VOLUME LVI, NO. 28 DREXEL UNIVERSITY PHILADELPHIA PA. Friday. March 6, 1981 U .S.-C hina trade fair comes to Drexel The largest United States trade fair totally underwritten by the People’s Republic of China will be held at Drexel University, March I 1 th through 18th. The show, being held in the Creese Student Center, is c o ­ sponsored by the International City Steering Committee of the Greater Philadelphia Part­ nership, the Foreign Trade Bureau of Sichuan Province, and the Kuo Chi Trading Cor­ poration of Phila. and Peking. The Sichuan Province is shipping about 2000 exhibit items, and goods from other sections of China will also be on display for buyers, businessmen, and the general public during the Trade Fair. Featured will be Chinese porcelains, silk products, handmade carpets, and a variety of foodstuffs-to men­ tion a few items. The Trade Fair will official­ ly opened on Tuesday March Din-aor oj the Insiiiuie ot the H „rhJ Ixonnm\ of the C him-se Acud.>mv ,>/Social Satnces. Qtan Junrui. ami Presi- ___________________Hubert}' oj Hrexfl disi us.s plans ahoui the Chinese Trade hair. (continued on page 8) credits financial aid approach vocated in the Stockman plan Reagan plans to cut financial aid will put impossible strains on would weaken political sup­ the federal education budget port for specific programs, that Stockman wants to cut and make them vul.;erable to further. gradually being withdrawn. support by 20 percent In 1 9 8 2 Complains William Wilken, Budget chief Stockman an­ executive director of the Na­ ticipated opposition, and at­ by Helen Cordes, College minority students would be in­ federal government to phase tional Association of State tached to each of his proposals Press Service cluded in the block grants. out its support of NDSLs in 25 Boards of Education, “ the a speculation on “ Probable WASHINGTON,D.C. Among the programs are $3 percent increments over the Reagan program looks like Reaction.” He expected that (CPS)--Making good on pro­ billion in Title I aid, $1 billion next four years. reverse Robin Hood: taking civil rights groups would be mises to try to re-structure and in handicapped student aid Finally, Stockman wants from the poor, disadvantaged especially “ disquieted” by his cut back on federal edcuation (which helps pay for making 286,000 students cut from the and handicapped students and plan. programs, the Reagan ad­ campuses architecturally ac­ Pell Grant program in both giving chiefly to the well-to-do However, he expected sup­ ministration wants to reduce cessible to disabled students), 1981 and 1982. through tuition tax credits.” port from “ school boards and its support for education by 20 and money to help desegrega­ The Carter adminstration’s Other Washington college other now laboring under the percent by 1982, and in the tion, bilingual education, and Middle Income Student lobbyists are concerned that burden of detailed regulation” process sharply decrease school libraries programs. Assistance Act made students the block grant approach ad­ (continued on page 8) financial aid to disadvantaged, Under the Stockman plan, from families that earn more minority, and middle-income in which the government than $15,000 eligible for Pell students. underwrites loans to students Grants fro the first time jsut Those are the highlights of and parents at low interest recently, in the 1979-80 budget recommendations rates, money would be provid­ academic year. made by Office of Manage­ ed only after remaining Stockman, however, would ment and Budget chief David sources of aid were accounted make many of those students Stockman in a confidential for in determining a student’s ineligible again by restricting preview obtained by the need. Pell Grants to students from Washington Post. The government would also families making less than The preview, distributed to drop “ in-school interest sub­ $25,000 a year, which is now members of congressional sidies.” Under the current the national median family in­ budget and appropriations system, students repay back come. committees, advocates undo­ loans for tuition at nine per­ All three of the student aid ing much of the Middle In­ cent interest rates, while the programs Stockman wants cut come Student Assistant Act - government pays the dif­ are already the subject of a measure that took the Carter ference between nine percent legislation proposed by the administration two years to and the regular interest rates Carter adminstration., navigate through Congress - banks charge other customers. Carter’s final education and replacing most college If the Stockman plan is ap­ budget, released just days programs with two huge block proved, students and parents before the Reagan inaugura­ grants. will have to pay the regular tion, asked for a $600 million One legislator, Rep. Carl market interest rates on the cut in the GSL program, for a Perkins (D-Ky), chairman of loans, which at this writing is $100 million cut in NDSLs, the House Education-Labor about 20 percent. and for dropping the max­ committee, vowed to “ use his Stockman, whose sugges­ imum Pell Grant from $1900 last breath,” to defeat the tions reportedly will be incor­ to $1260 per student per budget cuts, says one of the porated in President Reagan’s academic year. congressman’s aides. budget proposal to Congress, Those relatively-modest Specifically, Stockman also wants to cut entirely proposals moved lobbyist wants to consolidate some 57 federal support of NDSLs. Steve Leifman of the Coalition school aid programs into two Now the four percent loans are of Independent College and “ block grants,” which would awarded to students when the University Students to predict be given to state and local students’ schools agree to put that “ a lot of student could be authorities with few strings at­ up 10 percent of the money wiped out” if the proposals tached. The local politicians needed. The government passed. could spend the education would then put up the remain­ Now educators are addi­ grants largely as they saw fit. ing 90 percent at favorable in­ tionally worried that the Virtually all the special aid terest rates. virtually-certain passage of programs for low-income and But Stockman wants the Reagan’s favored tuition tax Pockelinii money fruin f inunciul Aid may well become an uncommon event. DREXEL TRIANGLE Page 2 March 6, 1981 ANNOUNCEMENTS R O A C H desires SPA F i n a l s Senior Dinner R a d i o C l u b Come to the last ROACH There will be a general Are you as prepared for D a n c e Like to spend money? Then (Resident Off-Campus Action membership meeting on Tues­ Finals as you possibly could join the Amateur Radio Club and help us decide how to use Committee) meeting of this day, March 10, We will discuss be The Alpha Phi Omega Test The Senior Dinner Dance is our 1981 budget allocation. term! We invite all interested Winter Weekend and fmalize Files might give that extra edge going to be held Friday, May 8 Meetings are 1:00 every Mon­ students to meet with us Mon­ plans for Spring Term. The when your time comes to take at the Inn of the Four Falls in day in the club station (fourth day, March 13 at 9:00 p.m. in meeting will be in the SPA of­ that last exam. Stop up to Conshohocken. The $20 per floor Main Building). Call us 3225 Powelton Ave., Apt. B. fice, 3024 Mac Alister Hall. Be room 3031 in Mac Alister Hall person ticket will include full at 895-2596 or leave a note at We will be planning our there!!! (EAC) to take a look. buffet dinner, 5 hour open the station if you can’t come Whitewater rafting/camping And, don’t throw away bar, live band and a D.J. those exams that you have to a meeting. Check the trip which will be the second SWE Tickets, which are limited, bulletin board outside the sta­ week of Spring term. Also on from this term. We will be can be purchased at the main tion for upcoming events. March 13 is the long-awaited running Test File Drive next desk in the CSC or from one Attention all members of drawing for the ROACH term, and those no longer of the following seniors: Society of Women Engineers! Basket of Cheer Raffle. Ticket needed tests could win you a Michael Vare, Karen Kraft, holders should bring your Important meeting on big prize. Michale Revak, or Bob Zecca. A d j u s t e r s stubs to 110 N. 34th st. at 4:30 Thursday, March 12th at I p.m. and those of you wishing p.m. in Bldg 1-Room 407. All W i n t e r members who will be atten­ to also get in on the fun may C ash Drawing N e e d e d ding the student conference in still buy chances from any W e e k e n d ROACH member for only $1. March should attend this The Dean of Freshman’s Don’t forget - Monday’s the meeting to finalize transporta­ Thanks to everybody who Drexel Crew is selling Office needs upperclass day! tion plans. Also plans for next helped out during Winter chances for a cash drawing volunteers to help with term will be finalized. Come Weekend. Special thanks to with three prizes. First prize is schedule adjustments for with suggestions for speakers, those who helped during the $100, second $50, third $25. freshmen from March 31 to Chances are one dollar. Draw­ C ooperative plant trips, ets.