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The University of Maine DigitalCommons@UMaine Maine Campus Archives University of Maine Publications Spring 2-23-1981 Maine Campus February 23 1981 Maine Campus Staff Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/mainecampus Repository Citation Staff, Maine Campus, "Maine Campus February 23 1981" (1981). Maine Campus Archives. 1326. https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/mainecampus/1326 This Other is brought to you for free and open access by DigitalCommons@UMaine. It has been accepted for inclusion in Maine Campus Archives by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@UMaine. For more information, please contact [email protected]. The University of Maine at Orono the daily student newspaper amn since 1875 ion le chances vol. 88, no. 31 just hasn't Monday,Feb. 23, 1981 rig the first the second Expected salary rise onn, who )ring goals hikes budget request for the by Mike Finnegan schools," Sullivan said. "We are looking ted Raider for funds to keep up with the cost of r and do Chancellor Patrick McCarthy presented living." )n that red the University of Maine biennium budget Of the UM budget request. $19.9 million ,o a money starved state legislature Friday. included faculty salaries. Gov. Joseph ure on the The UM budget requested that the UM Brennan estimated a $19.4 million figure to o in," said system receive $55.5 million from the state cover the cost of collective bargaining for •Irn the net next year and $63.2 million for the 1982 all state employees, not only including UM ;ht not get fiscal year 1982. The $55.5 million figure faculty but also those who work in the State it." included a 6.4 million increase from the House complex, Maine Maritime Acade- , and so do present state funding level while the fiscal my. and other interests. s pressure- year 1982 amount represents an additional The university's budget request for increase of $7.1 million, totalling more faculty salaries, $19.9 million alone, is than $13 million in increases from the last greater than the governor's recommenda- PS...Maine budget request. tion. According to Sullivan, the governor's ne with a According to William Sullivan. vice office is now negotiating with the Maine ight Mon- chancellor for administration and treasur- State Employees Association to determine the second er. 88 percent of the additional sum is what money will be available. The Maine h a severe needed to cover the cost of collective Sunday Telegram reported Sunday that the rest of bargaining for faculty members. talks between the state and MSEA have id hopes to "This is not some pie-in-the-sky, asking broken off over the uncertainty of the state Colgate for everything figure. We have had to budget and how much money will be o be losing moderate our requests faced with the available for labor contracts. get the call political reality of the state money In terms of percentages, the UM system us play in shortage." Sullivan said. budget request is lowered than two years when he According to Sullivan. the cost of faculty ago. Sullivan said. The state legislature ntage Tony salaries is expected to rise and the $6.4 funds 61 percent of the UM budget, tuition million figure would cover, for example. covering 33 percent with loans from the the increased cost of fringe benefits, social federal government and other miscellane- security and health insurance. The $7.1 ous revenues covering the cost, he said. million Jon Hampson, student coordinator figure would cover the expected According to Sullivan. it is "premature" of the unixersity Student Volunteer Fire increases Department, polishes up one of the in cost of collective bargaining to estimate where revenue can be raised to university fire engines Sunday afternoon. Sunday's for 1982. 60 F degree temperatures proy ided a cover the cost of faculty salaries until the good chance for spring cleaners and frisbee players "Our faculty to do their things. The current warm trend are the lowest paid in the state and employee union supervisory units is expected to continue through most of this country in terms of comparable week. 1Mark Munro photo! ament sized agree on the amount of funds available. !s Reagan's proposed budget to limit student aid hy Sean Broderick "three hundred and fifty rer for Maine students yY till a possible increase in room and board are receiving monthly the next four years. putting a $25,000 stipends from that expense will reduce long-term enrollment "The affect of Reagan's student aid cuts program now." income cap on Pell Grant recipients. in higher education and may result in is going to be devastating." said Bun UMO students will also limiting Guaranteed Student Loans (GSL) be hit by cuts in increased unemployment." His views Batty, director of the UMO Office of the summer work-study are to need remaining after other sources of ion. program."We will echoed by U.S. Rep. Paul Student Aid. "It's going to effect reduce the Simon (D-III.). aid have been counted, dropping all program by 25 percent this chairman of the GSL campuses in the University the House Post-Secondary in-school interest subsidy ,. Office of Maine." summer," Batty said, "whereas last Education and lifting the Batty was commenting Subcommittee, who estimated parental loan interest on the budget summer there were 650 students working, that rate from nine cuts in student as many as 25 percent of the nation's percent to market aid that President Reagan the summer of 1981 will see only 450 rates. proposed college students may be forced to give up in his speech last Wednesday. If students in the summer work-study Reagan's their studies because of rising tuition costs. Bun Batty gave his overview of the student aid cuts pass through program. That means we will have Congress to and any cuts in student aid will only make situation. "Higher education is enjoying without amendment. Maine will restrict it to in-state upperclassmen." experience matters worse. one of the highest periods of enrollment in a 39 percent cut in National Reagan's cuts come hard on the heels of Ross Moriarity. director of Residential its history. and any negative influences will Direct Student Loans, the largest cut in the Gov. Brennan's decision not to fund the Life, said that he won't know how much or may cause a drastic drop in enrollment country. Batty also said that there could be Maine State Scholarship Program. room and board at UMO will rise until and a cutback in services." as much as "a 25 percent reduction in the "Twelve hundred Maine students will mid-March. However, earlier estimates "It is hard to distribute Basic Educational Opportunity Grant pro- not get those scholarships," shrinking Batty said. were that oil decontrol could hike boarding resources." Batty said, gram. (now known as the Pell Grant "And those scholarships "when in fact the amount to costs by 10 percent. need for funds is increasing." program) and complete elimination of the $300,000 right here at UMO." Social Reagan's specific budget cuts include "I can't deal with all the negative factors Security Benefits for Education. Batty said. "The cuts in student aid, phasing out federal funding of NDSL over and still be fair to everyone." he said. Games students play are tourneyed by Annette Higgins For nine UMO students, many hours spent playing winners can go to the national tournament." said games have proven worthwhile. Fournier. These nine represented UMO at the Association of Expenses such as entry fees, food, lodging College Unions International and Regional Tournament, Feb. transportation are paid for by the game 14-15. Forty-two room. "It's schools from New England were planned for in our budget." said Fournier. represented at the tournament held at the University of "We Mass. Amherst Campus. don't have anyone competing in the Nationals." said Fournier. Robert Boulier Students representing UMO were: Brenda Cox. Susan took first in video but since it is the first year Kolb, Robert Boulier. Tim Eves, Ken Bryand, of the event, there is no national 0 PM Jeff Norris, tournament for David Reynolds. Dan Croteau and Jeff Brooks. the event." said Fournier. Brenda Cox UMO was represented in men's participated in women's pocket billards. and women's pocket She took second. billards. foosball (table soccer), "I played six games and lost two of JM chess and video, which them." she said. includes games such as Space Invaders. Jeff Norris and David Reynolds played "Competition was held all day as a team in 6/v and all night Saturday Foosball and placed fifth. "The and Sunday," said Ken Fournier, competition was really Memorial Union game intense. The people there room supervisor. Fournier are really into it and they are out and said UMO has been participat- to win." said Norris. ing in the tournament for the past 17 years. Dan ver at Croteau also placed fifth in his event, men's To qualify for the tournament you must be a full time pocket • billards. "It was real tough competition. Everyone student and winner of the local tournament. The Brenda there is local Cox lines up a billiards shot as part of her considered a champ at their own school. tournament at UMO was held last semester. preparation I think how well SET for a national games tournament held at you do depends on how well you "The regionals must be played in handle the pressure." he 578. February so the Amherst, Mass. Feb. 14-15.