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Students lobbying for increase in Pell Grant
The grant only covers
one-third the cost of a
University education
By Kelly Delaney
lor the Emerald
For some students, an addition
al $400 a year could mean an ex
tra outfit from the J. Crew catalog, a
few more trips to the mountain or
a couple more rounds at Taylor’s.
But for students who receive the
federal Pell Grant, it means ac
commodating the rising cost of a
University education.
“The cost of receiving an educa
tion is getting more and more ex
pensive and it only makes sense
that the government should raise
the Pell Grant to meet those
needs,” said Tevis Hurst, a senior
journalism major.
Student leaders from the ASl JO,
Associated Students of Lane Com
munity College, the state chapter
of OSPIRG and the Committee to
Re-establish OSPIRG are lobbying
Oregon’s senators and representa
tives in Washington, D.C., to sup
port a $400-per-student increase in
federal funding for those who re
ceive a Pell Grant.
The increase would raise the
maximum award for Pell Grant re
cipients by 12 percent, from
$3,125 to$3,525.
More than 3.9 million students
nationwide receive Pell Grants to
pay for college. Seventy percent of
the grants go to students from fam
ilies with yearly incomes of
$20,000 or less.
“This is just one of the many
campaigns OSPIRG and the
ASUO are working on to make ac
cess to education a lot easier,” said
Jereme Grzybowski from the Com
mittee to Re-establish OSPIRG.
Because of the decline in Pell
Grant funding, students pursuing
a college degree now face greater
financial burdens. The average
debt among graduating seniors has
risen to approximately $14,000,
according to the ASUO.
The maximum Pell Grant award
paid for three-quarters of the aver
age cost of attendance at a four
year university in the late 1970s,
according to OSPIRG. Today, the
maximum award only pays for
one-third of the cost.
Auction
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men’s basketball coach Ernie
Kent, women’s basketball coach
Jody Runge and football coach
Mike Bellotti are among the Uni
versity representatives on the
committee.
Bellotti said he has been in
volved with the auction since its
inception three years ago.
“I believe that helping the
homeless is important,” he said.
"Anything that benefits the local
community is worthy of my
time.”
Bellotti said he likes to lend a
hand with anything he can.
Frohnmayer joins the honorary
committee this year and shares
Bellotti’s concern for community
events.
“Although this is my first
time as a committee member, 1
have long been aware of the im
portant human service provided
by Lane Shelter Care,” he said.
“I am always anxious to assist
needed community efforts such
as this.”
Lane Shelter Care chooses each
committee member based on his
or her position in the community,
Bunch said.
“We just solicit folks that have
been known to have an interest in
the services we provide and have
name recognition in the commu
nity,” she said.
The silent auction will begin
with eight separate pools of tables
with bid sheets on each one. The
opening bid will be set at one
third the item’s value.
Participants can continuously
make bids throughout the day and
the one with the highest bid when
the table closes wins.
Bunch said the auction is used
solely for fund-raising efforts for
the organization’s homeless hous
ing programs. She said revenues
from the auction have been grow
ing every year.
“The first year we made
$10,000, and we expect to make
over $50,000 this year,” she said.
Lane Shelter Care is helping
1,200 families this year through
its two homeless services, she
said.
Felicity Ayles covers city develop
ment and the West University
neighborhood for the Emerald. She
can lx reached via e-mail at
fizzer@gladstone. noregon.edu.
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film club, or choose from a num
ber of how-to workshops, includ
ing “Hands-on Science for
Women,” “Becoming an Advo
cate for Girls” and “Community
Service and Values.”
At the same time, girls can at
tend small-group “Getting to
Know You” sessions and a panel
discussion.
After lunch, girls will have
the opportunity to attend ses
sions led by professors and stu
dents in creative writing, fine
arts and Web design. Other ses
sion, as well as other artists from
the community.
From 3 to 4 p.m., girls will have
the opportunity to showcase what
they learned during the previous
sessions at "The Girls’ Show” in
the EMU Ballroom. This part of
the conference is open to the pub
lic.
Other sponsors for this week
end’s events include the College
of Education’s Youth Enrich
ment/TAG program, Eugene 4J
School District, the University’s
Center for the Study of Women in
Society and the University Ad
missions Office.
Y2K
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Apple Macintosh and Mac OS
computers will have no problem
working with the new millenni
um, according to Macintosh’s
Y2K help page. Older software
may have a problem.
Earlier model IBM computers
may need some tools to help them
prepare for Y2K, but all are available
for free by contacting IBM, according
to the IBM Year 2000 home page.
If an IBM computer is on when
the new century begins, customers
are advised to turn the computer
off and then back on once, or
restart the operating system to en
sure the internal clock resets itself,
according to the home page.
The University home page has
a Y2K link that will connect PC
users to various computer compa
nies as well as other important
Y2K information.
Computer owners who have
concerns can log onto the net at
www.download.com. The site has
freeware programs that can be
found by doing a Y2K search. The
programs will test the computer for
any problems and offer solutions.
Giusti summed up the Y2K /
PC situation.
“Don’t panic,” he said. “It’s pretty
much a nonissue. That’s why you
don’t hear anything about it.”
News Briefs
New justice named for
Constitution Court
Undergraduate student and
ASUO Constitution Court mem
ber Jeremy Gibbons was named as
the new Constitution Court Chief
Justice Thursday. Gibbons will fill
the void left by Joel Corcoran’s
resignation two weeks ago.
Gibbons has been a member of
the court since spring 1998. He is
the only undergraduate, non-law
student on the court. He said he
felt there is a "job that needs to be
done” and that he is ready for the
position.
The chief justice is responsi
ble for maintaining procedure in
public hearings, assigning opin
ions and other administrative
tasks.
Today’s Events
Friday, March 12
■Oregon Ballroom Dance at 7:30 p.m.
Room 220, Gerlinger Hall; $3 general
public and $2 students and faculty. Call
346-6025.
■The Oregon Jazz Ensemble and
Jazz Lab bands, 8 p.m., Beall Con
cert Hall; $5 public, $3 senior citi
zens and students. Call 346-5678.
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