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Southern Illinois University Carbondale OpenSIUC February 1981 Daily Egyptian 1981 2-20-1981 The aiD ly Egyptian, February 20, 1981 Daily Egyptian Staff Follow this and additional works at: https://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/de_February1981 Volume 65, Issue 102 Recommended Citation , . "The aiD ly Egyptian, February 20, 1981." (Feb 1981). This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Daily Egyptian 1981 at OpenSIUC. It has been accepted for inclusion in February 1981 by an authorized administrator of OpenSIUC. For more information, please contact [email protected]. 63 students .1Jaily C£gyptian ·losestate aid B1Ra""II~ wanted to make sure that if . Southern Dlinois University SCaff Writer there was an additioaa) ap Friday. February 20. 198t-Vol. 86. No. 102 . At least 63 students at sru-c propriatioa, our atudeufa would h~ve.lo.t their eligibility' for be elildbJe." mlDOlS State Sebolarships as a result of GO\'. James R Camille said he bad eKpI!C:W Thompson'. denial of su": Thompson to deny the atra funding. But he said Ilia office ~entary funding for the "assumed" that some of the .later applicants would be An undetermined awnber C7l eligible fOf: awards and indaded otber .tudents wbose ap the awards wbeD figuriag plicatiOllS were Dot Procesaed finaDCial aid packages f. tbaee by the commiSSion al.o may students. have lost chances for awards Camille said they, a.IcIIIIl wifIa according to Joe Camille' ,he 63 students who bad c:oe director of IItudent work and firmed eligibility from the fmancial assistance. ISSC, will bave their fiaaDeial Thompson vetoed a biD for aid packages reworkecL Some ~.3 milli~ of supplementary of them will be advi8ed to apply ISSC funding Tuesday. Because for National Direct Student the bill was passed by the Loans, .hile others will receift .~ ~te dming the last 1eU1OD, It cannot be returned to =iJ~"ed .ork .warda, lie :!:m~islature for • yetet This year will probably be the last time the (SSC will seek (sse Executive Director .upplemental funding. ae~ Larry Matejka bas said that a cording to Camille. He tIIlid 'J'hompsoo veto would make this recent ISSC policy cbaages will the first year tbat the com reduce the number 01 awards missioa would be substantially the commissiGo will make ill tile less thaD totally funded. future. The Isse was forced to ask Next year, the ISSC will for the extra funding after it expect students and families .. spent its initial $85.8 million contribute mon mcJIleJ ....... appropriation for 1980-11. the edueatioaal costa C7l .... Applications received after cnildn!a. The CGIDJD __ ... Staff ,.... '" J.. c...,. Aug. 21 bave IIOt beeD .iIl institute a "teetati.e .'ISlII:\" F ..:Vc-:R-oa a war.. and sanav 'TJaur.. processed. a.ard" program, wbereby da~ this .......... a ....m,."."' .... ""' f'llpl't'tf'd camille said, "We continued some ltudents will be eIigibW !iday afh'nleolt this flshHma. still ft!l& ti.. '"'"' t. ra"gf' fram thf' lalgb 50s to thf' .... 1811 IIIIIIrr to give out applications because for awiatn ('oateut OR ~ waift's of Crab Or. for two different awards and partly ("'MMly sIIif's. D ....ia~ ..... "f'IIiags the dido't know if there would be .....rd ....... ('........ , '"' IM'ftlsary durinl """ we .iD receive whichever award .f'Inpt'r'.thlrt'S will libl, lIip iaao I1M' :lOs. ' supplemeatary funds or not. We the eommissioa can alford. Students condemn ... Congressmen respond ~ew b,il~~!!:g,.~y~te.!'};, ·t'·· .: '. R' :... '. ' .. ,f~' "1"'>'-- ~':~#""'''. Byc.roiK;;;a;;~~·'~··"~~;-r;.--r:::t4;::'J'~:~.~' 0,,:, ... ·el.lgan ISC8,CUa,S $&aft, Writ« .... ~-:r~ble~ of· direet~' By :~ ~" '..... conventional fwees and')'ea1'L" .' .. , ,Mast complaints voieed by paymen~ alsoeame up. SCalI WIUer equiJ.»meat rather tban on a . 'Ibe _tor.., 8UpplI1ed students at the oped forum OIl Students said payDJe"lts they ~hJStieat...'" :aucleaJo anna tax reductioaa for f:Iusi-. ... the University'. Dew billing made for housiDg were being UJ;. Rep. Paul Simon said' build up. support busi.nesB iI:lwIItimeIIt system held Thursday at tbe ehanneled to tuitioD and fees Thursday be faYOl"S tax cuts but AltbGugh Simoa supports to iDc:entift to erate new printe, Student Center dealt with the iDstead, thus causing the thiDb some of Reagan'. budget cuts, he said the specifies of sector jobs and I will wort for fona of the bill received b1 students to be evicted from cutting proposals will "burt Reagan's proposals "bel.., the quick passage of sue.. students and the canceDation 01 housing. Jim BelL management the middle class and help the wealtby and hurt the middle legislation." students despite fmancial aid analyst programmer at the wealthy." class." He said the tax euta and I~ in defeD!le ~ eredits. bursar's Office said the current U.S. SeD. Charles Perey spending reductions are too- also galD-:ct approve from . During the twcHJour forum, policy is to channel the payment backed ~h~ presid~nt's plan exteDsive and will initially lead ~, Cha~ of the ~.. sponsored by tbeGraduate to the area tbestudeat requests. almost WboIebeartedIy but said to bigher inflation. wbicb he ForetgD Relations Ccmmittee.. Student Cou~il, about 25 Belt said payMeftts are aPlJlied he bimself "will make sure termed "the cruelest tax of "We Deed a determiDatioa to students told about their ex- to the first item 011 the bill-., Illinois is treated fairly." ail." maintain a strong defease and I perienees wUh tbe-=stem_ wbea purpose of the payment is U.s. Sen. Alan DixOn joined Simon also expressed support tbe efforts to bolster Although students at . the not indicated by tbe student, Simoa in voicing objections to displeasure with the JH'OI)OIed our .security." forum see~ pleased to ve although mistakes do oceur. certaia spending cuts, charging elimination of funding for Dixon. ~ newest of the tfu:ee an opportunity to talk to ad- Several students were tbey put • disproportiooate synthetic fuel development and to ~ a job 011 capitol Hill. mini.trators about· their outraged that their' Basic burdeI:I 011 the middle eJass. eoUege lltudent aid programs. stated m a press releue that .. problems. they still seemed Educational Opportunity Simon, D-Carbondale, He was similarly disturbed feels t~e tax and .pendiag concerned Ithat problems they Grants were being tieJd to pay aithough,uprrtive of the about cutbacks in the Com~ reduction. and a baJaacecI faced this semester will. plague. bills such as housing P.Byments objectives 0 . the budget prehensiye Employment budget are ~bJe. tbem in. the future.. .... ." . that were DOt !iDe until the end overhaul, was upset with a Training AcL Simon said befell He promISed. to pus" foI'! • Almost ail of the stuclent$, as of the semester. Camille said' number of the administration's many eETA wwken will 10 011 passage .. of much, 01 . the . well a. some administratut'S fiDaJ1ciaJ aid can be used to pay economic propasaJa. welfare or receive unem- proposed 1egi.sJatiGD. but said admitted they could not u.... and ftIltraetual debts held by The representative marched ployment compensatioa from . .ome specifies of the derstandthepresentformoftbe. studeats. in front of the White Hou.e the ftlderal,overnment. _ PreSident's. pr~posals, aeecI bill that students' receive. Joe . The future of caneellation Ttunday morning with United "I'd rather pay them for doser exammatiOll. Camille, diredOf: of the Office waivers remained undeeided. Mine Workers of America WOtUng," Simoa said. Dixon sai!i, "The countrY of Student WOJ:k and Finaneial III administrators said tbey President Sam Church and Perqr was more supportive of wants to achieve lhe8e lSoals. 1 Assistance, said the bill. in its were still1leeking irput into the about &0 other peopje to protest the administration's pnlpOIIala. expect to !ole for selectiVe ~ present format, was unae~ decision of .hether or Dot to benefit reductiGas lor victims a( "WithGut a doubt the etonomy and spending cuts, but I c:autiGft eepta" and Is under revi80n coatiDue to offer them. Last fall bJac:k hm« disease, sometimes is in bad trouble and ••• I thint that SpendiDg must be fairly bf the BRS task force. admi:tistrators sa\d c:an~ eoatract.ec1 by coal miners. the citi2ent a( this country want applied! both aerosa the Laura Niels~, graduate eell8ti~ waivers were only AD admiDlstratioa. proposal tbe government to stimulate economic. .tra~ and the student in buslDess and ad- aYllila" for spring semester. c:alls for reducing the number 01 it," the senator said in a preIS geographIC reBJons of the ministraUoa, said itmes coming . Over 3.300 waivers bave been miners and. their widows release. country.tt doe in the future should not be givento.tudeots this semester. eligible for benefits. AecordiDg "With the exception of the included on the bill because 'Admbl.lstrators OIl. the ._.... to an Associated Presa nport, truly aeedy, everyone is called they created confusioa and that . ........ Simon said be would use his _ to sac:ri1~" be said. Percy notification to students that fo.rc~ deDl~ tbat they· posiUoa 011 the House EducatiOll . feek the proposala will improve {jus certain fees are refundable eliminated the IS charge for use and Labor Committee to oppoae the c:ountrv's econamy. should be includi:d oa the biB. of the iDStallm~n~ planla~t any move to reduce the numbeF Reagan fs "tax cut is am- 'Bode Jacki~ Cuevas, gra~ate :m:n~rc-:: sa~t: ~t~. of beneficiaries of the ~ biliOUS,:' perey said, "but it is studeat, m psychology.• said she I. Ja . y . About 4,200 residents 01 his needed if we are spur ecoaomie was still getting a biD for faU charge.or te pay~ts also Southern 1llinois congressional growth. .. tuitioa even after trips to four has not been determined.