Pubdate: Sun, 30 Jan 2005 Source: Boston Globe (MA) Copyright: 2005 Globe Newspaper Company Contact: http://www.boston.com/globe/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/52 Author: Marcella Bombardieri and Jenna Russell Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/dare.htm (D.A.R.E.) Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/youth.htm (Youth) Cited: Coalition for HEA Reform: www.raiseyourvoice.com Note: unrelated content excised CAMPUS INSIDER: DON'T ASK A movement to restore federal financial aid to students with drug convictions got a boost last week, when the Advisory Committee on Student Financial Aid -- an independent body established by Congress -- recommended that students applying for federal aid no longer be asked about drug convictions. The question, added to the FAFSA application five years ago, has caused 157,000 students to be denied federal aid, according to the Coalition for Higher Education Act Reform, which opposes the rule, along with the American Council on Education, the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators, and US Representative Barney Frank, a Newton Democrat. "Mistakes young people made in the past should have no bearing on their ability to succeed in the future," said Chris Mulligan, the coalition's outreach director. Efforts to change the law in Congress, while unsuccessful in the past, are expected to continue this year. - --- MAP posted-by: Beth