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For more information, please contact [email protected]. e Bisonwww.harding.edu/thebison Vol. 76, No. 16 Searcy, Ark., Harding University April 6, 2001 Future of scholarship threatens students in financial need Rachel McCuiston encourage Arkansas residents to at­ income to $50,000 would poten­ scholarship at the legislature be­ scholarship recipient, said cutting Staff Writer tend Arkansas universities, which in tially threaten thousands of college­ cause the university thinks it is a the scholarship would effect him tum helps the state's economy by bound students. · great program to help Arkansas stu­ but it would not prevent him from housands o£ Arkansas stu­ keeping more people in the state. Some academic requirements to dents finance their education. returning to Harding. Reducing dents depend on receiving According to Lavada Storey, fi­ receive the scholarship are to have Harding is concerned, however, funds would effect any college stu­ T the Arkansas Academic nancial aid counselor, Harding cur­ at least a 2.5 grade point average that changes in scholarship eligibil­ dent because they have become de­ Challenge scholarship each year to rently has 266 students who receive and a 19 ACT score, but even those ity will affect Harding students, but pendent on that money to pay for help finance their college career; the scholarship, and any changes in criteria are subject to change, Storey more importantly, Harding is con­ college, he said. however, the criteria to receive the the criteria, such as increasing the said. cerned for students statewide be­ "I think it's important that Ar­ scholarship may soon be tightened, income level requirement, may in­ Waiting on the legislature to cause of the economic implications kansas rewards its students for their costing some students their choice fluence students not to return to make a decision on the scholarship for the state, Williams said. academic achievements," Baker of college. Harding next year. amount, which is currently $2,500 Some students depend heavily said. The Arkansas state legislature is The latest debate concerns a year, can be frustrating because on the scholarship money to come Williams said the admissions reconsidering scholarship funding changing income requirements that universities are unsure of what to to Harding. office encourages Arkansas resi­ for the 2001-2002 school year, which could prevent students who need tell incoming and current students, "The scholarship is convenient dents to contact their state legisla­ may hurt families that depend on the money from attending Harding. she said. and easy to get a hold of," freshman ture to increase awareness of the the money to pay for higher educa­ The current financial criteria are that Mike Williams, assistant vice Aaron Chism said. "But, if [funds] need for the scholarship. tion. The purpose of the Arkansas the combined income for a family president for admissions and stu­ were cut, I wouldn't be able to stay "We try to mobilize students and Academic Challenge scholarship, a of four can't be more than $70,000. dent financial services, said Hard­ at Harding." alumni to speak out against [the non-lottery based scholarship, is to The latest proposal to reduce the ing has been a lead sponsor of the Senior Jacob Baker, another cuts]," he said. Athletic Center addition planned Construction of $1.5 million wing to begin in May Ryan Cook Copy Editor onstruction is set to begin next month on a 13,000- C square-foot expansion to the Ganus Athletic Center. The addi­ tion, which is planned for the south end of the building, will include a 4,817-square-foot strength and aerobics area, which will be more than three times the size of the cur­ rent room, a new physiology and exercise laboratory, a computer lab, additional classroom and storage space and four faculty offices. The project has been under con­ sideration for several years, accord­ ing to Dr. Wilt Martin, chairman of Ash/ee Johnson/The Bison the kinesiology department. An Seniors Hobby Chapin, left, and Ben Miller participate in the new group $850,000 challenge grant from the formed to pray for the campus during daily chapel. Student Association Spiritual Life Director Nathan Bills formed the group four weeks ago. Kresge Foundation of Troy, Mich. made the addition possible. A 1972 Kresge grant was instrumental in construction of the GAC. Groups use chapel time Martin said the total cost, includ­ ing equipment, will approach $1.5 million. The project is slated to be Ash/ee Johnsonffhe Bison to pray for HU campus completed in December. Junior Josh Johnson heads toward the Ganus Athletic Center for a basket­ ball game. The center, which is nearly 30 years old, will get a 13,000-square­ In addition to greatly expanding foot addition on its south side later this year. Hannah Rhodes dents. Each group consists of the area available, the new exercise Staff Writer about six or seven students and room will have a partition which one or two professors and meets will allow part of the room to be projects conducted under constant The wellness center is part of the ach morning at 9, more for a full week, with men's and used by a class or a small group. and controlled conditions, plus $12.5 million capital expansion and than 3,000 members of the women's groups alternating "We have some faculty ladies rooms for EKG and hematology renovation projects of Harding's E Harding community fill weeks. Group members pray in­ and some young ladies on campus studies. five-year Diamond Campaign. To the Benson Auditorium for dividually for the first 15 min­ that are more modest and don't like "The lab will be designed to help date the university has raised chapel. This semester, however, utes, then come together. to be in with the men," Martin said. classes for our exercise sdence pro­ $9,057,636 in gifts or pledges toward there have been several more The committee has invited "So we have an area that we can gram as well as other students," the capital goal. empty seats each week - and different students that are recog­ partition off." Martin said. "We screen cholesterol, Payment of the Kresge challenge the deans are not concerned. nized as leaders on campus to Martin said the new exercise body composition and that sort of is contingent upon the certification For the past four weeks, a participate. room will hold approximately four stuff." by Feb. 1, 2002 that the remaining small group of students and fac­ "We've involved a variety of times more equipment than the cur­ The computer lab will house 17 $3,442,364 has been raised. ulty members have been meet­ students, from all different clas­ rent facility. IBM-compatible systems and will be The announcement was made ing in Shores Chapel during the sifications and social groups," "The students are wanting more designed for use by the kinesiology by John E. Marshall III, president of university's regular chapel time Bills said. "It's still in its prelimi­ space and more equipment," Mar­ department, including evaluations the Foundation, and President to pray for chapel as well as nary stages, but we think it's a tin said. "We'll obviously have of exercise physiology and human David Burks. The grant is the latest other campus activities. great way to close out the year. more treadmills, more aerobics, body performance. in seven such challenge grants the "It's a time of focus," said We hope to get more organized more weight equipment, more step­ Martin is also excited about the Foundation has awarded to Hard­ junior Nathan Bills, who ap­ by next year." pers and that sort of thing." two new "state-of-the-art" class­ ing since 1972. proached President David Burks The time of prayer has al­ Currently housed in the science rooms. "The Kresge Foundation has a with the idea on behalf of the ready benefitted many of those building, a new physiology and "We always have a shortage of long legacy of support for higher Student Association Spiritual involved. exercise laboratory area will be a classroom space," he said. "That's education," Burks said. "The Foun­ Life Committee. "We pray for "Praying with faculty mem­ large part of the addition. going to help us." dation has been instrumental in the the effectiveness of chapel ... that bers has been an awesome expe­ "It will be similar, although there Also as part of this project, an old success of so many of our capital God will use the speakers, and rience for me," Marshall said. will be more research space in the storage area near the swimming projects at Harding. We are grate­ that it won't just be routine." "By the end of the week, I feel lab," Martin said. pool will be renovated into an ath­ ful for its continued support, and Along with fellow spiritual such a closer bond with them. The laboratory will include a letic training room. we are now working diligently to life director senior Robin It's incredible, the bond that testing area capable of being seg­ The parking lot section running meet the conditions of this latest Marshall and other members of comes from prayer.