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Wednesday, Nov. 25, 1981
jiimal Center
fficially opens
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I Darla Weinberger
the Print
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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
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(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.