The Carolinian [February 20, 1986]

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Thuraday, February SO, 1986 -The Student Voice of UNCG" Volume LXV. Number Mjj 13
Senators sworn in Tuesday
By F1RDOUS BAMJ1
PMN Cera* rcareseatatlTe* caiM to UNCG
rarioas projects.
Thirteen newly elected senators were inducted at
Tuesday night's senate meeting. The next business
it hand waa the president's report and president
Mike Stewart announced that there would be budget
workshop* held for organizations next week, and
that the budget requests for all organizations are due
on the 18th of March.
Between March 19 and 28, the senate will conduct
budget hearings where student organizations will
present their respective budget requests. All of the
budgets approved by the senate in April are,
however, still requests and will be finalized next fall.
The Outing Club requested funds for their annual
trip to the Florida Quays this Spring Break. After
some discussion the senate voted in favor of supply-ing
the Outing Club with $635 for their trip.
The Residence Hall Association (RHA) proposed
that their officers be elected under a general elec-tory
basis, based on the grounds that students liv-ing
on campus should be given the opportunity to
elect their officers. The proposal was passed by the
senate with the understanding that the RHA would
also aid in the polling process. Their elections will
now be held at the same time as the general
elections.
Musa Dangana, a member of the Health Informa-tion
Committee of UNCG, held the floor next. He
began by announcing that the annual Fitness Fsir
has been postponed to next fall, due to the bad
weather conditions and other setbacks. Dangana
also raised the issue of The Carolinian Health Col-umn,
which no longer exists because of lack of stu-dent
input. Students are encouraged to send in ques-tions
and concerns to The Carolinian on the topic
of general health on or off campus, ensbling The
Carolinian and health services to increase students'
understanding of current health issues. There is also
a Student Advisory Committee of the Health
Cantor, students are encouraged to submit their con-cerns
and suggestions. The topic of AIDS was also
discussed. Dangana said that the Health Informa-tion
Committee is currently working on enlighten
ing students about the AIDS virus. There is,
however, no research being conducted on campus
relating to the virus. It was also clarified that if
AIDS was diagnosed, the concerned party would not
be asked to leave the University for further treat-ment
unless it proved harmful to him/her or the
student body. There was s case of AIDS detected
on campus, Dangana said, and that student "had
since left". Whether the student was asked to leave
or left voluntarily was not specified.
Under old business, a motion was passed to recon-sider
the resolution made by senate on
(See Senators, page 67
Reagan's budget proposals limit student loans
By JENNIFER GREEN
The Special Services project,
which specializes in providing
academic assistance to needy
students, is about to sustain cut-backs
in federal faaaing which
will mske the program's outlook
anything but special.
The budget proposal presented
by President Reagan on Feb. 5
promises a serious reduction in
funding that Special Services,
Upward Bound, Talent Search
and the Educational Opportuni-ty
Council will receive.
These organizations, which are
under the umbrella organization,
Trio, will each receive cuts of 4.3
percent when the Gramm-
Kudman-HoUings Act goes into
effect March 1.
The act will limit the number
of grants awarded to Upward
Bound organizations. Under the
new budget proposal, overall
Trio funding will be reduced by
56 percent to 82.3 million dollars,
almost half of the 1176.3 million
allocated to Trio during fiscal
year 1986.
Under Gramm-Rudman-
Holhngs, universities csn receive
funding for Trio programs for s
limit of five successive years.
In light of these cutbacks,
three congressmen in the House
of Representatives (Sylvio Con-to
of Massachusetts, William
Ford of Michigan, and Lewis
Stokes of Ohio) introduced s
resolution for discussion Feb. 28
to be called National Trio Day,
the last day for which Trio fun-ding
will remain intact before the
new cuts take effect.
Six of the 12 million students
who receive such aid would be
cut under the new proposal.
State Student Educational Op-portunity
Grants and Student In-eesMive
Grants would be
eliminated. The Interest rate for
Guaranteed Student Loans also
will change. Currently, a student
receiving a Guaranteed Student
Loan from a private bank
receives 100 percent of the
principle.
The new budget proposal limits
the principle on these loans by 10
percent, with the student still
having to pay back the entire
amount of the loan. Fewer
students would be eligible for
Pell Grants and there would be
an overall redaction m Trio
grants for the 1987-88 fiscal year
of 26 percent.
The Special Services projects,
however, would be the hardest
hit, since many of them still con-tinue
to be funded by the federal
government instead of by the
universities in which they
operate. The project here at
UNCG faces reductions in ser-vices,
in numbers of students
served, and faces total elimina-tion.
The estimated $2.6 billion
proposed in cats for the educs-tion
budget will result in either
an elimination or a drastic
lartimlwlim of the program.
Headed by Gertrude Ross, the
local project boasts an 88 percent
yearly retention rate for students
which come through the pro-gram,
a rate higher than that of
UNCG overall.
(See Budget, page t)
Candidates hold forum
On Thursday night, Feb. 27,
UNCG will host eight of the ten
candidates who have filed to run
for the Democratic nomination to
the U.S. Senate.
The candidates will participate
in a candidates' forum sponsored
by the UNCG University
Democrats. According to Thorn
Little, president of the Universi-ty
Democrats, 'The race to fill
the U.S. Senate seat, and conse-
Juently this event with can-idates
in that race, is very im-portant
to every person in North
Carolina. In all likelihood, one of
these eight candidates will be
running to represent the people
of this state in November's
general election."
The candidates participating in
the forum are: Walt Atkins of
Graham; Bill Belk of Charlotte;
Milton Croom of Raleigh;
Katherine Harper of Charlotte;
Clinton Moore of Newton; Foun-tain
Odom of Charlotte; Gov.
Terry Sanford of Durham and
Dr. Betty Wallace of Raleigh.
According to University
Democrat Public Relations Coor-dinator
Jonathan Hall, "It is not
easy to get eight people from
across the state together on one
night, and it is especially difficult
when those eight people are in
the heat of a campaign for
statewide office.
"In Sanford and Odom, we
have two of the candidates thst
msny experts see as frontrun-ners
in the race. This is s great
opportunity for the candidates
and the people of Greensboro."
The forum will be moderated
by Guilford County Democratic
Chairman Tom Gilmore, a
former state senator and can-didate
for governor in 1984.
Following introductions by
Gilmore, each candidate will
answer three prepared ques-tions,
then the candidates will
answer written questions from
the audience snd conclude with
two-minute closing remarks.
Following the forum, there will
be a reception for the candidates,
the press and the public.
(See Candidate*, page T)
Senior events scheduled
The CanHalaw has a new csr-tooaist,
Gary Wilson. He is a
graduate art student from
Fsrettrille. Please see a sample
of his work on page C.
The Alumni Association is
planning several events targeted
for seniors graduating this
spring.
In addition to Senior Day,
which is scheduled for April 3,
the Alumni Association is trying
something new this year: a series
of three suppers and discussions
with panelists who are alumni of
UNCG.
The dinners are planned for
February 11 and 24, and March
24, and are designed to present
information that may be helpful
to the young graduate. On
February 11, the discussion topic
will be "How to Survive After
Graduation," and will concern
practical information about
credit, insurance, housing, and
other pertinent subjects.
The dinners will be held at the
Alumni House and will begin at
6 p.m.
On February 24, the topic will
be "Things I Wish They'd Told
Me Before I went out into the
Read World." And, lastly, on
March 24, the discussion will
center sround "Marketing
Yourselfsnd Creative Careers."
Sarah Long of the Alumni
Associstion noted that all these
discussions will be led by young
alumni from recent years. "We
hope seniors will get a sense of
the UNCG tradition," said Long.
All graduating seniors should
receive information and an
RSVP firm in the mail. Space is
limited to 100 seniors per dinner,
snd the deadline for receipt of
the reservation form is February
6.
Patsy's and Light Rain bring
new business to Tate street
By LISA POTEET
Two new businesses have arrived on Tate
Street. Patsy's, s restaurant and deli, opend Fri-day,
Jan. 31. The owner is Cecil S. Little and the
restaurant is named after Patsy Little, his wife.
Light Rain News and Care, owned by Cynthia
Stewart, opened Saturday, Feb. 8. Light Rain
takes iu name from a song by Taj Mahal and
reflects Stewart's sffmity for the Blues.
Light Rain offers a wide selection of magazines,
small press publishing* snd foreign magazines in
stock. She also has s selection of books reflecting
her own interests. "This is not s homogeneous
selection. These are mostly books I hsve read and
can recommend," Stewart said. The cafe section
is s New York style deli offering bagels,
croissants, quiche and sandwiches. Wine and
domestic and imported beer are also available.
Stewart admits her prices are a little higher than
average fare, but says the food is "top of the
hne." Light Rain is open from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m.
Stewart plans to stay open later in the spring and
summer months. Warm weather plans also in-clude
making use of the walled courtyard, an at-tractive
plus to the establishment. Light Rain has
s high tech decor with stork white walls, black
and white shelves for the magazines, snd blsck
and white tile floors. This effect is softened and
made more personal by the gray upholstered
padded chairs, the wood book shelves and by the
Blues crooning on Stewart's stereo.
Patsy's hat more of a down-home feel with a
decor of beige snd Kelly green, with wood tables
and caned chairs. Hanging plants and mums in
Perrier bottles sdd to the feeling of being in
Mom's kitchen. But the staff is purely
professional—Little said most of his employees
are Food and Nutrition students. Patsy's menu
includes sandwiches, hamburgers, baked potatoes
snd cheesecake. All the sandwiches are priced
below $8 and hamburgers rang* from f 1.49 to
(See Patsy'., page 6)
Cynthia Stewart is the