BE A WARE, FEBRUARY IS BLA CK HISTORY MONTH! Lion's Eve Vol. XII, No.5 Pennsylvania State University, Delaware County Campus February 11, 1981 1981 Brings Changes . . . by Harry MacCartney Special to the Lion’s Eye The new year brings several changes in government policies that will affect our lives on a daily basis. The nation has a new president, SEPTA has increased its faires again, and we've made a host of resolutions to be broken. The following is a compilation of some 1981 policy changes that directly affect area college students. Minimum wage, Guaranteed Student Loans interest, Social Security payments, the New Jersey drinking age, and the number of digits in your zip code are all up. And, draft registration and NOW accounts are on. : Minimum Wages Up About 5.6 million Americans got an automatic pay raise on the first day of 1981 when the federal minimum wage increased to $3.35 an hour. Under 1977 amendments to the Fair Labor Standards Act, the minimum wage increased by 25 cents, or 8.1 percent, on Jan. 1. United Press International quoted Rudy Oswald, economic research director for the AFL-CIO, as saying that the increase “doesn’t even keep those workers even with the 13 percent rate of inflation we've had.” = The Senate Labor and Human Resources Committee has propos- ed a youth minimum wage ammendment which would allow firms to pay teenagers a lower wage than adults. Over 600,000 students and handicapped workers are currently paid under the minimum by a Department of Labor provision. Organized labor officials maintain that the new special rate would only transfer jobs from on person to another at a lower wage rate. Proponents argue that the ammendment would lower teenage unemployment. Continued on page 4 SELECTIVE SERVICE SYSTEM Registration Form | READ PRIVACY ACT STATEMENT ON REVERSE | PLEASE PRINT CLEARLY Ls -DO NOT WRITE IN THE ABOVE SPACE - = of 48 id o DATE OF BIRTH SEX = SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER i 7 MALE | Name of Month Day FVear [] FEMALE sr arn | CAE x Ap g PRINT FULL NAME ~ PR ET 2 SER First StS Nae Middle g-- : CURRENT MAILING ADDRESS PERMANENT RESIDENCE I Check here if we may give your name, address and telephone number to Armed Forces recruiters, (U.S. Government Printing Office) YOU'RE IN THE ARMY NOW American men born in 1963 and later are now required to register with the Selective Service within 30 days of their 18th bir- thday. Registrants must provide a current address and proof of identity. Although it is. an all-male. draft registration, the registrant must indicate his sex on the registration form. Registra- tion forms and information are available at any post office. The penalty for failure to register is up to five years imprisonment and/or a fine of up to $10,000. On U.S. Campuses: DEL. CO. GOES MOD!!! i In an attempt to more fully stimulate “real” University life, 25 truckloads of modular buildings were recently deposited i in various places between the library and the main parking lot. Enrollment is ex- pected to increase due to the new space. Unbelievable?? Dorm Contracts Must Be Submitted by March 13 The Assignment Office for Campus Residences has releas- ed instructions for submitting Fall Term 1981 housing and food service contracts for the University Park campus. Depending on the demand for space, students currently residing in residence halls at the main campus will line up during the first week of March to submit their Acceptance Se- quence, Contract and Assign- ment Preference (ASCAP) cards. Students Transferring from Commonwealth Campuses to the University Park campus for Fall Term 1981 will submit re- quests at their respective cam- puses on Friday, March 13. The following procedures will be followed here at the Delaware County Campus: 1. All students must submit their Fall Term 1981 Housing and Food Service Applicant Agreement card and their ac- ceptance Sequence contract and Assignment. Preference (ASCAP) card, along with a'$45 advance payment to the Bursar through the Office of Student Affairs. Iranians Outnumber Other Foreigners ‘Approximately 286,000 foreign students are currently enrolled in U.S. colleges and universities, according to the Institute of International Education. Foreigners make up about 2.3 percent of the total national student body. According to recent figures, there are over 50,000 Iranian Students astending U.S. Bae pe schools. The second ‘largest group of foreigners is from Taiwan (18,560), followed by Nigeria (16,360), Canada (15,130), Japan (12,260), and Hong Kong (9,900). International student enroll- ment has increased by 13 per- cent at Penn State, according to James Lynch, assistant dean for international student af- [on a fairs. Taiwan has the largest group of foreign students at the University, comprising 13 per- cent of international enroll ment. While Iranians are the largest group of foreign students in the United States, they comprise only 6 percent of Penn State’s foreigners. 2. Checks must be made: payable to the Pennsylvania State University. : 3. THIS OFFER OF CON- TRACT TO THE PENN STATE UNIVERSITY MAY NOT BE CANCELLED LATER BY THE' APPLI- CANT. 4. The order in which tance Sequence, contract and Assignment Preference (ASCAP) cards will be used to determine the order in which contracts are accepted. 5. Contracts accepted from Commonwealth Campuses and ‘the Behrend College will be ranked by percentile with those received from students current- students submit their Accep- ly residing in University Park Continued on Page 3 Going to U.P.? If you're planning a trip to University Park this term, you may - want to attend a sports or entertainment event. Admission to all winter sports events at the main campus is free, except ice hockey, for which student admission is $1. A stu- dent 1.D. card is required for free admission to basketball games. Tickets for Arts Series performances may be purchased by mail or by phone with a credit card. Make checks payable to: The Penn- sylvania State University and mail orders to: PSU Artists Series, Pine Cottage, University Park, PA 16802. For phone orders or a listing of Artists Series events, call (814) 863-0255. University Resident Theatre Company plays are $2.75 for students on weeknights and $3 on Friday and Saturday. Tickets may be obtained from the Resident Theatre Box Office, 137 Arts Building, University Park, PA 16802. Phone: (814) 865-1884. Special events during Winter Term included the 9th annual In- terfraternity Council Dance Marathon — to benefit the Four Diamonds cancer fund — Jan. 30 — Feb. 1. . For a taped message of daily University Park events, call (814) 863-1100. In This Issue . . . e Winter is Here ...... Page 2 i e Penn State Basketball ......... Page 3 ‘o Etcetera....... Page4 TE A nt iv mo Sp
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