updates a series of brief tapes to provide the most cur- rent information on financial aid programs at the Uni- versity of Florida. To use this service, students should call (904) 392-1683 and request the tape they wish to hear. They must call back for each additional tape: 402-A-Applying for Financial Aid; 402-B-Loans; 402-C-Guaranteed Student Loans; 402-D-Financial Aid for the Graduate Student; 402-E-Student Budgets; 402-F-Part-time Employment; 402-G- Grants; 402-H-Scholarships; 402-J-Financial Aid Telephone Numbers; 402-K-How to Pick up Your Fi- nancial Aid; 402-L-Registration Period Update. LOANS Long-term loans are available to graduate students from three sources: insured student loan programs such as Guaranteed Student Loans and Parents Aux- iliary Loans (PLUS); University-awarded loans such as Institutional Loans and federal National Direct Loans; and loans from colleges and departments. These pro- grams offer long-term, low-interest loans that must be repaid when the borrower graduates, withdraws, or drops to less than half-time enrollment (for PLUS loans students must be enrolled full-time). Loans range from $100 to $5,000 an academic year at interest rates from 5% to 14% annually. The actual amount of each loan, except for PLUS and college awarded loans, is based on need as determined from information the borrower provides on the College Scholarship Service Financial Aid Form (FAF). To be considered for University-awarded loans stu- dents must apply before March 1 for a loan for the fol- lowing year. Applications received after March 1 are considered only if money remains after on-time appli- cations are filled. Application packets are available. from 111 Anderson Hall at the beginning of January each year. Students apply for insured loans by picking up an application from the UF Insured Loan Department in 104 Anderson and by finding a lender (bank, savings and loan, credit union) who participates in the pro- gram. Insured loan borrowers should apply early be- cause loan processing can take up to five months. To apply for college or departmental loans students should check with their colleges or departments for eligibility requirements and application procedures. The University also has a short-term loan program to help students meet temporary financial needs re- lated to educational expenses. Graduate students may borrowup to $200 for the amount of their in- state tuition if they have acceptable repayment sources. Interest is computed at the rate of 1% (12% per annum) on the unpaid balance from the date the loan is executed. A minimum of one month's interest will be assessed if the loan is paid in full within 30 days. Repayment is due on the first day of the last month in the semester the money is borrowed. SPECIAL FACILITIES AND PROGRAMS RESEARCH AND TEACHING FACILITIES ART GALLERIES The University Gallery is an integral part of the Fine SPECIAL FACILITIES AND PROGRAMS / 27 Arts complex. The Gallery is located on the campus facing S.W. 13th Street (U.S. 441). An atrium and sculptural fountain are two pleasing features of the Gallery's distinctive architectural style. The Gallery, with 3000 square feet of display space, is completely modern, air-conditioned, and maintains a varied ex- hibition schedule of the visual arts during the year. The contents of exhibitions displayed in the Univer- sity Gallery range from the creations of traditional masters.to the latest and most experimental works by the modern avant garde. The minor arts of yesterday and today, along with the creations of oriental and primitive cultures, form topics for scheduled exhibi- tions. Each exhibition shows for approximately a month, and the Gallery's hours are from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily except Sunday, when they are from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. The Gallery is closed Saturdays, holidays, and the last two weeks in July and the first two weeks in August. The Department of Art's gallery is located adjacent to the department's office area, on the third floor of the classroom building in the Fine Arts complex. As a direct and physical adjunct to the Art Department's teaching program, this gallery displays smaller trav- eling exhibitions of merit, as well as student exhibi- tions and one-man shows by faculty artists. The gal- lery is open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to noon and from 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. It is closed Satur- days and Sundays. COMPUTATIONAL FACILITIES Northeast Regional Data Center (NERDC) The University of Florida is the host campus for the Northeast Regional Data Center (NERDC) of the State University System of Florida. The NERDC's facilities are used for instructional, administrative, and re- search computing for the University of Florida and for other state educational institutions and agencies in northern Florida. Access through NERDC to four other Regional Data Centers in the State is available through the State University System (SUS) Computer Network. Access is also available to the Florida In- formation Resource Network (FIRN) and to BITNET. Facilities available to students, faculty, and staff through the NERDC include three central-site com- puters: an IBM 3081D with 32 megabytes of main memory (running under MVS/XA), an IBM 3033 Model N-16 with 16 megabytes (running under OS MVS/SP-JES2), and an IBM 4341 Model Group 2 with 8 megabytes (running under VM/SP). These are sup- ported by a combination of IBM 3330, 3350, 3370, and 3380 disk drives, 9-track and 7-track tape drives, two 3203 Model 5 high-speed printers, three 3705 com- munication controllers, and one 3725 communica- tions controller. An IBM 4955 Series/1 supports pro- tocol conversion for selected ASCII CRT terminals for emulating full-screen 3270-type terminals. The NERDC provides facilities for input and output in the form of punched cards, magnetic tape, disks, graphics, and Computer Output Microfiche (COM). The NERDC supports job submission/retrieval and in- teractive processing through more than 2,000 interac- tive terminals. These terminals support interactive language processors (e.g., ASSEMBLER, BASIC, COBOL, COGO, FORTRAN, PL/I, SCRIPT, VS APL, and WATFIV) and interactive facilities (e.g.; ATMS, CICS/VS, PANVALET, TSO, and VM/CMS). Graphics output is available through a Gould 5100 Electrostatic Plotter operated at the NERDC's central site.