Oregon Daily
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 24,1992
EUGENE, OREGON
VOLUME 93, ISSUE 106
Bill calls for grant increases,
excludes direct loan plan
j Senate Higher Education
Act brings mixed reactions
from student lobbyists push
ing for financial aid changes
By Kirsten Lucas
Emerald Reporter
Till' 1 ' S Senate li’lsiiill ol the Trail
thon/atmn ol the Higher bdiu anon Ac I
overwhelmingly approx ed Iasi ;Th;u mI,i\
garnered a; lukewarm .response am.e.g
student lobbyists m Oregon and Wa di
ington, D (late Inst week
However, lobbyists remain optimite
about upcoming action on federal ftnan
ctal aid in the ' S House ol Representa
tives
The Higher Idluentu.n \< ;. wlmb sets
standards lot federal financial aid ;s :*
authorized bv (dingo s everv five wars
The Senate hill calls lor an ini ri
the maximum amount ol money
able through Holt (irants and ex
g up I: : stUtJvn! ■■ VV ilo need . d h !
.! u; A: , I r. I s.i : i;
However. the Boll (Irani |>r«>s.:: on • ir
feiiilv ret i'Hps ,ti:nti.i! t; tj>; ja. :
linns. meaning nut every, ne who pia;
iiies for grants res eavesthem, in i a..v. i
limited amount of iiumi'i is avuihihli
OS!, .iiiii t SNA have been. >jis*.:.;: '
Lhahge the i’eii C.i.iii! jii..i::.nn into ....
entitlement ■ program l! Il l .% • IS
1’i'il iirant money would . ■ :: i. u i * -
available Ui .i;-,\ !>!!«• eligible to res eive it
Shah . u,i !i • Win!, il > is* .1 i
opposes grant entitlement and I'm -. !• .1
Bush threatened to veto the S*■ n.i(<• hill :!
tin *>n!i! Inman! measure was nu ! . I * •> i
Another ! * is?* iur students In tin- s, m
lull, also dm I.* White !i . 1 •; ;
V, as ! hi* r\i i u sn m u! a dm I !i .mis !>:■■
sain
Sens I’uul Simon. i> 111 . and David
l.)u r* nln tg. r, K Minn . ;> ■ • ;>* si-.i in.
niiHiilii .ition to tin' (luaranti i'il Student
Lean [in.gram to eliminate hanks from
tin- lending process. rn.ik.ng it a t
iuun priigrani.
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In i ll lubbv nig along with l SN A and OSI.
lor the Simon-Durenborger \i:t
partisan issue. Shah said President
Bush has definitely made this a partisan
Is-.an and that's too had
Mi'.'l.ird agreed "It's all sin; k" and
mirrors from an education president that
doesn't support edut atinn.' she said
Despite U'Uite III,:: a . . p p. . s i!., 11; N h a ! I
said e-ntitleinent and direct loans will be
proposed again in the House 111 Repre
sentatives. where strong support is i\
peeled
Once the House bill Is approved, the
iio use alii! Senate versions a. -:, g i into a
i onltirum e o! senators and represent.!
lives ril.'V Will merge the two bibs into
a 11tiiii version to lie voted on by both
houses of Congress
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Health and safety topics to dominate ASUO winter symposium
j Panels and workshops on self de
fense, AIDS and eating disorders are
just part of this week's activities.
By Mandy Baucum
t."'I*all Confribut '
Personal Health anil Safetv is the theme of this
year s ASUO winter symposium
Throughout this week, students and the community
are invited In a variety id information i. w< rk.shops
lures and panel disr ussions In the p «st. synijiosuuns
have been characterized by heated dist ussions over
controversial issues, hut (laililin I w ain this veil -
events coordinator, has set out to change all that
The home arid safety workshop, put on i v the Olfiei
of Public Safety, wdi tie extending information on tiuw
tu I«■:11-r secure homes against theft or unwanted en
train rs
OPS direr i..r Carey Drayton said ! t.will be mi
general safety ami some uf the things ■ mid to do to
minimize our < ham i s of being vu tuns
Twain .1 Iso wants to rea< h women vvhu want to l*■ *r11
Hloru about protei ting themselves against assault
It\ hosting tiif self-defense workshop taught In Cut
Vi : sit', ins!: in.tor Nail 1,1 Telsev. i want llu[ es to pnn idi
a group of women with tin’ opportunity to learn horn
her Telsev \ teai Jiing style appro.u lies delense from an
awareness point o’ va n and eiuphas./es |f-if, tense
from the inside out
Despite f'w.itn's effort to eliminate umlfoversial is
sues, she fell It tiei essary to ifli lade a its Sure given In
Planned Parenthood on Current Issues and Keprodm
five Rights
I didn’t feel the svnipusiuin would he complete
V. Wl linen's Sssllfs. 1 W .11)1 •• ini
lici smse reprodur live ri11!h issues .ire .i iiin-.it to
w i sou's -!y .mi tli-.illli. Twiliri felt justified ill 111
i hiding tin- lecture
Letting j.i Ljjilt! know whom tin", i .in turn to in .1 hunt
’ rri-.i-. is .mother issue Tw.nri leeis is import.nit I!\
p.,:img t. 'pettier ,i res,nine (.life i oiise.ttllg of .ihoul to
H ,i| groups, she wants to give people ,i (hence to see
the .isse.t.ioi e thev h.ive .It ( ess to
It'-, illllil/ing the henefits we i ,m fistp it We just know
Il.lt's :..it there, 1 w.llll s.llll
I he AIDS Prevention Teen The,tier is .mother ol the
in,my groups th.it '.‘.ill he .it tie symposium The Teen
; he.iter is open to .ill I'.ugoiie high school sluiienls hut
now i (insists mostly of South lingerie High School stu
dents
!•-*• to HEALTH P ep-3
ACTING!
Acting students say they
• are taking to the stage
for love, not money
<
See STAGE, Page 5
NUCLEAR DANGERS
A University assistant professor in a Friday j
speech traced the hazardous history of the
Hanford nuclear facility
See HANFORD, Page 3 i
WEET HOME?
The Oregon women's
basketball team lost its
fifth home game in a
row Saturday
Sec ttOOPS. Page 9