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Wright State University CORE Scholar The Guardian Student Newspaper Student Activities 5-2-1985 The Guardian, May 2, 1985 Wright State University Student Body Follow this and additional works at: https://corescholar.libraries.wright.edu/guardian Part of the Mass Communication Commons Repository Citation Wright State University Student Body (1985). The Guardian, May 2, 1985. : Wright State University. This Newspaper is brought to you for free and open access by the Student Activities at CORE Scholar. It has been accepted for inclusion in The Guardian Student Newspaper by an authorized administrator of CORE Scholar. For more information, please contact [email protected]. The Daily Guardian "Twenty years serving the students of Wright State University" Number 107. Volume XXI Thursday, May 2. 1985 Governor visits campus, discusses financial aid 8v KRISTEN HUFF Celeste also discussed means of get- News Editor ting more of Ohio's college graduates Ohio Governor Richard Celeste to stay in Ohio. He said yesterday dur- visited Wright State yesterday to ing a press conference held prior to the discuss his proposed initiatives to aid forum that he wants "to share with higher education and to hear student them (students) what my vision is for concerns about matters of state the state of Ohio...This is talent we're governance. making an investment in." Celeste explained that before he Ohio's assets, according to Celeste, took office as governor in 1983, a stu- include its location, natural resources dent's share of tuition was increasing and human resources. at about 17% each biennium. In 1980, Ohio is located close enough to 55% a student could expect to pay 33% of of the nation's population for over- tuition; however, by 1983 that figure night delivery, he said. Celeste pointed had increased to 47%. to the pin on his jacket saying, "As my Presently, students pay an average pin says 'Ohio, the heart of it all'; of 40% of their own tuition Celeste that's what we are, the heart of the said that is still too high, and he wants marketplace." to reduce the students' share to 36% Celeste cited water as one of Ohio's by 1987. "My most important single most valuable natural resources. commitment is to education," he said. "What they call the sunbelt should be In accordance with this, he is determin- called the drought belt, and what ed to keep higher education they call the frostbelt is what they affordable. should call the waterbelt," he said, As part of the budget proposal he describing Ohio's water system as presented to the General Assembly, 70 "second to none on the face of the cents out of every state dollar would planet." go toward education. He hopes to The governor pointed to Lake Erie's increase funding to higher education being Ohio's northern border and the by 15% for 1986 and 10% for 1987. See page 2 for a total of $2.3 billion. Along with this additional funding. Celeste hopes a 4% cap on tuition Elsewhere increases will pass the assembly. He Complied trom UPI wire reports GOVERNOR RICHARD CELESTE discussed financial aid while he visited also wants Ohio Instructional Grants Wright State yesterday. The forum was held in the University Center cafeteria. to increase by 5% each year of this A 21-gun salute and four jet Fighter flyers Photo by Ty Green lees budget's biennium. overhead welcomed President and Mrs. Reagan to West Germany yesterday. Reagan was greeted at the Bonn-Cologne airport by West Germany's foreign minister and U.S. Fox, Orr winners in SG election Ambassador Arthur Burns. By KRISTEN HUFF others receiving at least one write-in ly ten to one. News Editor vote for chairer. Another uncertain result is in the The space shuttle astronauts had some good College of Science and Engineering. At ne»^ yesterday after reporting numerous pro- Pending today's recount, Jennifer Today's recount is standard pro- blems during their flight. A crystal growth Fox has been elected next year's Stu- cedure required under Election Com- press time Sunil Radia had been unof- experiment that earlier failed to operate was ficially elected the new dent Government chairer. mission rules which state a second running smoothly; the astronauts also were Fox apparently has edged out oppo- count will be taken. If any major S & E representative. able to correct a computer problem that was Radia defeated opposition Wendy giving faulty instrument readings in the nent Lee Graf by 12 votes, with Mark discrepancies occur between the two Clark by two votes, 89 to Clark's 87. cockpit. Wyzenbeek in a distant third position. votes, a third is required. Fox garnered 329 votes, Graf 317, and The results of the referendum ques- Barry Nye, the third candidate on the The Reagan administration has imposed a ballot, received 70 votes. There were Wyzenbeek 104. David Zinner, a tion, "Should scuba instructor Dan complete embargo on trade with Nicaragua. Spokesman Larry Speakes announced yester- declared write-in "non-candidate" Orr be retained by the university?--Yes or No?"--were 648-68 in favor, near- See page 2 day that the embargo was initiated because a received only three votes, with 18 military buildup by Nicaragua represents a threat to the security of the United States and Senator proposes bill for middle class students Central America. The action follows last week's congressional rejection of $14 million By JAY HEIGHT Monies for the proposed legislation Ohio residents will be the primary in aid to Nicaraguan rebels. Staff Writer recipients of the funds. The definition Financial aid may be available to would come from already existing of resident is "all persons attending May Day protests in Poland have led to con- many students, especially those in the funds. Butts wants to reapportion eligible Ohio educational institutions." frontations with riot police, with dozens of middle class, if a proposed bill is pass- these funds, which he feels would be demonstrators arrested throughout the coun- The bill also defines other recipients as ed by the Ohio General Assembly. a better use of the taxpayers' money try. Police backed by water cannons used tear "qualified nonresidents": "persons The legislation is being backed by The bill, which the Ohio Student gas and night sticks to break up some 500 peo- attending an eligible educational ple in a pro-Solidarity May Day protest in the Senator Charles Butts (D-Cleveland). Association has worked on, is still institutions outside of Ohio." northern port of Gdansk. An estimated 10,000 Butts spoke at Wright State on the being written and refined. Yesterday, Those defined as eligible must, people demonstrated in Warsaw, but were quad last week to gain support for the the student representatives met in Col- dispersed without any incidents of violence. according to the bill, "be a permanent student-written bill. umbus to finalize the bill before its Ohio resident who has been accepted Butts feels that overall there is a lack presentation to the state Senate within On the tenth anniversary of the fall of by an undergraduate or graduate Saigon. Vietam's Communist rulers are holding of aid for the middle class. "There is the next tew weeks. degree program at an a state-assisted out the possibility of finally normalizing rela- plenty of financial aid for the poor, It will not be voted on until at least college or university that has a cer- tions with the United States. Washington, and the rich can afford to pay for next year and, if passed, would be however, remains non-commital. See page 2 V school," he said. enacted in two years. 2 The Dally Guardian May 2. 1985 Governor visits campus Continued from page 1 resources. He said Ohio's workforce is money paid out mostly from liquor will have a "profound impact" on Ohio River's being the southern boun- higher education in Ohio. dary, saying these waterways are saying, "We want the opportunity to profits and that most of this will be work; we want the oportunity to returned through lawsuits against He said these cuts would force attractive to businesses considering set- students presently attending private tling in Ohio. compete." Home State's officers and the accoun- The governor also answered ques- ting company. institutions to return to public univer- He also said Ohio has the third sities and might keep students who largest number of drilled gas wells in tions posed by the audience. Among He said he hoped the assembly these were questions concerning Home would "act quickly, vote in favor of need that aid to attend public schools the U.S. and that Ohio's coal reserves from attending college. "exceed in energy value all the oil in State Savings Bank. it, and get on with implementing it (the Celeste told the audience that the planned sale of Home State)." "Anything that acts as an obstacle Saudi Arabia." to anyone getting a higher education Celeste believes the most important plan to sell the defunct bank to the The governor believes that President Chemical Bank would require state Reagan's proposed financial aid cuts in 1985 is wrong," Celeste said. asset the state has is its human The governor also explained why he is against the Student Trustee Bill, Student elections which has been brought before the Continued from page 1 school's seat on Student Government Marjorie Knutson, the only declared General Assembly for the past twelve In the College of Liberal Arts, Clark with 35 votes. Robert Tracy will be candidate for Media Committee on the years. Denman unofficially won the seat with contacted to see if he will accept the ballot, won one of the three seats with He said he didn't believe trustees 82 votes.