News Scrapbook 1981-1982

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THE SAN DIEGO UNION Sunday, March 14, 1982 Campus Unrest Of_'60s Backfiring? By MICHAEL SCO'M'-BLAIR Educolion Writer, The son Dit90 UniOn

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UPTOWN EXAM INER MAR 1 1 198.? Alcohol Awareness Hour March 13th Two profes~i.onals in the fi<'ld of alcohol counseling and coni;ulting will share the pod- ium at the Alcohol Awaren ss Hour Saturday, March 13, in Camino Theater on the Uni- vf'r ·ity of San Diego campus. They are Rev. Warren J. Rouse, 0 F.M., and Jean Van· dcrv(J()rt. The two will speak at the 10 a.m. session which is open to the public The month- ly Awar<.'ness Hour program. · re ~nsor-ed by the San Di· ego Coallti0n on Alcohol Prob· lcms, USD, UCSD and Home Ff'rt r1tl Saving and Loan

USD President Fears Public Won/t Help Fight Proposed Cuts In Funds that developed the financial pro- federal government's fmancial pos1- grams enabling as many capable tion ;md cuts are necessary. I Just people as possible to get into higher say, give us a reasonable amount of education. time to adjust," Hughes said. "The universities did not go out Hughes said he also "strongly and seek more people. The govern- disagreed" with a tendency for more ment asked us to do the job," said people, and members of the Reagan Hughes. administration, to see student finan- The universities responded and cial aid as "some kind of welfare built a higher education second to program for students, and therefore none in the world, restormg the na- ripe for the Presidents budget-cut- tion's technological leadership, but ting ax. the government's present course is in 'That is totally untrue. An educat- danger of crippling that effort, he ed population is an investment in the said. national future. An enlightened soci- "Desp1te their rhetoric to the con- ety is the fou ndation of any success-

Twenty years ago, people of wis- dom warned that some day the na- tion's universities would pay for the unrest of the 1960s. Maybe that day has come, believes Dr. Author E. Hughes, president of the University of San Diego. "They said that the public could not be abused by the campuses as it was; some day it would all come home lo roost. "And I think the nationwide disen- chantment of that era might have cost us the public support that we need today. The universities are no longer a top priority," and as a result the campuses might not be able to gain enough support for the fight needed to offset massive cuts that have been proposed in university stu- dent aid. Hughes said. Hughes recently was elected to the board of directors of the National As- sociation of Independent Colleges and Universities, and will represent the western states in the associa- tion's advocacy efforts in Congress and the White House. After talking with congressional representatives in Washington, D.C., Hughes said, ··r keep hearing them say they will not support such deep cuts as are proposed by President Reagan. but I will not be convinced of that until Congress submits its own budget in answer to the Presi- dent. "The President's proposal would cut education aid to students by 40 percent over the next two years and Congress must see that such a cut is way out of proportion to any other area of major budget trend," said Hughes. The problem is, Hughes fears, that the public might have lost interest in supporting higher education to the degree that such cuts might be sup- ported to help protect social services or defense spending. If Congress supports cuts proposed by President Reagan, it will take bil- lions of dollars away from the uni- versities over the next two years, cutting student aid by more than 40 percent. The "precipitous'' speed of this withdrawal of federal support, IS dangerous, and ignores the fact that 1t was the federal government itself that called for the expansion of the universities over the last 2.5 years. Russia's Sputnik launching showed lhat U.S. technology was being sur- passed. It was the federal govern- ment that called for an increase in the number of highly educated citi- zens. and the federal government

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ful democracy, but the federal gov- ernment proposals could put that en- lightened society on the endanaered Everyday life is becoming increas- ingly complex and people in a free, participatory democracy need more education if they are to play their part in it, Hughes said. The USO campus faces losses of $700,000 next year and $1.2 million in the 1983-84 fiscal year, which could result in up to 900 students being Campus leaders do not believe the hurt, because there is a good flow of applications each year. But the cul- tural and ethnic diversity that has expanded on the campus in the last 10 years could be eroded as a higher " list," he said. forced out, he said.

trary, education is not a priority with the Reagan admmistration." and it might be difficult to get widespread The restoration of U.S. technologi- cal leadership enhanced the tradi- !tonally high esteem the public had for the universities, but this was se- verely eroded by the campus trou- bles of the 1960s and 1970s, Hughes "The public became disenchanted with what they saw as a breakdown in the tradition of higher education from dependable consistency to the said. ''There has been no overt effort to shift priorities away from education, but for years there have been enough national resources to meet the col- lege program needs without putting bl . pu 1c suppor posed cuts, he said. to t h d ff th ea o e pro- more liberal activism,

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SAN DIEGO UNION MAR l :J 1 Two Alcoholism Experts To Speak Two profe s1onals in the field f I h will SJ)<'ak at a IO m se.. 0 a co ohsrn counseling Hour tomorrow at the .Uni!~" ·f f thfeSAlcohol warenes Theater. rsi Y O an Diego s Camino ~anni~~:i~~~- ~xe~iJi~e director _of the Pasadena d1rrctor of the Old Ml ion le ~ev. \1, arren J. Rouse, a oc1ate of th Interfaith an . ms Rey _Retreat and Die o will hare the platfor~_oun ehng Institute of San The monthly programs ares Coahtwn of lcohol Problemf'~ogd by the_ San ~iego Ii for ma at an Diego and H ,Fthe University of Loan · ome. ederal Savings & a1:0f;~g;~yi oonn M~nl/i:i:u d al with the elderly and 1umc1pal Court Ju/ge J W ~f Cht Bil, Kolender and drunk n driving . 1 iam eard Sr will discuss

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percentage of the more well-to-do, strains on other national programs," mainly white, families become evi• he said. dent among the applicants. the cam- But today, higher education is in pus authorities fear. direct competition with defense, so- The students who are pushed out c1al security, prisons. and social pro- for fmancial reasons will not neces- grams for the federal dollar. This sarily be demed an education, said comes at a time when public support Hughes. might be at its lowest in decades, he said. "The are bright students, often Hughes said that he and other cam- high in their graduating class, and pus leaders are not disagreeing with they will earn their place m the pub- the need for cutbacks in the federal lie universities. budget, and in federal support for the "That means the taxpayer in Cali- universities. fornia will have to pick up the cost of "But the 40 percent cut being faced over $4,000 a year for each of these by the nation's universities is far out students who previously were willing of line with the other federal cut- to join their families in taking out backs," he said loans in addition to their taxes for Cuts must be made, but a little the benefits they perceived in a pri- more time is needed in making them, vate university. Hughes believes. "I have been through this once be- "That is unjust to the students, the fore when the church found it was campuses, and the general taxpay- unable to contmue the high level of er," Hughes said. financial support for the University If the cuts go ahead with the pro- of San Diego. It was not a lack of posed severity, then 10 to 2.0 years desire to help: i just was not possible from now, the nation may be paying any longer. the price with a depleted higher edu- "We had a sudden cutback. We re- cation system and all the attendant covered and are strong again today, disadvantages - "It may well come but it took 10 years. home to roost once again," Hughes "There are some parallels in the said. ---

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SENTINEL MAR 1 0 1982 USD gives local seniors a big hand Does your fence need painting, but your bad back prevents you from doing the job? Are your windows dirty, but you don't have the energy to clean them? If so, and if you are a senior citizen, over 65, the University of San Diego has an offer for you. USD students will be out cleaning lawns and houses. washing windows, painting and doing other chores at local seniors' homes from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. March 20 and 21. For free. "We want to show San Diego's older people that USO pupils care about them, .. said Scott Brown. director of the project. called the Senior Citizens Outreach program. The program was started four years ago by USD students in conjunction with the city's ~enior citizen program. Seniors wishing to receive visits should phone 293-4802 and leave their name, address telephone number, da; and time work is desired and directions to their home.

LEIVION GROVE REVIEW »AR l 8 1982 Students Volunteer Work for Elderly

The Senior Citizens Out- reach Program plans to assist persons 65 years or over w,i1h some of the more taxing 'do- ' mestic chores thi!i wee-kend. On Saturday and Sunday, March 20 and 21. from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., students from the Univ. of San Diego will be cleaning lawns and houses·, washing windows, painting fences, and carrying out oth· er jobs at the homes 01' par- tici oating seniors. "We want to show San Di- ego's olde,r people that we care about them," says Scott Brown, director of communi- ty services for USO Associat• ed Students. The Outreach .Program be- gan 4 years ago at USO in conjunction with the city's Senior Citizen Program. Senior citizens wishing to r~eive visits from USD stu- dents should call 293-4802 and ·leave their name, address, tel• ephone, directions to their 1 home, and day, time, and type of work desired.

EVENING TRIBUNE MAR l 5 1982 Need an odd-job done around the house? Students from USO are offering to help local older adults next weekend, domg some of those pesky tasks like mov- ing furniture. And they'll do it free. To make a reserva- tion for a ti me on the 20th or 21st call 293-4802.

EVENING TRIBUNE IIAR 8 1982

Need furniture moved around the house screen cleaned. the lawn ·mowed and the hke? A group of USO stude~ts is offering to help local older adults get_ th ?se Job done. They'll do the work free _ which i · a price that's hard to meet and impossible to beat. To make a reservation for a time March 20 or 21 call 236-5765.

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