48 scheduled payments are made on time.
For a borrower with $11,500
in student loans, which was the
average student indebtedness for
last year's graduating class,
savings would be $664 (assuming
the current interest rate of
8.25%). And borrowers who make
theirfirst24 scheduled payments
on-time also qualify for an account credit equal to the amount
paid in origination fees (37c of
the loaii), less $250
And for borrowers who agree
to have monthly loan payments
automatically deducted from
bank accounts, there is an additional 0.257f interest rate
reduction.
•What are my choices
when it's time to repay my
loan? Look for lenders that offer
a wide range of flexible repayment alternatives.
While some borrowers prefer
to make level payments for each
month of the 10-year term, others may opt to make lower
payments in the early years of
repayment that step up in later
years, presumably when borrowers are able to afford more.
•Cain I get additional financing if federal loans don't
ing (i.e. responding to questions, shopping for student loans or to
selecting repayment schedules, receive a listing of local Sallie
and collecting payments) ofyour Mae lenders, call the CoUege
loan for granted. Make sure toll- " Answer Service, a free hotline of
free customer service is available financial aid information,
around-the-clock and that the (800)891-4599, from 9 a.m. to 9
servicer can answer questions p.m. EST weekdays, or visit
Sallie Wae on the I^^
about an account on the spot.
For more information on www.8alliemae.com.
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Barlow to join
grad college
Harriet Wilson Barlow has
been hired to serve as the director of recruitment/theses and
dissertations for UNLV's
Graduate College.
Barlow, who will begin work
April 15, comes from Southern
Illinois
University
in
Carbondale, where she served
as associate director of student
development for eight years..
She also has worked at SIU as
assistant director of student development, Acting director of the
Illinois Minority Graduate Incentive Program, adjunct
assistant professor of Black
American studies, and adjunct
assistant professor of social work.
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