Page 4 - March, 1976 THE LION’S EYE TUITION (Continued from Page 2) ate came from families in that income tegory. Because of rapid inflation, only t percent of Pennsylvania families were the $6,000 to $10,000 income category 1974, For that Fall term, however, only percent of the Freshmen admitted to :nn State were from that income category, severe decline in four years. This clearly snows that lower middle income families ve been losing access to Penn State in cent years, At the legislative budget hearings I also inted out that while costs to educate udents have gone up, the state’s propor- onate support of those costs have not ‘pt pace. At Penn State we now have one the highest tuition rates of any land- rant university in the nation, Although each year the dollars amount of our legislative appropriation has gone up, the amount of real dollar support per student has decreased, Each year the increase in appropriation has been used primarily for increases in fixed cost. This has put a heavy burden on tuition and its important contribution to our total educational pro- gram cost, Let me, however, put the matter of tuition in another context, In all fairness to a complete understanding of the tuition matter, every student may not realize that Pennsylvania has one of the most helpful educational assistance programs in the country, At this time at Penn State 16,353 of our students are receiving about $9.7 million in direct (PHEA) state grants, in addition to the Federal Basic Educational Opportunity Grants, This PHEA aid aver- ages for the student recipient about $600 apiece which can be applied toward tui- tion, Here is where we are at the moment, We have urgent need for $10 million more than the amount recommended in the Gov- ernor’s budget, I have stated that this circumstance is bound to have an effect on our educational programs, on the salary increments for employees who just like students and their families are faced with inflationary costs, and some impact on tuition, What we must now do is to attempt to balance all of these forces in such a way that we maintain the quality of Penn State’s educational programs within the fiscal realities, and at the same time maintain as a high priority the holding of any increase in tution to a minimum, Simul- taneously, we must do all we can to con- vince those in the General Assembly tr increase if at all possible Penn State’: proposed appropriation. OTIS (Continued from Page 3) Check out the emergency exits, Are they adequate enough? Form your own way of escape in such emergencies, Check out rules and regulations on the’ lease, OTIS will read and interpret it for you, along with telling you what the manage- ment is like, YOU WANT AN APARTMENT, SO -- . and consumer, This article will be continued in future issues of the LION’S EYE, Anyone in need of information, has questions, or needs help before going up The Park can contact me, Sue Siciliano, in the Student Affairs Building, Room A, OTIS can be contacted directly from Del, Co, without the hassles of a trip up there, It’s for you, the student and it’s free, For your own sake, use it, SPORTS NEWS | WOMEN?S VARSITY TENNIS -- Thereare still some positions open on the women’s tennis team, Those interested in playing inter-collegiate tennis, particularly former high school players, should contact Ms, Blount in the P,E, Building as soon as possible, INTRAMURALS PROGRAM -- The Phys- ical Education Department of the Delaware County Campus proudly presents its “BIG SPRING OF 2°76 INTRAMURALS PRO- GRAM,?’ All students are invitedtopartici- pate, and those interested should contact Bob Spickler or Dan Doran in the P.E. Building as soon as possible, Trophies will be awarded to winning teams, Trophies are currently on display in the Study Lounge, Included in this year’s sports spectacular will be: BASK! TBALL Intramural basketball game- will be played Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays during 4th period cnthe courts, Games will start April 5th. FLAG FOOTBALL - Flag football games will be played Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays on the fields during 6th period. First games will be played April 5th, CO-ED DOUBLES TENNIS -- Any students interested in playing intramural tennis should sign up by April 12th, FACULTY VS MEN’S AND WOMEN’S TENNIS TEAMS -- Come out and watch the faculty make fools of themselves when they challenge the campus tennis team to a mixed doubles tournament at the end of April. FACULTY VS STUDENTS SOFTBALL GAME -- The game will be played May 5th at 5:30 p.m. All interested students should see Mr, Spickler, SWIMMING AND VOLLEYBALL TOURNA.- MENT -- A swimming and volleyball tournament will be held at University Park —— on April 23rd and 24th, Any students wish. ing to enter should contact Dan Doran. BOWLING TOURNAMENT -- A Bowling Tournament will be held this Spring at Berks Campus, Interested students should contact Bob Spickler, CO-ED SLOW PITCH SOF TBALL TOURNA - MENT -- The Delaware County Campus will host a slow pitch softball tournament on (April 17th. One team will be entered from each campus. We need five women and five men to enter. Anyone interested should contact Bob Spickler. Mens Varsity Tennis Schedule 1976 Coach: Daniel Doran Mar, 31 Spring Garden Inst, H 3 pm Apr, 6 Capitol Campus H 3pm Apr, 77 Cheyney St, College A 3 pm Apr, 8 Del, Cnty,Com,Col, H 3:30 pm Apr, 16 Ogontz Campus A 2pm Apr, 17 Berks Campus H 12:00 Apr, 19 York Campus A 3pm Apr. 27 Berks Campus A 3:30 pm Apr. 28 Cheyney St, College H. 3 pm Apr, 29 Ogontz Campus B 3pm May 3 Schuylkill Campus H 3 pm May 5 Capitol Campus A 3 pm May 8 Tournament UPark $9 am Women's Varsity Tennis Schedule 1976 Coach: Merry Blount Apr, 6 Widener College A 3:00 p.m, Abr, 17 Berks Campus H 12 p.m, Apr, 20 Hazelton H 2:30 p.m, Apr, 23 Widener H 3:00 p,m, Apr, 27 Berks ANA, * May 1 Tournament at Berks N.A, * May 6 Hazelton A 2:30 p.m, May 11 Schuylkill A 3:00 p,m, * . Not Announced Issue 6 LION'S stration, faculty, or students. EDITOR-IN-CHIEF: BUSINESS MANAGER: ASSISTANT EDITOR: TYPISTS: Opinions expressed by the editors and staff of the Lion’s Eye are not necessarily those of the University Admini- EYE March 31, 1976 Lynn Signora Jon Temple Susan Siciliano Ann Menta, Eve Palermo
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