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Financial aid status effected by draft rider By Doug Vaughan Of The Print President Reagan’s defense authorization bill for 1983-84 will drastically effect many students’ financial aid standing at Clackamas Com munity College. The bill, which goes into effect July 1983, states that any student born between 1960 and 1964 but not registered for a potential draft within 30 days of their 18th bir thday will be refused financial aid. The bill also will give the government a chance to track down draft dodgers. Scott Fischer, Financial Aid officer at the College, says he has a very pessimistic view of the bill. The main problem he sees is that implementing the bill will be a very time- Award loss threatens students By J. Dana Haynes Of The Print The Work Study depart ment of the Financial Aid office announced last week that ap proximately 250 students were awarded on-campus, work study jobs. Unfortunately, only 170 students have been placed. The remaining 90 people will lose their work study status if they do not find campus employment or make ar rangements with the Financial Aid office within one month. “Theses people don’t seem to be looking around the College for work,” Financial Aid Officer Scott Fischer said. Service awards aid Students looking for sup plemental private scholarships, grants and loans should be pleased to learn that there are over 1,350 new scholarships through The Scholarship Bank. According to the director of the private search service, these scholarships are primarily for undergraduates, although graduates may also apply. Many of the sources are renewable annually, according to the director. Scholarships are available to students in business, liberal arts, humanities, law, sciences and other majors. Students are urg ed to apply in the Fall for these sources as most applicants app ly in the Spring when most of the financial aid is used up. The Scholarship Bank cooperates with college finan cial aids offices and does not duplicate their work, which is concerned mostly. with public sources of aid. Students may get further information from The Scholarship Bank by sen ding a business-sized, stamped, self-addressed envelope to 10100 Santa Monica Blvd., No. 750, Los Angeles, CA 90067. There is a modes charge for the individual search for each student. “There are still jobs to be had, and those interested should contact Kate Ellis in the Career Development and Placement Center.” The CDP Center is in CC117. Fischer also pointed out that all work study money has been awarded, and no more will be issued. However, if a student who currently has an award does not find work within the month, and does not make arrnagements through the CDP Center, then the money will be canceled and given to another student. More students were awarded work study this year than in 1981-82, Fischer said. Last year, approximately 150 students found on-campus work through his office. This year, money has been allocated for 250 students. However, Fischer also pointed out that while the number of students working at the College has increased their total earnings are down. People with questions regarding work study jobs and awards should contact the CDP Center, extension 213. ATTENTION all inspired writers, poets, photographers and artists of all sorts: Rhap sody, the College’s arts and literature magazine is now accepting material for the fall issue. We are looking for QUALITY short fiction, poetry, essays, illustrations and artistic photography. All types and styles of fiction and poetry will be considered, since we are trying to appeal to a broad spectrum of readers. Originality and dar ing will catch the editor’s attention but he’s a sucker for almost anything well written. Rhapsody will be published each term ex cept summer, with the first coming out in December. Material for this issue should be submitted by Nov. 1. For information call extension 309 or 310. Bring all submissions to trailor B. Steve Lundgren, Rhapsody Editor consuming task for his office, and he feels that the bill is “discriminatory.” “They are taking a. very small group of people and discriminating against them because they are applying for financial aid,” Fischer explain ed. “It is just a convenient group for the government to single out.” He added that the only ones being singled out are males who are enrolled in col lege and are collecting financial aid. The law affects colleges and universities nationally and will not only take away the financial aid of the non registered males age 18-22 but will put a burden on the finan cial offices. In Oregon alone 21,000 students fall into the af fected category; a couple hun dred are at the College, accor ding to Fischer. One reason the govern ment picked this group, accor ding to Fischer, is that, “it is one of the few areas that the government has the authority to come in and put their thumb on.” Otherwise, he feels they have no sufficient way to find the dodgers. The only way to put the proposed plan into action is to have the government and financial aid offices match tape, which Fischer thinks "will be very time consuming and cumbersome. One other reason that he sees problems is that the list will be a couple of months old by the time his of fice gets the non-registered males’ names. “I have a feeling it will become some kind of nightmare. I don’t see how they can say it will be easy,” Fischer commented. “I am afraid a lot of people are going to get hurt.” Potentially Fischer feels that it could be a real mess. Right now he thinks no one really knows what is happen ing. He thinks it is possible that they might come up with a simplified plan but at this stage he doubts it. Fischer believes that the plan might serve its purpose from the standpoint that the government will have narrow ed down, a group of non- registered males. “It’s at the ex pense of a group of people that do not deserve to get singled out anymore than any other group,” Fischer said. Position applications due By Brett Bigham Of The Print Anyone interested in turn ing in an application for the ASG Senate must have their applications in by 5 p.m. tomorrow. This year there are only 10 Senate positions as opposed to 20 last year. Senate candidates will be given a small interview asking why they are interested in being in the Senate. Ap plicants will also be screened as to their past involvement with school activities. This year’s Senators will be divided into three work groups. Five will be working on the Activities Council, two will work with Vice President Jay Schaller, two with Assistant to the President Emma Espinal and one will work with Ad ministration Assistant Steve Vohs. “What I really like about this whole thing,” Stephen Vohs said, “is the aspect of selecting and appointing the Senators I want.” “I think the new selection process is better,” Vohs said. “The senate was reduced from 20 to 10, but we left room in file bylaws to add more,” Vohs said. The same procedure would be used to replace a leaving Senate member. Students can also have part of their tuition paid by ASG because of their work in Student Government. r CASH FOR RECORDS Blue Pacific Records 108 Molalla Ave. Oregon City, Oregon 655-7582 All tapes & records fully guaranteed. L Clackamas Community College page 4