The Griffin: volume 51, issue 11 - Dec. 5, 1980

              —photo by MKA Dr. Raymond J. Clough seeks student, faculty input into schedule planning. Griff Baseball coach Don Colploys said he was sorry that he didn't know about Ryan's contacts in Florida because he has been making the arrangements all this which seats over 20,000. They will play both day and night games. time, and it could have been easier. (continued on Page 4) "Fortunately I didn't sign the contracts because we could have lost about $1,500." Colploys said, adding, have-y:"".ate'.1* after receiving sixteen letters from faculty complaining about the original schedule. He then looked into it and made the change. In his sixteen years on the college level Ryan said he never saw a calender without a break for three months. He said "breaks are a good time to do term papers, study or goof off." One problem arose with the baseball team's spring training, but, Ryan said, the matter has been settled. After contacting the college's lawyer Ryan said that he saw no problem with the change because most contracts are signed 90 days prior and over 100 days notice of the change has been given, which is ample time to cancel contracts. One of the complaints from the faculty stated that students and professors would be at each other's throats if the original schedule remained, Ryan said. The team will be playing in St. Petersburg Al Lang Stadium Through contacts with Eckerd College in St. Petersburg, Ryan was able to book the team into the dorms there from March 6-12, They were scheduled to go over the April break and with the change the team would have missed some days of school. by Paula Horvath federal and state legislation dealing with financial aid. The program began with ao introduction by Judith Skurski, Director of Financial Aid at Niagara University. She explained that the administrators hoped to increase students' understanding of financial aid. Finally, GSL has also increased its interest rate, to 9%, for first(continued on Page 4) Also, new deferments have been approved. Students can postpone loan payments if: they volunteer to work for a non-profit organization, like the Peace Corps; they serve as Officers in the United States Public Health Service Commission; they are temporarily disabled; or they are required to serve an internship related to professional practice, such as a physician. now reduced to six months, beginning October 1, 1980. Any loans taken out before this date remain at the former 3% interest rate. This group included Financial Aid Directors from several local colleges. The purpose of the press conference was to provide student representatives with an update on Student Government representatives and newspaper reporters from area colleges were present at the meeting, which was sponsored by the local chapter of the New York State Financial Aid Administrators Association. A Financial Aid Press Conference, entitled, "The Student As Consumer", was held at Daemen College on November 20, 1980. Later, Curt Gaume, Financial Aid Director at Bryant and Stratton Business Institute, spoke about She also said that they were interested in student views on the subject. Skurski emphasized that it was important for the news reporters to let the student body know about financial aid. First, BEOG will now be referred to as the "Pell Grants". The annual grant has been increased to a maximum of $1900 in 198V82, and will gradually increase over the next five years to a maximum of $2600 in '85-'86. Also, a student may receive The amendment was then signed into law by President Carter on October 3, 1980. Changes have been made in BEOG, SEOG, NDSL, GSL, and College Work- Study. the Higher Education Amendments of 1980. This past summer, Congress reauthorized all federal financial aid programs for the next five years. Fourthly, the interest rate on NDSL has increased to 4%, and the repayment grace period is The only change in College Work-Study is that students must be paid minimum wage, retroactive to October 1, 1980. Secondly, SEOG has been increased to $2000 per academic year, and it can be awarded for more than four years, like BEOG. The elimination of certain regulations should make the funds easier to distribute, but priority will still be given to the neediest students. grants for as many years as it takes him to complete an undergraduate degree. Light-Rail Rapid Transit System Nears Completion Schieber pointed out that this will not abolish the current bus system; instead, it will act as a funnel from all parts of Western New York into the rapid transit (continued on Page 5) The proximity of these two stations will serve to benefit the entire Canisius community as it ties into a feeder bus system, which will intertwine the light rail system with existing bus service, according to Schieber. electrically-powered "subway", due for completion in 1984, will have a station at Delavan Avenue, across from the Koessler Athletic Center, with a total boarding capacity of 16,902 people. There will also be a station at Humboldt Parkway, across from the vacant Robert Hall clothing store. I*- of ■ A Mffwj " Hm. Hh • y * ■ . ■ * I * t * v • i |fcf j * * s aHmJ The $450-million dollar, Little, if any, traffic will be disrupted at Canisius because the system is underground and will remain underground until it surfaces at Amherst Street, Schieber explained. Underground construction for the 6.4-mile system will bore past Canisius, under Main Street, in a few weeks as it works its way toward the Main Street U.B. Campus, according to Larry Schieber, of the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority (NFTA) Public Relations Department. by Chuck Hogan and Brian Walkowiak Construction for the Main Street Light-Rail Transit System is expected to "bore down" on Canisius soon. Dr. Lawrence W. Franz, vice president of business and finance, sees transit system increasing access to Canisius —photo by Fran Matthews Spring Semester Schedule Changed The new dates are Feb. 16 and 17, March 6-11, and April 15-21. School will still begin on Jan. 12 and end on May 1. Ryan said he decided to change the schedule The original vacation dates were: Feb. 16 and April 9-21. Next semester's vacation schedule has undergone a change of date, and according to Edmund G. Ryan, vice president for Academic Affairs, is final as far as he is concerned. by Wally Piotrowski —photo by MKA Fr. Edward G. Ryan, S.J., discusses new vacation dates Canisius Attends Financial Aid Press Conference