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Grand Valley State University ScholarWorks@GVSU Volume 18 Lanthorn, 1968-2001 9-8-1983 Lanthorn, vol. 18, no. 03, September 8, 1983 Grand Valley State University Follow this and additional works at: http://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/lanthorn_vol18 Part of the Archival Science Commons, Education Commons, and the History Commons Recommended Citation Grand Valley State University, "Lanthorn, vol. 18, no. 03, September 8, 1983" (1983). Volume 18. 3. http://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/lanthorn_vol18/3 This Issue is brought to you for free and open access by the Lanthorn, 1968-2001 at ScholarWorks@GVSU. It has been accepted for inclusion in Volume 18 by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks@GVSU. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Did Grand Valley survive its 1982-83 year? Find out on Stop! Need a helping hand? see page eight. page five. grand valley state college's Student run newspaper the lanthom Number 19 Volume 18 ALLENDALE, MICHIGAN. o 1 V X Financial Aid Still Linked To Draft RICKOLENDA educate people to the fact tion of compliance, according Staff Writer that a draft registration law to Fndsma. exists ” Solomon says that Many schools upset about the Beginning with this semester. 96 percent of those required regulation, however, are doing all students applying for finan to do so have registered, IxJt, more than that. cial aid will have to foe registered the latest Selective Service fig The University of Minnesota for the draft. Because of chal ures indicate al>out 98 percent and the Macalester College in St lenges to the law. many colleges have compiler! with the law. Paul were instrumental in the will not foe enforcing it untii suit that struck down the law the winter term, according to The confusion over the en in U S District Court Other Financial Aid Director Ken forcement of this regulation is colleges, led by Vale, Djrt Fndsma. the result of a ruling by a U. mouth, and the University of According to tiie lav/, passed S District Court Judge in California, are pledging to find <*>d to replace the lost federal last September, any student Minneapolis which declared the monies. Two Ouakpr schools, applying for a Pell Grant, Sup law unconstitutional. Earlham and Swarthmoio, are plemental Educational Oppur The |udqe agreed with plain planning similar subsidies. tunity Grant, National Dire't tiffs that the law abridges the Student Loan, or Work Study, Fifth Amendment protection Besides individual colleges, is required to sign a statement uom self incrimination and oi the three tiaditional "peace of Registration Compliance. dered an injunction on en churches" - the Church of the This statement wiii determine forcement of fie law on June Brethren, the Mennonite Church whether or not that student is 17, which wa< to be effective and the Quakers — have estab registered with Selective Service until the Sup eme Court ruled lished funds to aid student draft and if he or she is required on the appeal registration resisters. to do so. The Supreme Court respon­ What all this means for non In Michigan, Guaranteed Stu ded quickly by suspending the registrants is that while they dent Loans and State Student lower court injunction on June may have recieved aid this fall, Incentive Grant Programs are 29. The court is expected to things may very likely change also affected, because federal • rule on the case this fall. by winter. Unless the Supreme funds are used to supplement One benefit of the judicial Court upholds the lower court the progiams. lumhle is that most schools - decision, a somewhat unlikely Summer Fun Over? '•n,KW""dv «*««•"»— The reason for the law, Grand Valley included - will possibility, financial aid will Take one more look at the Lake Mrchigan Beach. Summer teems according to Rep. Gerald lie disbursing financial aid this lie withheld from non req to have ended with Labor Day, and fall isn't far behind. Soloman, its sponsor, is '“to fall with or without a certifica istrants. SENATE FACELIFTS SELF FOR '83 YEAR CX r o n r l Valley the reorganisation of the col­ college faculty or administra BECKY BURKERT lege's academic structure, the tion. Editor Senate decided last year to Lucken. who is running for State: the Editor's Note: This is the change its constitution so that Senate President, and other second article of a two-part it could deal more effectively senators who were interviewed Form ative series on the changes taking with on campus issues that added that last year's X rated place in the Student Senate. affect students. movie issue, where the Senate This week's article explains The Senate will no lonqer was denied the right to show an Years w hy the Senate is changing. handle programming and re­ X rated film, made the Senate creational needs of students. realize that it needed more time HENRY E. HARDY of our western heritage and ap Ringing out the old and According to Senator Biii Luck to effectively insure student News Editor preciative of other cultures, bunging in the new might as en. who helped write the new rights. conversant with science, well be the slogan of the Student constitution, the Senate wants "When you joined the sen Grand Valley State Colleges concerned with social problems Senate this year to make sure that student was established in 1960 as the and respectful of human values, Joining in with the spirit of rights are not violated by the See Senate page 6 tenth publicly supported four skillful in the process of analysis; year institution of higher educa able to judge lie tween competing Financial Officers Push Merit Aid tion m the state of Michigan. claims and creative in their According to the 1979 80 catalog, thinking, alert and fluent in the Michigan legislature estab defense of fundamental rights, loan programs. Merit aid was the hot topic An Education Department lished Grand Valley State as a self and courageous in then beliefs." at this summer's meeting of official spurred additional com­ governing. coeducational mst The roots of Grand Valley A Carnegie Foundation of- student financial aid officers. ment when he said the fed itution dedicated to the following State In* in the mid 1950's. At -.1 nnuwtMKMl flUU rpuiond f.r.ii ik n told the aid officers Most agree mere i> - growing v «• —a * • objective* that time, the Michigan State that new sources of student trend to base aid on ability to recent reports on the de­ "Graduating students who are aid will probably be tied to rather than need, any many wor responsible members of our mod manpower needs or to aca ry this will reduce access of cline of educational excellence em society. knowledgeable See H istory page 7 demic quality. higher education. by creating ment-based grant or tept em ber ft, 19ft3 2the lanthorn T o O cto be r 1 Reagan stresses reaction Monday evening President Reagan publically responded to Draft deadline extended the alleqed Soviet destruction of a South Korean Boeing 747 carrying U S. Representative Lawrence McDonald (D Georgia) JANET HOOK prove loans first and collect university had enclosed requests and 269 other passengers. In a nationally broadcast speech. Washington the registration certificates later. for information about the draft Reagan stated. "It would be easy to think in terms of vengeance The department recently ex­ status of aid applicants with The Department of Educa but that is not«a proper answer We want a justice and action to tended the grace period until bills that were mailed to all tion has postponed for the see that this never happens again." He stressed an international October 1, since legislation that students. second time the deadline by reaction rather than simple U.S. retaliation. would have forced that post Most of the college officials Meanwhile protests continued in Dallas, Texas, Atlanta, which colleges and universities ponement is pending in Con­ interviewed by The Chronicle Georgia, Glen Cove, New York, Washington, D.C., San must comply with regulations gress. Rather than wait until said they expected only a for administering a new law Francisco, California and Orlando, Florida. In addition protests Congress considers the bill after handful of MpcMPts - to lose were occurring in Honolulu, Hawaii and Seoul, South Korea. linking draft registration and it tauu ui from a five-week federal amf u«der the law, - • I*.: : •: • - eityu/Mi iy for feJeraT” student recess September 12, Educa although A will be enpossible a id. tion Secretary Terrel H Bell to treesure how many do not Shuttle lands flawlessly The department has extended extended the grace period tflr- appW for * d because they have for another month -until Octo ough administrative actiop, n©Veg*sNrecf. The space shuttle Challenger's six day orbit ended in the wee her 1 the "grice period" dur Many colleger• we*8 already fyp-. flcHJtb said that only morning hours Monday, September 6, Labor Day. At 3 40 a.m. mg which it has temporarily EOT. Commander Richard Truly set the 100 ton shuttle down prepared to meot the Sep­ tWO Yale students had thus eased the rulfs that colleges tember t deadline set earlier far made 9 fxunt of saying on a brilliantly lit runway at Edwards Air Force Base in the must follow under the law state of California. by the department, but ftt* thay would not si|n draft that denies federal financial aid American Council on Education r«qlstr3tfon certificates and *s During its flight Challenger sent a satellite in orbit for India. to students who are required urged the extension to make it ed to be taken off the federal Launch day, August 30, was declared Guinion Bluford Day in to register for the draft but easier for colleges that begin atd rolls.

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