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Vol. 84, No. 32
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Thursday Edition
Central State University, Edmond, Oklahoma
Director says it's too early to gauge cuts
Sun city
By Susan Garrett
Photographic services: Tom Gilbert
A CSU student takes time from studies to enjoy the 60 degree weather and listen to music.
Senate dumps pay raise measure By Kim Voynar
A resolution requesting a substantial pay raise for all student employees, including those on workstudy, secretaries, groundskeepers and custodians was unanimously defeated by the Student Senate Monday. The resolution asked for the pay raise due to the rise in the cost of -living. The increase in housing and tuition costs was also cited as a reason for the request. The resolution argued that foreign students, who are the majority of student employees, suffer the most from a rising cost of living. Due to immigration laws, many foreign students are restricted to working on campus. But many are forced to take personal and legal risks by working off campus, according to the resolution. The resolution also stated that $3.35 an hour is not sufficient to meet the needs of the full-time student. However, according to Senate Speaker Scott Birdwell, further investigation revealed that student employees don't have taxes deducted from their salaries.
Because of this, the Senate decided that a pay raise was not necessary. The resolution was authored by former Student Senator Rick Garcia. Garcia recently resigned from the Senate due to a conflict with his work schedule. In other business, another
resolution written by Garcia was tabled indefinitely and won't be considered unless another senator assumes authorship. The resolution requested that the CSU Foundation sell all stocks which do business in South Africa as a statement against apartheid.
Pianist to give all-Polish recital Concert pianist Nina Drath, ar- ternational awards for her tist in residence at Central State performances." University, will present an all- A resident of Warsaw, Drath Polish recital at 8 p.m. Monday in travels extensively in the United the CSU Recital Hall. States and each year presents a Chopin workshop at Texas A&1 in Drath, who has the Polish Kingsville, Texas. This is her first equivalent of a doctorate in piano teaching assignment at CSU, performance, is serving as artist- although she has performed here in-residence for the spring in the past. For the upcoming concert, semester at CSU. Drath will devote half of the pro"She is nationally recognized as gram to works by Chopin and half a performer and teacher, said to the contemporary 20th century Jan Pokorny-Steel, CSU piano composers Szymanowski and professor. "She has won many in- Bacewicz.
The financial aid director said Wednesday it's too early to tell how many students receiving education assistance would be affected by Ronald Reagan's proposed $1.8 billion in cuts. President Reagan announced Wednesday a proposal to cut back federal aid to college students. The president plans to cut financial aid by almost $2 billion, from $7.9 billion to $6.1 billion in the fiscal year 1987, which begins Oct. 1. Sherri Hancock, director of financial aid, sa'd efforts to reduce the estimated $208 billion federal deficit is contributing to the proposed cutback in financial aid. Another Reagan administration proposal is for students to start paying interest on the principal of their federal loans while in school. The interest would be due on a monthly basis. At present, students start paying back loans after graduation. The federal government now pays the interest on student loans to lending institutions while the student is in school, Hancock said. Hancock said funding for financial aid would be reserved
for the most needy students. "4,500 of CSU's students are on some type of financial aid," Hancock said. CSU's total enrollment for the spring semester is 12,176. Also, the Gramm-Rudman budget balancing law could reduce the money available for Pell grants as early as March 1, said Hancock. The GrammRudman law requires deficit spending to be eliminated by 1991. If targeted deficit spending reductions are not met, across-theboard spending cuts at all levels of federal government are triggered. Hancock said alternate resource cuts through various foundations or scholarship funds would be examined if the cuts become reality. Hancock was asked if she thought the proposed budget cuts would effect CSU's enrollment. She said financial aid personnel will probably be hearing from more students who feel they can't afford college without the extra assistance. They will have to ask themselves "do they want it (college education) bad enough to get a second job and put in the hours needed," to afford college, Hancock replied.
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story on page 5.