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“ It’s here because it's THE COWL true, not true because PROVIDENCE it’s here.” COLLEGE Volume XXXII,No. 19 March 26,1980 Providence, R.I. 02918 USPS 136-260 12 Pages PC feels the pinch Tuition, fees, room, board affected the cost of tuition and room and the student activity fee by $10. board. Bill Pearson, president of the Tuition, Tuition, for the 1980-1981 Student Congress, issued a letter school year, will be increased by last week announcing the increase, $600 for the year. The cost of which will ultimately benefit the board living on campus will be raised a entire college community. total of $240 for the entire year. The higher fee would “ increase In regard to the recently base appropriations to clubs and hike$840 announced increase. Father Peter organizations,” allowing for By Karen Ryder son stated, “ I realize that these quality entertainment to continue additional costs are significant, to be offered at the school. Rev. Thomas R. Peterson, but they are needed if we are to Pearson also cited the proposed maintain a balanced budget, O.P., president of “Providence raise in the drinking age as which is the only genuine basis of College, has announced yet another reason for the additional fiscal stability. Investigation will another increase in the cost of $10. Because many organizations show that these increases are quite Manning captures attending PC. depend on mixers and the like to similar, and in some instances The skyrocketing cost of raise funds, profits of such activi- much less, than those of compar energy, rapidly rising inflation, ties would be seriously inhibited and the state of the economy, able academic institutions. Even by a higher drinking age. BOG presidency all been cited by Father with these increases, the tuition at In his letter, rearson also PC will continue to be among the the new Executive Board will be to Peterson as contributing to the stated, “ It is important to By Lewis DiPrete conduct interviews for the various spiraling price of attaining a lowest for colleges of our size in that a certain percentage of the college education. the New York and New England activity fee goes directly towards chairperson positions available for Last Thursday, an election was the BOG committees. These Father Peterson also commend areas.” the maintenance of Slavin Center. Father Peterson also noted the held in lower Slavin to select next interviews will be held on Sunday, ed the attempts of a committee of The balance is then allocated year’s BOG Executive Board. The March 30, from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. representatives of the student availability of the Financial Aid the Student Congress who, in winners are as follows: L.J. and again from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. body, the administration and office in assisting students in turn, allocates it to over 40 clubs Manning, president; Mark The second interview session will faculty of PC, to review the meeting the cost of a higher and the BOG.” O ’Rourke, vice-president; and Liz be on Monday, March 31, from proposed budget for the coming education. The increase will take effect in Oleksak, treasurer. These officers 6:00 to 10:00 p.m. Any student academic year, and eliminate any September of 1980. will assume active responsibilities with a grade point average of 2.0 unnecessary expenditures. The Student on May 3. or better is eligible to apply. The committee, which consisted of The BOG is an organization new board’s main objective will be Father Peterson, Dr. Paul van K. consisting entirely of members of Thomson, Rev. Robert Morris, activity fee EDITOR’S NOTE: to pick only the most dedicated the student body, which programs and responsible people for next O .P ., Joseph L. Byron, Dr. For the first time in six years, the broad social and cultural year’s BOG. Raymond Sickinger, Josephine the long-reaching arms of infla tion have touched the Student Watch for further events for the PC community, They are looking for people to Ruggiero, James Tattersall, Bob information on this manages the Last Resort, and chair the following committees: Goudie, and Pegeen McGetrick, Congress of Providence College. On March 19, final approval by issue in future Cowls. oversees all activities within Slavin Last Resort, Lecture, Travel, Fine decided that despite an approxi- Center. nate $2 million cut-back, there the Committee on Administration Arts, Film, Concert, Publicity, The first order of business for Video, and Social. They are also still existed a need to raise was given to a decision to increase looking for a new secretary and programmer. Three new areas have also been Federal aid cut established, which also need chair persons. These are: Research and Development, Coffeehouse, and ticket office manager. reduces CWSP L.J. Manning stated that the BOG is a growing entity and, as By Joyce Simard such, encompasses a steadily wage will boost next year’s increasing range of responsibili Herbert J. D’Arcy, director of average hourly rate to approxi ties. Some of the major issues to Financial Aid, has received the mately $3.25. be discussed by the BOG in the federal allocations for Providence These two factors pose a future include revision of the College’s Student Financial Aid problem in terms of the number of BOG bylaws and publication of Program for the 1980-81 academic students eligible for College Work the BOG Calendar of Events for year. Despite the fact that tuition Study, because the Office of September. and room and board have been Financial Aid must increase the increased by $840 for next year, average award in order to PC has had its federal aid reduced accomodate the higher average Sex 9.9% from last year. wage. In an effort to solve this According to D’Arcy, RI as a problem, the off-campus Summer whole has sustained a reduction in Work-Study Program will be change federal funding for the next severely reduced. By reducing this school year that is 9.6% lower program, the Office o f Financial College finances proposed than last year. D’Arcy attributes Aid will be able to run a College this state-wide phenomenon to the Work-Study Program during the By Steve Sylvia acceleration of a recently imple 1980-81 academic year that will be Congress deficit mented formula process by which comparable to the current year, in terms of the number of people Will there be a new women’s schools apply for financial aid. By Moira Fay The financial controls proposed in “ Whereas the Northeast clearly working. dorm in September? According to the plan include: understood this process and took Considering the increase in Rev. Walter J. Heath, O.P., —requiring that all Congress full advantage of it last year, we costs and the reduction of federal The March 23 meeting of the director of Residence, it is a very are suffering reductions this year aid, D’Arcy was asked whether or Student Congress began on a checks bear two signatures. real possibility. The reasons because the rest of the country has not the overall need of students somber note. Copies of the (Congress is the only student behind such action are these: (1) realized how the system works, will be fulfilled next year in the Student Congress financial report organization, at present, which is There are 825 beds available to and are applying this year for same proportion that students’ were distributed. Treasurer Ken not required to do so.) men on the PC campus. Present money they were entitled to, but needs were fulfilled this year. McGunagle went over the report, —adoption of a rule stating that ly, 444 on-campus men have did not request last year.” He replied, “ The ability to meet noting that the Congress is all expenditures over a specified signed up for dorm space in While PC has had an increase in the increase in costs will be presently $837 in debt. He added amount (a $250 figure was September. From previous grant aid for next year, and has definitely affected by increased that to correct the deficit, the proposed) be required to gain the experience, the Residence Office approximately the same level of family incomes resulting in higher Congress will be borrowing the approval of the entire Congress, expects about 50 refunds to these - lending as last year in the National family contributions, modest necessary funds from the College, prior to issuance. upperclassmen, leaving approxi Direct Student Loan Program, it increases in institutional grants-in- a practice which, he claims, is not —establishment of a limit on mately 431 spaces for incoming has a significant 9.5% cut in the aid (PC money), state scholarship uncommon among student banquet expenditures. freshmen and transfers. The College Work-Study Program. eligibility, and increases in Basic- organizations. —revision of the present method Admissions Office expects around This causes much concern for the Grant eligibility.” The Congress discussed possible of appropriation from the 350 new male resident students Office of Financial Aid, because Commenting on the future, ways of preventing future deficits. College. next year, resulting in a surplus of not only has this program been D’Arcy stated, “ It appears that McGunagle pointed out that the —presentation of a treasurer’s about 81 beds. (2) There are 925 reduced, but the minimum hourly Student Financial Aid programs present deficit was not incurred by report each semester to the entire beds available for women on the wage is being increased for 1980- will not enjoy any appreciable the Congress, and Bob Goudie student body, via the Cowl.