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It has been accepted for inclusion in BG News (Student Newspaper) by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks@BGSU. ■ Tickets are on sale to all Local waste removal Student trustees at The Falcon rugby students interested in -,*»; fc companies are hoping to state colleges may team defeated Shadowing Sidney increase environmental soon have full voting Dayton this **k M Ribeau for a day consciousness. powers. weekend Page 5 Page 7 Page 8 . Page 10 tEheggJ&tofl 1995 The B G News "Celebrating 75 Years of Excellence" Wednesday, September 13, 1995 Bowling Green, Ohio Volume 83, Issue 11 Speaker shares At Odds insight on HIV Genell Pavellch "I was told I had five years to The BG News live, which was the hardest part of all," he said. "I felt like I was Sean Sasser, known to many the only person in my situation from last season's "The Real because there was no one like me World", spoke to a crowded Len- in the support groups." hart Grand Ballroom Tuesday Four years after finding out he night. was HIV positive, Sasser moved Sasser, 26, talked about what it to San Francisco because he felt is like living with HIV, the virus he could be himself there. One of that causes AIDS, and stressed the first things he saw in the city the importance of learning more was a billboard that read "Be about the disease. here for the cure - early treat- "It is not my responsibility to ment for HIV." educate," he said. "It is your re- "That was my first sign of hope sponsibility to be open, to seek because I had never seen a posi- out and to learn." tive statement about HIV be- Whether a person is homosex- fore," he said. "This was my ins- ual or heterosexual, male or fe- piration to take care of myself." male, Sasser said AIDS can af- While in San Francisco, Sasser fect everyone. found a support group with other "We are all part of this crisis," young people who had the HIV he said. "It shouldn't take the virus. He said there were 25 peo- death of a friend or loved one to ple in the group which was surpr- make us realize that." ising to him. Sasser said he always knew he "When I walked into the room, was gay, but really couldn't ex- I saw others like me which was press that as a teenager. He said astounding," he said. "I also he kept his sexuality hidden dur- thought, 'What is wrong here?' ing those teenage years because because so many people are be- he did not want to be taunted or ing infected with this disease." beat up. Sasser met Pedro Zamora at a WilfrtdoLcc/AP Photo In 1987, Sasser found out he conference on HIV in 1993 where President Clinton listens to House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.) budget. The president said Tuesday that the White House and was HIV positive when a blood Zamora was a speaker. during a meeting in the White House Cabinet Room with members Congress won't reach an agreement on the budget before the fis- test for the Navy came back posi- of the blpartisian Congressional leadership to discuss the federal cal year ends. tive for the virus. See REAL, page six. Education funding at stake Vice president House-passed bill awaits vote by Senate committee topic of forum Jay Young Jay Young The BC New weeks," Paskvan said. "It used to the process." money. McRoberts said if the The BC News take us a lot longer." McRoberts said the University direct loan program is killed the A Senate committee vote McRoberts said the removal of Financial Aid office handled over University will also lose revenue. The committee carrying out the task of replacing the University's scheduled today in Washington the direct loan program would 23,000 applications this year. He "The faster students pay off chief academic officer discussed who they are looking for in an open could directly affect over half of take much of the process out the said there is about $40 million of their bills the better it is for the forum Tuesday night in Olscamp Hall. the academic plans of University University's hands. aid available on campus. The University," McRoberts said. "If A handful of non-committee members took advantage of the oppor- students. we have to wait for a loan check tunity to express what qualities the next University Vice President The committee is scheduled to to come in, then the University is for Academic Affairs should have. vote on a House-passed bill that "I know the University wants to see the using its own funds, it's floating. Library Dean Linda Dobb said the person who replaces Eloise would cut education funding by direct loanprogram continue. It really seems Clark should recognize the importance of excellence. $36 billion over a seven year Victoria Guthrie, Graduate "One of the things that I would like to see in a vice president is period. to be working well, and it is going to work Student Senate Student Welfare some recognition of the need to balance excellence and striving for Coordinator, said the cuts should excellence, against the fact that we are working within a constrained The direct loan program is one better as time goes on." Conrad McRober,s of the programs under the bud- be made elsewhere. budget," Dobb said. "I think it is important here to keep the emphasis get microscope. Republicans Financial Aid director "I think cutting the ability for on excellence because that is what is going to keep attracting stu- have proposed capping the Fed- students to go to college, particu- dents to the institution." eral Direct Student Loan Pro- "We have more control over majority of student aid is fed- larly since this impacts low and The committee, which was formed by President Sidney Ribeau in gram at 40 percent of new bor- the process now," McRoberts erally funded, middle income students, is the July, will be accepting applications until Oct. 2. Chairman Milton rowing. said. "We go back to the old The loss of federal funds will wrong place to target these Hakel said the public input will be used to adjust the job discription. Conrad McRoberts, Financial system, we lose that control over cost the University time and cuts." "We're working on an expansion of the position description," Hakel Aid director, said the direct loan said. "From the notes we each took we'll be able to slot stuff in var- program is worth keeping. ious places. Then the committee will come up with some priority or- "I know the University wants dering." to see the direct loan program continue," McRoberts said. "It "We will wait for the right person to be really seems to be working well, University protests and it is going to work better as available," Hakel said. "If they can be time goes on. There were some available in January that would be fantastic. start-up challenges, but students If they can't come until July, we'll take July." weren't standing in line this fall cuts in financial aid waiting to sign loan checks." McRoberts said about 55 per- Jay Young cent of University students The BC News a toll-free number for students to contact their Milton Hakel receive some kind of financial representatives. The number is 1-800-574-4243. Chairman of the Committee aid. He said the removal of the While cuts in student aid might be inevitable, Conrad McRoberts, Financial Aid director, said direct loan program would make many believe the amount of reduction will de- students' input will make a big difference. Sixty people have shown interest or been nominated for the posi- the aid more difficult to obtain. pend on student reaction. "I think students at Bowling Green State Uni- tion. Hakel said he would like more candidates before the review "We find if we have to make a In response to the possibility of student aid versity should start writing their representa- process begins. correction on a student's loan it is reduction the University Graduate Student Sen- tives and senators," McRoberts said. "They "I'd like to be looking at 200 by the time we start," Hakel said. much simpler for us than work- tate has declared this week Student Aid Emer- need to start sending letters because those let- Committee members are shooting to have a replacement by ing with about 40 guarantee gency Week. ters have an effect." Christmas. agencies, each with their own set Victoria Guthrie, GSS Student Welfare Coor- McRoberts said administrators, including "We will wait for the right person to be available," Hakel said. "If of procedures," McRoberts said. dinator, said it is vital that students make their President Sidney Ribeau, have been communi- they can be available in January that would be fantastic. If they can't "The program Is just what it says feelings known.