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Oregon daily
emerald
Thursday, April 7, 1983
Eugene, Oregon
Volume 84, Number 127
Aid faces changes
Reagan’s budget consolidates programs
By Aleta Zak
Ot the Emerald
More students will be working to finance their
college education if Pres. Ronald Reagan's
financial aid budget passes Congress, says Ed
Vignoul, University financial aid director.
Speaking of the current proposals to con
solidate federal aid programs, Vignoul says the
idea is good but it's the wrong time to make such
sweeping changes in financial aid programs. This
is because all federal aid programs will come up
for re-evaluation in 1985, according to Vignoul.
For 1984-85, the federal Department of
Education has proposed no new funding for
either the State Student Incentive program, the
Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant
program or the National Direct Student Loan
program. In return, more money would go into
College Work-Study and Pell grants.
That means students would get less grant
and loan money and more Work-Study hours in
their financial aid packages, says Vignoul. At the
University, this would probably create a need for
more off-campus Work-Study jobs, he adds,
because Work-Study students by law cannot
replace classified workers.
Vignoul says he doesn’t object to the
proposed 60 percent increase for Work-Study
funds, but students can only work so many hours
before their studies begin suffering. Most
students are already working as many hours as
they can within their limits, he explains.
Another drastic change would supply no new
funds for NDS loans This would reduce by about
one-fifth the total money available for NDS loans
at the University, says Vignoul. According to the
Department of Education, the revolving loan fund
will continue to operate and could even be
expanded by $640 million if all students in default
repay their loans.
“Sure,” agrees Vignoul. “But is the economy
really that good these days that former students
are making a lot of money and can afford to pay
off their loans?"
From an administrator s point of view, Vig
noul objects to making major changes in federal
programs before dealing with lesser problems
such as dispensing the aid For example, he
would like to see individual colleges take control
of administering Pell grants and state need
grants.
"We could easily take over those programs,
determine who’s eligible and cut out some of the
bureaucratic red tape," says Vignoul. Not only
would this simplify the procedure for office staff,
he predicts, but students would be better served
by their own colleges than by the state or federal
governments
Other proposed changes include a
mandatory "needs analysis" for all student loan
applications, instead of just for students with a
family income of more than $30,000; and
increasing graduate student loan prepayment
fees from five to 10 percent.
Graduates borrowing NDSL or Guaranteed
Student Loans would have to pay 10 percent of
the loan amount directly to the lender before
receiving the money. This amount is usually
deducted from the loan and is used to defray
interest costs, Vignoul explains
"With these proposals, the Reagan admin
istration is hoping financial aid will cost the
government less in the long run," says Vignoul.
"It's not going to be a boon, especially for
graduate students.”
By April 20, Vignoul will send his comments
on the proposed federal budget to the
Department of Education. "I think Reagan’s
proposals will have a hard time getting through
Congress,” Vignoul says. "That is, I hope they
will. There’s room for change, but I don’t think the
budgetary process is the way to do it.”
Commencement guests
limited 4 per graduate
When the 1983-84 commencement exercises take place,
there may be some people left out in the cold.
For the first time at the University, the commencement
candidates will be restricted to four guests each, says Mary
Hudzikiewicz, director of community services.
Graduates can pick up tickets at the University Bookstore
Tickets not picked up by 5:30 p.m. June 3 will be given out on
a first-come, first-serve basis.
The limitation is needed because guests have had to stand
at the last few commencement exercises, Hudzikiewicz says.
While it is possible to use bleachers on both sides, in the case
of rain not all guests will fit into Mac Court, she says.
‘‘You can’t get around that unless you hold it in the rain,"
she says.
Assembly defeats motion
to oust University ROTC
The University Assembly
Wednesday defeated a motion
that would have removed the
Reserve Officer Training Corps
from the University, 86-27.
The motion was introduced
by Bayard McConnaughey, a
University biology professor.
“The most certain way to
destroy our world is to continue
to prepare to do so," he said.
"No cause on this earth is worth
risking that result."
In reference to the number of
times the proposal has been
considered by the Assembly,
English professor John
Sherwood suggested the
people behind the proposal
were “trying to bore us into
submission." But, he said, "If
they bore, we’ll counterbore.”
Other debate suggested that
removing ROTC from campus
would eventually lead to a
decreased input of civilians into
military affairs.
Vice-Provost Paul Holbo,
before bringing the motion to a
vote, announced figures in
dicating the faculty of the
University has spent 3,600
hours over the past 16 years
debating the issue of ROTC.
In other Assembly business,
Vernon Barkhurst, Associate
dean of students and Conduct
Coordinator, announced a no
tice of motion to be discussed at
the next Assembly meeting
concerning revisions in the
student conduct code.
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Wedding
Belles
These dresses, which come
from the Macedonian villages
of Drenok and Galichnik don't
quite fit the Western stereotype
of “something borrowed,
something blue. . but East
European brides pay no mind.
Here, assistant anthropology
professor Carol Silverman
adjusts the “gowns" in
preparation for the Festival of
East European Peoples, to take
place at the University April
10-May 1. The range of films,
exhibits, slide shows, lectures
and workshops will end with the
Shrovetide Festival, April
29-May 1.
The three-week festival
represents Ukrainian, Jewish
and Balkan cultures, both in the
Old World and in North
America. It opens 3:00 p.m.
Sunday with a reception for the
exhibit of Macedonian bridal
costumes at the Museum of
Natural History.
Photo by Bob Baker