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Vol. 9 No. 34 A UCCS NEWS PUBLICATION Sept. 16, 1982

SURVEY SHOWS IVY LEAGUERS JUST GET RICHER, SNOBBIER & MORE CONSERVATIVE PRINCETO N, NJ (CPS)- Old Seventy-three percent of the soldit! rs may_ .. just fade away," Prince tonians agreed me n and hu t old Ivy Leaguers just seem to women are equall y intelligent, but, get richer. ·more conservative and again, more Yale and Harvard snohhy. grads - 86 percent of them - At le ast that's the rt!sult of a sur­ proved to he Iibera l on the ques­ vt!y completed hy the Princeton, tion_ Hanard :rnd Yale graduating clas­ Nearly half of the Princeton and ses of i':157. Yale alumni endorsed Rea­ -'\s pcirt of their 25-year reunion ganomics, while Harvard's class, project earlier this year. alumni with twice the number of registered from the th:·ee schools fil led out a Democrats. overwhelmingly 149-yuestion sun·ey on attitudes (64-36 percent) reJected Rea­ about everything from how many ganomics. books they read to what they think Most of the survey covered ahout Reaganomics. questions concerning topics I ike ··The 25th-year reunion classes hook reading, but the responses to routinely do things like this ... says political and social questions have Jim Merri tt. a Princeton spokes­ generated th e most heat. man . .. But this is the fir st time that · · 's kind of a worst-case th e classes from all three schools scenario,·· complains Merritt. · ·of -- Princeton·. Han ard and Yale - all the 4uestions, the ones that were did the survey together. " pu lied out hy the press are the three In I ight of the controversy sur- , regarding sex. race and politics. I rounding some of the answers, this think the class regrets ever putting may he the last year they do it, too. those questions in." Merritt adds . Officials from all three schools A significant numher of alumni ha ve reacted cautiously. stressing defined themsehes as racists. their students today are different. sexists - and generally wealthy. Twenty-five years ago. they say, Only 36 percent of the Princeto­ the schools - especially Princeton nians. for instance; say they he­ - recruited many students from I ieve hl ack peopl e- are as intelligent the Deep South. who still hold the as whites. Forty-seven percent of values of their generation, not of the Yale alumni and 55 percent of their educations. the Harvard alumni adjudged the .. , think that's a generalization Copyright• 1981 The Royal Bank of Canada races intellectually equal. you could made about people in ---_..;..----Department of Education Answers the Phone------hy Edward M. Elmendorf the Basic Educational Opportunity less than $ I 2.000 per year. Grant institution to reduce the default rate PLUS) Program, allows parents, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Grant. Pell is often the first source aid is not meant to cover all college of its NDSL program fund . A col­ independent students, and Student Financial Assistance of aid in a package which may he costs hut is expected to he com­ lege which has a default rate over graduate students to borrow up to composed of other Federal and hined with a reasonable contrihu­ 25 percent is asked to turn respon­ Newspaper. radio, and ·televi­ $3,000 a year. There i.s no income non-Federal sources. In tht! tion from the student's family and sihi I ity for collecting the deht over sion reports of suhstantial 1:uts in cut off for eligibility. The interest 19X2-X3 school ye;tr , 2.55 million indi\·idual self-help. generally in to the Federal government. If an Federal financial aid to collegt! on PLUS loans will be lowered students share $2.279 .. 040,000 in the form of loans. private scholar­ students have triggt!red a harragt! institution is not prepared to do from 14 to 12 percent sometime in Pt!ll Grants. ships and work. of phont! calls to tht! U.S, Depart­ this. and the default rate remains Octoher as a result of lower aver­ Tht! U.S. Department of Educa­ Another type of student finan­ 2:S percent or more. the Federal ment of Education in Washington, age U.S. Treasury bill interest D.C. tion uses a standard formula to de­ cial assist,tnce is the Colfege government will cut off NDSL rates. termine who qualifies for Pell Work-Study Program. Designed to funding . As the economy continues to re­ Callers, hoth students and par­ Grants. Students should contact provide on- or off-campus johs for The Guaranteed Student Loan cover, we can expect a continued ents, are often confused hy mis­ the. college financial aid adminis­ undergraduate and graduate stu­ Program, much in the news lately. lowering of interest rates,' thus leading or incomplete'information. trator to apply on the free · · Appli­ dents who need financial assis­ makes available low interest loans easing student repayment costs and Many have expressed fear that the cation for Federal Student Aid ... tance. Work-Study is usually man­ to students. with the Federal gov­ reducing Federal expenditures. In government has let them down: This is the form used for all Federal aged hy the college financial aid ernment paying the interest while a addition, the. Reagan Administra­ that college is no longer afforda­ student aid programs. The De- _ administrator. Some 950,000 stu­ student is in school. These loans tion has embarked on a major in­ hle . partment guarantees that each par­ dents will receive $528 million are made hy a lender ( such as a itiati vc to collect delinquent and It is true that student financial ticipating school will receive the under this program in 1982-83. hank. credit union, or savings and defaulted loans under the National · assistance programs have under·­ money it needs to pay Pell Grants A great deal of puhl icily has loan association) and insured hy Direct and Guaranteed Student ' gone considerahle change in the to eligible students. been generated lately on Federal either the Federal government or a Loan Programs. It is anticipated past two years. There have heen The Supplemental EducationaL student loans. particularly the Na­ State Guarantee Agency. This, the that $80 million will be collected in somt! reductions. Most of the Opportunity Grant provides tional Direct Student Loan Pro­ largest student aid program, will 1983. Congress has been asked to chan!!es, however, reflect an effort another mechanism for making gram. Although all colleges do not make available over $9.5 hill ion in allow funds collected on delin­ to return the aid programs to their awards to students. SEOG is dif­ p,irticipate in the NDSL program, loans during the 1982-83 school quent loans to be recycled in the original purpos_e. which was to ferent from the Pell Grant in that it 3.340 of them do. This program year. loan programs; under present law, help students over the cost of a is managed hy the financial aid make available low interest (5 per­ Undergraduate students can such funds are returned to the colle!!e education - not to carry administrator of each participating ce·nt) loans that students must borrow up to $2,500 a year and Treasury. Returning money to the the ;hole hurden . A successful college. Each school receives a set hegin repaying six months after graduate students can borrow up to loan funds would make more return to original intent will help amount of money from the De­ completing _ school (either hy $5,000 under GSL. The total debt money available to future college insure the survival of these aid pro­ partment and when that money is graduating, leaving, or dropping an undergraduate can carry is students. grams for future students. gone. there are no more SEOG below half-time status). Up to 10 $12,500. For graduate or profes­ Federal financial assistance is funds for the year. years is allowed to repay the loan. sional study this figure is $25,000. divided into three categories. In 1982-83 the Department of Application is made to a school's A student borrower whose family ··Grants·· are awards of money Education will provide 440,000 financial aid administrator who income is less than $30,000 auto­ What, then, is time? If no one that do not have to he paid hack . students with $278,400,000 in manages the loan fund. The fund is matically qualifies for an interest­ asks me, I know what 11 is. If I wish .. Loans" are borrowed money Supplemental Educational Op­ a revolving account, designed to subsidized loan . Students whose to explain it to him who asks me, I which a student must repay with portunity Grants. Students will get _ allow a school to continually make family income -exceeds $30,000 do not know. Yet I say with confi­ interest. "Work--Study" provides up to $2,000 a year under this pro­ new loans as existing loans are re­ may still be eligible for G_SL inter­ dence th~t I know that if nothing the chance to work and earn money gram. paid. About 800,000 students will est benefits if the college's finan­ passed away, there would be no to off-set college costs while at­ Grant programs are designed to receive NDSLs in 1982-83: 10,000 cial aid administrator determines past time; and if nothing were still tending classes. help the most needy students get a more than in 1981-82. that the student has demonstrated coming, there would be no future The Pell Grant Program is one of coll ege education. The Pe ll Grant, Recently, Secretary of Educa­ financial need. time; and if there were nothing at the best known of the Federal stu­ in particular, is targeted to help ti,on T. H. Bell signed a regulation A new loan program started in all, there would be no present time. dent aid programs. Formerly called those students whose families earn whi~h provides incentives for an 1981, called t.he Auxiliary Loan (or -St. Augustine (A.D . 354-430) From The Editor • Upc.oming Concerts • I was refreshed to hear about Pennsylvania troopers repossessing automobiles from students who defaulted on educational loans. Too MISSING PERSONS September 15 Boulder Theater 8:J0 $6.00 many people attend universities anyway. Our school systems have too many self-destructive programs without any real solutions to economic RUSH/RORY GALLAGHER September 17 McNichols Arena 7:30 $9, 10, II chaos. RICK JA_MES /EVELVN KING/ September 21 McNichols Arena · 7:30 $10,11, 12 GRAND MASTER FLASH __ Cutting back funding to the elderly is one thing. They have paid into our country for decades. Veterans receiving money for school usually POINT BLANK September 22 Rainbow Music Hall 7:30 $3 .00 deserve it. They have paid some dues as well, but why does our govern­ STEPPENWOLF w/JOHN KAY September 23 Rainbow Music Hall 7:30 $7.00 ment loan so much money to every Tom, Dick and Harry who walks in a JUICE NEWTON September 25 Rainbow Music Hall 7:30 $9.00 financial aid office? Or worse, Uncle Sam gives money . No paybacks. RANDY STONEHILL/ October 16 Rainbow Music Hall 7:30 $6.00 Like our national welfare programs, too many students abuse the MARK HEARD BAND system. Many don't realize the tremendous burdens they carry upon (a Road Home Production) graduation. Too often the answer is · 'I' II dee Iare bancruptcy. I' II borrow DIANA ROSS .. in the round" October 16. McNichols Arena 7:30 , $12.50, $15.00 more. My parents will pull me out of any real jams." Nonsense. COLORADO SUN DAY #2: October 17 Folsom Field, Boulder 2:00 $15.00(plus$1 CU I earn my money. I pay my rent. I ,ray my car payment. I pay my THE WHO: JETHRO TULL: Athletic dept. JOHN COUGAR tuition. There isn't much left after all this. Yet I am self-sufficient. I owe (Reserved seat tickets available at all Select-A­ facility surcharge) no one. Anyone past the age of 18 should learn to support himself and Seat outlets: Field tickets.available at the Rain­ earn an education. If they can't afford college, drop out and save. Attend how Music Hall hox office and the UMC on parttime. I'm sure all the money not being repaid comes against the CU's Boulder campus) taxpayer' s wallet again. Barn Hicker FALL FILM COMEDY FESTIVAL . . Cash Conscious Great motion picture hits from Is land, " 1949 British comedy. the last 40 years are being shown October I 8 - .. Roman Holiday" Ideas again ih a special series offered hy with Gregory Peck and Audrey Here are some ways to stretch MOVIE MADNESS Hepburn. · the Student Center. The series of your dollar in today's "'rough 15 films are being shown in the October 25 - .. Big Deal on /Jy. Mike Pa. rne times". These ideas, if you use Science Build-ing Auditorium each Madonna Street" 1958 Italian them, will add up . George Romero ( Night Of The Monty Python has been ahsent Monday at 8: 15 p.m. throughout comedy. November I - -- some Like It Cash Conscious Ideas Living Dead) and awhile, hut th ey're at their finest in the fall semester. Students and senior citizens are Hot' ' starri·ng Tony Curtis, Jack I. When you need film processing (, ), have joined "' Monty Python Live at the Hol­ eligible for a special rate of $1 .00 Lemmon and Marilyn Monroe. done you shou Id .. shop and forces to try and scare you with lywood Bowl" . each. Season tickets also are avail­ November 8 - "l'Jll All Right, compare''. You can save as --", a _sort of moving Usually in· comedy .concert able at the Student Center desk at a Jack" with Peter Sellers and · much as SOC!< in some cases by comic hook. ··creepshow" is five films, the movie audience hecomes special discount of$ I 0.00 for ad­ Terry Thomas. checking different places. vignettes within a film. Stephen disinterested because of poor mission to all showings. Season November 15 - · 'The Great 2. When making a long distance King , who acts in one of the lighting. The comedy of this pic­ passes can also he ohtaine(lhtt the Race" starring Tony Curtis, call to a company, check to see stories, attracts the movie-goer ture overrides that effect, however. entrance of the Science Building Jack Lemmon and Natalie if they have a toll free number. with interesting stories and well­ as Eric Idle, Michael Palin, and the Auditorium prior to each movie. Wood. You can find out this informa­ defined characters. George Rom­ rest of the Monty Python players Dates of the showings-and films November 22 - .. Fireman's tion hy dialing the number 1- 800-555-1212. ero's direction glues. the film to­ perform some of their funniest are: Ball" directed hy Milos Fore­ September 13 - · ·Nothing Sac~ man. 3. Use powdered milk whenever gether. material such as the Pope· s argu­ red" with Carol Lombard and November 29 - · 'The Hot Rock' ' possible. Powdered milk is "Creepshow" is an emotional ment with Michaelangelo ahout Frederick March. with Robert Redford and much less expensive than reg­ rollercojlster. Scary, humorous putting a kangaroo in ·The Last , September 20 - ··Sons of the De­ George Segal. ular milk. Powdered milk is and sometimes sad, the movie has Supper' and a skit in which a game sert'' with Laurel and Hardy. · December 6 - "Discreet Charm easy to prepare and no differ­ intense moments, montaged with show · host asks three soci:11 · September 27 - · 'The Philadel­ of the Bourgeosie" a 1967 ence is nC\ticed when using comic relief which makes it an theorists ahout the history of En­ phia Story" with Katherine comedy directed hy Luis powdered milk in many cook- ahove ·average h_orror film. glish rughy. - . . Hepburn and Cary,_;G_r>~ht ~- , Bunuel. · . ing recipes . I li_ked · ·creepshow", although "The One Hundred )'ard Dash Octohe·r 4 - ·•Kind ,f:Jeart< aiid . December 13 - .. Annie Hall" a 4. M night set your thermostat

there are times the movie overdoes For People With No Sense of Di­ . _Cor 6neK' ': starring ~!be Guin- classic Woody Allen comedy . hack, _!0° .. By, loweri11,g,0 y9 u._.r the. comic hook motii' hy shooting rection' and Monty Pytho'n ;~ ver~ ~: ne"\?.<'.' c.- . ·~· ~ • · , · starring Diane Keaton and '~ temperature·hy 10° at night yob · can save from JO'k-25<"k. .,ction in front of silly panel sion of 'Little Red Riding Hood' October 11 - · 'Tight Little Shelly Duvall. backdrops. What impressed me are just two of the many filmed ahou.t --creepshow" was the pieces which ha lance out the Iiv e sound. From talking corpses to the stage comedy. The movie is lewd, crushing of bod ies under ·whimsical and off-heat. Fo r any­ IS THIS ANY TIME TO THINK · tombstones, the soundtrack is as one interested in a -quick pick­ frightening as the visuals. me-up, "'Monty Python Li\e At ABOUT ARMY ROTC? --creepshow" is a decent horror The Hollywotid Bowi.:· ought to show worthy of admission. Rated do it. Rated R due to language, R due to language and of course, sophisticated humor and adult gore! *** themes.** * It's the perfect time. You 're a freshman, right 7 And you want to make college a real learning experience 7 The letters to the editor in the "from our readers" section of J Well . ROTC can add a valuable The Scribe do not necssarily reflect the views of this newspaper. I dimension to your college education. A We reserve the right to edit all letters. All letters must be signed· dimension of!eadership and manage­ however we will withhold the author's name on req uest as long ment training. And that'll make your as the identity is made known to the newspaper. degree worth more. ROTC offers scholarship and financial opportunities, too. Plus, the opportunity to graduate with a commission and begin your future as an officer. A UCCS NEWS PUBL/CA TION For more informa­ tion, contact your "Were it left for me to decide whether we should have a govern­ Professor of Military ment without newspapers, or newspapers without a govern­ Science. ment, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter." - Thomas Jefferson EDITOR - Barry 1-:Iickey ASSIST ANT EDITOR - Steve Glaza PHOTOGRAPHER - Doug Nelson Contributors - Julia Todd Dorman Michael Payne

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* * * * Teams are now being formed for Men's, Women's, and Co-Ed In­ tramura l Volleyball Leagues. Deadline for forming your team is Oct. 13 . League play will begin Oct. 15. Come to the Athletic/Recreation office fo r team rosters and more information. * * * * New Ath/ Rec. Director Bill Smith urges all students, facu lty, and staff who have any ideas for ... ,.:. ... _ activities or sports to come to the Ath /Rec office and talk to him . The Ath/Rec. staff is willing and able to assist in most any endeavor.

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ATTENTION: To all students who participated in the Student Government Booksale: Books and money are now available for pic­ kup in the Student Government of­ fice during regular office hours. Any books or money not claimed by Sept. 24 will become the prop­ erty of Student Government! * * * Several committee positions are available on campus. Interested This calculator thinks business. students should contact Steve Swanson in the Student Govern­ The TI Student Business Analyst: merit office or call ext. 470. If there's one thi~g undergrad It all means you spend less of the package. You also get * * * * . business students have always time calculating, and more a book that follows most needed, this is it: an affordable, The next meeting of the Student time learning. One keystroke business courses: the Business Senate has been . tentatively business-oriented calculator. takes the place of many. Anal-vst Guidebook. Business scheduled for the morning of Sept. The Student Business Analyst. The calculator is just part prof~ssors helped us write it, 24. Check the bulletin board out­ Its built-in business formulas to help you get the most out side the Student Government of­ let you perform complicated of calculator and classroom. fice for more information. finance, accounting and A powerful combination. statistical functions-the ones Think business. ~ * * * * that usually require a lot of With the Student time and a stack of reference Business Analyst. The UCCS Golf Team will see books, like present and future its first action of the 1982-83 sea­ value calculations, amortiza­ TEXAS son on Sept. 24, 25, and 26 at the tions and balloon payments. Falcon Invitational. All students, INSTRUMENTS faculty , and staff are welcome to come out and watch our intercol­ legiate golf team in action!

* * * * The University of Colorado, -----CLASSIFIED----- Colorado Springs chapter of the King Of The Cafeteria \\Cn ·la.cy and lunar·· illu,1rat1 on, gra,c American Marketing Association Everyone at school has his or her Mr. lncredihle hree1e, throu~h FOR SALi-.·: 78 N,,rton 8:'i0 Commando. 1111, ··111aj1.:bl "" A'1an tale. 1b un14uc .:al ­ will meet Friday, September 17, at own pri vate resting place. Mine is new-.papers at the Student Center 8.400 original miks. mini ,ondition. ligraph) p11n1cd "1111.: on ,applme olue . on the second floor or the I ihrary . I Information de-.k. fully e,tending $ 1.800. 473-0513. Kevin. 7:30 p.m. in room 111 of the Lib­ I.muled. pm ale. 2-t pg . edi11on S3 .9:'i po,t­ rary Building on campus. Mr. know a girl who sits in solemn si­ pages to occupy a, much counter STLDI-.NT DISCOl.i NT: S 1.00 off Ho1 Tuo p,ud from Karla Gipe. 101 1\ W. l'ike, l'cak . Robert D . Telmosse, President, lence in la, atory stalls. Another top as possihle. The work-study of Float Tank hour. e,enings from -t :00 al Colorado Spring,. CO X0'Xl-t. The Denver Warehouse here in studious individual occupies hall­ studentli think he·, ,ain. Manitou·s Spring SPA. Resenations 6X:'i­ l'ART-r!MI: IIORK ,1apling ad,crti"­ Colorado Springs will conduct a way floors in the Science huilding Of COLIN! Nick tuck, hi, ,hirts :'i95:'i. menh lo bulletin hoard, for a nationwide ' question and answer discussion on . . . htit there is a type of student in . His hair is alway, ,tyle