Show THE UTAH UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY VOL 77 NO LOGAN UTAH 11 WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 1 7 1 979 Work study program i needs more students The y - work study program available through the Financial Aids office at Utah State has more positions available than students according to Joy Jacobsen of the Work Study office The Basic Educational Opportunity Grant Program is a federal student-aiprogram which may consist of a loan grant or work study depending on the applicant's income The aid ranges from 1200 to 1800 per school year Students apply at the Financial Aids office in Old Main where they ' ' d : i‘ :'K " J 1 i f "i obtain confidential applications These forms are sent to the College Scholarship Service to determine v yt-vv--’ eligibility Eligibility criteria for the program include establishing financial e need enrollment in college US citizenship and no more than four years previous assistance from the BEOG Notification of eligibility is sent to applicants within six weeks after mailing the full-tim- z :v form i- - 4 Criteria used in determining eligibility used on the form include the student's annual income for 1978 1979 and his projected income for 1980 ""I Vr S5 V' - - ‘J r “V-- l r ' r’r- - j Vi' J — Tamm LaBeaa plays flat during a practice for a United Service Organisation tour team will travel across the country and through Europe for two Booths performing songs aitary basce The USU studeaU are taking a break from school this quarter for the tour which JP 11A (photo by Conrad Walunt (omen DafcStsu Women's "hy-Gnance- d v women need to be Center organiza-- m “become ° "Uwhaasd former first lady was suffed by Jt"4- - by 22' rJJJJjUundatrom "to by three part- - y at noon the ® informal 1 l0flr sack featuring guest meetings will self-awar- e be conducted in the Student Center and the Logan Public Library auditorium will house the discussions in November The center is geared toward women students school after an those absence However the workers hope to expand the program to provide something for all women on campus Included in the center's services are: special classes (such as assertiveness training and math anxiety) grants scholarships financial aid information for the student a reading room and library with literature of par- - ’ each year to keep the same jobs because of possible financial staua changes Jacobsen said Often a student will stay with a certain professor throughout his or her stay at the university This can be beneficial to students in their future professions as well as for the professors and the various departments Because work study students are not paid by the departments themselves it does not affect departmental budgets Many teachers therefore take advantage of the program by hiring work study students Jacobsen said The Financial Aids office is 80 percent federally funded and 20 percent state funded she said The amount of money allotted to the office is based on the previous year and any unused portion is returned Only once two years ago did the program run out of funds she said Payroll was temporarily cut off for one week until more funds were received It was the only time in the 17 years she has worked at USU that this has happened Jacobsen said She added that this was unlikely to happen because “we always have more jobs than we have students” She also said that every major ' college and university in the state has the work study program with the exception of Brigham Young University Because BYU is a private school it has its own pro- Other qualifications include disclosure of the student's parents’ annual income (if the student lives with or receives support from them) the student's assets debts and benefits he or she receives grams and private funding such as veterans or social security At USU allotments for each stuStudents who have been ac- dent are determined by financial cepted into the program then con- aid officers by what is justifiable in tact Joy Jacobsen in the work each student's case and broken study office for job placement down into quarterly amounts Work study students are paid If students overextend their minimum wage by theofficeand are allotted amount for a quarter they given a choice of jobs “If they must stop working have no choice they are counseled Undergraduates receive the in the office about their interests 290 minimum wage limit while and skills and are placed in a job graduate students receive 3 This limit will increase only if minimum they can handle” said Jacobsen Students must apply and reapply wage is raised Music unions USU pressed to pay After months of hesitation Utah Statd has decided to sign financial contracts for copyrighted music said William Loos assistant to the president for legal affairs The university tried to avoid the contracts last year but has changed its mind USU was sent a contract last spring from three music companies Broadcast Music Incorporated ticular interest to women counselprograms ing end On Nov 10 the center will sponsor the annual “Hands Across the American Society of Composers Valley" conference This year's theme is "Myself: Yesterday To- and Publishers and SocietyCom-of Stage Artists and day Tomorrow” A variety of European posers which had to be signed acworkshops will be featured “A woman's voice should be cording to a copyright law passed 1978 in January heard on campus" commented The bill stemmed from various Assistant Director Robin Reed on the goals of the Women’s Center music writers’ unions who felt they “and she should be involved in all were not getting the royalties they were entitled to spectra ms of the campus” According to Jeanette Embry All women on campus are invited to take advantage of the services staff assistant for USU legal afoffered by the center The office is fairs there were some vague terms in the contracts that needed to be located in Room 304 clarified before the contracts could be signed “After negotiating the contracts we have decided to sign them which mesne USU will be paying approximately 1000 a year to all the muaic unions These contracts will be signed and sent off within the month” stated Loos In exchange for these contracts USU will have the right to play music at dormitory parties play background muaic in buildings hold concerts and allow the band to play at football and basketball games The university balked in the spring and ritririsd to emit until other universities signed the contract USU wanted to eee if other universities including Harvard could avoid the copyright contract All universities are signing the contracts now Loos said |