Money/Iris rock a full fieldhouse By BOB BARTBERGER MCA Records, Fortune 410. used to go to this school, so I forthcoming album. "The High And The Mighty." Rocket Features Editor Iris then launched into guess this is kind of a home- "The Rapper," one of Iris' Iris and the other members of It was a hot Saturday night "That's The Way It Ought To coming for me. I'm glad we pre-Cruiser songs, followed his band put on marching snare and rock and roll was evident Be," followed by "Agnus," won today." Iris' statement and received one of the largest drums and performed a syn- throughout Morrow Fieldhouse one of his early hits off of his drew a strong response from reactions of the evening. This chronized drum solo for a courtesy of Eddie Money and debut album. Back On The the crowd, who urged him to was shortly overshadowed by rhythmic interlude in the Donnie Iris and the Cruisers. Streets. continue through their heavy his playing of "Love Is Like A song. Donnie and his band re- Iris then put on an SRU applause. Rock," which had the biggest Iris' second encore was his ceived a warm hello Home- baseball cap given by student As Iris strapped on his audience response during the band's first hit "Ah Leah," coming evening from the Jim Agnew, grabbed a wireless trademark baby-blue Fender entire show. which was an appropriate end- full-capacity audience and microphone and performed Stratocaster, he introduced a Donnie Iris and his band ing to a fine evening's per- opened with "Do You Com- "Tough World." After com- new song, "Injured In The then left the stage onlv to formance. pute?" from his last album on pleting the song. Iris said, "I Game Of Love," from a return shortly and jump into (Continued on page 9) THE ROCK = Serving the Slippery Rock community for 66 years! Vol. 58 No. 5 SRU-Slippery Rock, PA 16057 Friday, October 12, 1984 Student loan chances better with Mondale? By HISAE OHHASHI Federal assistance to Slip- Rocket Staff Writer pery Rock students in '82-'83 The chances of obtaining year totaled about $ 11 million. financial assistance in the form During the Reagan administra- of the state-insured loans for tion, the assistance dropped to students will get better if a little over $10 million. Walter Mondale is elected pre- Although '83-'84 assistance sident, according to the SRU increased slightly to over $ 11 financial aid director. million, the government Director Dale L. Ekas said decided to reduce existing pro- that Mondale's promise that grams by as much as 30 per- education will be a priority cent by 1989. suggests that he intends to According to a College increase the education budget Press Service article, $330 for more college financing. million in student aid would be According to Ekas, students cut, or 913,000 graduate and from families earning more undergraduate grants will lose than $30,000 a year are inelig- funding. ible for the state-insured loan. He also said that students in Please see related need are required to take a test in order to qualify for the story on page 2. school loan. The current procedure is It is unlikely that Congress impractical and disqualifies will approve the bill, but more many needy students, said or less, the current education Ekas. "At the moment, 53 per- budget will be sustained if cent of the students at Slippery Reagan is elected, said Ekas. Rock are getting the loan." Since the 1982 cuts, grant With education as a priority money has dropped from 80.3 '* * Rob Ziemba/The Racket in his campaign, Mondale is a percent of the total aid package Students on theSigma Sigma Sigma and Kappa Delta Rho floatenjoy festivities at the SRU better option for college to 48.2 percent, and loans have Homecoming parade on Main Street. Alpha Omicron Pi and Phi Sigma Epsilon's float was students as far as financing increased form 16.9 percent to named best in the event. their schooling, Ekas stated. 47.8 percent. Isreal a financial drain: $10 million a day By SHARON LANE to the United States, Israel is presently as sophisticated in Middle East policy needs to be foreign relations will get better Rocket Staff Writer the fourth most powerful mili- military weaponry as the set up to meet the needs of all if Reagan is re-elected presi- Israel is a financial drain on tary nation in the world." United States, said Abdoe. He the countries, said Abdoe. dent because he won't be pre- the United States because $10 In addition to a brief lecture stated that he felt military College students are the new ssured by other interests. million a day is pumped into and open discussion, a film, power should be used in a way generation that has to care Reagan won't be able to run for their economy, stated a mem- Report from Beirut, Summer to bring about peace, adding about how the tax dollar is office again. ber of the American-Arab 1982, highlighted the suffering that the United States keeps being spent and about the bru- The ADC is a grass-roots And-Discrimination Commit- and innocent deaths in West feeding Israel with military tal and needless killings, said organization that seeks to pro- tee Oct. 10. Beirut. Israel's 10 weeks of power and "we are no closer to Abdoe. He added a person mote the heritage and protect Dr. Omar K. Abdoe stressed bombing left 18,000 dead, peace today than in 1984." "can't believe everything you the rights of Americans of Israel and the Middle East in 30,000 wounded and 100,000 Israel took the military see, hear, or read," and as Arab descent from defamation his speech to 25 students and homeless. power the United States gave citizens, it is important to in the media and education and faculty in ECB Wednesday Without American funds, them for defense and used it for speak out. discrimination in all forms of afternoon and said that "thanks Israel could not survive and is offense. A balanced U.S.- Abdoe said he believes that life, said Abdoe. Page 2 The Rocket. Friday, Oct. 12. 1984 Student awarded scholarship Author likened to By U. HELMERSON college year. "My grades are pretty good Rocket Staff Writer The scholarship, worth famous philosopher Linda Jay, a 21-year old and I take the reputation ot this $600, is "in recognition of sorority on my shoulders," By LOIS BOWERS sights parallel those of senior at SRU, has been awar- Rocket Copy Editor academic excellence, campus Jay said. Thoreau, and a storyline is ded an Alpha Omicron Pi Dia- and Alpha Omicron Pi chapter Annie Dillard and Henry almost non-existent, said Bis- mond Jubilee Foundation activities," according to the The music therapy major David Thoreau have similar choff. She added that both Scholarship for the 1984-85 foundation. works with the AOII chapter insights into the world around books feature basically one relations, which involves the them, an SRU professor told a character, the author. morale, programming and stan- Newman Center audience Yet "Dillard is more in- dards of the sorority. Wednesday. tellectual than Thoreau," Bis- Jay who is a member of Mu Associate Professor Joan choff stated. "She seems more, Kappa Gamma, the Music Bischoflfof the English Depart- able to tackle life's chal Honorary stated that "the ment, speaking on "Annie lenges." sorority is something to live by Dillard: Pittsburgh's Answer to Dillard so«S faMtfff as an and look for. It helps me to Thoreau," compared Dillard's explorer, Biscnafc Mrid. Born Pilgrim at Tinker Creek to deal with people." and raised in the Pittsburgh Jay said she th:nks the Thoreau's Walden. "If Thoreau had been a area, Dillard tntkm few sorority gives the sisters res- woman living in Pittsburgh in references to the city in her ponsibility, self-confidence and the mid-20th century, he would 1974 Pulitzer-Prize-winning leadership skills. have written Pilgrim at Tinker book. "A lot of people only see the Creek," Bischoff said. In her novel, Dillard says social side and the excluding Dillard's novel, like that there are two kinds of see- light of the sorority. They Thoreau's Walden, focuses on ing. Most of us see; Dillard should look beyong the surface an unspoiled woodland sur- Sees. "The trick is not in the of things," Jay said. rounding her house, said Bis- vision, but in the attitude of the After the graduation from choff.adding that, like Thoreau, viewer," Bischoff said, quoting SRU in May, Jay, who plays Dillard seemingly traces a Dillard. piano in the University Choir single year's observation of the Dillard's motivating outlook and sings in the. Symphonic world around her. is, "Spend your afternoon; you Choir, hopes to find a job as a can't take it with you," music therapist close to her quoted Bischoff. hometown, Mayfield Ohio. Dillard's metaphorical in- HAIR STUDIO by Louis Charles Thtttia Sheppeck/The Rocket Homecoming Queen and King Tracy Wilson and Mark Nardo Sweetest Day... 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