EXPONENTL-t- An ASMSU Publication Volume_)6: Number 71 Friday, November 8, 1985 any funds dispersed. y TERRY HEIT That is. if the student is given money but doe!tn't meet wuh the guidelines. the Joe ha\ JU~t filled out his reg1~tration money comes out oft.he uni\ersity, not rms and he walks O\er to the financial the federal government. To MSU that id table to pick up h1> Pell Grant. He means an estimated S 15 million. which ks for it. but the} don"t ha\e iL Joe is means MSU is going to comply with anic stnckcn- "Where is it?" he asks. federal guidelines. This scenario has happened to many ..\Ve hope that processing Pell Grants ~SU students this Fall. Their Pell will not be such a problem in January.·· irants have been delayed this year due Craig said. "Hopefully, there will be :> new Department of Education re­ 95t;f verification by the time students nct1pns. come back for next quarter,·· he added. .. The restrictions, which came out in Pell Grants can be applied for any­ teJuly. call for more verification in the time during the school year. plicauons, .. said financial aid director Usually processing will not take more m Craig. than six weeks if everything on the stu­ '"We only had 45 days to process dent's forms is accurate. If not. it could ndreds of applications. "hich was take up to 12 weeks. possible," he added. This quarter, Pell Grants are still The U.S. Department of Education's coming m and will probably take the trictions came in the form of "\erifi­ rest of the quaner before some people tion ... such as verification of untaxed receive theirs. come, which was the major restriction. .. We aren't the only school to have .. Lntil validation of this ¥.as com­ this problem: all universities were ted. we couldn't prOCC$S any forms," delayed by these guidelines. "said Craig. g stated. .. Our problem was not a local one, but a "'These new validations that the national one... partmcnt of Education imposed arc Craig said if students have any ques­ necessary ... said Craig. "Unnecessary tions about Pell Grants or any other use some students had to be verified I type of financial aid they are encouraged to or three times." he added. to visit the Financial Aid office where Failure for universities to comply the personnel will help students and photo by Gary Smart ith these verification guidelines will where pamphlets describing the differ­ Students have had to wait longer to receive Pell grants this Fall due to expanded recquirements of student sult in the university to be liable for em types of aid available. information. Leadership lab provides keys to success ! MAUREEN FAGAN Yantis said that they are willing to help organizations run more 3) Confrontation - power or dominance (Boss) efficiently by observing meetings and pinpointing problems. She 4) Negotiation - "you give - I gi\'e" said, "We're willing to do anything to help the students learn and .. The students need it," said Joanne Yantis, director of Student 5) Integration - recognize group expertise succeed."' She is willing to meet with individuals or groups. cti\ities. The Leadership Lab located on the first floor of the She stresses to .. bear the other persons view. Never demean In addition to skill development at the Leadership Lab. the lab will rand Union Building in room 145 offers a variety of skill develop­ others." offer a ~eries of classes. given in a seminar manner, with a question­ ent programs, all of which can be applied to the job market to There are both positive and negative aspects answer format concerning each of the basic skills to conflict within an 1ter ensure success. needed to become a organization better leader. stated Bryan. Time managment. conflict resolution, decision making, plus Positive Aspects of Conflict amunication as well as asseniveness. delegation, self-esteem and I) Better decisions - diverse ideas & perspectives ~w to manage stress are skills taught through the lab. 2) Group Cohesion - mobilization of resources Karen Vinton, associate professor in Business Management and "Just because you've been chosen in 3) Committment to decisions Jministration and also involved in the recent Leadership Confer­ that position (president) doesn't mean Negative Aspects of Conflict ee. believes that college is really"the first opportunity for students I) Limited Decisions - restricted. distorted flow of information be leaders: it's a place where you can reaIJy make mistakes." She you are one. " 2) Mistrust Within Staff - sub-grouping competitiveness leads to mmented that because the job industry is searching for people with stalemates 'skills and leadership expenence it's important for the student to -Yantis 3) Lack of Committment rn the basic skills involved in being an effective leader. Bryan added that although there are negative aspects the effects Yantis said ...There are over 160 organizations on campus, places can be even worse if there The first of these classes was .. ConOict Resolution." Dr. Lynn is too liule conflict in an organization. acre they (students) can get leadership experience." She stressed Negative Aspects of Too Little Conflict Bryan. an associate professor in education and teaches at the coun­ t It a student doesn't necessarily have to be a president of a group to I) Lillie Energy Mobilized seling center. centered her lecture on the ways to resolve conflict a leader in that group and on the other hand, she says, ..just 2) Prevents disagreement and sharing within an organization. She commented on how people have been :ause you've been chosen m that position (pres.) doesn't 3) Decisions based mean you misled to believe that "conflict is on poor information ! one." · bad." 4) Continues unchallenged traditions or myths She defined conflict as a controversy or iton stated that she felt that .. leadership can be learned. opposition between charisma people. 5) Generates fragile relations which can't force change. i't ... She said .... It takes a lot of time and individual work. It's a big She stressed the communication She illustrated the different stages of conflict. is most imponant. She said. ponsibilty if you do it right .. She also stressed that .. Communication disregarding I) Avoidance - deny it exists as much as we've been doing it. is still hard .. ur pr~cnt leader postt1on, everyone can utilize additional skills. The Leadership 1) Defu!:iion - suppress or smooth over problem! Lab will be open Monday and Wednesday from 9-12 and any other time by appointment. 2 Fnda'. NO\ ember 8. 19$5 ,~H§GU st~~:~g~~::~g·~:~~~;·~~~ Mt. McKinley an t"'<ped111on w chmb Mt. McKinle~ \\eeksandv.illinvohefourorlin~othcr \\'hile mo:it peopk 10 8011:mJn ~re next June chrnbers just gearing up for another Montana Seymour says the ascent of the Ala"i- The climb will actually begin about one-third of the way up the mountain. The group" ill be flov. n in to a landing area on the Kahiltna Glacier. one of sneral actl\e glaciers \.l+hich ring Mt McKinle). From there. the climbers v.ill proceed up the mountain by the West Buttress route the most common route taken Seymour 1s planning an .. alpine ascent.·· in which the climbers will set up a cries of camps up to the 17.000 foot level. At that height they will stay O\er­ night in order to accllmattze themselves to the high altitude. The final push to the sum mu will take about one day and though the climbers \\-ill probably start about twoa.m .. find­ ing their way should be no problem since the sun will be constantly m the sky, Seymour said. Seymour chose the alpine ascent because it takes substantially less time than a .. shuttle ascent,.. in which climbers relay supplies from one camp to another. Consequently, the climbers will have to carry more in the alpine ascent. but will eliminate the backtrack- ing required by the shuttle ascent. in Though members of the expedition don't have to be experienced technical climb. There are a number of crevices Seymour is still looking for two or climbers, a knowledge oft he outdoors is which are hard to spot. but the expedi­ three more climbers to accompany the on by an expe­ are inter­ Crevasses cut across glaciers and present major (and sometimes unseen) beneficial. There are only two points tion will be accompanied expeditton. For those who the West Buttress route which require nenced guide and climber, a Liyingston ested, he can be reached at the OTA hazards to McKinley's climbers. Up to 200 feet deep and sometimes rope-dimbing. but the group will be lawyer, who has already climbed (Students over tradiuonal age) room hundred yards long, they may require long detours, but sometimes several roped together for safety throughout the McKinley once. 116 SUB. the best way to get past them is just to screw up yourcourage-andjump! 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