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'Florida's Oldest Collegiate Newspaper'
Stetson University DeLand, Florida
Friday, May 8,1981
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PKP party
To top off a great intramural
season and to celebrate their
vanning the 1980-'81 President's
Cup, Pi Kappa Phi invites
everyone to this year's President's Cup Party. The party will
be at the Pi Kapp house, Friday,
May 8 at 9 p.m.
Caps & Gowns
Caps and Gowns can be
picked up at the Purchasing
Annex next to the pool during
the following hours: Monday
through Friday 9 a.m. to 12 noon
and 1 p.m. to 4 p.m, Saturday 9
a.m. to 12 noon and Sunday 7:30
a.m. to 8:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. to 2
p.m.
Blood drive
The blood drive held April 20
and 2'i in the Carlton Student
Union Building was a success.
The competition between
fraternities, sororities and halls
on campus showed similar results to the blood drive he'd last
fall. Sigma Nus came through
with another strong showing,
having 49% of their brothers
actively participating. ROTC and
the Delta Delta Delta sorority
followed with a large percentage of their members donating
blood.
For all those who donated - it
was well appreciated. There was
an overall total of
240 pints
collected. This will nearly supply
the Volusia Country
Hospital
enough blood for the
upcoming
month. Thank you for
your con-
tribution.
On the Inside
Editorials
P.2
Letters
P.3
Budget
P.4
Job rip-off
P.5
SUB chairs
P.6
Wellness
P.7
Credit
P.8
Nexus
P.9
Jogging
P.10
Spring Fling
P.ll
Greeks
P.14
Sports
P.16
Bulletin Board P.20
By-laws bring
controversy
By JOSEPH NEGRON JR.
Associate Editor
The Visiting Committee of the Southern Association of
CoUeges and Universities (SACU) has given President Pope
A. Duncan until Sept.1 to respond in writing to the
committee's request for a "major revision of the university
by-laws," according to Duncan. The committee from SACU
made that request after visiting Stetson in February to
evaluate the university for re-accreditation.
The by-laws of the university are put together and
approved by the Board of Trustees. However, Duncan
approached the Faculty Senate and asked for their
into the revision process. No students or student
representative bodies were contacted concerning the
proposed by-laws changes.
Continued on P.5
KATY WORKUM, left, and Debbie Taylor, participate in the Spring Fling festivities in
the Forest of Arden. For more photos of the event see P.ll.
Reagan cuts in student aid not fatal
ByTINANEWBY
News Editor
President Reagan, in an attempt to balance the federal 1981 budget, has
been criticized by officials on his staff who feel that he has carried his
tight-fisted spending policy too far.
Much of the noise in Washington comes from those who think Reagan's
cut-backs detrimentaUy affect those who need government assistance the
most. One area of major concern to coUege students is his proposed
roll-back of federal funds to colleges and universities for student financial
aid.
However, according to Dan Moore, Stetson's director of financial aid,
this problem is not as serious as it threatens to be on the surface. "It
appears in the Basic Grant program that the basic grants will be funded
at about the same level as last year, the maximum grant being $1,750,"
Moore assured.
But, he explained, "Probably there will be across-the-board cuts in
grants as there were last year. This wiU affect people at the lower level of
grants." This "lower level" refers to students with less financial need, not
to those who received $1,100 or more in federal aid this year.
Financial aid will be reduced by 10 to 40 percent from amounts
received this academic year, placing the greatest burden on those
students in the upper middle-income brackets whose parents' annual
salaries exceed the amount required for them to receive maximum
benif its from the federal program.
So far, this Basic Educational Opportunity Grant (BEOG), now called
the PeU Grant, appears to be the most severely affected student aid
program.
In reviewing other programs thought to be affected by Reagan's grip on
the budget, Moore painted a brighter picture for students who apply for
federal assistance. "The other programs should not be significantly
affected. We did receive a little less money in College Work-study and the
National Direct Student Loan, but not enough to have a significant effect
on students. The Guaranteed Student Loan should not be affected at all for
this year," he predicted.
Moore explained that the cut-backs in federal funds will be gradual,
enabling coUege and university budgets to absorb the increasing losses in
federal funds without causing catastrophic money shortages for the
Continued on P.4
Commencement May 17
The 98th Commencement of Stetson University wiil be held this Sunday,
May 17, at 2 p.m. in the Edmunds Center. Gwendolen M. Carter, educator,
author and African affairs authority, will be the featured speaker. Rik
Scarce and Joyce Kenfield will be the student speakers for the senior
class.
President Pope A. Duncan stated that the distinguished scholar will
receive an honorary doctor of letters degree during the ceremonies in
recognition of her "outstanding contributrions to the advancement of
education, and to the body of scholarly works and furtherance of
understanding between nations."
A native of Canada and graduate of the University of Toronto (1929) and
Oxford University (1931), Carter established herself as a leading educator
with posts at Wellesley College, Tufts University and Smith College. She
served as director for the program of African studies and as professor of
political science at Northwestern University for 10 years.
She received an Achievement Award from the American Association of
University Women, served on that organization's international relations
committee as its world problems representative and director. She also
served for seven years as director of the Chicago Council on Foreign
Relations.
Do you want to graduate?
If you are tired of Stetson after having spent three years or more of
your life here, and plan to graduate in August or December of 1981 or May
of 1982, it essential that you go to the registrars office immediately and
file an application announcing your intention to graduate.
Mrs. Sassard, the registrar, stressed the urgency of the matter,
explaining "I have to work with the'information on those applications
from the very first month of next year." She also emphasized the
necessity of applying, without which it is impossible to graduate.
Despite the need for immediate response to this request, many students
who are graduating this May had not applied for graduation only a few
weeks before their commencement. "We have had announcements in the
Reporter and posters placed around campus, but despite all of our
attempts, we have not been not been able to induce many people to react
to our pleadings.
"Now, we are getting down to the wire - this is absolutely the last call
for anyone who wishes to graduate in August, December of this year or
May of next year," Sassard emphasized.
