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echnician North Carolina State University's Student Newspaper Since 1920 Volume LXlI. Number 16 Friday.0ctobsr2.1fll W.NorthCarolim Phone 737-2411.-2412 UNCASG to send SAAC questions aid proposal judging process, queen selection to Legislature by Gina Blackweed If the bill to raise aid to private col- by Lela Irltt , Representatives from SAAC and Staff Writer leges goes through. less money will be from APO along with their advisers available to students in the UNC Staff Writer met with some University officials to A reduction in Basic Educational system because there will be less The Society for Afro American discuss the discrepancies and a Opportunity Grants.’a major source of money in the general fund. Yocum Cultures held a meeting Tuesday possibility of a writein candidate.‘The financial aid. has made the search for said. night in the cultural center to discuss request for a writein candidate was alternate forms of educational finan- Lt. Gov. Jimmy Green and former Alpha Phi Omsga's homecoming- denied. cial assistance a neccessity. Governor Terry Sanford are primarily queen election procedures. The “The reason we disagree with The lowering of the income eligibili- the backers of the bill to raise the aid students felt there were several write-in votes is because the purpose ty ceiling along with this reduction of to private colleges. discrepancies in APO's homecoming- of having the judges is to guarantee BEOGs has severely cut the number of quesn interviews. They are as follows: that the girl who does get elected students who can receive grants. “The private colleges are pushing 0The questions were not standardiz- homecoming queen will represent the for this extra money on the grounds ed during the interview. University well.” Harold Davis. first -“Last year (1980-82) a family of four that the UNC system is state OThe selection process was not ads vice president of APO. said. with an annual income between supported competition," Yocum said. quately publicised. Carla Watson. a senior in accoun— 325.000 and 380.000. total assets of “They believe that they should OThe criteria for judging was not ting and sponsored.“ a contestant by 825.000. and one dependent in college receive compensation for the students completely clear. ‘ Delta Sigma Theta sorority. said. "I was eligible for grant fun ." stated a who are lost to state-supported OThe judges did not have all applica- feel that the interview was relaxed. proposal for tuition support for North universities." tions. but the procedures used were not fair Carolina students. "Private colleges are less cost effi- “The issue is not the five young for all of the candidates." This year the upper limit for annual cient so their total cost of educating black ladies who we felt were qualified Desdy Hill. a senior in speech com- income was 819,000. This $6.000 reduc- students is higher," Yocum said. “If and were eliminated." Jesse Dillard. munications sponsored by and presi- tion in the income eligibility ceiling they were more cost efficient. they Techinician file photo president of SAAC. said. “The issue is dent of Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority. caused a drastic drop in the number of could draw more students into their the procedures and policies of APO said. “I don't think that the majority schools." A new homecoming queen will be crowned Saturday by the reigning queen that put these and other candidates at students receiving financial aid. even though SAAC feels like the contest is unfair. a disadvantage." (See "Election. " page 8) Approximately 818 million was ap- Private colleges want the extra fun— propriated by the N.C. General ding from the state but they do not Assembly for Aid to Private Colleges want to follow any of the rules that go and Private Colleges Legislative Tui- along with the state support and they Draft prosecution tion Grants. None of this funding is still consider themselves to be made available to public college private. Yocum said. students. At their September meeting. the lustice Department says it will begin prosecuting non-registrants Aid to Private Colleges. a program University of North Carolina Associa- started in 1972. is designed to assist tion of Student Governments propos- by Elma- Khalfl second warning before the prosecutions begin. Their ed that: Staff Writer names will then be turned over to the FBI which will North Carolina's private institutions take over the rest of the process. in the education of N.C. residents. OThers be created a state tuition ad- Draft registration was introduced again by the When asked whether the government would make The sum of $200 is available. vance fund with an annual increment Carter administration in the aftermath ofthe Soviet good on its claim to prosecute. Russell said. “Yes." through current legislation. to private until it reaches a level which will have Union‘s invasion of Afghanistan. In the two years When asked whether or not all registration institutions of higher learning for each stability as a revolving fund. since its introduction. many young males in the draft evaders would be caught. he said he did not believe full-time North Carolina area age have registered; many have not. that all of them could be caught but said that “the undergraduate student at the institu- OThe loan programs have a non- Although an exact figure of the number of non- government would do everything in its power to try tion. punitive pay back mechanism. "This registrants is ‘hot known. the federal government to catch all of them." “Early in the summer a super- would hold the institutions responsi- plans to begin prosecuting as many as possible. Russell said the Reagan administration was giving subcommittee voted to recommend to ble for the collection of the loan at an “Some estimates (of non-registrants) range as high the Justice Department "full support” in its efforts the General Assembly a tentative ap- acceptable rate and continued eligibili- as 20 percent." said John Russell. spokesman for the despite the political sensitivity of the registration peal to raise the aid to private colleges ty." the UNCASG proposal said. Public Affairs Division of the US. Department of issue. In addition. the Office of Management and to $1.600 per student per year." Jim Justice. Budget has allocated “all necessary monies need- Yocum. Student Senate president. 0All North Carolina students who A list of 134 names of possible non-registrants has ed to contact the young men." said. “After protests were lodgednby’ attend accredited colleges or univer- already been turned into his office. The list of names When asked about the coat of the nationwide ef- the University of North Carolina sities within the state. public or was reduced to 108 because some people listed were fort. Russell said he had no idea what the cost would system. UNCASG (University of private. be eligible for tuition loans to aliens and are thus exempt from registration. Now be. That would depend on how long and how strong North Carolina Association of Student attend North Carolina institutions. the Justice Department plans to seek out the young the effort would be. he said. adding that Congress Governments). and state legislators. men who should have registered but did not. would be the body to go to get money allocated. the committee merely voted to resend “The UNCASG will send this pro Letters will be sent to those young men on the list. When asked whether the draft registration was a Technician file photo the recommendation and voted to ap- pass] to the General Assembly and telling them they should register or prepare for a failure. Russell said that would not be a fair state- Students protest at s 1910 Peace Retreat. Although prove a statement recognising the lobbyingwill take place there." Yocum maximum penalty of “five years in prison or a fine of ment. To call it a failure would be to use “harsh no wars exist now to involve the U.S. cltlsens. the need for Aid to Private Colleges." said. 810.000," Russell said. They will. however. receive a language." he said. government will still prosecute draft resisters. Cay candidate for city council post tired of threats by Mike Maha- much." he said. adding that loss of Hey said he has contacted the He said he doesn't regret that deci-. we exist. We should have our civil posters has been “particularly Raleigh Police Department‘about the sion now. but is upset at the reaction rights like anyone else. We're not so News Editor vicious" along Avent Ferry Road. threats and loss of campaign material. he has gotten from the public. moons to hate and loath all the time." Bob Hoy. past president of NCSU “I feel like if I was running as a com- and they suggested he tap his phone in “I'm furious; my campaign staff is (State) Gay Community. is tired of the munist I would get much less flak." he order to find where the threats are depressed.” he said. adding that the Hoy said he feels like he's in a “coo." constant threats and hassling he has said. “It's very frustrating to lose 76 coming from. It was also suggested to threats and loss of campaign material His friends are backing off from him. received since he announced his inten- percent of the material we put out." him that he get some kind of protec- are not going to suprssa his campaign. He walks into a bathroom and tions of running for city council post. Hey. a student patrol officer at tion. “All I ask is to be able to run a cam- everyone runs out.