Banks Leave Iranian Students Broke

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Vol. 23, No. 34JFebruary 1,1979 Banks leave Iranian students broke by Diane Watry payment is not the only problem. said, adding that, "there isn't ' "The last time I received money Reza Niknejad, president of the of The Post staff According to Jill Cherny, ad much that any school can do. It's from Iran was in August," stu International Cub, said, "Friends missions specialist, living expen a national problem.'' dent Ali Vanaki said. ' "The banks help and relatives help. Some Many of the Iranian students on ses are posing problems and some "Financiai aid doesn't feel they don't have dollars and you have students have savings, but it's '"Jpfr campus are having financial diffi Iranian students have been evict- have enough money to loan for to buy them on the black market." culties because of civil distur v ed from their apartments because living expenses," Wight said. bances in Iran. they haven't paid their rent. He also said that the UW system going to be a desperate situation, Banks in Iran are open only administration in Madison has de Student Reza Ghadiri agreed. ff we don't get money in two sporadically, dollars are in short Students are on their own as far cided not to provide any statewide "For two months I have money months, I don't know what we're supply and post office workers as living expenses go, Cherny loan money. just to live," he said. going to do." are striking. As a result, students said there have been problems S getting money for the past six JB a months. > e According to Dean of Students, a. •Barrie Wight, most of the Iranian students at UWM are in financial trouble. Many have been unable to pay tuition. About 85 Iranian students attend UWM. The university has arranged a late payment system for students who haven't been able to pay the $1,485 tuition fee. , Although students will receive a ' cancellation notice for non-pay ment of fees, they should con tinue to attend classes, Wight said. If they submit a statement of financial obligation and a verifi cation of attendance form to the fee specialist, they will automati cally be reinstated once their fees Empty lots became dumping grounds for snow after a record snowfall bit the city last week. are-paid, he said. ./t^^- "We know their money is going ^ft' fo be forthcoming; it's just a ques tion of when," Wight said. More gradsfind employment He added that arrangements have been made for students to by Marshall Anderson graduation, 42.3 percent of 1977- percent of 1977-78 graduates as and were lightly represented in use the library and Klotsche of The Post staff 78 graduates were employed full opposed to 55.7 percent of 1976- the over $15,000 range. Center. time, while 41 percent of the 1976- 77 graduates. Placement Director David Small Wight stressed that reinstate Last year's UWM graduates 77 class were employed at gradu Women accounted for 51.4 per said the figures indicated that ment was "on a one-shot basis," were employed at a higher rate, ation time. cent of thosein this group and salary discrimination because of only for this semester. Students were more mobile and received Twenty-two percent of gradu men for 48.6 percent. sex has not yet been eliminated. must find a way to pay summer higher starting salaries than did ates with bachelor's degrees re A 19.5 percent segment of the However, Small said that the and fall tuition, and late fees wiH their counterparts of 1976-77, ac ceived starting salaries of more 1977-78 class was employed at large number of women in the not be waived this semester. cording to the findings of an em than $15,000 a year, compared less than $10,000 a year, com middle range was indicative of the Wight said that many people ployment survey recently conduct with 13.7 percent of the previous pared to 30.5 percent of 1976-77 continued progress being made in worked on solutions for these ed by the UWM Department of year's graduates. Of those em graduates. Women constituted affirmative action hiring pro students. Placement and Career Develop ployed in this category, 11 percent 62.6 percent of those in this grams. Regarding the employ "I feel pretty good that we have ment. were women and 89 percent were range, and men, 37.4 percent. ment of women in the over a way for them to get credit," he The department mailed ques men. Of those surveyed, women were $15,000 ranges, he said, thus far, said. v tionnaires to 1978 graduates. Salaries from $10,000 t o affirmative action programs had He said, however, that tuition most heavily represented in the Survey results showed that, at $15,000 were obtained by 57.8 middle and lower salary ranges. emphasized the hiring of women and minorities; the next step is to emphasize promotion of those designated groups. Non-smoking bill According to the survey, the fields with the highest employ ment rates at graduation were nursing, 95 percent; engineering, 65 percent; business administra introduced in state tion, 52^ percent; and education, by Sandy Erickson 33 percent. Liberal arts gradu of The Post staff ates were employed at a rate of 11 percent in occupations related Legislation to protect the rights of nonsmokers was introduced before to their majors. The total rate the Wisconsin Assembly last week by State Rep. Mary Lou Munts of employment among liberal arts (D-Madison). graduates was slightly higher. The bill would prohibit smoking in public places except in specific [turn to back page, col. 3] areas. It marks a reversal of the current designation of non smoking sections practiced in many public places. "We are not taking the position that people shouldn't smoke," Membership Munts said. "We just want to set some ground rules which are fair to both groups." decline hurts "Public places" include governmental buildings, retail/establish ments, health care facilities, offices which provide access to the pub lic places, mass transit systems, restaurants and educational UWM group facilities. by Sandra Perich Taverns are an exception. Under this law, the manager of a facility or public place is of The Post staff responsible to set aside special places for smokers and is "re The Society for the Advance quired to make a reasonable effort to post appropriate signs and ment of Management (SAM), a arrange seating accordingly." UWM student organization, is "We want to develop courtesy between people. I believe non- troubled by declining member smokers are becoming more aware of their rights," Munts said. ship. "We stress and encourage the voluntary compliance aspect of SAM, a nonfraternal student the bill by holding off penalties for two years. I don't feel that group, is open to any and all criminal enforcement is the route to go," she said. students. The group's goal is to [turn to back page, col. 1] [turn to p. 6, col. 3] Page 2 uwm post Women's coach says Athletic dept. confused by Laura Sumner with limited money and limited director) had for dropping the of The Post staff structure?" she asked. field hockey program were some We're Celebrating our 1st Anniversary Before SA made the final bud what valid," Johns said. "He Arguments for and against the get decisions, it was question said there was no feeder system Tuesday Feb. 6 th recent Student Association (SA) able whether women's field hock and there wasn't enough inter segregated fees budget have been ey would be dropped. It has est. FREE BEER 7-8 pm one of the major issues on cam been decided the sport will re "There are few high schools pus lately. The athletic depart ceive minimal funding for next and other institutions who have FREE BUFFET LUNCH ment's cut of the budget and year. a hockey program, but at this the small amount of funding allo -plus- "The cost of the program isn't point in the women's program cated to women's field hockey here, it's not that/ big a deal seem to be the most important much," Johns said. "It cost CHAMPAGNE and PRIZES $3,000 to run this year." (to have a good feeder system). points of the issue. "The number of participants on not to mention- Dixie Johns, field hockey coach, Johns, who will leave the Uni versity after this semester, said my team was 12 last year. I said, "Someone has to decide would only go with a maximum EXCITEMENT, FRIVOLITY, & ROMANCE what type of athletic program this she told the hockey team she was leaving. "I left the decision up of 15 people on a team," she institution should have and then said. Joiruis for the Party C formal dress not required ) they should go with it.'' to them," she said, referring to Johns, who has spent six years whether they should fight to keep As far as women's sports go, 273-5230 2017 E. North in the department as student, field hockey or not. "Some women's sports are real ly progressing, some areas are athlete, coach and staff mem "... they (the team) came to ber, added that there is a "lack really improving; but they need me to ask what would be a min a stronger base to improve from. of support and direction from the imal budget that the team could higher university administra The athletic department needs work with.

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