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Vol.Llll,No.21(478-800) The Seattle npr-» The Spectator ■SeattleUniversity, Seattle, WA'-'- Wednesday, April 3, 1985 S.U. picks up tab for grants, work-study state work- by Crystal Kua who hire students under the generally tends tobe alittle moreconserv- S.U.students whohavenot yet applied for usually by financial aid picture is a lot more study program are reimbursed ative,but the fact thattheyrejectedthemis financial aid. He said he does not know wages itimisticthansome may think. the statefor 65 percentofthe earned avery goodsign," said Sullivan. whythere is hesitation amongstudentsbut §TheDespite the statelegislature's failure to by thosestudents. However he addedthat there is stillan- he urgesthem tosubmit their financial aid Crombie, approve supplemental funds for Washing- But according to money allo- other "battle" tobe fought as tohow much forms as soonaspossible. ton State cated to state work-study and need grants funding willbe allocated tofederal finan- Need Grants and state work- Crombie said that the number of appli- study,S.U.students whoreceive aidunder this year ran out earlier than expected be- cial aid. cause, the state, cations turnedinis 12 to 14 percent lower these programs can rest assured their across more studentshave "The opinion that Ihear expressed is stayedinschool and used needgrants and that probably they'll come out with a than last year. t 1984-85 financial aidpackages willstay in- work-study funds. freeze, which means that the funding will Whenasked ifletter writingcampaigns discovered $50 reductions Sheexplained that inS.U.s case, the fi- continueat presentlevels." against the cuts might have prompted the Students who same in their state need grants for winter and nancial aid office awarded the Thefinancial aiddecisions currentlybe- Senate toact as it did,Sullivan replied,"I work-study to the same spring quarters will receive $100 more in amount of funds ingmade inCongress willaffect the 1986- think theCongress gota verystrong sense year, a theirS U.grantstomakeupfor the amount amount ofpeople as last but short- 87academic year. of how important these (financial aid)pro- . people lost,according toJanetCrombie, financial age resulted when more took ad- Sullivan also expressed his concern on grams were toa verylargenumberof peo- aid director. vantage of work-study and more people thelower-than-usual number ofcontinuing ple." inthepast. Crombie said that students willreceive stayedintheir jobsthan the $100 increase in S.U. grants during Currently 275 students are employed in spring quarter, though she does not know state work-study jobsand253 studentsre- exactly how long it will take to distribute ceive stateneed grants. them. "Onthe federal front,itlookslike we've "At Seattle University, we made the wonsomebattles," said University Presi- commitment tostudentsthat what theylost dent William Sullivan,S.J. in state need grants will be replaced with Sullivan was referring to the Senate fi- funds," said Crombie. nance committee's recent rejection of Crombie also said that students who President Reagan's proposals for cutting :re worried about losing state work- federal financial aid. Kstitutionalldy jobsneed worry no longer because Theproposal wouldhavedeniedguaran- the university "is choosing to reallocate teed studentloans tocollege students with current operating funds that had been des- family incomes above $32,500, denied ignated for needed equipment purchases federal grants to students with family in- and other capital projects to cover the comesover$25,000ayearandlimited stu- state's share of reimbursement toemploy- dents to $4,000 in federal aid (loans and grants) for the durationof their college ca- Students working in state work-study reers. jobs will be able to continue working at After returning from Washington D.C. their jobsat least throughJune 1.Students last quarter,Sullivanhadpredictedthat the with on-campus work-study jobsare not cuts wouldnot get pastCongress. affected by the state's loss of work-study "Weknew from the start that the House funds because the federal government ofRepresentativeswasgoingtobestrongly funds on-campus work-study. Employers opposed to them (the cuts). The Senate Reagan 'crusade' threatens future of broadcast industry by Frank Byrt porting of television news and its regula- "Buckle downandprepare yourselves. tioninthe UnitedStates. President Reagan and his supporters are Three years ago the Federal Communi- now beginningstep twoofthe Reagancru- cations Commission dropped the require- — thatis the attempt todominate tele- ment that radio stations program a mini- ion," said veteran TV newsmanDaniel mum number of hours for public affairs Klelorr last week. programming. Last summer the FCC de- In Seattle for a luncheon speech to the regulated television in the same manner. City Club at the Sheraton Hotel, Schorr, News and public affairs programming is one of three panelists, expressed a pessi- nolongerrequired. mistic opinionabout the future ofunbiased But most important, communication television newsreporting. "I worry about conglomerates can now own a maximum the opening up of network acquisitions," of 12 insteadof the previous seven televi- he said. "The Reaganadministration has sion stations, which directly made the BRIANROONEY/THE SPECTATOR Now, opened the door to raids on networks." ABC takeover possible. CapitolCit- If Twiggy representedthe idealfeminine physique of the 19605,and Cheryl ies and ABC together exactly sta- recent ABC network own 12 Tiegs and Christie Brinkley were all the rave in the 70s, could the dream The takeover ofthe tions. by the Capitol Cities Corporation seen woman of the 80s be one who pumps iron? Deborah Sandidge (pictured) is correspondent years, communication industry analysts A CBS for 25 and and VickiAldrich share thestoryof their questfor the "perfectbody"on anEmmyaward winner,Schorrsaid, "Ido a particularly bellwether event and a pagenine. »someprecursor changes (continued page12) of dramatic in the re- on PageTwo//April10,1985/The Spectator U.S.policies glorify war,ignore poverty,saysWilson by Vonne Worth wnen mere is no threat from the Soviet objection toback payis onlyanadmission Union, said, not Ronald Reagan wants you to pay the Wilson "doesRonaldReagan of guilt," Wilson said. This is a new "cost of the MX (missile) whichyoumay have sinisterplans athome?" case. Comparable worth has been pro- $20 1948, notneedandnotbuy thebread thatyoudo Reagan "shifted million from do- posed since and the law forbidding need," said Emile Wilson, 33, S.U.sonly mesticprograms for thepoor,andgaveitto discrimination against women was passed $80,000 year in 1964. Rhodes Scholar toanenthusiasticgroupof the a people in the formof a tax cut," greed "pov- 50 peopleon April3. Wilsonsaid.This put Child abuse, teenage suicide and teen- erty at Reagan's policies glorify nuclear war anall-timehigh." agepregnanciesare seriousproblems. But "put on and greed, ignore poverty causedby rac- Reagan social justice a back money student burner," Wilson Reagan slashes from aid ism and sexism, and conspire against our said. "Reagan's study, and education,he said. children,Wilson said. donetodetermine whyBlacks andHispan- ics have such a high rate of joblessness, "We will have even greater problems But "if Wars, — webuild Star we willhave concludedit was due to factors other than with childreninthe future," Wilson said. MAD Mutually Assured Destruction," race. How doesReagan doall this? said. "He's the Wilson "But Blacks the same age withmoreed- slickest thing you'll ever see," Wilson "Ronald Reagan's tyranny by military ucation stillearnless thanwhites," Wilson said. regime is not for defense, but for his own said. What can wedoabout theseproblems? insatiable appetite," Wilson said. "He "Apartheidhas found its best friend in We must change thearmsrace toa peace takes money from students, the old, the Ronald Reagan," Wilson said,adding that race, Wilson said. We cannot be fullyhu- poor, farm families, and medical re- Reagan financed South Africa's military manwithout love or withoutGod. Wehave search." Wilson said the Soviet Union weapons, whichare usedagainstBlacks. not yetdevelopedademocracy,but we are does not have the technology and weapons But Blacks can no longerafford to wait in theprocess ofdevelopingademocracy. todestroy us. or work on "CP time (ColoredPeople's "We need a revolution of values," Why does Reagan put so much money time),"Wilson said. Wilson said. "In God's economy, every into the military? Neithercan women. "Thegovernment's human has value." Emile Wilson Central American Schaff off tostudy inWest Germany Teachers Tour by Allison Westfall bright program is to promotemutual un- aged my personal and academic growth." John Schaffs recent selection as a Ful- stops here derstanding between nations through the saidSchaff. bright scholar marks