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Budget Cuts Hinder Educational Resources
College students across the to reduce the national deficit and
country depend on financial better our economy,
assistance (financial aid and Second, the probability of some
Guaranteed Student Loans) to at- students returning to college or
tend college. President Reagan is beginning college could decrease,
proposing cuts in these educa- Third, the president considers
tional support systems. the opportunity to attend college a
The ramifications of these cuts privilege that an individual must
are numerous. First of all, the earn for himself and that the
president would limit financial government should have no part,
support for students in an attempt Finally, the president is turning
“Dinner For Strangers”
Receives Praise
On behalf of the Student
Government Association I would
like to thank all of the students
and faculty who particiapted in
the “Dinner for 12 Strangers.”
Over 50 students participated
along with five faculty members.
We designed the program to
allow students and faculty to have
informal interaction outside of
the classroom. Students were ran
domly assigned to the home of a
faculty member where they ate
dinner and engaged in
conversation.
The dinners ranged from ham
to Chinese to ribs and the conver
sation shot the gamut.
At Behrend we have a unique
opportunity to capitalize on this
type of exchange and I think that
this program allows the Behrend
community to become closer.
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OPINION
The funding for the dinners
came from the mini-grant pro
gram which provides university
money for new and innovative
programs. The meals were free to
students and the faculty were
reimbursed for a portion of their
expense. SGA plans to continue
funding the program for the next
year.
I would also like to extend a
thank you to Jamie Grimm, assis
tant dean of student affairs and
Committee Chairperson Kim
Ford. Without their help the
“Dinner for 12 Strangers” would
not have been possible.
Douglas Gerow
SGA President
Sixth semester,
Busines Economics
Reader Opinion
his back on the youth of this
country.
What we need to do is get our
priorities straight. If the U.S. is to
continue on a reasonable trend of
excellence, we have to optimize
our resources. Granted, the na
tional deficit needs to be reduced,
but at what price?
It seems sensible to do
everything possible to educate
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Penn State-Behrend Collegian
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quires a
week and a working knowledge
newswriting and grammatical stru
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Get In The Collegian Habit
those who desire education. We
would only be hindering ourselves
if only a few people were able to
obtain knowledge that is needed
for a productive society. What
seems even more ironic is that the
ability to obtain an education will
not be based on intelligence or en
durance, but on wealth!
Education should be looked at
as an individualistic goal, but at
minimum
interested should
the same time, should al:
looked at as an individuals p
tial contribution to society,
are to progress as a society,
we need to support individui
goals, such as education.
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