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The Mercyhurs t Col lege Ti t leIII proposali s now init s44f na 1 in-itial review stage" and will besubmitted to the federal govern-ment by the end of March, accor-ding to Greg Markovitch, assis-

tant to the president for Title III.This proposal will requestup to

$4 million over a four-yearperiod. Approximately $2.6million willbe requested in-facul-ty and curriculum enrichmentprograms and $750 thousand willbe sought forjj general studentservices., : * ^

The enrichment program, saidMarkovitch, will include dual in-ternships an d more out-of-classroom .experiences fo rstudents and faculty.The proposed funding wouldalso be used for bringing moreoutstanding speakers to campus,he added.

The newly installed computercenter would be used to a fullerpotential, explained Markovitch.The use of the comp uter would beapplied to instructional areas,rather than just administrativefunctions.

Seminars and workshops

Students Affected BySocial SecurityCutsH

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By Martha Camp

Over 165 Mercyhurst studentswill be affected by PresidentReagan's social; security cu ts,beginning this summer.

Those students currentlyreceiving Social Security studentbenefits will get their last checkin May, and will not receiveanother until October, under newregulations.| ' Also, the checks will be reduc-ed by 25 per cent eachSeptember, finally endingin ter-mination of all student benefits inApril 1985. * *

Baity Zembower, director offinancial aid, explained whythehew regulations were adopted.

"One of the reasons they wereable to pull it off was the condi-tion that students who are receiv-ing reductions in Social Securitytheoretically will be consideredmore eligible for Pell Grants(Basic Grants).1'

In the past, student SocialSecurity benefits .were offsetagainst eligibility for Pell grants,and therefore, many recipients,were not eligible. ?

With cuts in Social Securitybenefits, it is believed that thesestudents will now beeligible toget more money through Pell.

"That will hold true in a lot ofcases." Zembower said.

However, with more stringent

I A. ]cut oxw*if H . . 9CC0LCJJljft i*0 KlCJ>boosting faculty and; curriculumenrichment would also be im-plemented if funds ar e secured,according to Markovitch*

Other potential additions wouldbe founding; fathers trips forhistory and political science ma-jors and an "executive on cam-pus" program for Businessad-ministration majors. This ideacalls for local executivesto teachon campus for at least one termand/or actPas a consultant forstudents. ;*-'*

Markovitch stated that Dr.Garvey would like to enhanceMercyhurst's relationship withthe Erie I community. Garveyseeks co-op programs ^with allmajor industries in Erie whetheror not they participate in the co-op program now. This would en-sure more employment oppor-tunities for Mercyhurst studentsa f t e r g r a d u a t i o n , s a i dMarkovitch.

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A c a d e m i c a n d persona lcounseling would be upgradedwith the student services portionof the proposedfunds. Also,mini-grants will be distributed tos tudents th rough facu l tymembers in order to aid retentionof students, said Markovitch.

A modified version of thefreshman program based on therevised masterplan would beginunder- the Title III proposal.Study centers such as theWritingCenter and Reading La b wouldfocus on speed reading, com-puters, and l i teracy, saidMarkovitch. ^ |

'This would change the thrustof wherewe're going academica-ly," he added.

Depar tmenta l equipmentwould be upgraded if the re-quested funds are provided. Thescience an d communicationsdepartment are two major areaswhich would receive upgrading,

said Markovitch. If Mercrequest is met, the comtions department will new technologyin the clahe added.jf The visiting scholars and the newly recognizeclub will also receiveaithe faculty and studentment portion of the propoy Markovitch explained proposal callsfor a high dinvolvement between fastudents. 1"Philosophically,. w ethat as the faculty are etherefore th e studenreceive better learniperiences," said Markov

Mercyhurst should word of" the proposal'tance by August or Septe1982, according to MarHe said that if Mercyfunded, he expects to recween $2.5 to $3millionnext four years, v JJ

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P e l l r e q u i r e m e n t s , m a n y u p p e rmiddle c lass s tudents wi l lb e in -e l ig ib le , even af ter Socia l Secur i -ty cuts . T ,

Moreover, under the newregulations, those not enrolledin -college by May1,1982will notbeeligible for any student benefits.

In order to help those incomingfreshmenwho are being cut out ofbenefits, Mercyhurst is running aspecial program for high schoolseniors in the spring term.^

Seniors who have been ac -cepted at Mercyhurst are permit-*}ted to enroll as full-time studentsin spring term, thereby meetingSthe May 1 Social Security^deadline. ' r

According to Tom Billingsley,director of the new EarlyAdmis-tfsion for Social Security Students'(EAS) Program, "50 students have already inquired about ear-Hly admission. k

With the cooperation ofthe highschool, students will take after-noon courses which Billingsleyfeels "parallel what a first term^experience might be." $fc. Nonetheless, will benefitcutsprevent some studentsfrom com-Hing or returning to college?[j."Thats tough." Zembowersaid. "I hope not, but, realistical-ly speaking, that's a possibility."

Zembower said that this'may

be especially true in cases wherestudents are passing their socialsecurity benefits' on to theirparents to augment total family,income. *- ^

However, Zembower doesn'texpect a mass exodus: "I don'tnecessarily see it as the kind ofthing that's going to significantlyaffect enrollment.'' *

Those students whoare beingcut from social security are nowgoing to have to look into othersources of financial aid, he *commented. ; >. . aj

M a n y Pennsylvania s tudentsa r e no t e v e n a w a r e of h ow thec u t s a r e going to affec t them,Zembower sa id .

: "I think i t 's a s h a m e t h a tth es ta te hasn ' t le t themk n o w. " '

Merciad Transfer CondemnedBy Student Government Body

KennedyThe vote was unanimous.The

Mercyhurst Student Governmentcondemned the recent- actionplacing the MERCIAD under theauspices of the Communicationsdepartment. ^

During discussion on the issue,President Rich Lanzillo handedhis gavel over to Vice PresidentMary Bauldauf, because he felthe couldnot maintain objectivity.

Later, Lanzillo joined othergovernment m embersin their op-position to the measure.

"I don't understand why it's

necessary," he maintained.p E. William Kennedy, Directorof Student Services, was presentat the meeting, and explainedwhy the decision was made."It(the MERCIAD) isn't getting an ybetter. It's getting stagnant"

He asserted that^if the MER-CIAD were compared with theGannon KNIGHT, it would"lose"; Merciad editor RebeccaMartin countered, "This year it'son par." Kennedy admitted thatthe evaluation involved subjec-tive judgment.

Members of th e studentgovernment voiceda number ofobjections to the'change. Mostfelt that giving communicationmajors "a competitive edge"would discourage participationfrom the general Mercyhurstcommunity. Other objectedto thecompetition with the Gannonnewspaper calling it a "game."In response to Kennedy's com-ments creating " t h e bestnewspaper possible", represen-tative Bob Breslin commented

simply, "At what cost?"v

Many expressed fears that thechange would reduce the authori-ty of the editor, giving that

authority to the Comm ufaculty. Department Steve Curcio said hebelieve that'would hapsaid, "I do agree with soobjections you are raisind o, who advocated neittion in the debate,*saidconcerned about the conand offered to"act as representative. "

In the committee representative Maree-Lpresented an amended the constitution congovernment ejectionchanges were approrepresentatives.& Letters of intent for epositions are due in thement office by March 8.

Lanzillo announced position of-yearbook edbeen awarded to BrookeShe will replaceChris Set

In addition, Lanzillo anounced th at . beginning1982-83school.year thegovernment presidenreceive

$2,000award. He

ed that the administrationto match the $1,000 schfrom the government bud

Constitutional Changes UnderwBy Fran Moavero

T he MS G constitution1-is cur-rent ly be ing reconst ructed duet toi t s inadequacy, acc ording to RichLanzi l lo , pres identof M S G .

"The old constitution didn'tdif-fuse power throughth e govern-ment proper ly. There i s too muc hp o w e r in s o m e p a r t s a n d no tenough in o ther par ts" sa idLanzi l lo . .

W h e n th e revised const i tu t ion

is comple ted "appropia te peoplewi l l be doing appropia te tasks ,"added Lanzillo. *

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AnElected IChair j 1The addition of a student ac-

tivities comm ittee chairperson tothe government's officercore is awise move. g

As it ispresently, the structurerequires the vice-president tocarry out the duties of SACchairperson." This system is notalways efficient as the delegationof time to specific duties is sub-ject to the individual's schedule.

Further, the chairperson con-cept allows an individual to focusenergyand planning in one direc-tion; student activites. Hence,responsibility for achievementsand failure in this area belongs tothe chairperson. ^

The new position would also bebeneficial-to the vice-president.Freed from activity structuring,time could be spent attendingcampus meetings. In this way,the government gains an effec-tive liason to other collegeorganizations.

That the SAC chairperson iselected is an important point.Students have the responsibilityof choosing exactly wno willbeprogramming their activites.And since it is the student'smoney being spent, who better todecide howto spend it then an in-dividual elected by the students?

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[j rhe Women's Basketball teamcontinued their winning waysover the past week by posting vic-tories . over Thiel, Westminsterand Allegheny Colleges.

The Lakers, traveled to Thiellast Thursday and came awaywith victory No. 12,the score was75-54. The 'Hurst opened thegame a little sluggish, but byhalf-time had compiled a 33-24lead behind the strong perfor-mances of Tricia Mahoney (12pts.) and Joan Kolaja (12 re-bounds). However, the secondhalf was all Mercyhurst/ TheLakers put the game out of reachat tjje onset of the session. TheBlue and Green outscored Thiel,18-0.Thiel did not score until 5:00had elapsed in* the half. Kolajawas high scorer in the contestwith 24 points. She also led re-bounders by grabbing a total of 21rebound. Mahoney finished thegame with 22 points, 6 rebounds,and 4 assists. Bea Tomcyak wasalso in double figures for the'Hurst, she added 15 tallies.Mer-cyhurst collected 46 team re-bounds and had 19 assists. Tom-cyak led all competitorswith 10individual assists.... .^

the Lady Lakers overcame

foul trouble in their confrontationwith Westminster. Mercyhursthad 24 team fouls. Despite thesfouls, the 'Hurst proved victorious 88-77. Junior TriciaMahoney provided a basketbalclinic for the audience as she collected 26 points, 10rebounds, andshe recorded 5 blocked shotHowever, she did have a stronsupporting cast, Kolaja added 18points, 13 rebounds, and threeblocks, Mary Fatigati (12 pts.and Joan Podolinski (10 pts.) contributed baskets, while Tomczakand Candy Hoover provided thassists.* Tomczak recorded twand Hoover handed out five.

The Women collected theithird win Tuesday evening aAllegheny College. In a verytense ball game that saw thLakers down by one point (404at the half, they showed poise anmanaged a 79-75* victoryMahoney again led scorers bsinking 24 points.Kolaja had 1points and 14 rebounds. Fatigatadded 11 more points for th'Hurst.

The Women's Basketball teamrecord now stands at 14-4. Thehost Clarion State College tonigand travel to Gannon Saturday.

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