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THE Volume 57, Number 43 Friday. March 28. 1980 Phone 284-4401 Rubin/U' Team Capture Elections By LORI BAKKlsi N*WI fditor Presidential candidate Alan Rubin and the majoritv ol lhe I m- versiiv ticket swept lo victory in Ihe Undergraduate Student Body i,o\ernment Elections it SBG) held Tuesday and Wednesdav The results of the election were announced late Wednesday nighl in ihe Rathskeller amid beer-drinking, .lisio-dancing, und cheers of "ll Gutta Believe!" With only about 1,900 of UM's approximately 9.ii(K) undergraduates voting, the I'niversin ticket won the rate lor president, vice president, and treasurer. Rubin beat the US ticket's presidential candidate, Bob Knapp, by a vote ot 1,146 to T.,2. Rubin, a junior business major, has been involved in Universily politics as a senator for International House, Mahoney/Pearson, and the sophomore class lie is presently chairman of USBG's I niversity Affairs Committee and has served on the minor disciplinary hearing panel and the residence halls council "There's nol much vou can say Everyone went out there and did their work the past few days. We all put out a super-human effort. It's (the victory) outrageous Right now. 1 think I'm going to relax and caiih up on my school-work." Rubin said. University's Marina Angleton won ihe vice presidency bj beating US s .ludi McGillicuddy 1.166 to 703 Angleton, a sophomore communications major, wants to make students aware of the variety ol organizations on cumpus. She is USBG's Arts and Sclent • senator and chairperson of USBG's Community Affairs Committee. Screening Committee, and Council of Chairpeople. "lt feels so great to have won. We fought so hard and we did it clean. I plan to start working on all the projects we planned. We have already researched them. Now, all we have lo do is pul the finishing touches on them," Angleton said Bill Mullowney is USBG s new treasurer, having beaten US's can didate, Daryl Trawick. 1,225 to W0 Mullowney plans io become actively involved in the financial and budgetary matters of both the University and USBG The sophomore international finance and marketing major is chairman of the Interfraternity Council (IFC) Fraternity Resource Committee, a member of the 1 SBG Executive Cabinet, and the Sigma Chi representative' to IFC. "For all the hard work and team- l nivei-it\ 'Irani Wails lor K.miIIn Miami Hurricane BRIAN GART .Man i.i.Lin Liked W li.n II. II. nil Memo Criticizes International Studies By RICK 111 RMIDA Hurncant Stsll Writsr A confidential internal memo iiom the new lv appointed assistant directi >t ot I IM'» ' enter for Ad- \anted International Studies lists a "t hei klisi of those aape. ta ol the ( 'ite; . operations which need to be systematically reviewed, ami. sv hei e in 1 essary, alt. I he memo. Vs. ,1 It 11 bv Dr Weslev I i-her. was issued March 17, ,"sii anil was addressed to Center I >irector George Wise 1 Isher, who was recently brought in lo improve the Center. referred to the memo as a "checklist only, Thev were lhe observations of a person w ho has onlv been here isso weeks, lhe points raised by the memo were gathered by my conversation! with Center professors and students." Stud, nts ai ihe Center, however, claim the memo "candidly ignores students presently enrolled at the ( enti 1. lot using instead on a rather ambiguous future." \ ding to the studenls, the memo urged lhe scrapping of Center depart menial programs in eco nomic development and societj lhe memo itsell states, ".students whose primary internal is in International relations are good candidates lm the I'h I) program that ' in- c ent. 1 oilers, bui those w ho ,11 •■ primarily interested in world regions from the standpoint of economic de\ 1 lopnit 111. sol ietj . are not "I think," Fisher continued, "that we would do well to limit sludents in those departments that do not niter I'h.IV.s to obtaining the MA oi in ee only through the Center," In other words." a I'h I) candidate said, "most of us in area studies are right out the window." 1 he memo also notes the Center's much criticized policy on academic fellowships Quoting Fisher. "Regarding Fellowships for continuing itudents, 1 believe thai past problems tan be alleviated hv my informing students what they can rationally expect and seeing to it that their hopes are not unnec essai ilv raised." Previously, the ('enter nationally advertised "the availability of six graduate fellowships. totaling 54.000 dollars " Dormitory Ceilings To Get Renovations Ilv ( I IIMl SAPORITO Huincarss Ststt amis' Ihis summer, beginning Mav 1 2. ceilings in the Mahoney-Pearson dorms will he renovated. I he ceilings now consist ol a soil asbestos material that is sprayed on The substance contains 7 percent asbestos and was inexpensive and commonly used vears ago, belore it was discovered thut asbeslos 1 an he harmful to health Register Next Week By AMY JACOVES Assistant Mtssrs editor Manual Advanced Registration (MARS) will be held April 7 through 1 1 in Brockway Lecture Hall Students tan be academically advised for registration now through Apr 1 All sludents must be a ad- vistd prior lo registering through the MARS program. ln addition, students must pick up pet nuts to register in S-100. The permit will give information on the date and time to register In order to participate In Ihe MARS program, you must he a cur- rentl d, undergraduate stu- ', good standing who has not I tr graduation I 0 vou must have d trial si tu dule and a I 'sit (Livable towards the Se. *•}. »>.KS P.. Jack Sargent, assistant director ol Residence Halls or Physical Environment, said. "Our insurance company took air samples and no asbestos was delected in the atmosphere in any of the dormitories. 1 in 1 eiimgs an- simpiv an old Maintenance item that need changing." Result nee Halls officials were more concerned about Ihe aesthetic value ot the rooms, since Sargent says saletv is no longer an issue Manv ol the ceilings have been vandalized by sludents writing in the sol! material Ihe graffiti has made ihe dorms rooms unlit Ioi incoming studenls Repairs began lasl year in Maho- nev Hall, where the majoritv of the damage is Pearson Hall suffered little defacement until it became a coed dorm lhe old 1 filings will he scraped and then resluccoed, making it possible 10 simply pain! over any writing that might be done Tlie new 1 tilings, which are good sound-ab- sorbets. base be. n satisfactory in Eaton Hall lhe decision to rejuvenate the ceilings was made several years ago and finallv approved by the Universitv lota: 1 ost of lestoration, estimated at $234.01)0, is being provided by a bond II is hoped that the project will be completed by July 31. 19*0 Several other improvements are being made in the dormitories, in- ■ hiding the purchase of new furniture and the Installation of study lounges and fitness tenters Residence Halls also plans to upgrade the music room in Pearson" Hall bv improving the acoustics There are also plans to change the soiled car- ng in the I960 and 1968 Com 1001 1 he Fellow ships were never awarded; Director Wise cited "academic incompetence" within the applicant pool. "I wanted reseati tiers as well as scholars." Wise said, there were none in lhe applitanl pool A I'h D. candidate who asked not to be Identified believed Wise's statement to be inaccurate "The latt thai 1 wa.s actively involved m research at the time of my fellowship application was unmistakable io anyone," the graduate studenl said I here wa^s no evidence to suggesl thai a "departmental Infrastructure" was created to handle and/or screen the fellowship applications According to one student. "Dr Wise wa.s the only individual to actually tell us that there was indeed a (fellowship) committee Dr.(Clyde) Wingfield informed us lhat there wa.s a cofnmittee of I wo'" lo establish a fellowship, an autonomous administrative committee must he approved by the University to allocate the funds and define the criteria for acceptance Among criteria defined in 1 hi Center's national advertisement is "applicant proficiency tn more than one language." A Language Competency Committee, specified by ihe national ad. and established to screen prospective fellowship appli- c ants, did not exisi Of particular importance to Center administrators is "the appearance of the Center — nationally and internationally " The faculty memo revealed administration plans that would "not onlv assist us in Ihe planning of programs of teaching or research, but would also allow us lo make the Center look very large indeed, al least on paper " lhe studenl alleged thai Ihe memo "deemphasi/es the impor tance ol tht Latin American Program " Wrote Fisher, "I believe lhal vou (Dr George Wise) have already had discussions with Dr. Warburg (Center's Middle i asi expert ) on a um".11..11 of I1br.11 port for Middle Eastern Studies. Regal-Ins, the So* let area. I belit v 1 1 i an prov ide the Center and the I niversity with the necessary publications al no COM to the 1 nsl it ul 1011 I he memo omits any examination or evaluation ot latin American publications by an expert in lhal fie'u. an omission Fisher denies "There vets ao undue concentration, whereby Latin American siudies would be omitted,' Fisher said Finally, the memo notes the "ad- visability" ol retaining the Center's publication — Journal "' Intei American studies, und World A) juir* Said one irate siudent. "You wouldn't use the word 'retain' unless the journal was on the way out " Fisher emphasized the "strengthening" oi the Journal and never its elimination. Fisher leels lhe memo I" hi "nothing more (han a checklist — nothing more, manv ot the things in there were merely primary observations." it. I think I'm going to go to Sleep now," Mullowney said In other election results, Alan Lipay (University) and Susan I kss (US) were named junior-at-large senators Joy-anna Misenti and John Palka. both of (he I ticket, won senior-at-large senale seats. All four Universitj candii were named to the Student Entertainment Committi i Bruce Tanner, Barbara Leibovitz, Owen May. and Maria Barbett. US candidate Evelyn rorres the music seat. I Rosema". Shea won the education seat, and Beatri/ Bezos 1 Universitj) is the new senator for (he Si hool ol Fngineering and Architecture. University's Beverly Banta won the nursing seat Arts and Sciences senators are Maria Dorta-Duque (Univei Aurelio Quinones (University), and Bill Estevez (US) University's Donna Marrone and Marina Iglesias are the business school senators The athletic referendum, which provided that students would continue to contribute $10 per Km. of their student activity fee to the athletic program, was voted down. 1023 to 865. The i niversity administration will now decide on the proposal .The I ecture Series referendum passed. 13.(5 to 557. One dollar from each student's ai ti> Ity fee will go to promote better speakers on campus. "1 think that the Universitv ticket beat the odds and got an honest message across to the studenls I'm very pleased that the studen' sponded the way thev did." said current USBG president Paul Novack. Novack said lhat the "honest message" was the difference between the platforms ol the 1 niversity and US tickets. Rubin .Angleton. Mullovs ney, and olher members of the Universitj ticket plan to establish a teaching assistant training program through which graduate students would learn how lo teach belore thev get into a classroom a textbook exchange program Will be sel up to enable students 10 locate texts belonging to other students tor ex. Ranges and purchases a monthly listing of activities and events sponsored hv campus organizations will he compiled and distributed. In addition. plans to look into (he leasibililv of having cooking facilities for all dorm residents Improv e men is are also planned 111 campus lighting, entertainment, and educational lectures and presentations. Highlights Of Cultural Week I nil. Havana SSi«rrst Morr.csrse BRIAN GART l«< s.isltiil- Muiic Bv NEAL Ft 1EK1 As Hurricans Still svritsr Sights and sounds from Africa. Latin America, and the Middle East filled the palm and Breezeway this week as International Week gol underwaj Bv the of the week, hundreds of students will have sampled dozens of delet tables, and danted 10 the tune I ol Imuran exotic melody things began lasl week with the official opening and fashion show in ihe Ibis. Then Haiti, Guyana, and Jamaica were represented with art. loods. hands tumes. and dance, which, lor the professional party- goers among the studenl bodv lasted until the wee hours of Saturday morning Saiurdav nighl. the Turkish studenls Association presented a taste ol the "old country" with a slide show, vibrant Turkish music, and the coffee which has made connoisseurs around the world smile when the Middle Eastern countrv is the topic of conversation Israel came alive Monday with posiers deputing various scenes Irom the le vv ish homeland. In addition. the Israel Action Committee served its besl lelafel vel to hundreds of famished studenls and faculty Monday night, the Venezuelan Studenta Association presented their special foods and music On Tuesday, the Nigerian Students Association brought their own See WEEK Page 3 Fla. Students Ha\e Easy Eligibility First Of I Five Part Series By JANE L. MARCUS Editsrlrs Clsisl Many students are unaware of the various types of financial aid available at UM. There are numerous types of Florida grants, government loans, scholarships, and work/study programs The first segment of the financial aid series will deal with Florida grants and vouchers Students who have been resi dents of Florida for the past two years can apply for the Florida State Assistance Grant (FSAG) and the Florida Tuition Voucher (FTVt The F'SAG is for students who have a financial need and have been residents of Florida for the two years prior to applying for the grant According to Michelle Winches nancial aid adviser, the dead ( Financial Aid ) line for the FSAG is April 1. The financial aid form must be put into the mail to Princeton by Tuesday. Students at UM tan receive up to $1,200. "and you can get it every year as long as you're enrolled full time" and get a 20 and have 24 credit-hours each year The amount of the grant, according to Winchester, is determined by the mean of the tuition rate and fees — depending on the University "Al UM. the grant will he the maximum amount for the average student " The FTV is not based on financial need Anyone who graduated from a Florida high school and has lived in Florida for two years can receive the tuition voucher The voucher appliessjinly to private institutions Students who are eligible for the FTV can receive up to $750 and must fill out an application. There is no deadline for the voucher However, for the 1980/81 academic year only freshmen and sophomores are eligible For the 198',2 year juniors will be included and the following year all students will be eligihle Winchester said that both are verv easy to apply for and the money does not have to be paid back \110rd1ng to Vice President for Student Affairs Ur William Butler, there has been a steady growth in financial aid programs In three years the money available for financial aid has increased from $16 5 million in 1976/77 to $30 7 million this vi , Butler said that most of the increases have resulted from greater availability of state and federal dollars for students. "I'm pleased that the Hurricane is conducting this service program in the series of financial aid stories, which will be designed to inform returning students of financial aid opportunities next year." Butler said Also available to students with financial need are: the College Work Study Program (CWSPi. which enables students to earn money by working on campus, the National Direct Student I oati ■NDSl. >. a three percent loan that must be repaid after graduation, and the Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant, a grant that requires the applicant to pay for half of the tuition Deadline is April 1 For financial aid applications and more information, visit the Financial Aid Office (Building
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Full Text | THE Volume 57, Number 43 Friday. March 28. 1980 Phone 284-4401 Rubin/U' Team Capture Elections By LORI BAKKlsi N*WI fditor Presidential candidate Alan Rubin and the majoritv ol lhe I m- versiiv ticket swept lo victory in Ihe Undergraduate Student Body i,o\ernment Elections it SBG) held Tuesday and Wednesdav The results of the election were announced late Wednesday nighl in ihe Rathskeller amid beer-drinking, .lisio-dancing, und cheers of "ll Gutta Believe!" With only about 1,900 of UM's approximately 9.ii(K) undergraduates voting, the I'niversin ticket won the rate lor president, vice president, and treasurer. Rubin beat the US ticket's presidential candidate, Bob Knapp, by a vote ot 1,146 to T.,2. Rubin, a junior business major, has been involved in Universily politics as a senator for International House, Mahoney/Pearson, and the sophomore class lie is presently chairman of USBG's I niversity Affairs Committee and has served on the minor disciplinary hearing panel and the residence halls council "There's nol much vou can say Everyone went out there and did their work the past few days. We all put out a super-human effort. It's (the victory) outrageous Right now. 1 think I'm going to relax and caiih up on my school-work." Rubin said. University's Marina Angleton won ihe vice presidency bj beating US s .ludi McGillicuddy 1.166 to 703 Angleton, a sophomore communications major, wants to make students aware of the variety ol organizations on cumpus. She is USBG's Arts and Sclent • senator and chairperson of USBG's Community Affairs Committee. Screening Committee, and Council of Chairpeople. "lt feels so great to have won. We fought so hard and we did it clean. I plan to start working on all the projects we planned. We have already researched them. Now, all we have lo do is pul the finishing touches on them," Angleton said Bill Mullowney is USBG s new treasurer, having beaten US's can didate, Daryl Trawick. 1,225 to W0 Mullowney plans io become actively involved in the financial and budgetary matters of both the University and USBG The sophomore international finance and marketing major is chairman of the Interfraternity Council (IFC) Fraternity Resource Committee, a member of the 1 SBG Executive Cabinet, and the Sigma Chi representative' to IFC. "For all the hard work and team- l nivei-it\ 'Irani Wails lor K.miIIn Miami Hurricane BRIAN GART .Man i.i.Lin Liked W li.n II. II. nil Memo Criticizes International Studies By RICK 111 RMIDA Hurncant Stsll Writsr A confidential internal memo iiom the new lv appointed assistant directi >t ot I IM'» ' enter for Ad- \anted International Studies lists a "t hei klisi of those aape. ta ol the ( 'ite; . operations which need to be systematically reviewed, ami. sv hei e in 1 essary, alt. I he memo. Vs. ,1 It 11 bv Dr Weslev I i-her. was issued March 17, ,"sii anil was addressed to Center I >irector George Wise 1 Isher, who was recently brought in lo improve the Center. referred to the memo as a "checklist only, Thev were lhe observations of a person w ho has onlv been here isso weeks, lhe points raised by the memo were gathered by my conversation! with Center professors and students." Stud, nts ai ihe Center, however, claim the memo "candidly ignores students presently enrolled at the ( enti 1. lot using instead on a rather ambiguous future." \ ding to the studenls, the memo urged lhe scrapping of Center depart menial programs in eco nomic development and societj lhe memo itsell states, ".students whose primary internal is in International relations are good candidates lm the I'h I) program that ' in- c ent. 1 oilers, bui those w ho ,11 •■ primarily interested in world regions from the standpoint of economic de\ 1 lopnit 111. sol ietj . are not "I think," Fisher continued, "that we would do well to limit sludents in those departments that do not niter I'h.IV.s to obtaining the MA oi in ee only through the Center," In other words." a I'h I) candidate said, "most of us in area studies are right out the window." 1 he memo also notes the Center's much criticized policy on academic fellowships Quoting Fisher. "Regarding Fellowships for continuing itudents, 1 believe thai past problems tan be alleviated hv my informing students what they can rationally expect and seeing to it that their hopes are not unnec essai ilv raised." Previously, the ('enter nationally advertised "the availability of six graduate fellowships. totaling 54.000 dollars " Dormitory Ceilings To Get Renovations Ilv ( I IIMl SAPORITO Huincarss Ststt amis' Ihis summer, beginning Mav 1 2. ceilings in the Mahoney-Pearson dorms will he renovated. I he ceilings now consist ol a soil asbestos material that is sprayed on The substance contains 7 percent asbestos and was inexpensive and commonly used vears ago, belore it was discovered thut asbeslos 1 an he harmful to health Register Next Week By AMY JACOVES Assistant Mtssrs editor Manual Advanced Registration (MARS) will be held April 7 through 1 1 in Brockway Lecture Hall Students tan be academically advised for registration now through Apr 1 All sludents must be a ad- vistd prior lo registering through the MARS program. ln addition, students must pick up pet nuts to register in S-100. The permit will give information on the date and time to register In order to participate In Ihe MARS program, you must he a cur- rentl d, undergraduate stu- ', good standing who has not I tr graduation I 0 vou must have d trial si tu dule and a I 'sit (Livable towards the Se. *•}. »>.KS P.. Jack Sargent, assistant director ol Residence Halls or Physical Environment, said. "Our insurance company took air samples and no asbestos was delected in the atmosphere in any of the dormitories. 1 in 1 eiimgs an- simpiv an old Maintenance item that need changing." Result nee Halls officials were more concerned about Ihe aesthetic value ot the rooms, since Sargent says saletv is no longer an issue Manv ol the ceilings have been vandalized by sludents writing in the sol! material Ihe graffiti has made ihe dorms rooms unlit Ioi incoming studenls Repairs began lasl year in Maho- nev Hall, where the majoritv of the damage is Pearson Hall suffered little defacement until it became a coed dorm lhe old 1 filings will he scraped and then resluccoed, making it possible 10 simply pain! over any writing that might be done Tlie new 1 tilings, which are good sound-ab- sorbets. base be. n satisfactory in Eaton Hall lhe decision to rejuvenate the ceilings was made several years ago and finallv approved by the Universitv lota: 1 ost of lestoration, estimated at $234.01)0, is being provided by a bond II is hoped that the project will be completed by July 31. 19*0 Several other improvements are being made in the dormitories, in- ■ hiding the purchase of new furniture and the Installation of study lounges and fitness tenters Residence Halls also plans to upgrade the music room in Pearson" Hall bv improving the acoustics There are also plans to change the soiled car- ng in the I960 and 1968 Com 1001 1 he Fellow ships were never awarded; Director Wise cited "academic incompetence" within the applicant pool. "I wanted reseati tiers as well as scholars." Wise said, there were none in lhe applitanl pool A I'h D. candidate who asked not to be Identified believed Wise's statement to be inaccurate "The latt thai 1 wa.s actively involved m research at the time of my fellowship application was unmistakable io anyone," the graduate studenl said I here wa^s no evidence to suggesl thai a "departmental Infrastructure" was created to handle and/or screen the fellowship applications According to one student. "Dr Wise wa.s the only individual to actually tell us that there was indeed a (fellowship) committee Dr.(Clyde) Wingfield informed us lhat there wa.s a cofnmittee of I wo'" lo establish a fellowship, an autonomous administrative committee must he approved by the University to allocate the funds and define the criteria for acceptance Among criteria defined in 1 hi Center's national advertisement is "applicant proficiency tn more than one language." A Language Competency Committee, specified by ihe national ad. and established to screen prospective fellowship appli- c ants, did not exisi Of particular importance to Center administrators is "the appearance of the Center — nationally and internationally " The faculty memo revealed administration plans that would "not onlv assist us in Ihe planning of programs of teaching or research, but would also allow us lo make the Center look very large indeed, al least on paper " lhe studenl alleged thai Ihe memo "deemphasi/es the impor tance ol tht Latin American Program " Wrote Fisher, "I believe lhal vou (Dr George Wise) have already had discussions with Dr. Warburg (Center's Middle i asi expert ) on a um".11..11 of I1br.11 port for Middle Eastern Studies. Regal-Ins, the So* let area. I belit v 1 1 i an prov ide the Center and the I niversity with the necessary publications al no COM to the 1 nsl it ul 1011 I he memo omits any examination or evaluation ot latin American publications by an expert in lhal fie'u. an omission Fisher denies "There vets ao undue concentration, whereby Latin American siudies would be omitted,' Fisher said Finally, the memo notes the "ad- visability" ol retaining the Center's publication — Journal "' Intei American studies, und World A) juir* Said one irate siudent. "You wouldn't use the word 'retain' unless the journal was on the way out " Fisher emphasized the "strengthening" oi the Journal and never its elimination. Fisher leels lhe memo I" hi "nothing more (han a checklist — nothing more, manv ot the things in there were merely primary observations." it. I think I'm going to go to Sleep now," Mullowney said In other election results, Alan Lipay (University) and Susan I kss (US) were named junior-at-large senators Joy-anna Misenti and John Palka. both of (he I ticket, won senior-at-large senale seats. All four Universitj candii were named to the Student Entertainment Committi i Bruce Tanner, Barbara Leibovitz, Owen May. and Maria Barbett. US candidate Evelyn rorres the music seat. I Rosema". Shea won the education seat, and Beatri/ Bezos 1 Universitj) is the new senator for (he Si hool ol Fngineering and Architecture. University's Beverly Banta won the nursing seat Arts and Sciences senators are Maria Dorta-Duque (Univei Aurelio Quinones (University), and Bill Estevez (US) University's Donna Marrone and Marina Iglesias are the business school senators The athletic referendum, which provided that students would continue to contribute $10 per Km. of their student activity fee to the athletic program, was voted down. 1023 to 865. The i niversity administration will now decide on the proposal .The I ecture Series referendum passed. 13.(5 to 557. One dollar from each student's ai ti> Ity fee will go to promote better speakers on campus. "1 think that the Universitv ticket beat the odds and got an honest message across to the studenls I'm very pleased that the studen' sponded the way thev did." said current USBG president Paul Novack. Novack said lhat the "honest message" was the difference between the platforms ol the 1 niversity and US tickets. Rubin .Angleton. Mullovs ney, and olher members of the Universitj ticket plan to establish a teaching assistant training program through which graduate students would learn how lo teach belore thev get into a classroom a textbook exchange program Will be sel up to enable students 10 locate texts belonging to other students tor ex. Ranges and purchases a monthly listing of activities and events sponsored hv campus organizations will he compiled and distributed. In addition. plans to look into (he leasibililv of having cooking facilities for all dorm residents Improv e men is are also planned 111 campus lighting, entertainment, and educational lectures and presentations. Highlights Of Cultural Week I nil. Havana SSi«rrst Morr.csrse BRIAN GART l«< s.isltiil- Muiic Bv NEAL Ft 1EK1 As Hurricans Still svritsr Sights and sounds from Africa. Latin America, and the Middle East filled the palm and Breezeway this week as International Week gol underwaj Bv the of the week, hundreds of students will have sampled dozens of delet tables, and danted 10 the tune I ol Imuran exotic melody things began lasl week with the official opening and fashion show in ihe Ibis. Then Haiti, Guyana, and Jamaica were represented with art. loods. hands tumes. and dance, which, lor the professional party- goers among the studenl bodv lasted until the wee hours of Saturday morning Saiurdav nighl. the Turkish studenls Association presented a taste ol the "old country" with a slide show, vibrant Turkish music, and the coffee which has made connoisseurs around the world smile when the Middle Eastern countrv is the topic of conversation Israel came alive Monday with posiers deputing various scenes Irom the le vv ish homeland. In addition. the Israel Action Committee served its besl lelafel vel to hundreds of famished studenls and faculty Monday night, the Venezuelan Studenta Association presented their special foods and music On Tuesday, the Nigerian Students Association brought their own See WEEK Page 3 Fla. Students Ha\e Easy Eligibility First Of I Five Part Series By JANE L. MARCUS Editsrlrs Clsisl Many students are unaware of the various types of financial aid available at UM. There are numerous types of Florida grants, government loans, scholarships, and work/study programs The first segment of the financial aid series will deal with Florida grants and vouchers Students who have been resi dents of Florida for the past two years can apply for the Florida State Assistance Grant (FSAG) and the Florida Tuition Voucher (FTVt The F'SAG is for students who have a financial need and have been residents of Florida for the two years prior to applying for the grant According to Michelle Winches nancial aid adviser, the dead ( Financial Aid ) line for the FSAG is April 1. The financial aid form must be put into the mail to Princeton by Tuesday. Students at UM tan receive up to $1,200. "and you can get it every year as long as you're enrolled full time" and get a 20 and have 24 credit-hours each year The amount of the grant, according to Winchester, is determined by the mean of the tuition rate and fees — depending on the University "Al UM. the grant will he the maximum amount for the average student " The FTV is not based on financial need Anyone who graduated from a Florida high school and has lived in Florida for two years can receive the tuition voucher The voucher appliessjinly to private institutions Students who are eligible for the FTV can receive up to $750 and must fill out an application. There is no deadline for the voucher However, for the 1980/81 academic year only freshmen and sophomores are eligible For the 198',2 year juniors will be included and the following year all students will be eligihle Winchester said that both are verv easy to apply for and the money does not have to be paid back \110rd1ng to Vice President for Student Affairs Ur William Butler, there has been a steady growth in financial aid programs In three years the money available for financial aid has increased from $16 5 million in 1976/77 to $30 7 million this vi , Butler said that most of the increases have resulted from greater availability of state and federal dollars for students. "I'm pleased that the Hurricane is conducting this service program in the series of financial aid stories, which will be designed to inform returning students of financial aid opportunities next year." Butler said Also available to students with financial need are: the College Work Study Program (CWSPi. which enables students to earn money by working on campus, the National Direct Student I oati ■NDSl. >. a three percent loan that must be repaid after graduation, and the Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant, a grant that requires the applicant to pay for half of the tuition Deadline is April 1 For financial aid applications and more information, visit the Financial Aid Office (Building |
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