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THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY DELAWARE COUNTY CAMPUS, MEDIA, PA.
OCTOBER 10, 1973
SGA MEETS
On Wednesday, September
19, the SGA held its first public
meeting of the school year. Vari-
ous matters of business concern-
ing faculty-student committees
and student organizations were
discussed in the lecture hall with
approximately 100 in attend-
ance. The highlight of the meet-
ing, however, was an open dis-
cussion on school overcrowding
betweenstudentsand John Vairo,
campus director.
Campus Director John Vairo
The discussion began when
a student, Joe Krivan, charged
the cramped conditions as being
politically motivated and that
this campus was purposely over-
crowded to get money for build-
ing purposes from University
Park. He suggested that students
organize boycotts of parking
stickers and tuition, and that
they send mass petitions to the
state legislature.
Mr. Vairo denied these al-
legations and gave the lack of
funds from University Park as
the reason for the present con-
ditions. Student Joe Hayes then
asked Mr. Vairo how many stu-
dents that the building was origi-
nally designed for, and was
answered 750 people. Vairo was
then asked who controlled the
admissions, and Vairo answered
that he was responsible. This led
to further questions in which the
SGA Executive Board Members:
(left to right) Marylou Cunning-
ham, MaryRose Robinson, Bob
Joseph.
(Pictures by Mike Rocklin)
library and cateteria were criti-
cized for being inadequate in
size.
Another student suggested
that student enrollment be cut
back and excess students be
transferred to other common-
wealth campuses, as possible im-
mediate goals. However, someone
else objected, saying that look-
ing to the future is more import-
ant than immediate goals. Anoth-
er suggestion was made by Gary
Key which proposed the setting
up of a building fund for the
Delco campus.
Basic Grants
Now
Available
The Office of Education
is sponsoring a new student fi-
nancial aid program which is
available to first-time, full-time
students for the 1973-74 school
year.
The new Basic Educational
Opportunity Grant Program
more popularly known as Basic
Grants - is designed to assist eli-
gible students planning to enter
colleges, universities, community
colleges, approved vocational and
technical schools, and hospital
schools of nursing.
When the appropriation is
sufficient to fully-fund the pro-
gram, students will receive grant
assistance of $1400, less the
amount the family can be ex-
pected to contribute for the
postsecondary education of the
student. No grant can, however,
be more than one-half of a stu-
dent’s cost of attendance.
For the 1973-74 academic
year, $122 million is available to
assist an estimated 425,000 stu-
dents. The maximum award is
$452 and the average award is
$200.
The amount of each stu-
dent's expected family contribu-
tion and the amount of his award
is determined on the basis of a
formula developed by the Office
of Education and applied con-
sistently to all students who ap-
ply for a Basic Grant.
Basic Grants, unlike loans,
by Mary Lou Cunningham
On September 28-29, the
Pennsyivania Student Education
Association held its 18th annual
leadership conference at the Host
Inn, Harrisburg. The conference
is held annually to help newly
elected campus leaders gain the
knowledge, background and skills
necessary to build strong local
chapters of PSEA. Delaware
County Campus was represented
by Mr. & Mrs. Sharps, Dawn Peet,
Barb Carroll, and Mary Lou Cun-
ningham.
Working around the con-
ference’s theme, ‘Leadership:
Never Stronger, Never More
Strongly Needed,” a very practi-
cal program was developed to
equip the student leaders with
the know-how in such areas as
organization, membership re-
cruitment, and program develop-
ment.
The delegates were divided
into three categories - those from
two year schools, those from
state colleges, and those from
PSEA
MEETS IN HARRISBURG
liberal arts institutions. Each
workshop was then prepared to
discuss the specific problems con-
cerning the related category.
Various information semi-
nars were held around topics
such as public relations, teacher’s
negotiations and the student in
the political arena. The seminar
which the delegates from this
campus attended was entitled
“Operation: Anti-Apathy.” This
seminar started out by convine-
ing the delegates that apathy was
not the inevitable, unconquer-
able malady it’s cracked up to be.
Although no sure-fire cures were
given, many useful ways of com-
bating apathy were discussed.
A speech by NEA Presi-
dent, Helen D. Wise. was the
LION'S EYE POLL:
What's Your
Complaint?
— Eve Zion interviews some
students.
(Picture by Andy Benedetto)
This week, the Lion’s Eye polled several students as to their
views on the question, “What is your biggest complaint about this
campus?” Pollsters Eve Zion and Dominic Oteri received the following
replies:
Allan Silverberg: “Nothing is being done about the apathy on
campus.” “There is no choice of activities — they all stink!”
Mike Herman: “There are just too many people here and not
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enough room.
Nick Lasorsa: “The classroom sizes are too large.’
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Harry Bishop: “The school is really over crowded; there should
be more buildings.”
Keith Broadbelt: “There should be some gymnasium facilities.”
Phil Moore: “There is absolutely no transportation to and from
school.”
Harry Pazdalski: “The parking rates are outrageous. I figured
out that the entire University makes around $25,000 on parking fees
each semester.”
Pete Wetdo: “They cancelled two of my courses and they
didn’t let me know until registration, and by that time all the other
courses were filled.”
Rosemary D’Auria: “There is no room anywhere.”
Stephen Cohen: “Sophomores should have seniority in location
of parking.”
Ed Haron: “Showers should have been up long ago.”
do not have to be repaid and may
be used to cover a student's
tuition, fees, room, board, books,
supplies, and miscellaneous ex-
penses. They are the “floor” of
the assistance package available
to eligible students. Other forms
of student aid may be provided
in addition to these grants.
Applications are available
from financial aid officers at in-
stitutions of postsecondary edu-
cation, highschool guidance coun-
selors, post offices, State em-
ployment offices, county agri-
cultural extension agents, or by
writing to Basic Grants, Box G,
lowa City, lowa 52240.
highlight of the conference. Dr.
Wise delivered a talk on the
county ’s economic condition and
how it is affecting education.
The conference was con-
cluded with the reiteration of
many of the things that were
learned or heard during the pre-
vious 360 hours. One goal that
stood out was that it was time
for Student PSEA to open its
doors to all interested students,
and not just Education majors.
NEWSETTES
Plans have been made for the use
of another room in the North
Campus for study purposes. Also
planned is a list of the times that
classrooms would be vacant so
that students could study in the
empty room. :
On October 17, PSEA will hold
a meeting at 1:20 P.M. in room
2120.
Dr. Peter Georgeopoulis has been
given the Outstanding Teacher’s
award for the Delaware County
Campus. Dr. Georgeopoulis, a
Physics professor here, was also
presented with a check for $300.
Dr. Peter Georgeopoulis
(Picture by Andy Benedetto)
Penney, the cleanup chick says:
When you eat your spongy sandwich
And you drink that tasteless Coke
And you fill the cup with ashes
From the cigarettes you smoke,
After eating, please remove them
For it’s very gross to see
Floating butts in Coca Cola
Amidst other strange debris.
Clean the lounge, you Scrounge!
The Rifle Club held their first
official meeting last week and
have elected Janet lletvold as
president. The club will be spon-
soring a dance in November and
soon afterward a hoagie sale.
This year the club is hoping to
get an all-girl team.
Dean Edward Linder is the new
vice chairman of the Council of
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