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Grand Valley State University ScholarWorks@GVSU Volume 26 Lanthorn, 1968-2001 4-1-1992 Lanthorn, vol. 26, no. 25, April 1, 1992 Grand Valley State University Follow this and additional works at: http://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/lanthorn_vol26 Part of the Archival Science Commons, Education Commons, and the History Commons Recommended Citation Grand Valley State University, "Lanthorn, vol. 26, no. 25, April 1, 1992" (1992). Volume 26. 25. http://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/lanthorn_vol26/25 This Issue is brought to you for free and open access by the Lanthorn, 1968-2001 at ScholarWorks@GVSU. It has been accepted for inclusion in Volume 26 by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks@GVSU. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Grand Valley State University's Student-Run Newspap er Volume 26 Issue 25 A p ril 1, 1992 Another GV student struck in crosswalk by Jennifer L. Wlgger News Writer A GVSU student was struck by a car at approxi mately 6:45p.m., last Tues day, March 24. The incident occurred when the brakes of a north bound car failed as the car approached the Mackinac Hall crosswalk. The driver of the car, a GVSU student, tried to warn the several students on the crosswalk of her Inability to stop. The driver also swerved to avoid the students, but she struck one with the right side of her car, throwing the pedestrian onto the side of the road. It was estimated that the car was traveling at approxi mately 20 mph. The student was treated on the scene by officers from the Department of Pub lic Safety, the Allendale Fire Rescue, and the crew from a Life Ambulance. The student was taken to Butterworth hospital. A Grand Valley police officer writes the accident report with help from witnesses, as the Allendale Rescue Unit works on Plesae see CAR, p. 8 the pedestrian hit by a car Tuesday night by the Field House. PHOTO BY ADAM CARROLL New tanning capsule installed Changes affect financial at Blazing Scissors By Heather Kish News Writer cording to their skin type. aid awards for students If the customer doesn't By Frank Busceml Blazing Scissors, located already have a base tan, the News Writer tor of Financial Aids. cent of all national aid in the Kirkhof Center and sessions last from five to To determine which awarded. GVSU is much owned by Deb Owen, is any ten minutes until one is The recent trends in fi students are qualified, a below the national aver thing but a mere hair sa obtained, usually about nancial aid indicate that formula is used. age, as only 24 percent of lon. four to five sessions. When students requiring aid in The family contribu all aid is awarded as guar The business has many a base tan is reached, the the future will have to tions are subtracted from anteed loans. other services, including sessions then last no longer look to guaranteed loans the total cost of attend Nationally in 1991, the new tanning capsule than 20 minutes. as the source. ing, determining how $27.8 billion was added in late February. Owen added that the tan Currently, GVSU has much aid a student awarded. Owen, who has owned ning capsule has a lower 5,678 students in finan needs. - $4.9 billion in Pell the salon for seven years, factor of UVB rays than the said she decided to have cial aid programs, with As of the §1990-91 grants; sun so it isn’t as harmful. the capsule installed be The prices for use are: an average award being school year, 48 percent of - $12.4 billion in loans cause her customers have one session, $4.00; five ses $3,522. all GVSU’s aid came from awarded under the been requesting one and sions for $15.00; and 10 “Grand Valley has al Pell Grants and federal Stafford Student Loan, she wanted to generate sessions for $25.00. ways been able to meet campus-based aid. Parent Loans for Under more services to her cus Other services at Blazing the financial needs of the Fridsma says that be graduate Students, and tomers than what is already Scissors include: haircuts, qualified student,” says cause the Pell Grant and Supplemental Loans for provided. perms, manicures, high federal campus-based aid Students programs; Kenneth Fridsma, Direc To date, 50 customers are lighting and frosting, deep funds are not increasing, - $3.7 billion in federal already taking advantage conditioning, eyebrow wax students will need to take campus-based aid and of the newest service, ap ing and free ear piercing out larger loans. other federal programs, proximately 26 percent of with the purchase of ear Nationally, since 1981 including veterans’ ben which are male. rings which range from state, institutional and efits; In order to be able to use $6.30 to $15.00. other grants have in - $1.9 billion in state the tanning capsule, cus There are also wide selec creased from 15 to 25 per grants; and tomers must first fill out a tions of nail polish, hair ac cent of all aid. - $4.9 billion in institu card relating to their skin, cessories, Nexxus and Loans make up 49 per tional and other grants. and a tanning program will Biolage hair care, and of be designed for them ac course tanning products. Page 2 The Lanthom April 1,1992 that they are weary of the Stories compiled bjr tion and House Republicans George Mitchell responded increase would be put on the conventional politics that Rebecca Andrews - are working together to for in like: ballot. the traditional parties of Staff-Writer mulate a modest health-care T h e Republican theory is -Hold elections on Satur power (i.e. the Socialists of bill in hopes it can be passed that the way to help all day and Sunday when most President Mitteraind) are NATIONAL before election day. Americans is to help the very people don’t work. offering. The Bush administra The bill would most likely wealthiest of Americans, and -End all free transport on Theresults show that the tion said doctors in feder contain measures similar to that somehow the benefits government airplanes except right-wing traditional par ally funded clinics may health provisions in the will trickle down to the rest Air Force One. ties, the Gaullists and the present abortion as an Democratic health bill, but of the Americans. The Ameri -Confiscate excessive Union for French Democ option to women with not the most controversial can people now know that multl-niillion dollar execu racy had 33 percent of the medical problems that and expensive partsofBush's they Ve been trickled on long tive salaries by imposing a vote. could affect theirpregnan- proposal. enough." 100 percent tax over a cer The Socialists took only cies. tain amount. 18 percent, a loss of one- Congress narrowly passed H. Ross Perot, a self-made third of their usual sup Former Massachusetts and President Bush vetoed a Texas millionaire, may soon WORLD senator Paul Tsongas tax-cut bill that resembled a join the presidential race. European community offi port. Meanwhile, the ecolo dropped out of the presi White House plan but also Perot vows to enter the race cials are preparing to lift re dential race last week, included higher taxes for as an independent if volun maining sanctions against gists’ support Jumped to clearing the way for Ar upper-income people and a teers can get enough signa South Africa after last almost 15 percent The extreme-right Na kansas governor Bill narrower capital gains tax tures to get his name on the Wednesday's pro-reform vote Clinton. cut than what Bush wanted. , ballot in all 50 states. in Pretoria’s whites-only ref tional Front (FN) of Jean- Tsongas blamed the The bill was not passed, Political experts say Perot, erendum. Marie Le Pen, whose anti- downfall of his campaign but both partiesgotwhat they who may put $100 million of It is also considering the immigrant and anti-estab for the Democratic nomi were after—- a campaign is his own money into the elec establishment of a perma lishment, “France-first" policies dominated the nation on a shortage of sue. tion, could win a sizable nent diplomatic mission in financial support. Bush thundered in his vote— and seriously dam South Africa. campaign, wonjust under Jeny Brown remains in White House address last age Bush’s chances for re- 14 percent of the vote. the Democratic race but Friday, "The failure of Con election. French voters flocked to Attention is now focused he trails seven-to-one in gress to move on our pro Among Perot’s proposed the polls in unexpected num on Mitterand to see what delegates compared to gram of change means only solutions to the country’s bers to vote in the regional he will do after an election Clinton. one thing. It is time for a new ills are the following: and local elections last Sun where less than one voter Congress." -Take away Congress’s day. in five supported the po The Bush administra Senate majority leader right to raise taxes. Any tax What their votes showed is litical party he built. FLASHBACK FLASHBACK FLASHBACK FLASHBACK tainly wasn’t a matter of Brown works hard life and death. STD’s weren’t part of the main for higher education While he wasgovemor o By Rebecca Andrews stream consciousness as Califm ia, Dedmund G. Staff Writer side?) feels strongly that the they are today. “Jerry” Brown claims he Now, this may seem a snowhas just got to go; Not to say that we’re accompished a great deal News flash: schwing '92 little strange to be reading after all, it dampens the promoting sexual promis with regard to higher is underway and what are about in the news section, mood.