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THE GOVERNORS STATE UNIVERSITY INNOVATOR CHIVES Volume 7 Number 18 April 14, 1981 VETS URGE ''STOP THE CUTS'' by Jeff Leanna Along with the massive defaults due to the ten year delimiting date befal ling Many GSU student veterans now the Viet Nam era vets, an additional getting financial assistance to pursue factor may hurt veteran enrollment: the their education may find themselves VEAP system, which replaced the Gl without funds this year. And a great Bill as of January 1st, 1977. many more will lose out in fiscal '82. The VEAP, or Veterans Educat ional This in turn, may affect total veteran Assistance Program, is an educat ional enrollment here. benefits system allowing the ser GSU is not the only school to be vicemen to make contributions of up to experiencing this problem . The $2700 of their own pay toward an in nat ional total of vet enrollment may dividual educat ional fund. The service soon drop off sharply as a result of then matches the amount on a two-for factors independent of all the other one basis, thus giving the vet a total of current economic woes. $8100 in benefits. But many new The phenomenon has been decried servicement do not feed their fund Plans for a cable TV workshop are discussed "on location" In GSU's color by Doug McNutt, Veterans Coordinator adequately, and many others withdraw television studio by [left to right] Dr. Melvyn M. Muchnlk, chairperson of the for GSU. "May vets at GSU are their contributions in a lump sum, Division of Media Communications; Dennis Zimmerman, director of Cable TV receiving the bulk of their educational thereby losing the matching dollars. staff of Centel Communications Co.; and Dr. Leo Goodman-Malmuth II. The benefits through the Gl Bill program, MeN utt reports that he has not had workshop Is being funded by a gift from Centel to the GSU Foundation. which sends a monthly check direct ly to the chance to observe many of the by Nancy George the vet," McNutt says, "And even effects of this program as yet , since CABLE TV WORKSHOP though the rates have just been raised a GSU is a senior level inst itution which VETS CLUB PETITION DA Y total of 10% for the first time since is two years behind the junior colleges. AT GSU 1977, many vets will never get the But these vets will soon be finishing chance to see much of this money." their stints at the lower community A cable TV workshop designed to Veterans have ten years from the colleges. When they come to GSU they introduce area residents to the use of may find themselves short on available local cable channels will be presented time they leave active duty to use all of funds. This will also burden the entire at GSU, Saturday, April 25. The their Gl Bill benefits or lose them . The system, he says. workshop is being made possible bulk of the Viet Nam era vets, the last Perhaps the gravest problem facing through a gift from Centel Com large group to fall under the Gl Bill the GSU vet may be a result of all these municat ions to the GSU Foundation. program , were probably all off act ive factors completing full circle. "Due to "W IRED TO GO: How to Use Those duty by 1971 or 1972. Now, ten years dwindling participation and other Local Cable Channels", will introduce later, those Viet vets that haven't used circumstances, the entire VA budget potential cable users in various com up all of their benefits stand to lose seems more open to massive cuts than munities, institutions and organizations them through default. With the ever before, " McNutt explains. to studio faci lit ies and eq uipment average vet waiting six or seven years utilized in local programming, and before entering school, or only going "Although Reagan hasn 't really hurt demonstrate the varied uses and part-time due to family or work the VA funding per se as of this time, differences between local originat ion, obl igations, great numbers will be cut the cost of running Veterans Affairs local access and educational access out of benefits this year and next, offices is getting worse, and ad channels. McNutt explains. ministration itself may get tighter, " The program will be coordinated According to McNutt this has already McNutt reports. He adds that the under the direct ion of Dr. Melvyn M. taken effect somewhat, especially in biggest problem is the Veterans Cost of Muchnlk, chairman, Division of Media the last two years. McNutt stated that Instruction Program (VCIP) grant . This Communicat ions, Govenors State The Vets Club held a petition day, the actual number of vets attending has is the basic funding for the campus VA University. April 7, to protest the budget cuts not gone down drast ically yet , but the offices, and is set by the total number The various organizat ions, In concerning veterans, especially those number receiving that monthly check of undergraduate st udents that are st itutions and groups will receive in who served In VIetnam. George has. And for most vets that check Is an eligible to receive Gl Bill benefits. As incent ive to go to school, so enrollment vitations to part icipate in the workshop. McEwen, left, a member of the club, this number drops so goes the funding. is being affected and will continue to Guest speakers, workshop staff and the checks papers while a student reads be. program schedule will be announced. over letters to be sent to the United � The gift has also made possible S��s Cong�u. Part�panb �gned openings for ten qualified students to one to their own local representative, attend the workshop. More Information and one each to be sent to the two is available from Dr. Muchnlk, 534- senators from Illinois. 5000, Ext. 2448. More On Draft Proposal See Editorial Page 2 FEATURES Act ivities Page6 Arts Page 4 Campus Comments Page 3 Counselor's Corner Page 2 Deans of the Colleges Introduced at March 25 meeting of the Student Senate. Editorials Page 2 They are, [left to right], Dr. Roy Cogdell, HLD, Dr. Relno Hakala, CAS, Dr. Job Mart PageS Robert L. Milam, BPA, and Dr. Robert Cornesky, SHP. Tajudeen A. Ayenl, Letters to the Editor Page 2 senate president, Introduced the deans, who addressed the meeting, and then News Notes PageS Rasa Macevlclus waits while Dr. Leo responded to questions from the floor. The questions asked reflected the many Scholarship Information Page 2 Goodman-Malamuth signs petition concerns of the student body at large and ranged from academic probation to Thoughts From Silence Page 3 letters to Congressmen. actions taken by teachers which are not mentioned In the syllabi, to questions concerning SEI forms. by Nancy George Page 2 INNOVATOR The Innovator credo. Because of the serious nature of what " ...eliminating programs in In Grant us the wlldom that we may learn to uu our knowledge for a worthy pur· the Provost, Curtis McCray, and others tercultural Studies ..." " ...some faculty pose. propose, we are reprinting here to be retained ... ". Again, we repeat, paragraph 9 of the front page story for eliminating programs in Intercultural Editorials, comments, cartoons, and captions reprHent the opinion of the editorial the GSU IN NOV A TOR for March 31 , Studies, Fine and Performing Arts board of The Innovator and do not necessarily represent the opinion of student 1981 , entitled "Will We Become GSU ...Alli ed Health Science Education." representatlvH, the student body In the general, adviser, faculty, or ad· Tech?" The elimination of such programs, ministration of Governors State University. Signed editorials are opinion of Its That paragraph reads as follows: especially the Liberal Arts Program author. The Innovator recognizes fairness-therefore welcomes rebuttals, com ''The draft further proposes that im wou ld, we repeat, preclude any one ments, or criticisms. mediate attention will be given to from any longer calling this school a ������������������������ consolidation of under-enrolled "university". It wo uld be a series of majors ...particu larly Social Science, more or less technical colleges. Language, Literature, Nursing, Underenrollment is given for the Business Education, and possibly reason for the changes proposed. Paper Intercultural Studies If It Is decided to fig ures. The very thing that makes a keep the program. Serious con university is the recognition that all sideration will be given to eliminating manner of thought should be given the programs In Intercultural Studies opportunity to develop, whether it be [Faculty to be distributed to other technical or spiritual, a healing divisions In CAS], Fine and Performing profession, or the desire to create a Arts [some faculty to be retained for work of art . Perhaps some of these service instruction In liberal studies disciplines are underenrolled because core], and Allied Health Science the people it takes to diffuse art, or Education.'' healing, or philosophy are rare and Now, since our last issue, we have special. There may not be enough of heard from various sources the pros them around to make a huge section of and cons of our stand.