Scientist sees
research change
- Collegian Staff Writer
The Carter administration’s policies may bring significant
dhanges to the scientific research community, according to
mistum Roy, director of the University’s Materials Research
Laboratory.
Roy foresees the federal government, which currently in
vests some $35 million into University research, awarding the
money differently because of pressure from several in
fluential members within the scientific community.
He also sees a major change in the science bureaucracy
because of President Carter’s vow to combine various federal
“The scientific community is asking for less interference by
1 the federal government on the day to day basis,” Roy said.
Under the current system, professors desiring federal
money for research must submit a proposal for evaluation by
competitors'in a “peer review.” Roy said two-thirds of these
requests are initially turned down, and professors who do
Budget ills plague 2 Cabinet members
WASHINGTON (UPI) Development, told Carter the
Two members of President budget prepared for HUD by
Carter’s Cabinet complained President Ford before he left
yesterday he told them hiking office was inadequate,
the budget to give their “We are a' starved
departments substantially department,” she said,
more money for fiscal year Joseph Califano, secretary
1978 was “something we just of Health , Education and
cannot do.” ' Welfare, said the Ford ad
Patricia Harris, secretary ministration’s ' budget for
of Housing and Urban HEW was almost $4 billion
Lead a ftee II Course!
Lori Wallace DebbieLeavy Becky Eavenson Helene Beblinsky
Candy Morris Ellen Sabulsky SueUrbanick AnnFalbo
Kim Forsythe JanaLasavage Anna Greenberg Diane Irvin
Ruth Anne Budinski Kathy Engel Harriet Jahr Lynne Smith
By 808 HEISSE
Spring Term.
Pick up a course description form in
223 HUB or call 863-0038.
Deadline:
Pi Kappa Alpha
is happy to announce its new Little Sister Initiates
Bill Askinazi
Tim Hibbard
Congratulations from all the Brothers
below the level required to the requests he received were
maintain present services. for substantial amounts of
Carter, ‘according to increases, not cuts,” and
assistant press secretary said: “This is something we
Walt Wurfel, “noted most of just cannot do.”
February 17
and its Winter ’77 Pledge Class
Stew Stumpo
succeed in receiving grants must continue to spend time
writing proposals in order to keep the money. ,
“The national' change is that there is a feeling that the
system (of awarding federal research money) is very com
plicated, old and tired,” he said.
“The Carter administration is looking at basic ways of
changing it,” Roy said.
A formula system based on performance rather than
proposals is the process most often mentioned to replace the
current procedure, according to Roy.
Federal money under this method would be distributed
according to what was done during the past year rather than
what is being proposed for the future.
Roy said the number of graduate students, who are hired
and trained by professors receiving federal research
assistance, and the number of publications by faculty
members would serve as the basis for evaluating a depart
ment or University for a federal grant.
The system, he added, would be simpler and would monitor
the “product rather than the idea” by not requiring a
professor’s time be spent constantly writing proposals.
Whether or not this performance system is established
depends on the people who come to power in the science
community of the new administration, Roy said. -
“If there’s a major turnover, the probability of this per
formance system becomes much greater,” said Roy, who
favors the system because he thinks university research is
now too tightly monitored under the current proposal system.
Tim Orr
Gary Wilkerson
Temple affirms gay workers rights
Temple University
President Marvin Wachman
last week approved a
proposal that amended
Temple’s Affirmative Action
guidelines so that homosexual
employees also are protected
from discriminatory prac
tices in hiring and promotion,
according to the Temple
News.
The amendment also would
prohibit discrimination on the
basis of marital status.
Penn State’s Affirmative
Action guidelines do not
protect homosexuals- and
GSA hears election proposal
An amendment to change Term,
the time of elections for the The proposal needs a two-
Graduate Student Association thirds majority approval at
was proposed at last night’s the next GSA meeting to
GSA meeting become an amendment to the
The proposed amendment constitution. If it meets ap
said all executive officers proval, the president, vice
shall be elected, between the president and treasurer wijl
first and third weeks of take office after the April
March. All officers now are GSA council meeting. ,
lected between the fourth A graduate student
md sixth week of Spring research 'allocation corn-
cs
o
o
es
C 5
THE OVER THERE/OUT THERE/UPSTAIRS/DOWNSTAIRS BOOKSTORE
single persons, according to
University Affirmative
Action specialist Carol
Carter. They only prevent
discrimination on the basis of
race, sex, national origin and
physical handicaps, and
against disabled and Viet
nam-era veterans, she said.
Federal guidelines stipulate
that any educational in
stitution that receives federal
funds must have an Affir
mative Action plan.
Gov Shapp had urged the
Temple administration to
adopt the amendment to its
sr op
Turn in that used Textbook
The Penn State Bookstore
McAllister building
Buying back used texts starting
Thursday, February 17
8:30 - 5:00
Affirmative Action program,
the Temple News Said.
Temple Affirmative Action
Director Robert Ruffin said
that, once the amendment is
passed, it will “give in
dividuals in these categories
access to the grievance
procedures.”
“This plan,” he said, “is
designed so that a person’s
sex, race, religion and now
sexual orientations and
marital status will not affect
his or her opportunity for
employment or advancement.
It will only be the individual’s
mittee is researching possible
funding sources for
miscellaneous costs incurred
by students doing research
for their doctoral or masters
degree, Steve Rood, com
mittee chairman, said.
Sharps also said GSA will
offer 500 sheets of thesis
paper for $lO Thursdays from
7 to 8 p.m. in 305 Kern. This is
a saving of $4, Sharps said.
¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥
* *
* ¥
$ p.s.u.v.o. $
I THANKS {
yL
Song Writers/Guitarists
| Paul 2 ewby |
$ Mik Kearney £
* ¥
For your excellent J
J Vocal & Guitar J
J performance on 7:
J January 29,1977
* *
★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★
“ON CAMPUS”
for CASH
The Daily Collegian Tuesday, February 15,1977
merit which will count.”
There now are no state or
local laws in Philadelphia or
State College preventing
discrimination against
homosexuals.
Recently, Haverford
College and >
Community College also
adopted amendments to their
Affirmative Action programs
that prohibit discrimination
against homosexuals and
single persons, according to
Tony Silvestre of the
Governor’s Council on Sexual
Minorities.
Correction
The phone number for
theAWS People Pools was
misprinted in an ad
vertisement in Friday’s
Daily Collegian. The
correct number is 238-7968.
keep America Beautiful *
u , •. v loot;