University Daily Kansan, September 30, 1981
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Child research survives cuts
By LISA MASSOTH Staff Reporter
A housing development called Juniper Gardens in downtown Kansas City, Kan., has been a pet project of the Children's Reach of Child Research for 17 years.
Both groups started programs to work with parents and teachers in public schools, programs in language development for preschool children and programs to help parents cope with problem children.
In 1964, the Juniper Gardens Neighborhood Action Group wanted to bring programs to improve children's neighborhood to their neighborhood. Together with Bureau of Child Research, NAG fixed up old, abandoned buildings to use.
But now, research grants supporting Juniper Gardens and other programs have been slashed.
Just like school lunch programs, Guaranteed Student Loans and food samples, many research grants were funded by the President Reagan's massive budget cuts.
THE BUREAU of Child Research was established in 1921 by the Kansas Legislature to study developmental problems of children. It is one of the hardest hit programs on campus, but the cuts have not drastically damaged them. The Chair of Scheilebusch, director of the Bureau of Child Research, said yesterday
"We've had time to think and plan to make adjustments," he said. "Our state of mind is not all that gloomy.
"We will lose some stuff. Budgeting is down about 10 percent for 1982."
The budget cuts don't go into effect until Oct. 1, so the BCR doesn't know for sure how deep the cuts will be, Schiefelbusch said.
"I don't see any major reduction in our personnel, but it could come," he said.
A MORE LIKELY possibility in terms of personnel reduction would be not replacing people who leave for better jobs. Schiefelbusch said.
The BCR employs more than 300 people in Lawrence, at the Parsons
State Hospital and Training Center in Parsons, and at the University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City, Kan.
Overall, BCR has lost about $200,000 so far. Two people who were working language difficulties in preschoolers were also dismissed in January.
Schielebusch said they were trying to make up for the cuts in other ways.
"We're not sitting here wringing our hands," he said. "We'll lose some grants because the circumstances in our district are different now, but we'll make it up."
'When you're faced with dire possibilities, it's amazing how much harder you can work.'
—Richard Schiefelbusch
BCR IS SEEKING funds from other places, as well as appealing some of the cuts, Schleibach buissed. They might be able to take over another if one project's grant was cut.
"We work harder to get grants as the amount of money dwindles and the requests increase," he said. "The better the work is, the more security you have. That's the challenge of the project."
The people working on research projects are challenged to do the best work they can so their project will be more successful. A priority for funding, Felschleibus said.
Edward Zamarripa, associate director of administration at BCR, said outside experts evaluated many of the offers offered suggestions for improvement.
Schiefelbusch said, "When you're faced with dire possibilities, it's amazing how much harder you can work."
THE DEPARTMENT of Education funds many of the research projects at the BCR. Anyone who wants funding for research has to submit the project for review, and then be approved by education within the Department of Education. Even then, there is no
They funded 7 percent of the applications they received this year, he said.
guarantee that the request will be funded.
"They always approve more grants than they fund," Schiefelbush said.
The BCR receives three kinds of support: 1) faculty-equivalent appointments for which money is budgeted, 2) core grants from federal agencies and 3) short-term project grants.
THE SHORT-TERM project grants
the SHORT-TERM cut the most,
Scheifehlab cut
They can only continue if the grant is refunded each year.
The BCR is working on a research project at the Kansas Neurological Institute in Topeka to help severely handicapped children learn to read. The team will be teaching with a computer printout that shows the child's progress.
The project was approved but not funded, even though it ranked 22nd out of more than 300 projects, he said. The office of special education funded seven or eight projects out of the more than 300. Schiefbusch said.
not doing funky, he said.
Schiefelbusch didn't panic about the budget cuts, but he did admit that the cuts would be felt.
"It is possible that some things will be completely dropped," he said. "Here and there we may get clobbered, but we'll try to avoid it."
"There is an awful lot of good work not being funded." he said.
THE BCR HAS testified before House and Senate committees to plea their concerns.
This is not the first time budget cuts have halted research projects. In 1973, about $350,000 was cut from the BCR without warning because of the Nixon administration budget cuts, Schieflebusch said.
"We tried to say we don't expect that destroy the machinery, just please don't destroy the machinery."
"We went to the University and explained that couldn't have been anticipated," he said. "They allowed us to meet them, they requested for another one-third of that."
Group to plan Title IX week at meeting
By CATHERINE BEHAN Staff Reporter
In an effort to prevent what it sees in the weakening of Title IX, the Commission on the Status of Women will hold an informational meeting tomorrow, Carla Hanson, chairman of the Commission's Title IX committee said yesterday.
National women's organizations, such as the Association of Inter-Collegiate Athletics for Women, the American Association of University Women, the Declare of Women Voters have declared their National Title IX Awareness Week.
THE MEETING scheduled tomorrow at 7:30 p.m. in the Kansas Union, will plan how the commission will aid the national effort.
"This will be an activism and strategies meeting to go over the statute of Title IX as it stands now and decide how it will work with the national effort next week," Hanson said.
Commission members think that Titel IX, a 172 federal law that prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in educational institutions, has not been enforced as a result of Reagan's budget cuts and possibly be drastically revised.
The University of Kansas was one of eight universities picked by the U.S. Department of Education which oversees compliance with Title IX of the United States' possible discrimination in men's and women's athletic programs.
"The government and its budget cuts have watered down Title IX." Anmika Nilsson, Mondal, Sweden, said the commission member said yesterday.
The Commission plans a petition drive and a letter writing campaign for next week, and will have information tables set up in front of the Union to publicize the national effort.
Financial aid guidelines tighten available money
By TERESA RIORDAN Staff Reporter
Federal financial aid regulation changes going into effect tomorrow will tighten up the amount of money available, however, students who show need can still get funds for this school year.
Students can still apply for guaranteed loans and Pell grants, (formerly Basic Educational Opportunity Grants), but the aid will be subject to stringent guidelines, Jerry Rogers, director of financial aid, said yesterday.
The following is a breakdown of aide programs showing whether they are available for this year and how they have been affected by the new guidelines:
The KU financial aid office will not be accepting any more GSI applications until it receives the federal guidelines, who does not know when that will be.
- Guaranteed Student Loans. The GSL program was affected the most by the new legislation. Students applying for the loan after Oct. 1 must pass a need test. Students attending the Kansas which has relatively low tuition qualify if they are dependents whose parents' income is higher than $30,000.
- The GSL interest rate also has gone
up to $125 per month.
origination fee will be charged
- Pell grant program. Undergraduates can apply for the Pell grants anytime before March 15 for aid and grants from the Department of Retactive retroactive aid for previous weeks.
- The Pell grants are for undergraduate students only. No more than $1,800 is awarded to a student and the graduates attending school at least half a year.
- Auxiliary Loan Program to Assist Students. Dependent and independent undergraduate students as well as graduate students qualify for this loan.
Although income is not a consideration for the ALAS loan, the 14
ACT gives profile of KU financial aid
The American College Testing program this week released its profile of financial aid applicants at the University of Kansas for 1981-82.
Of a total of 5,613 applicants, 5,438 showed a financial need according to ACT standards. The average need for dependent applicants was $2,696, while the average need for self-supporting applicants was $4,360.
The mean figures for parental and student contributions for dependent applicants with need were $924 and $743.
The average contribution for self-
supporting applicants with need was $15.
The typical dependent applicant came from a family with an average parental income of $25,387, and with average total assets of $44,117. The average family had 4.5 members with 1.6 of those members obtaining a postsecondary education. The average age of the older parent was 48 years and 54 percent of the families had two incomes.
The average estimated income for self-supporting students and their spouses was $3,640. They had total assets averaging $1,521. The self-supporting student's family had an average of 1.6 members, with 1.1 family members obtaining a postsecondary education.
percent interest rate is higher than that
percent interest rate. Students may
burrow up to $2,000 more each year.
- National Direct Student Loans. The NDSL, a major part of campus-based financial aid, will increase its interest rate from 4 to 5 percent on Oct. 1. The loans are based upon need and academic record.
Rogers said turned in application forms on time was critical to receiving financial aid because funds were used up quickly.
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Sunrise
(1927)
The Passion of Joan
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Two great silent films. Sunrise is a beautifully photographed, brilliant told story of a farmer driven by another man. The film depicts O'Brien, Janet Gaynor, Margaret Livingston, directed by F.W. Mumua (The Last Laugh). "Triumph of direction, camerawork, and performances ... just shows how much effort was put into — Leonard Marion, Joan of Arc is Carl Dreyer's revolutionary retelling of her story, concentrating on the human experience," he writes. The table in this movie, moving from (9/728 min) BW;Inited, aliental;music (7:30).
(1871)
Dusan Makeyevle's anarchic politico-computer comedy uses a character named where Quedo meets Monty Python, an indecibible and indescribable hilarious plea for "Erotic Socialism" to have people care about themselves to allow to爱 a great many people who should not, however, deny themselves their rights. Plus Dusan Vukotic's Eratz. (8:10 min) Plus Dusan Screw-Crobs/subtilities. 7:30. Rated X.
Unless otherwise noted, all film will be shown at Woodford Auditorium in the Kansas Union. Midnight Movies are available at the SUA Theater and are available at the SUA office, Kansas Union, 8th Level, Kansas Union. Information on smoking or refreshments allowed.