Financial Aid Office Exceeds Budget a Relatively Quiet Weekend

TMs Xerox makes no carbon copies. See page 6. Non-Profit U.S. Postage Paid Waterville, ME 04901 Permit #39 Financial Aid Office exceeds budget learned that more students were going to be that sophomores automatically receive cuts By Karen Lipraan spending the year doing off-campus study, in aid is a complete myth, said Smyth. ASST. NEWS EDITOR we were able to enlarge our target class size "There's a commitment to enrolled by admitting more freshmen and transfer students first," she said. "Separately we Aggressive recruiting tactics last spring students in January." estimate what we need for theentering class." have resulted in a greater number of aid- Although the wait-list allows for some Upperclass students are expected to take out needing students matriculatingat Colby, said manipulation of numbers, "If any college larger loans, work more hours more at work- Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid Parker comes inrightonthetarget,it'sluck, initially," study jobs, and save more money from their Beverage and Director of FinancialAid Lucia said Beverage. "{Our problem} is nothing summer jobs, said Smyth. Smyth. In order to meet this greater need, the catastrophic. It was blown way out of Some fear the deficit will force Colby to financial aid office had to exceed its budget proportion. What it means is that we will drop its need-blind admission policy. by about $350,000, saiid Administrative Vice have to be more careful about making "There arealwaysstudentsatthemargin/' President Arnold Yasinski. discretionary purchases." said Beverage. Yasinski agreed. Because of the recession, last spring the Such cut-backs would include limiting "We will be looking very carefully when admissions' office conducted a more large mailings of free Colby art calendars and we make offers of admission on the margin/' aggressive recruiting campaign than in the Photo by Yuhgo Yamaguehi postponing new laboratory equipment for he said. "All of the other ways of [keeping past, said Beverage Theofficecalled freshmen LuchSmyth, Director of Financial Aid the biology department. Beverageadded that within a reasonable budget] are less fair than applying for financial aid to answer their these cut-backs were minor in comparison to controlling admission. Some years we are questions and concerns. receiving some form of need- based aid, and other institutions of similar academic status. more need-blind than others." This led to a larger number of admitted 183 of those are also receiving federal grants. Middlebury College, for example, let Going outside of the budget can really students matriculating. Also, financialaid offers forfirst-yearstudents personnel go, and Amherst and Williams hurt the endowment in the long run, said "What we wonder is, is this just an unusual were better than other schools students exceeded their financial aid budgets by a Smyth. year, or is this the start of something new," applied to, said Smyth, who added that this greater percentage than Colby did. "In the budgetary process we have to be said Yasinski. "We have no way of knowing theory is basied on anecdotal evidence. The financial aid deficit has left some careful, to estimate accurately what we are at this point." "Our average in the financial aid'area is upperclassmen concerned that they wereshort going to need and what students are going to According to Smyth, 217 freshmen are testimonial," said Beverage. "When we changed in receiving their aid. But the belief need," she saidO New committee discusses community By David Holtzman STAFF* WRITER The Campus Community Committee, created to replace the Task Forces on Race and Gender, will bring together students and faculty to discuss race, gender, class and religion on campus, said Bill Cotter, president Photob y An Druker of the college, and chairof the committee.The committee's first meeting was held this Some students had a good time on the First Day of Loudness. morning. Over twenty students and faculty memberssit on the committee, which includes representatives from the Colby Christian Fellowship, Hillel, the International Club, A relatively Society Organized Against Racism IS.O.A.R.], Student Organization for Blackand Hispanic Photo by Yuhgo Yamaguchz Unity IS.O.B.H.U.], the Bridge, and men's and women's athletics. President Cotter heads new committee. quiet weekend "We wanted it to be as inclusive as possible," said Linda Cotter, alumni liaison good a job do we do in making this a diverse A food fight in Roberts on Saturday night in Career Services. "As the campus becomes community? These are some of the questions By Andrea Kraaker resulted in a call to Security. increasingly diverse, problemsbecome more we need to ask," he said. "It isn't clear how NEWS EDITOR "Security would show up and everybody complicated. We want open dialogue, not bes^to communicate ideas to everyone. But would stop and then Security would leave polarization." we n.eed to sec all theseissues as our common Last weekend's first day of loudness and when it got quiet, and then it would start up Members of the Campus Community concern. Mergingintoa more common forum other activities made for "a relatively quiet again/' said Frechette. After the food fight Committee will discuss ideas for creating a will help do that." weekend," said John Frechette, acting director had been restarted twice, dining services more hospitable environment for all students "I think [the committee] is a wonderful of safety and security. requested that an officer remain in the dining and faculty, said President Cotter. idea," said Lucy Yeager '93, who represents "TheStudentCenterparty had goneokay. hall for the remainder of the meal. "Even when a crisis hasn't occurred, we S.O.A.R. on the committee. "I don't think The Shell was not as large a crowd as they had There were no injuries this weekend and might prevent one from ever coming up," groups should become exclusive, that the prepared for/' said Frechette. "The biggest only one fire alarm, pulled on the second floor said Linda Cotter. women's group should be all women. They thing was the open containers." of Foss. "The quality of life on campus will be don't solve anything that way." Frechettesaid "a lot of people" were fined One other incident this weekend involved addressed by the committee," said President "It sounds like a noble effort ," said for having open containers this weekend. "a b.b, gun that a student had in his room," Cotter, who noted that the mortfattcntion Victoria Hershey, committee member and 'T thinkthcmajoritywerefreshmcn.Tliere said Frechette. "He had been shooting at a paid to the sensitivities of all groups, the associate dean of students for intercultural were some upperclassmen." All of the lamp post outside of his room." easier and more comfortable life at Colby will affairs. "I hope the organizers take it students' names were given to the Dean's The matter is still being discussed by the become. seriously, so issues can really be thrashed office and they will each receive $50 fines. deans, Frechettesa id.Q "How welcomingis our community? How out. It really could be very valuable."Q News Briefs g Fall concert Cultural still in the works room named Squeeze, who was tentatively scheduled The Marson Multicultural Center will no w to play the fall concert, will not be coming to be officially known as the Marson Common Colby, according to Student Association Ground Multicultural Center, said Director Social Chair John Yormak. Yormak is of Student Activities Tullio Nieman. Cotter appointed to working on future plans for the concert and About seventy-five people cast ballots at is considering various bands, including thecenter'sopeninglastFridaynighttodecide presidential Blues Traveler. (A.K.) the room's official name. Work is still being done on the room, commission which will open to students in the near future after all renovations have been completed. (C.A.) Colby President Bill Cotter was chosen by Senator George Mitchell to be a member of the Congressional National Commission on Financing Secondary Education. The commission was created to discuss who should be paying for education. ' Photob yYuhgo Yamaguchi Hearings in Los Angeles, Washington, ' D.C, and Chicago are upcoming, with dates The Spa . in Miami, Kansas City, and Boston already A Worldy Affair scheduled. Experts in the field of finance, students on financial aid, and their parents Missed Meal are testifying Cotter said. "We will try to come up with some hours change suggestions that will be useful to the Congress on how to share the burden. Missed Meal hours at the Spa have been How much shortened this year. Breakfast should students, parents, institutions is now served , and from 9:45 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., the government pay?" lunch from 1:45 said Cotter. "It's a big . to 4:00 question." (E.C.) p.m p.m. and dinner from 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. "The main reason the hours changed is The Jitney is back because of programming in the Spa," said Wayne Dubay, assistant manager of the Spa. on schedule Pizza parties, bands and game nights were unable to start on time because of conflicts The Jitney and the on/off-campus escort with Missed Meal. Other problems were with service will be running on the same schedule cleaning and maintenance of the Spa, as well as last year. Both were to begin operating as with regular meal service, said Dubay. Monday night, according to John Frechette, The new hours seem to have worked so acting director of safety and security. far. "There have been maybe one or two The Jitney, which transports students to complaints," said Dubay. "But nobody has shopping areas around Waterville, will pick really had a problem." (A.K.) up students at Lovejoy, Mary Low and Roberts from 2-7 p.m.

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