Mustang Daily, February 1, 1983
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__ __ University Arohives Mustang Daily n Tuesday, February 1,1983 CalifOTuia Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo Volume 47, No. 64 Financial aid rides the storm of budget cuts ROTC students get Students in need financial aid easily aided by increase by Maria Casas by Mary Hennessy staff Wrilar ^ StaNWrttar Students receiving financial aid under the state Students attempting to receive financial aid may university grant program will benefit from the $44 fee find the qualifications increasingly stringent, but increase. students enrolling in ROTC need only pass minimal re According to Larry Wolf, director of financial aid, $4 quirements to become eligible for up to $1,000 a year in out of the $44 increase will be put into a fund to help financial assistance. needy students in the program pay the additional fees. ROTC students must qualify for the Advanced Alx)ut 1,400 students currently participate in the Course to receive aid other than scholarships, accor program. Their selection is based on submission of a ding to Major Mike Robinson, enrollment counselor. student aid application for California, proof of a The Advanced Course consists of seven academic calculated need of $400 and California residency. courses in military subjects over a period of two years. This does not include Pell Grant recipients. Some qualifications for the advanced course are; "A good number of people who received Pell Grants Meet certain medical fitness requirements. didn’t use the student aid form for California, said Be emoUed as a full time student with two years of Wolf. “No other financial aid will be available to academic work remaining. students not in the program.” Maintain a 2.0 GPA. According to Wolf, the financial aid office had some Have a SAT score of at least 850, an ACT score of at problems with the grant program because the financial least 70, or a Cadet Evaluation Battery score of at aid process for students had been underway since least 80. January. Have completed the Basic Course, Basic Camp, or The governor's proposed budget for 1983-84 in- have received credit for Basic Courses during previous I eludes a request for funds for a similar program. Its ac training or service. Please see page 5 ceptance will not be known until June or July, said Pauling cuts absurditiesWolf. of atomic weapons by Scott Swanson Pauling warned that the stockpiling (buildup of nuclear weapons), I tell you ing him a dupe of the communists. Staff Wrf tar of increasingly complex nuclear as my parting words: forget govern Pauling pointed out that if America weapons makes the possibility of ac ment channels. There simply is not increases its defense budget, the Rus Two-time Nobel Prize winner Linus cidentally touching off a nuclear war in enough time. sians will have to increase theirs. Pauling told an overflow crowd of 500 creasingly great. “Concentrate on organizing a mass “Sooner or later,” he joked, “the Rus people in Cal Poly’s Little Theater “I think it’s probably unlikely that movement such as there has never been sians will be spending all their money on recently that world peace is the most Reagan or (Soviet) Premier Andropov before.” defense and the people will overthrow pressing problem we face today. will press the button,” he said. “It Pauling echoed his friend’s charge, the government. ” * The 82-year-old chemist and peace ac would more likely start by accident." telling the audience, “This is the time to tivist described in his speech, "The Path The scientist based a large part of his act. Tomorrow or next year may be too ^ “ I don’t think we need to catch up to Peace,’’ his formula for world peace speech on an article written by a friend late. Everybody has an obligation to with the Russians,” Pauling siad. through “treaties between the 55oviet of his. Harvard chemistry professor help. Participate in demonstrations, “Most students (of nuclear arms) say Union and the United States to stop the George Kistiakowsky. write letters, join organizations. that the Russians are behind us. The development and stockpiling of nuclear The article was published in the “If the world is destroyed, it will be overkill situation is such that there is warheads." but, he added, there may Bulletin of Atomic Scientists on Dec. 2, your fault, our fault, for not having done not much meaning in saying that one not be time to wait for treaty ratifica 1982, five days before Kistiakowski’s enough,” he said. side is ahead of the other.” tions. death and 20 years to the day after Pauling took some jabs at Reagan and He stated that no dispute between na “I believe that the United States and scientists learned to control nuclear fis at least one cabinet secretary. He tions justifies nuclear war. He also the Soviet Union should start taking sion. repeated a quotation from the president dismissed as absurd the concept of some unilateral action,” he said. "Mak Noting that Kistiakowski had not that proponents of the nuclear freeze are limited nuclear war that Reagan and ing treaties is such a slow process, the been a longtime anti-nuclear proponent, “dupes of the communists”, and drew a "his secretary — what’s his name?” world will be destroyed while we make Pauling quoted the article as saying, laugh from the crowd as he noted that (“Weinberger,” yelled the crowd) have them." “As one who has tried to change this Andropov has proposed a freeze, mak- talked about. “There’s so little rationality in these things,” Pauling said. “You have a hard time coming up with rational arguments Live and let liv e -ju s t don’t infringe after a while. “No one would object to a Western Owen Servatius shares motto European nuclear war. The Soviet and takes it to the classroom Union wouldn’t. The United States Please see page 5 by Kristen Simon The unique way he ap proaches a class establishes StaH Writer rapport right from the begin Aciademic senate ning. He makes an effort to get Proud to be a part of Cal Po students to start thinking seeks faculty ly. management instructor about their self-image. A good Owen Servatius is taking life attitude is important. He The academic senate is seeking facul “one day at a time." believes that each pierson is his ty who are interested in serving on the “My motto is to live and let own best friend. board of trustees, the senate chairman I L- {. live,” he stated. "As long as we “No one is looking out for reported Monday. don’t infringe on the liberties of you,” he said. “You have to According to chairman James Sim \ others, who’s to say it's make things happen for mons, the position was authorized last wrong?” yourself.” year, and this spring the statewide After many years of work ex Servatius noted a lot of pieo- academic senate will choose a represen perience, Servatius came to Cal ple feel they are a minority. tative from among nominees chosen by Poly in June of 1947. He was “Well, we are all minorities of the 19 universities in the California originally hired as a one,” he said. “What we make State University system. stenographer for the president of ourselves is our own respon The role of the board of trustees is to of the university, and was later sibility.” establish policy in all matters affecting asked if he would like to try He believes in taking life the entire CSU system, Simmons said. teaching. “one day at a time.” Looking Nontinations must be supported by His teaching philosophy is to too far ahead is a disappoint the signatures of 50 faculty members, “care about what I teach and ment for most of us. For exam he added. those who I am teaching.” Ser ple, he expressed his concern “It is hoped that the faculty trustee vatius feels that if students can over Diablo Canyon, noting he will have a strong record of teaching ex Mustang Dally — Tom VlakocN laugh ^ with an instructor, has children and grandchildren cellence, scholarly achievement and they’ll want to learn. "I try to in the area. "But one must have governing experience,” Simmons said. Owen Servatius gestures during one of his raise spirits; students can sense For further details, contact the management ciasses. faith in his fellow man.” how you feel about them.” _____________ Ptoaf »— paq$ S academic senate office at 546-1258. Pa0«2 Mustang OaHy Tuaaday, Fabniaiy 1,19ti^ American Heart winners in each division. the "Sisters of M a r y " who jewelry, silkscraen. s E a !^ Association Pre-registration informa ■ will speak about first love glass, ceramics clay and Join with the American tion is available Feb. 1, 2 for Jesus and their daily much more. Stop in the Heart Asaoqiition and the and 3, and Feb. 8, 9 and 10 living for Him. Sisters of Craft Center downstaifs in Creamery for the first an from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in Poly Notes Mary is a group of the U.U. and check out the nual "Love Run," Satur the University Union Lutheran nuns , who Cage. day, Feb. 12. The lOK nui plaza. originated in Geribany Immunizatigp Clinic will begin, at 9 a.m. at the Yoga Club after WW II. The sharing The Health Center is of Creamery.^ Registration ' The Yoga Club is holding room in the Crandall Gym ro ly will be held on Thursday. fering an immunization begins at 7:30 a.m. Entry a demonstration and annex.