CAMPUS AND AREA University Daily Kansan, February 2, 1984 Page Larrv Funk/KANSAN Although reserved tickets were sold out for the New York City Opera National Company's performance of "LaBoheme," these opera enthusiasts hope to get extra tickets at the Murphy Hall box office. The performance was at 8 p.m. last night in the Crafton/Preyer Theatre at Murphy Hall. ASK will request aid increase By CINDY HOLM Staff Reporter To help students meet the continuing costs of education, the Associated Students of Kansas will ask the legislature for increases in student financial assistance programs, the KU director of ASK said yesterday. Chris Edmonds, the director, said in a news conference that ASK would lobby for increases in the state work study program, the State Scholarship Program, campus student salaries, the state research chairs and graduate research fellowships. EDMONDS SAID THE state work study program, which was ASK's top priority during the last legislative session, should be maintained and supported. We helped students work their way through college with career-related jobs. ASK will also support the teacher scholarship bill. Edmonds said. He said that ASK would request an increase of $180,000 over last year's allocation of $281,000 to the Regents schools. ASK also will request an increase of $150,000 for the State Scholarship Program, which in his proposed budget Gov. John Carlin recommended be maintained at its current level, Edmons said. State scholarships are awarded to graduates of Kansas high schools on the basis of American College Testing scores and financial need, he said. Reductions in the federal State Student Incentive Grant program had forced the Board of Regents to reduce the maximum award in the program from $500 to $350 and future reductions are possible. Edmunds said. "WE BELIEVE THE state should increase its contribution. This would replace some of the cuts suffered in recent years," he said. Although the governor recommended a 5 percent increase in student campus salaries, he said that ASK would request a 7 percent increase. Salary increases for students who work corporate jobs is another concern. Edmondson's report "The universities need additional student salary money to provide higher wages to "some students who have demonstrated superior work and to increase the hours of other students," he said. STUDENTS WORKING for minimum wage in 1980 needed to work 76 hours to earn enough money for one semester's tuition, Edmonds said. But in 1985 under Carlin's proposal, students would have to work 134 hours. "Because full-time students usually can only work a maximum of 20 hours a week, there are very real limits on earnings," he said. ASK also plans to lobby for three programs that Carlin did not include in Edmonds said that ASK would support a 15 percent increase in graduate student tuition waivers. The universities can now provide a 60 percent fee waiver for graduate teaching assistants. "This increase will help keep Kansas graduate programs competitive with the rest of the nation." GRADUATE STUDENTS are not eligible for many other forms of aid, he said, so ASK also want to create an educational partnership Program for graduate students. Emdons said the proposed graduate program would provide 230 $1,000 grants to selected research assistants at the University of Kansas, Kansas State University and Wichita State University. In addition to supporting scholarships for graduate students, ASK will continue its support of the proposed teacher scholarship pill, which would allow new unequivocal scholarships of $1,950 to student majoring in education. Edmonds said. To qualify for the scholarship, the bill says, students must be enrolled in, or have been accepted to, a certified education school in Kansas. They also must complete a competitive exam designed by the Regents. Upon graduation, scholarship recipients must teach in Kansas for the equivalent number of semesters that they received a scholarship. "We believe this program would be an adequate incentive to improving both the quality and quantity of education students." Edmonds said. ASK representatives testified in in-house trials on Jan 17 in the House Ways and Means Committee. ROLL OUT THE BARREL TONIGHT! Buy a barrel-full of Bud, Busch or Bud light for $2.75! Keep the glass! Refills are $1.00 every Thursday night. It could only happen at THE HAWK COMMONWEALTH THEATRES GRANADA DOWNTOWN TELEPHONE 863-5788 Educating Kita PG. 4, Eve, 7/15, 9:30 p.m. Mat. 5 p.m. Sat.Sun. RESEARCH PAPER WRITING STUDY SKILLS WORKSHOP Learn about: * defining a topic * organizing your notes * using the library * managing your time FREE Thursday, February 2 6:30 to 9 p.m. Big Eight Room, Kansas Union Presented by the Studer Work-study still available By JANICE SHARON Staff Reporter A service of the KU Student Senate "KU on Wheels" - One way rides 40c - Get your student bus pass for unlimited rides only $30 at the Kansas Union. Toasty Transportation About $73,000 remains available for eligible KU students who apply for the State College Work Study Program, the state's student employment said yesterday. Pam Houston, the director, said only 17 students were now employed under the program, which pays half of the wages for jobs off the KU campus. One reason why so few students have applied for the program is that many students prefer to work on campus with their teachers and work study program. Houston said. THE STATE PROGRAM is different from the federal program because it gives students the opportunity to work in industry or to careers for which they are studying. "We try to provide students with jobs while they're in school so they can cut down on their debts," Houston said. "At the same time we're providing experience for them so they can get a job when they graduate." The program began last August after the Kansas Legislature appropriated $89,000, she said. The Associated Students of Kansas lobbied for the program. To be eligible for the program, applicants must complete the 1983-1984 American College Testing Board financial aid packet and return it to the office of financial aid services said, but said, the cadmille, she said, but the money may run out in June. HOUSTON SAID SIE WAS not sure if the legislature would continue to vote for a new law. Students applying for only the work study program are not required to send the packet to the ACT processing center in Iowa City, Iowa, she said. The office will process the information itself to determine the student's eligibility for the state program for this semester. The office determines a student's eligibility by checking the parents' income and assets and seeing how much of their dependents are in college. A student who is eligible for the federal program would be eligible for the state program because the protections the same guidelines, Houston said. Out-of-state students are also eligible for jobs under the program, she said. AVAILABLE JOBS ARE posted outside the office. If students are qualified for a job that is not posted at the office, they can go directly to an employer and apply for the job. Houston said. The amount of wages a student may receive under the program is limited, based on data from the financial aid packet. One student was hired last month by Sunflower Cablevision, 644 New Hampshire. The student was hired to design graphics and do illustration for advert- The company would not normally be able to employ a full-time artist, Clark said. 3 MINUTES TO MIDNIGHT! The program offers a student a chance to gain experience. "It's an example of a joint partnership between university and local businesses," he said. Dave Clark, Sunflower Cablevision's general manager, said Steve Lamas, Lawrence senior, had been doing good work for the company. "The clock of probable human self-destruction has just moved from 4 minutes to 3 minutes to midnight!" The Bulletin of Atomic Scientist AFTER "THE DAY AFTER" What can we do? A Citizens' Forum on Positive Alternatives for the Future. Speakers: BARBARA HJBBARD, futurist, author, and first woman candidate to seek the Democratic nomination for Vice President of the United States. 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