02-05-1981

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olland, michigarv VOLUME NO. 93 - ISSUE 15

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Revisions made in Public Safety by S. Desiree Having started off as a volunteer group of off-duty Holland police officers 15 years ago, Public Safety will soon be changing to yet another system ot campus protection. The switch will be to a more professionally trained staff.

prohibiting this sort of activity of employed licensed police officers, the college made a contract with a security firm for the same duties as were performed by the police officers.

The original campus security checked doors in the evening and kept non-campus people from entering Hope's buildings. When a state law was passed

Full-time protection was the next and current phase. It includes parking and safety as well as fire safety and a student patrol that aids in the handling of complaints. Of the complaints of disorderly conduct involving students, 90 percent

Financial aid lags behind inflation by Fred Ward As this new year begins and the new administration settles down in Washington, many speculations begin to flutter around as to what our government is going to do and how it will affect each one of us. Financial aid, an area that has a great deal of significance to practically every student here at Hope, is in the midst of confusion.

money is Interest free until after the participant has completed his college education or hasbecome less than a full—time student.

Bruce Himebaugh, director of financial aid, sees the situation as very unclear. There have not been any specific statements concerning financial aid, but there are some tendencies that are becoming apparent. The trend does not look too bright for financial aid programs.

This situation needs to be looked over the next several months to see more clearly how the Reagan administration will deal with financial aid. Bruce Himebaugh sees the future as pretty bleak. "As an institution, it looks as if federal financial aid, at best, would remain stable."

involve students under the influence of alcohol. The student patrol helps administrators know where and what the problems are on campus. Currently there is about a one-to-one ratio of students on Public Safety to staff members who are licensed or certified. Soon it will be an all certified or licensed staff on patrol, with students working only at the desk. The number of campus incidents has been increasing all over the country and Hope's campus is no exception. The change to a certified staff has become increasingly necessary; under the Occupational Safety and Health Act, Hope is held responsible for any injury to improperly trained employees. In addition, some of the students and faculty are uncomfortable talking about problems to other students. Interviews are being conducted for employment of new officers. Those being considered must be certified by an academy, with the possibility of state license. This will give Hope the option of allowing Public Safety to become a police organizaion. Nineteen complaints were filed this week: three larcenies (a sign, a fire extinguisher, and a ring), two vandalism complaints (a broken window in a vehicle parked at Brumler, and another broken window), one parking violation, one unlawful entry, one suspicious person, one unlawful use of fire equipment, three cases of disorderly conduct, six other, and one fire — in Kollen Hall. *

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by Tim Gorlsema Seven members of the Hope faculty were granted tenure for the coming academic year by the Board of Trustees this January. They are Meredith Blackwell, assistant professor of biology; Donald Friednch, assistant professor of chemistry; Bryant Hichewa, assistant professor of physics; Ronald Mulder, assistant professor of sociology; James Piers, assistant professor of sociology; Stuart Sharp, associate professor of music; and Allen Verhey, associate professor of religion. Tenure is a commitment by the school to keep a faculty member for the rest of his or her teaching career. Tremendous amounts of work and research go into the compiling of each case. Provost David Marker states, "It is a careful and sobering decision; sobering in the sense that it is such an important task." He goes on to say that since it is a judgement decision many things must be considered. The students, the faculty member being considered and predicted actions 20 years from now are just a few of the factors which must be taken into account. Reactions to the decision ranged from satisfaction to relief. Friedrich states, "I have no worry about job security. It is the freedom of knowing that my colleagues and the school appreciate what I'm doing and recognize it." Tenure is as much a reflection of the individual as it is of the school. Verhey exclaimed, "I was happy, excited, relieved. I didn't lose any sleep over it but since there were so many good teachers up for it I was kind of anxious.

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As the situation stands now the present financial aid programs shall remain intact until 1985. In order to change or delete these programs the President must secure the aid of the Congress. The President has some leverage as to how effective these programs will be and to what extent they shall reach a variety of individuals. Although these programs are in existence, the funding for them has yet to be allocated.

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Before leaving office, Jimmy Carter proposed a budget that was comparable with past budgets. Ronald Reagan does not have to accept this budget nor does it look as though he will. The controversies that are arising concerning financial aid seem mostly to involve those programs that are not based on student need. The Guaranteed Student Loan program is a prime example of this type of program. It is open to almost anyone who applies. In this program the government is allowing the participant to use money in any way he wants while going to school. This

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The groundhog gave his verdict: six more weeks of winter, and Mother Nature eagerly complied.(photo by Lora Rector) US


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