Volume LXV
Number 7
February 19,1982
The Salemite
serving the salem college community since 1920
Reagan’s Cutbacks
Could Affect Salem
by Stephanie Vance
“Budget cuts proposed by
President Reagan have put us
in a planning mood; however,
concrete plans cannot be
made until Congress makes
its final decision,” said
Bobbie Norton, head of the
Financial Aid department a^
Salem, in a recent interview.
Many financial aid
programs will be eliminated,
such as the National Direct
Student Loan. This loan is
awarded on the basis of need.
The borrower must pay 4
percent interest if he or she
has not paid back the loan
within six months following
the completion of college.
Reagan has proposed
changes and reductions in the
Guaranteed Student Loan
program (GSL). This
program enables the student
to borrow as much as $2500.
The passage of the Middle
Income Act in 1978 put an
income limit on the GSL. As
of Oct. 1, 1981, this limit was
S30.000.
The Basic Educational
Opportunity Grant (BEOG)
has already been cut. In the
academic year 1978-1979 a
student could borrow up to
$1600. This amount was in
creased to $1800 in 1979-1980,
but in 1982-1983 this will be cut
to $1400. This is a 40 percent
cut. Funds for the College
Work-Study Program will be
cut by 27 percent.
Since Salem receives only
12 percent of federal and state
aid, Reagan’s proposed cuts
will not cause drastic
problems. Larger univer
sities and colleges that
receive between 50 percent
and 75 percent of federal and
state aid will be noticeably
affected.
Norton encourages
students who might need
financial aid to apply. It is
important to apply early and
to use every available source
in the community.
Applications can be picked up
at Lehman Hall in the
financial aid office.
FINANCIAL AID
PXReCTOg
SALEM
COLUGrE
Anti-Abortion vs. Pro-Choice
Senior Explcdns Proposed Legislation
by Teri Capshaw
Salem students have
become aware of anti
abortion legislation and the
“Pro-Choice” issue through
petitions circulated by senior,
Kelly Ziglar. Interning with
Planned Parenthood’s Public
Affairs Department this
January, Ziglar became
involved with the Pro-Choice
movement and is now
working toward involving
Salem students.
Although recent polls by the
Associated Press-NBC News
show that three out of four
Americans oppose a con
stitutional amendment that
would allow Congress to ban
abortions, such an amend
ment is before Congress this
session.
The major anti-abortion
legislation consists of the
“Human Life Federalism
Amendment” sponsored by
Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT) and
the “Human Life” Statute
sponsored by Sen. Jesse
Helms (R-NC).
The purpose of the Hatch
amendment is to reverse the
1973 Roe vs. Wade Supreme
Court decision which had
legalized abortion by
declaring it a constitutional
right. Passage of the
amendment would allow the
federal and state govern
ments to criminalize abortion
through the normal
legislative process.
In a recent interview with
Ziglar, she said, “Sen. Hatch
and his anti-abortion sup
porters realize they do not
have the two-thirds vote in
Congress, plus three-fourth of
the states necessary for
ratification of an amendment
to outlaw abortion outright.
Their strategy is to transform
abortion from a con
stitutionally protected right
to a matter for legislative
enactment. With that ac
complished, Sen. Hatch and
supporters feel they would
have the majority votes to
pass stringent anti-abortion
legislation at both the state
and federal levels of
government.”
Ziglar added that the anti
abortion supporters also feel
that the new restrictive
legislation would affect a
change in public mores
regarding abortions and, thus
pave the way for passage of a
human life amendment,
permanently outlawing all
abortions. This plan has come
to be known as the “two
amendment strategy.”
Helm’s “Human Life”
statute would also overturn
the Roe vs. Wade decision but
by a simple majority vote
instead of the arduous con
stitutional amendment
process. The statute would
grant personhood to the fetus
and thereby grant the fetus
the protections under the
Constitution afforded to other
citizens.
The anti-abortion
legislation is being opposed
by Pro-Choice supporters.
The “Pro-Choice” supporters
are not pro-abortion or anti
life, but they do believe that
women, not the government,
should be able to decide
whether to carry to term an
unwanted pregnancy.
The petitions circulated are
part of a national strategy.
They will be delivered to
Senators East and Helms in
an effort to demonstrate that
both Senators are out of step
with the views of the majority
of North Carolinians. The NC
petition goal is 10,000
signamres, they have ' ap
proximately 9300, Ziglar
>dlU.
The Salem campus
response to the petitions has
been positive. Between 175
and 200 students and faculty
have signed the petitions.
Ziglar says she has not en
countered any negative
reaction on campus. The
overwhelming reaction is one
of confusion - Pro-Choice and
Right-to-Life views are not
completely understood.
As part of her Planned
Parenthood work, Ziglar is
planning an educational
forum to take place on
campus later this month. The
forum will include a panel of
speakers discussing the
medical, religious,
psychological and legislative
views of abortion.
Sr. Class Sale
The senior class, in con
junction with the Salem
Bookstore, sponsored a
fundraising clothing sale at
the bookstore Tuesday,
Wednesday and Thursday of
this week.
The seniors received 15
percent of the proceeds from
all sales of sportswear on the
upper level of the store
Kent Watts, senior class
president, said: “The senior
class appreciates the
students’ enthusiasm for this
sale, as well as other fun
draising projects. The class
hopes students will continue
their support in the future.”
ARETE to Sponsor
Graduate Panel
Arete, Salem’s senior honor
society, is sponsoring a
graduate panel Sunday from
2 p.m. until 3 p.m. in the
Drama Workshop. Salem
graduates will talk about
their graduate life and
studies.
The graduate students will
speak about Salem’s
programs, courses and ex
periences that helped them in
their graduate endeavors and
about how general
preparation at Salem has
served their careers.
Sophomores, who must
declare their majors at the
end of the spring term, are
especially invited.
A coffee reception will be
offered at the end of the
panel. During the reception
students will have the op
portunity to break into groups
according to their fields and
ask graduate students in
dividual questions.
Among the graduate
students invited are Jennie
Smith, Bowman Gray
Medical School; Mandy
Lyerly, M.A. in classics and
comparative languages; and
Diana Jolliff, M.A. in
psychology from the
University of North Carolina.^
Energy Bills
Exceed
$100,000
Heating and lighting dorms
and class rooms, providing
hot water for showers and
electricity for stereos and
blow dryers is costing Salem
over $100,000 each year. But
with awareness and a con
scientious effort by students,
waste and total cost can be
reduced.
Last month, Salem’s
electricity bill exceeded
$9,000. Natural gas was even
more startling, the bill
totaling $25,966.28 for the
month of January, a month
when many Salem students
weren’t on campus, and
electricity was completely
turned off for several days
during the holidays.
According to Donna
Upchurch in the Office of
Institutional Services,
Salem’s energy budget is the
second largest next to
academics. While the energy
bill is not paid directly out of
yearly tuition, she says it is
definitely a determining
factor in the cost of attending
Salem. Since energy costs are
going up faster than most of
See Energy page 4