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