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Columbia College Chicago Digital Commons @ Columbia College Chicago Columbia Chronicle College Publications 3-24-1986 Columbia Chronicle (03/24/1986) Columbia College Chicago Follow this and additional works at: http://digitalcommons.colum.edu/cadc_chronicle Part of the Journalism Studies Commons This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License. Recommended Citation Columbia College Chicago, "Columbia Chronicle (03/24/1986)" (March 24, 1986). Columbia Chronicle, College Publications, College Archives & Special Collections, Columbia College Chicago. http://digitalcommons.colum.edu/cadc_chronicle/97 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the College Publications at Digital Commons @ Columbia College Chicago. It has been accepted for inclusion in Columbia Chronicle by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @ Columbia College Chicago. Volume 15, Number 15 . Heinemann Reagan's budget gets $5,000 feiiO\VShip cuts larger than grant money will go towards making By Sue Mcllwaine up his salary since leaving Colum bia. "It will go towards rent, food, Gramm-Rudman clothing- the basics," he said. About 132 entrants from all over lllinois applied for the literature/ poetry fellowship this year, while students receive coiiege work-study only 27 entrants were actually this year, Pranske said. awarded. The guidelines for apply Larry Heinemann By Judy Sluder If this program is " wiped-out," ing for the fellowship are that the Not only do students have to deal Reagan might replace it with a entrant must be a creative writer and based on the creative and technical combination of grant and loan pro quality of the work that they submit, with a decrease in financial aid by submit a maximum of 30 pages of the Gramm-Rudman bill, but they grams, according to Pranske. fiction, or a maximum of 15 pages according to Seeback. "When you add together the Other fellowship awards include: also have to cope with President of poetry. Reagan's budget cuts, said Ray money that is available for work " It must be work that the writer choreography, crafts, film video, study and supplemental grants, then music composition, photography, Pranske, director of financial aid at has done in the past five years," Columbia. add the money Reagan wants to said Seeback. Heinemann explained play writing, screen writing and appropriate for this new program," visual arts. This year 165 fel I'Tesiden~ Reagan's budget will he had submitted, "about 15 to 20 have an even greater impact on he said, "it is about half." pages from my new novel.'' lowships were granted, for a total of education than Gramm-Rudman for Under the new grant program, a The applications and submissions $322,500. the 1987-88 school year, according possible 125 Columbia students may are examined by a jury made up of The largest fellowship that the to a news release from the Wash be receiving supplemental grants and recognized individuals in the field of Arts Council grants is $6,000. ington Office of the College Board. college work-study rather than the "They (the recipients of the literature from outside of lllinois. "Larry Heinemann is one of the top Pranske said that Reagan is con current 250 students receiving this can pretty much do what "The judges are usually chosen winners," said Seeback, " It's a sidering a 16 percent reduction in aid by the 1987-88 academic year, want with it - except continue from recommendations rpade by significantly high award." Pell Grant funds available nation according to Pranske. education, said Bill Seeback, fonner jurors and people in the Arts Heinemann is currently finishing of perfonning and commu- his second novel titled, Paco's wide. "Reagan is looking at totally Gramm-Rudman is affecting the Council," said Seeback. 1986-87 school year while the pres arts programs at the illinois The judges basic criteria when Story, which is due out in eliminating the existing college work-study and supplemental grant ident's proposed budget will affect Council. " It's intended to help reviewing an application is that the November, 1986. His first novel, further develop themselves.'' programs," said Pranske. the 1987-88 academic year, he said. writer must have a record of pro According to Pranske, Reagan's Heinemann said the fessional achievement and Continued on Page 4 Over 200 Columbia students rec eive supplemental grants, and 35 Continued on Page 4 Esquivez: Latin America trouble By Marty Walsh tions on " The Central American Central and Latin American coun· His name can rightfully be men- Crisis." tries against the United States tioned in the same breath as that of " We, the people of Nicaragua. the Rev . Dr. Martin Luther King Speaking through an interpreter, aid not choose to be the area of Jr., Mother Teresa of Calcutta and Esquivel addressed the topic of influence. This is something that is Albert Schweitzer. Adolfo Perez Nicaragua and whether or not the very important to understand. Nic Esquivel, the 1980 Nobel Peace United States should supply more aragua did not attack the United .Prize recipient, addressed a group of money to the Contra movement. He States or any other country. If the about 100 last Thursday at the Getz explained that further United States United States invades Nicaragua, Theater. Esquivel, an Argentinian involvement in Nicaragua could lead there will be a rebellion throughout human rights activist, fielded ques- to a full-scale war involving other Latin America. The people of Latin America are aware of the problem. The people of America have to act ·Instructor Vlins now before America is involved in another Vietnam." Esquivel said. According to Esquivel, every American-backed dollar given to the primary race Contra movement lessens the chance for peace in Central America. By Marty Walsh Cleland, a self-described "left of "With every day that passes, the Columbia College Foreign Affairs center" Democrat, will face an possibility of peace grows smaller Nicaragua but Nicaragua is not Instructor Robert A. Cleland won uphill battle in his bid to unseat and smaller," he said. something that is isolated from Cen· the lOth congressional district Porter. The lOth District, which Esquivel also addressed the issue tral America or the whole of Latin Democratic primary last week, de includes the North Sbore, is con· of initial U.S. involvement in Latin America. This is not something that feating LaRouche Party candidate side red Republican territory. Cleland America. He said at one time or is just coincidence. There is a sys Gene Schenk by 3.639 votes. Clel said that he is confident that he will another all of the countries of Cen tem of domination - domination of and garnered 8,347 votes (64 per be able to get the crossover vote tral and Latin America were ruled cent) compared to Schenk's 4,708 our people that has brought more needed to defeat Poner. by dictatorships. It is this fact, ac hunger and more misery, .. he said . 06 percent). cording to Esquivel, that has led the "It will be tough, but not im· Esquivel said that Nicaragua is Cleland will now face Republican United States to involvement in the possible to beat Poner," Cleland one of many Latin American coun incumbent Congressman John Porter internal affairs of Central and Latin tries caught between the political in the general elecion in November. said. America. He said that there is a link and economic cross fire of the super Cleland had the backing of the Proposed budget cuts, the decline between dictatorships and the United powers. He said that there is a lOth District Democratic Congress in the economy, increased military States, citing Argentina. Chile, direct tie to the present situation in ional Committee and Jay Ukena. the spending and the increasing national Paraguay and Nicaragua as exam· Nicaragua and the relationship be· Democratic Chainnan of Lake debt are issues that Cleland cites as pies. County. his major campaign issues. " We hear much talk tnday about Continued on Page 4 PAGE2 March 24, 1986 NEWS Columbia Chronicle Volunteers solicit aid from alutnni Over s2,000 raised people arc now buying their first homes and can't afford to donate. By Anne Marie Ligas " I think that those who can con tribute. do." said Jacobs. Dahl agreed. "A lot of people Columbia College graduates do just aren't in a position to give. nated over $2.000 to the Alumni which is fine. This time we're con Fund during the first week of the tacting a lot of new graduates." Annual Alumni Association Phon-a During the phon-a-thon. the Al thon, according to the Director of umni Association also kept track of Alumni Affairs. Wendy Dahl. change-of-addresses and employment The Phonothon. which was held updates. March 3-6 and 10-13. raised finan " It 's also a good public relations cial aid money for current Columbia tool for our people to call them. srudents. People seen generally pleased to . hear from us. especially the o lder "This is one of the first times ones who don't know what's going we're doing it for two weeks in a on (at the college). The volunteer row." said Dahl. can tell them a linle bit about cur Volunteer alumni and members of rent events." said Dahl. ·the college's Board of Directors "It creates a sense o f community phoned graduates in the evening. between the volunteers and the people they talk with.'· added vol Dahl said, "The hardest thing is unteer Eric Futran. a 1974 graduate. to try to get a hold of people. It's Jacobs said. however. that some usually over 50 percent that are not limes former students aren't quite so home." receptive.