The Griffin: volume 51, issue 17 - Mar. 20, 1981

              —photo by MKA students are able to attend private schools, millions of dollars in subsidies could be saved. Ryan encouraged students to write to their state senators and assemblymen, so as to hasten passage of the TAP bill. He referred to Senate Bill No. 4416, introduced by Senator LaValle. It presently has fourty-nine sponsors in the Senate. Ryan suggested that students write to the following senators: Sen. Raymond F. Gallagher (56th District) Wimbleton Plaza 290 Center Road West Seneca, 14224 Other area senators are Anthony M. Masiello (55th), Jess J. Present (57th), Walter J. Floss (59th), John B. Daly (60th), and Warren M. Anderson, Head of the Senate. The can be contacted at The Senate, Legislative Office Building, Albany, NY 12247. Ryan said to be sure to mention the number of the bill. Life is ending a week of interviews with the 40 applicants—26 men and 14 women—for the 11 Rm positions. The interviews, she said, are conducted by Dr. Kermott, the Director of Residence Life, RA's, students, and herself. demonstrate significant leadership abilities and responsible judgment. The potential RA is evaluated from his application, hall staff references and personal interviews. lannaccone said that Residence They must also work on duty nights to be "available if students need them for emergencies/' she said. Each RA must work 4 such shifts a month, including a 24 hour shift on thw weekend when the Residence Life office is closed. RA's receive free room and To qualify for being a RA, a student must be at least a sophomore, have had prior residence hall or comparable living experience, serve as an academic role model, and board during the time that they serve. Gollegly said that this is just a "minor factor," however, because the job involves so much responsibility. He said he actually forgot about it until he was reminded, lannoccone said that RA's have to put in so much time that the free room and board is lust a small consideration Both Gollegly and Brind'amour said that things are going well for them so far. Brind'amour said he "gets along well with the guys on the floor." Gollegly noted that the people on his floor are used to the rules and regulations. His job then deals mainly with reminding them about these rules, particularly concerning noise problems, he said. by Mike IHirsch Two new Resident Assistants (RA's), Steve Gollegly and Larry Brind'amour, have been added this semester to replace two RA's who resigned. Gollegly will be the RA for the second floor of Frisch Hali and Brind'amour will be the RA for the fifth floor of Bosch Hall. Each RA is responsible for his dormitory floor. Gollegly said that the job entails instituting the rules set down by the Residence Life and the campus, acting as a role model and counselor, setting a comfortable atmosphere on the floor, and helping the students get along with themselves and others. Deb lannocone, Coordinator for Residence Programming, added that the RA's are also responsible for activities on their floor, discipline, task-oriented activities ?uch as checking fire extinguishers and keeping inventories, and being a resource of college information. —photo by Mike Hirsch Newly installed RA Steve Gollegly Larry Brind'amour Ryan Speaks at Hearing for TAP Increases Senator Kenneth LaValle (1st District) 998 Middle County Road Seldon, N.Y. 11784 (LaValle is a member of the committee on Higher Education.) Fr. Edmund G. Ryan, S.J He alsafelt the changes in TAP could reduce the disparity between tuition costs at private colleges and universities and costs at state-operated schools. He stated that during 1981-82, each student at a SUNY school will Ryan felt that these changes were justified in light of presentday inflation. The $500 increase in the maximum award is slightly less than a 30% adjustment. This increase is lower than the 36.6% inflation rate over the past three years. The second proposal—extending eligibility based on income—will provide some relief, but it cannot keep pace with the sharply decreased spending power of the dollar. At present, a bill being considered in the Senate would increase the maximum undergraduate award to $2300 from the present $1800. It would also extend eligibility to families with taxable income up to $30,000. The cost of these increases would be $15.4 million for 1981-82. by Paula Horvath Fr. Edmund G. Ryan, S.J., Executive Vice-President for Academic Affairs, spoke at length about hoped for increases in the Tuition Assistance Program (TAP) at the Higher Education Services Corporation Hearings of February 26, 1981. The hearings, open to both students and administrators, were held at the University of Buffalo. Mr. Anthony Bellia, Director of Student Financial Aid, Natalie Wilson, a dormitory student, and Ryan represented Canisius College. receive a state subside of $6,354 to cover educational costs, while a student at a private college will receive only $768. According to Ryan the proposed changes in the TAP law would —pholo by MKA give students more freedom to choose a private college of university over a public one. And if more When writing to an assemblyman, Ryan said to request that he introduce a bill similar to the Senate Bill No. 4416. Assemblyment can be reached at: The Assembly, Legislative Office Building, Albany, NY 12248. Area assemblymen are: Matthew J. Murphy, Jr. (139th district), Robin (continued on Page 8) According to a hospital spokeswoman, Alexander underwent surgery to repair the major blood vessels in his neck. As of Tuesday, he was still in the intensive care unit of Sister's Hospital in fair condition. McAlister stated that upon later inspection of Alexander's vehicle, there seemed to be nothing in the car which could have caused the wound on the left side of Alexander's neck. He also said that he thinks someone might have stabbed Alexander in an attempted robbery before the accident. Both officers had taken the required first aid training course for Public Safety officers at Canisius, a policy instated by Sam Puma, the Director of Public Safety. The program content of this course changes every year. (continued on Page 8) This course "came in real han- Officers Save Man's Life Following Accident McAlister drove Alexander to by Tess Lecuyer Canisius College Department of Public Safety officers William Hall and Corporal Tyrone McAlister may have been responsible for saving the life of an accident victim in the College neighborhood Sunday, March 15. James E. Alexander had struck another vehicle with his car in the northbound lane on Main Street at Jefferson Ave. at approximately 7:00 p.m. when Hall and McAlister founci him. The two patrolling officers arrived at the scene and questioned the uninjured driver of the vehicle which had been struck. Alexander stepped from his car, spurting blood from a puncture-type wound in the neck. Officer Hall immediately applied direct pressure to the wound, stemming the bleeding. v#5 Security Officers Tyrone McAlister and William Hall nearby Sister's Hospital to be treated while Hall stayed back with the patrol car to wait for the —photo by Mike Hirsch police. "The man could have died if we had waited for an ambulence," McAlister stated. Vacated Resident Assistant Positions Are Filled Sen. Dale Volker (58th District) 4981 Broadway Depew, N.Y. 14043