On resignation

versity. Mr Russo’s original letter, inform ing me that I was to receive no University aid, cam e before that office was aw are that I had w on the scholarship. This leads me to believe that the only c rite rion used in exam ining my file was my father’s gross incom e. Even though my father subm itted w ritten p roof o f in­ ability to pay, the University chose to ignore it. 1 believe that this m atter is im portant not only for me, bu t also for o th er students w ho have not been so fo rtunate .” Joseph Russo, d irec to r o f the financial aid office, said, “We are re ­ quired by federal law to report any change in a s tuden t’s financial situa­ tion. The total am ount o f aid is not allowed to exceed the total budget that a studen t needs for that sem es­ ter. We try to be fair in our assess­ m ent for financial aid, taking into account special situations. But we have to follow the law.”