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recommendation is that

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to its report by dis- tributing in to "all 7 existing government and private bodies, departments mm boards, or agencies

concerned with education ‘ The committee recom-. -

mends that grants as well

as loans be made available to all students depending

on their need.

An it also recommends student aid assessments be made without reference to the,financial status of the students parents. "The age of majority is 18 years, and any student one age should be re— garded as an adult and treated as such," the recommendation continues.

Many students are not mmported by their par~ ents, even if the parents could afford to do so,

Hm report says. Under present student aid Policy, parents are tequired to state their Hmomes and expenses to Prove that they are not" due to support the ‘ students.. -

In order to speed In the processing of fiplications, the com— mitee recommends they beProcessed by finan— cial aid officers at the COlleges or universities rather than in Victoria.‘

The committee also :ays many students are ogaware of the existence

3 Student aid plan.

Finally'it recommends

e loan—grant structure :fStudent aid be changed igalsystem where a student

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predetermined amount "on

the condition that a fixed percentage of income be paid back for a‘specified number of years following leaving college or univer— sity."

This sytem would mean, according to the committee, that students earning higher incomes after grad— uation would pay bakc all

the money they received, while

those with low incomes would only pay back a portion.

The report's importance is-not in its recommendations but in its attempt to de- termine which factors real- ly responsible for limited acceSsibility to post— secondary education in B.C.

The reasons are social and economic, and the recommendations in most cases can only affect eco- nomic causes. They cannot change individual attitudes

-and cannot make students

who have never expected to go to university change their minds.

TheJreport reveals the inequality of the present system, and clearly states that the sit— uation is unfair. Re— commendations aimed at changing the economic situation of students from lower income families can help.

The report must still be discussed by either the government or other agencies.

But even if all the re— commendations are acted upon, there is no guarantee there will be a dramatic improvement in the access— ibility of B.C.‘s colleges and universities.

‘which to break.

I'Ca'mpus Ronndup : New ‘ Athletic Facilities Proposed

March break; the very words provoke a sensation akin to Spring itself. What is the significance of this experience ? Is

'one to utilize the time aS.

the system suggests ? With

:books and papers and idea makers ? Or perhaps one

.should peacefully‘contem-

“plate the splendor of the

coming Spring ? For sure,

;March break is not the

‘savior most students dream git will be. .read fourteen books, write ‘six term papers and study

One can not

for five finals in ten blessed days. Nevertheless,

'as good students we will

try, and, as usual, succeed in getting by. To make

.sure you do not feel alone ‘in your mid—term papanoia 'Campus Roundup has accum— tulated suggestions and ideas ‘from fellow inmates here at UPEI. Hopefully these sugg- estions will undermine

the suffering due to oCcur as the term progresses to the bitter end.

One student suggested,

a trip; go as far as ya can, if possible, try to make it back for the finals." Another student made the venlightening comment, "

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man ya have to get down, like

.oreally get into doin' it,

like now's the time man. "

For many students the soul

.ambition seems to be "to .watch every episode of

' Another World'." AmidSt these generalizations, we were able to extract a few sound pieces of advice.

One such gem was acquired from a leading administrator who stated " it is within the economic interest of the student to commit sum— cide, the tax savings alone! are staggering. " A well

‘known political science

professor said, " March break is simply a strata— gem, so that bureaucracy may gather its forces for . the final kill. " A Phil- osophy professor pit for— ward the idea that "the very word "break" is a false conception since there is nothing from ‘/' With this in mind, it is the .sincece suggestioh of this writer that students enjoy March break as they see fit.

Speaking of fit, next

year's budget concerning athletics has been final - ized. The university has agreed to-spend even more than ever to promote health

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and physical fitness at .UPEI. The most significant ‘improvement will be two major renovations within the existing athletic fac— ilities. A mirror will be vplaced in the men's locker room and a brand new net will Be provided for the ping-pong table. The univ— ersity will also gaurantee ' ‘hot water for showers be- tween eight and nine a.m., everyday 1 These changes will be put into effect as soon as the basketball team captures the National championship.

Of course not all is of 'the physical nature at UPEI. The student elections are here and as of yet, serious action has not been taken .to fill the positions be— ing offered. The few who are running seem mostly interested in personal gain rather than benefitting the student body. Indeed, the most likely person for .president is motivated by the fact that last year's president was given a year's supply of mouthwash. When asked in confidence what his intentions were while holding office, he stated, " I promise to do everything in my power to promise more than last year's president could ever hope to promise." When asked to expand on this statement he said,

" no way, by the time they figure it out I'll be in." .With the same moral sens- ‘ibility he responded to the iissue of student financing by stating " let them eat cake".

Not all is well within 'the sphere of faculty act— ,ivity either. President Baker has been charged in 'connection with the recent :attempt to burn down the Main building. This rash act was.believed to be

initiated by the results

a of a recent survey showing

Ithat Dr. Smith of the Eng- lish department was voted most likely to replace the accused. When questioned on this event, Dr. Smith -stated, " I personally believe the act was comm— itted because I began to charge for the'speeches he 'was using. " Pres. Baker _was apprehended amidst the flames, fiddle in hand. That's it for Campus Roundup this week. If ‘you want more information concerning the issues vpresented in this column, forget it. You can't squeeze facts from fantasy.