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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 21, 1977)
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U of O Bookstore Open: Mon-Fri 8:15 a m. to 5 p.m. Sat 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Carter proposes financial aid slash Students protest higher ed cuts By KEVIN RASMUSEN Of the Emerald Pres. Jimmy Carter s proposed cutbacks in student financial aid have sparked the protest of sev eral University graduate students who plan to notify the president of their displeasure personally According to Dave Mason, graduate fellow in political sci ence, "a small handful" of graduate students in the political science department have drafted a letter and will send it directly to Carter, protesting his recom mended cutbacks. "We are basically trying to edu cate students and staff regarding Carter's proposals Mason said “Students are really starting to get screwed, and it’s coming in piecemeal so nobody notices We see the beginning of an overall di lution of the quality of higher edu cation,” he added, “and it should concern everyone Carter s proposed budget cuts entail eliminating the National Di rect Student Loan program (NDSL), cutting College Work Study by 35 per cent and Student Educational Opportunity Grants (SEOG) by 45 per cent. The elimi nation of NDSL would involve a loss of $332 million of financial aid for students. But, according to Vic Gilliam, spokesperson for Sen Mark Hatfield, R-Ore., "The Basic Educational Opportunity Grant program (BEOG) will still be funded to its maximum .” Mason indicated Carter has not yet attempted to justify his moves. “He ran as a people's President, and he's turning right around and ambushing a program directed at middle-income families," said Mason. "Carter had the support of the academic community, and now he s pulling the rug out from under us," said Mason Gilliam added, We hope that what we've heard is not true But Mason, along with seven other graduate students, is not waiting around to find out. Theyve drafted a letter of protest that they re sending to Carter, and they hope to stimulate student in terest in letter-writing campaigns and possibly even demonstra tions on campus Mason s letter accuses Carter of backing off the Federal government's commitment to educational equality, making higher education the exclusive reserve of the wealthy again," as it was prior to the 1950s The letter further states that such an action by Carter would exacerbate an already intolera bly depressed labor-market situa tion by "throwing into the |ob market” people unable to attend school for financial reasons Mason called Carter s proposal "pure folly, not a wise and prudent move by an administration trying to restore faith in government. Carter is just cutting to be cutting Mason also added that a lot of money is involved in terms of edu cation, but that amount of money is small in terms of the national budget Hence, the budget for education can become the "victim of horse-trading, and it might get lost in the shuffle," he warned Therefore, Mason advised con cerned persons not to bank on Congress rejecting the proposal What it comes down to, he said, is "jobs versus education Sup posedly, Mason indicated, the money deprived from education will go to business in order to stimulate the economy Bui he fears Carter is sacrificing long range goals for short-term economics In addition, Mason said moves such as this "could easily lead to a dilution of education He cites the recent course of events as illus trating this: the raising of out-of state tuition and a possible gen eral tuition hike: the cutbacks in the budget for the Wallace School of Community Service and Public Affairs made by University Pres William Boyd: and now Carter s recommendations "Letter writing is very impor tant, Mason urged, "but it s only a first step I think it's necessary that we m the academic community convince those in Washington that in the long run, education is vitally important Mason is concerned about the absence of national coverage on the issue He added. "We ve, in a way, been deceived by Carter "Were saying, forgo a couple beers,; send a telegram It's cru cial And if student response is good, Mason also said there are plans to organize campus de monstrations to provoke fiscal re sponsibility. Guitarist to play at Eugene Hotel Jim Greeninger, accomplished classical guitarist, will perform to night in the Colonnade Room of the Eugene Hotel His program will include several classical works not ordinarily performed on guitar and the American Suite, an original composition of Greeninger’s. The show is sponsored by the Associated Students of Lane Community College. Tickets for the performance are $1.50 for the general public and can be purch ased at the EMU, the Eugene Hotel or in the Student Activities office at LCC. Tickets will also be available at the door the night of the show. OVERNIGHT NO MINIMUM UNBOUND 2V2c COPIES KINKOS 1128 Alder 344-7894 Also in Corvallis Daruish Dancing TUES & J. 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