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UPPER DIVISION COLLEGE State University College at Utica-Rome Voi. 4 No. 1 Can you identify this building? Tap Draws Fire at Regents Conference (SASU NEWS) The Tuition Assistance Program drew fire from the state’s academic commu nities at the Annual Legislative conference^ held by the Board of Regents last week for not meeting the needs of many students nor the institutions that they attend. The conference was held to allow representatives from inter ested state and private education al groups from all levels to suggest to the Regents legislative initia tives for the upcoming legislative session in January. Speaking for the Commission on Independent Colleges and Univer sities, Henry D. Paley charged that the state’s Tutition Assist ance Program “was not construct ed to respond to the rigors of inflation,” for those attending private colleges. Shunning “burdening statistical data,” Paley illustrated his point with the example of twin brothers, one attending a private college and the other a public institution. The tuition paid by the brother at the public college was $900 while his twin paid $3,775 at a private school, or 4.2 times as much. What is more shocking,” he continued, “Is the fact that the relative gap between the tuition costs increased rather than de creased when TAP is applied.” He said that after TAP aid was calculated from their parents income, the student attending the private college wound up paying 4.8 times the tuition paid by his brother at the public school. Paley called upon the Regents to seek an increase in the maximum TAP allowance from $1500 to $1800 and to increase the eligibility level for the maximum allowance from $2,000 in net family income to $ 10 , 000 . John J. Hanevy, President of the New York State Association of Junior Colleges, asked that the TAP allowance, be increased from $1,500 to $1,700, the minimum award to be raised by $50 and • funding be provided by reentering students. SASU Legislative Director Joel Packer called for making part-time students eligible for TAP aid the Regent’s “highest priority.” ‘“There is no rational justifica tion for depriving part time students of state financial aid assistance; to do so is simply to arbitrarily discriminate against them.” Packer also asked that “extraor dinary circumstances” be taken into account with the provision in the program that the parent’s income of the previous year be considered when determining fi nancial need. He pointed to new federal rules which eliminate the need to consider previous income when there is the death of a parent, divorce or family unem ployment involved. Packer asked that an earlier aid formula, which divided parental income by the number of depend ents attending college be reinstat ed and called for the elimination of the $200 differential in the money provided to lower division stu dents over upperclassmen and that award eligibility be extended from four to five years for transfers from two year schools. The Independent Student Coali tion, a newly formed group representing students attending private colleges, made its testimo nial debut at the conference. Speaking for the Coalition Executive Director Normal L. Reimer said that “It is time for an educational bill of rights for the students of New York State. He described the present situation in which he said that “A student is compelled to mortgage his future in order to attend the educational institution of his choice.” Reimer said that the maximum TAP award should be raised to $2,200, the eligibility level for a maximum award to be increased to $12,000, and the maximum cut off for awards be set at a yearly income of $24,000. We Deserve a Break Today by Jim Fleming Among the many things that need improvement on this campus, our “cafeteria” certainly must near the top of the list. Being a transplanted community college student as almost all of us are, I’m used to a full-line, personal food service. For instance, one of the morn ing’s little pleasures is being served my coffee with a smile - not an unsmiling machine that makes such loud noises that it sounds like it has a communicable disease. I like the smell of fresh coffee brewing and the sight of that Columbian potion brewing in a clean Pyrex pot. Of course, these cheap thrills cannot be obtained with the situation we have now. Many of us do not have the convenience of living close to the school as to allow us to make a short hop back home to grab a quick bite around lunch time. As a consequence, we must choose between starving through our afternoon classes or endulging in a microwave meal. Though some of us wisely decide on the first choice, a good portion of us choose the latter. When one buys a sandwich from a conventional type of cafeteria, at least he sees the food prepared before his very eyes. However, when one has to purchase a sandwich from such an imprerson- al service such as a vending machine, one cannot help but wonder about how the food was prepared. As we drop those corns into the slot and make our selection, we can only hope that the food was prepared under the proper conditions. As far as I can tell from my own observations, a representative from the vending service comes in daily (Monday through Friday) to refill the machines. There is little way of rotating stock due to the very nature of the machine itself - a sort of carousel of junk food that stops wherever the customer wants it to. It has no beginning or end. I would assume then that some of the less popular items such as the egg salad sandwich could remain in the machine almost indefinately. Here is another point. For the prices they charge (which are cleverly priced low enough to entice students into believing they are getting a bargain until they discover how little they get for their money) we have to reheat it ourselves in that miracle of modern technology, the micro- wave oven, which never heats the food as properly as it claims to anyway. ................ (Continued oh page 4) FRIDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1976 What, Still Waiting for the Yearbook? by Free Pacilio Some people at Upper-Division are wondering where the 1976 yearbooks are? I had promised they would be here by the end of August or at the latest by the middle of September. Well, now its the end of September and the yearbooks still are not here. The answer to the question is very simple. I was three and one half weeks late with my final deadline. This is compounded by the fact that I handed in more than two thirds of the entire book at that time. I was so late because I had to make the whole book virtually alone and I liked the idea of saving most of the book for the last deadline as this allowed more congruence in the overall flow of the book. It will be another three or so weeks before the books finally arrive. Being such a sensitive person, realizing what a cross you must be bearing, I will try to lighten your load by returning through time and recalling some other, more famous martyrs, who were kept waiting for some reason or another by equally inconsiderate people. First there was the great, late late great, Franklin D. Roosevelt, who in January 1933 invited Herbert Hoover (the man he defeated in the election) to the Inaugural ball only to realize as the party wore on that Herbert was not even going to show. What a wait! How about Eva BeMtb, the mistress ot Adolf Hitler for at least 12 years. This poor girl stuck with der Führer for Jill those years waiting, just waiting for the day when the cherubic little Austrian would sink to his knees, look up at Eva and ask, “Eva, will you marry me?” Finally in April of 1945 she got her wish. The next day Adolf shot himself and Eva poisoned herself. What a wait! And what sports fan can forget the vigil of one Charles “Sonny” Tiston. Liston was a heavyweight boxer. He started fighting professionally in the early 1950’s. By the mid 1950’s he was recognized as the most terrifying boxer alive. It was said that Sonny could just star an opponent into submission (If you want a good look at Sonny check out the cover of Sergeant Pepper’s Lonely Heart's Club Band). Well, by 1959 Sonny Liston was rated the number one contender for the heavyweight title held by Floyd Patterson. 1959 lead to 1960, which led to 1961 and sonny was still the number one contender and Floyd still the champion. Sonny was still waiting to fight Patterson. Finally, on September 25,1962 the two fought. Sonny knocked Patterson out at 2:10 of the first round. It might be said that Liston didn’t waste any time. After three years of waiting, beating Patterson must have become an obsession to him. All I can say is “What a wait!” Richard M. Nixon campaigned during 1968 on the promise that hg had a “ secret plan” to end the Viet Nam war. Unfortunately, he was elected. Well, we can all recall what his “ secret plan” was. It was the gradual reduction of our troop strength in Southeast Asia. The real secret of the plan was that Nixon had planned the reduction to continue throughout his first term, a full four years, instead of accomplishing the task in one year or two years. His reasoning was very simple (as most of his reasoning was) and as usual very deceptive. Nixon knew that within a year or so of American withdrawl from Southeast Asia the corrupt South Vietnamese government wonld collapse. So why take a chance and have a United Communist Viet Nam during his first term thus jeopardize his chances for re-election. Nixon cleverly planned that the war ended immediately after his re-election (January 1973) wo when people one or two year later would ask him about the “honorable peace” he spoke of last term, he wouldn’t have to respond because he was a lame-dick, I mean “duck” president. In any event for the American public it was quite a wait. Finally, let us not forget the people of our own town, Utica, N.Y. In the early 1950’s Utica initiated an Urban Renewal program called “Project Number One” whose goal was to rennovate a two-block area downtown. Years passed. Corrupt administration after corrupt administration came and went and still nothing had happened in Project #1. Finally in 1974 a mere 24 years after the start of the project the two block area was cleared to its present state, a two block area of mud and a few signs showing an artist’s conception of what this area will look like - maybe in another 24 years. A recent New York Times article described the area as a “mud hole.” Unfortunately that isn’t quite correct. It isn’t really a hole. At least if it was a hole you could go there and wouldn’t be able to see the surrounding area. Once again it was quite a wait for Utica and Uticans still have another long wait to look forward to. So as you, the subscribers to Genesis sit and anxiously wait for its arrival, hopefully your discomfort will be relieved by recalling these five tales of people who .had to Wait. .
