Greenwood Mall won’t be affected by its parent company’s bankruptcy filing.

The impact of failing national banks is trickling down to college students.

Higher education funding has taken a hit that started with banks lending too much money, Economics Department Chair William Davis said.

Some banks failed because they gave too many mortgage loans that borrowers couldn’t pay back.

Western students might have to meet higher standards soon.

The President’s Task Force on Quality and Access released recommendations to tighten admissions and create more college readiness programs to the president on Tuesday.

The task force’s goal is to get more students to stay in school and graduate, said Chair David Lee, dean of Potter College of Arts and Letters.

Western officials want to charge students for extra credit hours. But the Student Government Association plans to protest. The Board of Regents will vote on a $30 charge for each credit hour exceeding 15 hours at its meeting on April 24, President Gary Ransdell said.