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The Guardian, October 25, 1984 Wright State University CORE Scholar The Guardian Student Newspaper Student Activities 10-25-1984 The Guardian, October 25, 1984 Wright State University Student Body Follow this and additional works at: https://corescholar.libraries.wright.edu/guardian Part of the Mass Communication Commons Repository Citation Wright State University Student Body (1984). The Guardian, October 25, 1984. : Wright State University. This Newspaper is brought to you for free and open access by the Student Activities at CORE Scholar. It has been accepted for inclusion in The Guardian Student Newspaper by an authorized administrator of CORE Scholar. For more information, please contact [email protected]. The Daily Guardian 'Twenty years serving the students of Wright State University' Number 28, Volume XXI Thursday. October 25. 1984 Budget Board , fraternity disagree over grant By NICOL SWITZEH security and insurance in past events. Associate Writer Jim St. Peter "believed the pro- Budget Board approved a S213 loan posed grant would have produced a to the Beta Phi Omega fraternity at profit for the fraternity." Board yesterday's meeting. The fraternity members suggested ticket prices should refused the loan. be higher than S3. The Board was Senior fraternity member Chip displeased the fraternity waited until Hodges requested a S697.50 grant to two days before the event to apply for defray projected losses from an annual a grant. fund-raising party and road rally to be In a 3-2 vote, the Board voted to held tomorrow. grant the S213 loan, to be paid back Without the grant, the fraternity within 90 days. projects a loss of S22.34. Newly The loan was refused because the imposed University regulations force fraternity presently have the funds to the fraternity to pay for insurance, finance the event and were actually ap- security, a beer permit and also require plying for reimbursement. beer be served in lieu of the traditional Andrea Seiger, a member of the "hairy buffalo," Hodges said. Budget Board, suggested that a The fraternity should not be respon- student-sponsored event be held as one sible for the additional costs imposed of Downtown Dayton's Affairs on the by the new University regulations, Square, commemorating Wright Hodges argued. State's 20th Anniversary. Some member* of the Budget Board The Board agreed that such an event strongly objected. Budget Board would be good for public relations, but no official action was taken. RAFFLES AND BAKE SALES give various groups a reas to sil around in Milieu Hall this member Jim St. Peter stated, "There week. Here, Jim Koverman and Debbie Wick work i raise money for iheir project, a has been concern" because liquor In other business, Laura Brock, vice Halloween party for Ihc cklivlv Photo by Marlene Smarts served to minors and the lack of president of the Baptist Student Union applied for a $73 grant to fund an off- campus hayride and bonfire. The Brad emus speaks on politics, education annual event is open to the entire cam- pus, free of charge. By MARY WEAVER Since the Student Union is sub- News Editor the legislative body, Seiger said. American Council on Education, the New York University President "No one has done more (than American Council for the Arts, the sidized from outside sources, the John Brademas will speak today on Brademas) for education in the past 50 Academy for Educational Develop- Board decided to loan the requested "Politics and Education " as part of years," Seiger added. ment, Athens College (Greece), and amount, interest-free, with a June I the Wright State University 20th An- Brademas served 22 years on the others. due date. niversary Faculty Lecture Series on the House Education and Labor Commit- He was named High Knight Com- Another request, presented by Management of Public Policy. tee, earning a reputation for his leader- mander of Honor (Order of the Barbie Haverkos, the vice president of "The series was scheduled to come ship in educatin and the arts. He was Phoenix) for his humanitarian service the Student Council for Exceptional right before elections to keep people chief architect of the National Institute by Greek President Constantine Children, asked for a S100 grant to informed about election processes," of Education, the principal federal Karamanlis in 1981, Seiger said. send representatives to the State said series coordinator Marvin Seiger. agency supporting research in educa- Brademas is also known for his Conference to be held in Dayton Nov. Brademas, former congressperson tion. He also sponsored the Higher latest Latin American involvement. 16 and 17, at Stouffer's Pla/a. for Indiana's third district is one of Education Acts of 1972 and 1976. 'Fluent in Spanish, Brandemas has only two Rhodes Scholars to serve in Brademas serves on the board of the served on many fact-finding missions Elsewhere to the area," Seiger said. Brandemas Compiled from UPI is author of a study of the anarchist 'Manpower' raises movement in Spain. Grenada medical students were honored ?t In 1977, Brandemas chaired the first the Capitol and the While House yesterday on official delegation of the Carter the first anniversary of the Grenada invasion. prospects and earnings administration to the People's I»r. Carol l;ln\. a biologist at New York Republic of China. In 1979, he led a University, lias completed a study which she WASHINGTON (SPS)--According program ended. Moreover, the results House delegation to the USSR. He is claims proves college students no longer cart- as much about sex as students of ihe pasi. to a report released by the Ni •••power confirm that massive government in- also a member of the Council on Demomstration Research Corpora- tervention can reduce unemployment Foreign Relations. At least nine Americans were in jured or kill- tion, the recent Youth Incentive En- and facilitate the transition from A Fellow of the American Academy ed during yesterday's fire in a Bagnio, titlement Pilot Projects raised the par- school to jobs for youth. of Arts and Sciences. Brademas re- Phillipines hotel filled with WWII veterans ticipants' job prospects and earning The program's success was at- ceived the Award for Distinguished celebrating Gen. McArihur's landing in leyte fortv vears aco this week. power and continued to do so even tributed to the requirement that those Service to the Arts of the American Academy and Institute of Arts and after the program ended. who accepted work had to remain in COI UMBt 'S-The Public I tiliies Commission Funded by the Labor Department school or, in the case of drop-outs, to Letters in 1978. He also received the has ordered an investigation into the conjunc- under the Carter administration, the return. first James Bryant Conant Award for tion costs of the Zimmer tntclear power plant pilot projects provided jobs for 76,000 Private businesses also played a role; distinguished service to education from near Cincinnati. low-income teenagers from early 1978 half of the work sites and 20 percent the US Education Commission. "Politics and Education" will be President Reagan was greeted with a noisy, to mid-1980 at a total cost of nearly of the hours were in private sector well-attended rally at Ohio Slate University $240 million. jobs. presented today at 3:30 p.m. in 109 yesterday, while loan Mondale brings her hus- The latest findings are based on Program sponsors estimate thai im- Oelman Hall. The lecture is free and band's campaign to Dayion today. trackings of 4000 black youth par- plementing such a prgram on the na- open the public. ticipants over the past four years. tional level would cost between SI.6 "For anyone curious about the Canada's CM 11 AW workers have reached making of policy, this (the lecture) is a tentative agreement, ending the first strike The results show a significant earn- and SI.8 billion per year in 1980 against that company in fourteen years. ings gain that was sustained after the dollars. the place to be," Seiger said. 2 The Daily Guardian October 25. 1984 Student Government hosts political debates By MARJOHIE KNUTSON dent Government chairer and tion," he said. Editor "(The goal) will be to spotlight these moderator of the debates. On Wednesday, members of the two clubs and what they stand for." Following the lead of the Presiden- The remaining time has been alloted Rainbow Coalition will debate he said. However, because of the two tial candidates. Student Government for the audience to ask questions of members of Wright State's College groups' political origins, Kintner said will host two debates next week be- one or both campaign representatives. Republicans. he expects Wednesday's debate to also tween Democratic and Republican Student Government decided to "The goal of this will be a little dif- "focus mostly on Reagan and representatives. sponsor an on-campus debate between ferent," Kintner said, although he said Mondale." Campaign workers from the Reagan the Democrats and Republicans "to let the format of the debate will be similar Wednesday's meeting will take place and Mondale campaigns will meet students be able to ask questions, to to the Monday meeting. at noon, also in Allyn Hall lounge. Monday at 12:15 p.m. in Allyn Hall get clarification on things they've lounge. Both representatives will be heard about or read about," Kintner asked three questions, submitted by explained. Protestors seek cyanide solution various campus groups and depart- "It's important students be in- PROVIDENCE, RI (CPS)-Attempts after headlines as much as they are an ments, and which the campaign formed... to know how each candidate by students at Brown University and easy out from doomsday. representatives have been told in stands on issues that affect (the more recently at the University of Col- "Our motivation is purely educa- advance.
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