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About The print. (Oregon City, Oregon) 1977-1989 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 25, 1981)
(D print " i Wednesday, Nov. 25, 1981 jiimal Center fficially opens ) I Darla Weinberger the Print ■ Dr. John Hakanson, Gol- president, opened the ^Kdication of the Animal ^Bience Center Saturday, Nov. '^B, with an address on how the l^Bility got started, how it ties in ^Bth the community, and what its educational uses. I The dedication got under Bay at 10:30 a.m. with ap proximately 100 people atten- ^■ng, including three board (¡^■embers and three alumni. Bie ribbon was cut after Ray ^■opson, director of agriculture ^B»m the state department, ,^Bve a dedication speech. | Tours of the center were ^■ven and there was a ^Bmonstration of the flushing nnk. which washes animal BLste into a 90,000 sq. ft. areation tank. The waste will be used as fertilizer around cam pus. Ron Baker, owner of G and B Feedlot and a major breeder of beef, spoke on the subject of “Animal Science To day and in the Future...” in McLoughlin Theatre. George Warren, assistant dean of agriculture and in dustrial division said “The students actually have a facility where they can learn.” “I think it gives us some status,” Warren said. “It’s an Animal Science Facility, it goes along with the other learning centers wehave on campus.” According to Warren, the Only thing that went wrong was “the lord didn’t cooperate; it rained.” But he was still pleas ed that students were there. Staff photo by Duane Hiersche RAY HOBSON SNIPS the ribbon marking the official opening off the new Animal Science Center. btudent aid inf/ation, low attendance feared for future By David J. Hayden Fc the Print I I t In the past year a quiet ^■volution has come to college I^Bmpuses. Within that time — * 1 ■ (Analysis he first of a two part series. Jograms funding students ’ Hive completely, changed ^^Bection. The idea that ^Hademically qualified students Bve a right to a college educa- In has been examined and ally rejected. i “After two decades, of ^^■uggling to make college ^Bailable to every qualified stu- ^^Bnt who wanted to go, we ^^Bught the 1980’s would be era to focus on quality,” Bn. Claiborne Pell (D-R.I.) ^^■ited, who was the major ^B*ce behind federal grants to ^Bw-income students. The Reagan administra tion has, since January, ^^Kmantled and modified a ^Beat deal of what had been ^Bilt in the last two decades in ^Be field of education. “I do not accept the notion ^^Bt the federal government an obligation to fund Bybody that wants to go to ^^Bllege,” David Stockman, ^Biite house budget director, ^^Bd at a congressional hearing, seems to me that if people want to go to college bad ■pough, then there is oppor- Ipnity and responsibility on their part to finance their way through the best they can.” The Reagan White House has challenged the idea that the federal government should substantially support those who seek an education and a better career. The White House has been charged with trying to reserve college for the wealthy. The federal government originally became involved in education in the 19th century when state land grant, colleges were created. Under the land grant program each state was given a portion of federal land to establish colleges to train teachers and professionals. Educational funding was again greatly increased with the G.I. Bill of Rights which made funds available to every veteran in an educational or vocational program. Then, during the early 1960’s Presi dent Johnson’s plans for a “great society” created pro grams that gave the opportuni ty to go to college to the poor. Finally, in 1978 these original programs were expanded to in clude middle-income families. The idea that supported these increases was that as a nation our future depends upon the youth of our society and that any investment necessary would be more than acceptable; The long held educational goal that anyone who wanted to learn should be able'to, had finally been realiz ed. Unfortunately, it seems to have lasted only three years. In 1981, with the election of President Reagan, the pro grams came under fire. Before the budget cut seven million of the nation’s 10 million students had received help from Social Security, Pell Grants (previously Basic Educational Opportunity Grants);“' Supplementary Educational Opportunity Grants, College Work Study, Nation Direct Student Loans and Guaranteed Student Loans. Although prograrris had ballooned and reordering and simplification were needed, the cuts Reagan has inacted have shook the foundation of educa tion and threaten to change the role of higher education in our society. The changes include: -Pell Grants, awards to poor students, were cut by an average of $80 a piece with the maximum grant reduced from $1,750 to $1,650. Tougher eligibility requirements will eliminate' 250,000 students, mostly those with smaller awards. -Social Security, benefits to students whose parents are retired, disabled or dead, will be phased out beginning in fall (Cont. on page 4) ASG’ers shuffle positions By J. Dana Haynes Of the Print The Associated Student Government wasted no time in filling the recently vacated posi tions of secretary, business manager, and art director. Tak ing over the ASG secretarial duties will be Julie Floreck. Steve Vohs will be the new business manager and Daphne Stone will become the art direc tor. The new ASG executive cabinet members replace Ginger Olney, Chris Clement, and Paula Smith who are leav ing the student government ef fective Winter term. “I’m pleased with who we’ve got to take the jobs,” ASG President Sam Crosby said. All three students are former senators and have had some experience working with the cabinet already. Floreck and Vohs were elected by the ASG during last week’s meeting. A majority vote is necessary to fill an elected position. The job of Art Director is an appointed posi tion and as such, Stone was appointed to the job by Crosby. “Daphne (Stone) has been working very closely with Paula this term, so she knows the job. She’s very enthusiastic,” Crosby said. Stone is an Art Major and in her second year at the College. “I’m glad I got the job,” Stone said, “I’ve made quite a lot of posters and such already, and I attended the workshop at Chemeketa.” Crosby is also happy with the elections of Vohs and Floreck. “Steve will be a very efficient and energetic business manager,” Crosby predicted. “Also, Julie is a very sharp in dividual. I think we can work well with them both.” . Filling the gaps in the Cabinet with senators left a cor responding problem in the Senate, since a person cannot belong to both governmental bodies simultaneously. Replenishing the Senatorial ranks will be Emma Nelson, Tamara Otis and Dan Tucker. The Cabinet resignations were offered to Crosby on November 16 and stemmed from personal problems rather than disagreements within the ASG, Crosby announced. “We’re sorry to see them go and there are no hard feel ings. All three of them had to rearrange some priorities. The ASG is losing some good peo ple,” Crosby said. Clement’s resignation was due to “...financial reasons»” and to “look over” his personal career. He will be leaving school temporarily. Smith is dropping her governmental duties but will re main a student. Olney (a.k.a. Ginger Clark) is getting married and will move to Keyport, Washington. “I’ve learned so much here, but I’m very ex cited about marriage,” Olney said. Smith said he is sorry to leave the student government. “I enjoyed it very much, but I have to concentrate on my education and my own life,” she said.