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Lewis address concerns issues Drew Lewis speaks to local p r e s s representatives, (phdto by David Wang)
Profs receive fellowships bv Richard Kuhrt Nine faculty m e m b e r s have received fellowships from the National Endowment for the Humanities for this s u m m e r . "What is impresssive," stated Jacob Nyenhuis, dean of the humanities, 4 is that we have such a large n u m b e r of faculty who have applied ana and been oeen accepted; nine out of 11 received grants, one
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the largest number we have ever had. The p r o g r a m , a c c o r d i n g to the brochure, is set up "to provide teachers in two-year, four-year, and five-year colleges with a unique opportunity, for advanced study or research in their own fields or in other fields related to their inrests terests." Professors selected to participate this summer include Dirk Jellema, John Cox, Albert Bell, Larry Penrose, J a n e Harrington, Peter Schakel, Antonia Searles, J a m e s Zoetewey and Nick Perovich. Nyenhuis was very complimentary, stating, " I ' m delighted that we have a faculty which is so highly esteemed by professors in the field at universities." According to the NEH brochure, each participant "will work under the direction of distinguished scholar in non oi a uisunguiaucu ... an a r e a of mutual interest, and have access to the collections of a m a j o r library ; each will aiscuss a body 0( common readings » i t h h i s c o l l e a g u e s in the seminar, p r e p a r e a written report, and, outside the seminar, will pursue an individual project of his own choosing and design." E a c h o f these people will receive a stipend of $2500 to cover travel, livmg, r
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bv David Nieuwkoop • Drew Lewis, P r e s i d e n t R e a g a n ' s secretary of transportation, held a press conference at Hope Friday at 6 p.m.; he is the"Trst m e m b e r of Reagan's cabinet to visit Western Michigan. J o h n Weiss, F i n a n c e C o m m i t t e e secretary and Publicity Committee chairman for the Republican party m Ottawa County, and Hope student as well, suggested that Lewis speak in Holland because of its central location, ideal for m e d i a oarticioation L e w i f s S briefly before giving the keynote speech at the Ottawa County
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an estimated $1.6 billion and the consumers a b o u t $ 9 billion, said Lewis. Along with administration efforts,
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WTAS has overspent budget is essential to any college radio station," ing. ...cby Keith Grlgoletto A s a r e s u l t of t h e m a s s i v e said VassaUo. overspending A bolt out of the blue struck the student r^ppnt Thp nrnhlpm of the station's overspen- by WTAS, the appropriations committee appropHations c o n ^ i t I ^ r e s u i t of new leaders has put a freeze on the WTAS budget, i n t budget pnnt-outs ^ ^ ^ . " I ' v e never seen an organization go f d J i i n i t w i t h the budgets of previous spending 135 percent of its budget J L g * a r e m a * ou't a y e a r throogh a budget like WTAS," said the end of March. . ? _ . . y o u live with your Sanderson. The freeze discontinues ' Repairs to nredeces^r ' J d Vanderwel. "If I s a l a r i e s for the one-time paid s t a f f e r s and init allowance to a self |a ' S a n d e r ' L i n w e d the b u ^ e t I would have to put a eliminates further equipment repairs, e x p e other expenses, ' f ' " ^ i I r e e z e o n b e f o r e fir ^ s e m e s t e r was The station will continue to operate but it f00; over " said Vassalo "I knew we were go- will do so very prudently for the reinstalled the F M ® ® L over l S e buTget but we h a d to watch mainder of the year. " W e ' r e totally ^
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Lewis suggested the need for concern by labor, industry and the J a p a n e s e auto makers. , " I think we need some kind of a rollback of the wages of the United Auto Workers to give General Motors and Ford the s a m e kind of package Chrysler has so we can cut that that the J a p a n e s e have by $150 to $300, said Lewis. "The jobs from industry a r e dam&g by the drop of automotive support f r o m J a p a n , " said Lewis. The administration is working toward limiting J a p a n e s e c a r imports, as it s on top of our priorities . . . W e believe in free t r a d e but we believe in
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