Show t Spring Concerts CEU Thunday May 28 Educational funding AIDs and nuclear war top student concerns Funding for education topi list of student concerns A sura prising 41 of student leaden fourfold increase over last year -- listed funding for education as the national major problem ReNational port's annual survey of student leaden and campus newspaper editon found that while money tops the list their worries now include AIDs and nuclear war - Top-Rate- d IWT and Lm Coulm Joy have no dorms so it's very hard involved in getting people college activities" Top-Rate- d Campus Problems Editors Leaders Apathy 20 24 Facilities services 16 10 Communication 8 10 Alocohol 3 2 Student power 1 4 few linked apathy to "There communications campus is very little cooperation between and the residents commuters no interaction This fraternities A - "Student debt is becoming burdensome A solution needs to be found so students will not make education or employment plans based solely on money" said me editor And a student leader wrote "The major problem ferine our colleges and is that of access For the past few yean financial aid has been decreasing and tuition increasing" For the first time in several years a new issue appeared on the list of problems: AIDS was listed as the major national problem by 13 of the editon and six percent of student leaden "A solution to the AIDS virus must be found (Students) have been lucky but the problem will soon affect them" said one editor Meanwhile the number of students most concerned with foreign relations dropped from 18 last year to less than eight percent in 1987 The result was unexpected national media considering uni-vcniti- cs coverage of US arms shipments to Iran and Central America Possibly students view funding education problems more them directly for and AIDS as liikely to affect causes a lack of school spirit" said a student leader Another leader wrote "Communication between students faculty and administration is very poor a result" apathy is high u Students also linked apathy "Too to student empowerment: but many students complain have take no initiative They to leant that speaking up can help" said a student leader "Students need to assume greater responsibility for their education (they should) demand more from and administrators" instructors said an editor Other problems were important on different campuses Facilities improvement and financial issues ranked second and third among problems mentioned number of students for library need a reported exespecially improvements tended hours And several complained of an overemphasis on athletics at the expense of academics "The priority is for a $21 million Sports Training A (The development is) Complex to the detriment of our academic programs" said a student leader And an editor wrote "Right now on our campus a baseball team is being imposed while an honor scholars group is being denied money for activities" This As in put years student leaders and editon said the biggest compus problem wu student apathy Many related the maMcm to increased numbers of commuter students One editor wrote 17 Funding 13 National Issues Editon Leaden Education funding 14 41 National deficit 16 14 AIDS 13 6 Peacenuclear war 1 1 3 Foreign relations 9 3 Reagan Admin 6 3 MoRJAtan Bokwp Brands Bogdfei Troy Hurt Laura WUMrom Katrtw ltanWonBndt Ptxjmwi Vandgte Bicsjar JOhnEQar Jr roonChrW JOmn AJkwd Toy Hurt Chad MortanaonKavfriKabolaErtoVauGdvi Todd OWen Chad Meads WMtoaJKMrt Moond row) Jante Qaaa Aprti Laraan Mata Wate Tara Anctoa Wendy Grant Aebaoca Wkwor lairs lanaa RaatoomMslsnlsWoodtHUgsLamphOocenHuaeay(tfcTetrpw)Esr1snsAlteyCar1alarBen8sndyorpfon 1987-- S "Apathy! Apathy! Apathy! Average student age is 27 We is the third straight facilities that improvements year and financial issues have rated second and third When it comes to campus problems little it teems is new In spite of the problems nost editors and leaders rated heir school administrations as excellent or good Planned Parenthood 637-148- 3 |