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PAGE FOUR THE LANCE NOV. 18, 1982 82 Elections Hurt Reagan’s Cuts as State Student Inc While last week’s election results may not have been the landslide victory for higher education that some had hoped for, college lob byists in Washington agree they’ll be in a better position to resist the next round of education cuts President Reagan is expected to pro pose next February. “For higher education, the results are mixed,” explains Bob Aaron, spokesman for the American Council on Education. “The American public did not give a ringing endorsement of Reaganomics and the presi dent’s cutbacks, but on the other hand they didn’t con- ^ demn them.” Overall, Aaron and other observers say, higher educa tion made some significant gains in terms of support and funding in the New Con gress. A more liberal House of Representatives, fewer “Reagan Robots” in Con gress, and the fact that education became an issue in many of the election races, will mean more political sup port for and less opposition to higher education, they say. Still, higher education did not become the issue some supporters had hoped it would be, and several key races were lost despite an overall gain in liberal sup port. “This election was totally predicated on domestic policy, namely jobs and the economy and social security,” Aaron says. “The economy was the major issue,” agrees Joel Packerd, assistant director for government relations at the National Association of State Universities and Land Grant Colleges. The presi dent’s cutbacks, he points out, became secondary to in flation and unemployment. Even the student political action committees, which lobbied and campaigned to make education a major issue, concede their cause took a back seat to more widespread concerns over the economy and jobs. The National Student Political Action Committee, an arm of the U.S. Student Association, was counting on more support from unemployed and liberal groups to help bring out the pro-education vote, says director Joe Sweeney. Instead, he says, education was eclipsed by voter concern over money and jobs. But even as a secondary issue, higher education was a such as State Student Incen tive Grant's and Pell Grants. At one point, Schmitt remarked that the money students would lose from Pell Grants would hardly amount to a pack of cigaret tes a day. But Schmitt’s replacement on the appropriations sub committee is still in doubt, visible factor in this year's elections, sources say, aiid politicans will think again before they support addi tional cutbacks and reduc tions. “Overall, things look positive,” Packerd says. “In the House, where there was a pick-up of 26 Democratic seats, it will definitely help us out. That will make it very supporters are difficult, ‘f reluctant to call his defeat a for the president to make any more cuts in student finan cial aid and other education funding.” But one of higher educa tion’s strategic victories was in the Senate, where New Mexico Republican Harrison Schmitt was ousted from his seat and from his position as head of the Senate subcom mittee which controls ap propriations for education. Schmitt has repeatedly supported cuts in federal stu dent aid, Packerd says, “and we’re not overly sorry to see him go.” “That was one of the more favorable results,” concurs Aaron of Schmitt’s defeat. “I have to say that not many people will miss him.” Schmitt fought for Presi dent Reagan’s massive cuts in student aid last year, and argued for cuts in programs full-fledged victory, lest a stronger opponent should take the chair. “Schmitt’s defeat means a new appointment to the sub committee that deals with financial aid,” explains Dallas Martin, executive director of the National Association of Student Financial Aid Ad ministrators. “All the other committee members are already serving on subcom mittees,” so it’s hard to predict Schmitt’s replace ment, Martin says. “For the most part,” he continues, “the changes in the Senate shouldn’t make that much difference. The real changes occurred in the House.” “The House is definitely more liberal,’ says Aaron, € \ I liinish this Outward Bound course, ta diff^nt person. Outward Bound is more than a trip of high adventure. Itls discovering yoursell Learning that you’re better than you think you are. And fmding out how to work with others. Come join us on a 3-week trip of excitement and self-challenge. You may come back a better you. Hang in there! Send for more information: Name Street City Outward Bound. Dept CH. 384 Field Point Rd. Greenwich, CT 06830 Phone toll free (800) 243-8520 No experience necessary Outward Bound admits students of any sex, race, color and national or ethnic origin. We are a nonprofit organization. Scholarships available. State Zip School Check the courses that interest you; Canoeing — Desert White Water Rafting Sailing Cycling Expeditions Wilderness Backpacking Mountaineering Outward Bound* The course that never ends which should put education supporters in a much more favorable position than they’ve had the last two years. Trustees Announce Art Fund By AL PERKINSON During the past couple of weeks many of us have notic ed maintenance hard at work, sprucing up campus. Hedges trimmed, grass being cut and hundreds of flowers springing up all over. We all know wnat this means, the trustees were just on campus. Well, during the trustee’s visit, flowers were not the only thing springing up. A new art collection for St. An drews was also budding. The collection will be call ed the trustee collection and will be handled by the Art department and the Art Guild. Each year, one thou sand dollars will be available by the college to purchase art which has been exhibited on campjs during that year. This new addition to our visual arts world is the se cond in many years. Last year the President’s collec tion was established as three works of art to be bought each year from the annual student art show. Acquisitions such as these are beneficial to St. Andrews in that they increase the quality of art students and exhibitions we are able to at tract. These collections will also be nice to look at as they grow and are sprinkled about our campus. Union Starts Clothing Drive In an effort to reach-out to the needy of the Laurinburg Community, the students’ clubs and organizations are uniting to sponsor a “Thanksgiving Clothing Drive”. It is the hope of this union that the entire St. An drews College Comniunity will participate — students, faculty, and staff. The “clothing drive” will start on Friday, November 12th and last until Friday, November 19th. Any clothing articles that one can donate will be greatly ap preciated and can be dropped off at a designated area in the Faculty Lounge in the LA Building or just inside the Student Government Offices in the Belk Center. Thank-you for your atten tion to this worthwhile cause!
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