1989-07-05; Central Michigan Life

              Central I IFF
Michigan LIlE
WEDNESDAY
July 5, 1989
Loan program to aid
middle-income students
by GREGG DUNN
A -l.it. In.iii pmgi .mi '.vill make it easier
'."\ i iuilil Ii ■■iiu < »nif -tudt n|s in reiei\e tin.in-
i i.il .ml   In-ginning m the I 991I-91 st-hool year
June li 1 < iov .I.ones BlaTKtiard signed a
Ii iu -1 nlei e-1 lollege Iii.im program  into law
Tin- new loan program is specifically
■ii -lulled fin pnteiiti.il -indents from
" in Id N- -i in i mi i- lam die- w I ii i .He ineligible for
'■ •!■ i.il  -i in- il-In.in programs
I tu I.ill spfiiisiiied li\ Rep Thomas
llnkm-i. I> liav (-11 > . .Hit luu i/es the
MhIii^.in    Higher   Kducatmn   Student   Loan
\nthi.iil\ to sell tav-evempt bonds that
'.I'llld lie.lie all a llernat iv e i ol lege-lo.i n
I'l'glam In help families with incomes
gt I'.ili-r t han >.;n.lil »t per year.
H..U the lull allelts CMU students still is
UTi.ilile tu fw detel Tinned
[).uul Kevig. asst-tant diieitorof Kinanci.il
Aid. s.nd I'Ml' has tint ii'ii'iuil any details
'<n tin program Fevig sin! the I 'niv et i-ity
11.1 - not 11 ten ed ai i \ m tin mat mil on what the
design ot  the  plogram  will  he
I don't   tlimk the state has even designed
I In ■ program." he ~aid
Attorney General
files suit against
Mt. Pleasant mayor
by GREGG DUNN
rel.it lolls
spokesman
       al        Kelley  s
Mount        I'le.ts.inl        Mayor      office,      s.nd
William     Mi Cal t by     is     being      charges   were
-ued   tor   tip   tu   SI    million   by      (nought
Stale  Attorney   < Jeiieral   Frank      through    the
Kelley s   office    in    a   civil    suit      Attorney
claiming     discrepancies     in     (leneial's
Medicaid payments Medical
McCarthy
fvi>
S.■•■ BILL P
Chris
DeWltt.
public
S.■.- MAYOR f
o(J('
Administrators eye student wage increase
  ! ellei tell  "     lie      -old       'We      .lie ' I Ml T ' w . I'' e  -i . I 11 ■  II. I -  II ol   I l - o 11 Wol k     II e   W i ill Id   I I ke   t o  ch.l llge
by SALLY G1RARD
I 'l . -lli.   lit      Lliw .1! li    -l.lkllb.lll-
-k.is has sl.iiun inteiest ill
i. 11 s i j i g student wages,
di peiid i ng upon how m mil
-T.ite I! o 111 < - \ the l'm\e|s|t\
Il i e!\ I 's
" I I 1 - mil hope ! < i do
-11 n i el In ii g in that a I e.i. '
■ l.ik uh.uisk.i- s.nd "It wdl h.ne
11 > depend on t he Ii gisl.it ne ,md
! III!   II 111    lll-l-||ss|o|ls
ll<it Ii l.ikub.nisk.is anil the
hoard ot Trustees bad hoped
tile State Legislature would
l;.i\e decided mi higher education    allocat ion   target    figures
weeks agn Tile Ho.11(1 called .1
-pecia! meeting in I.arising
dune 22 lo discuss tuition, hut
struck the item off the agenda
hi cause the legislature had tint
leached its target  figures
-lakuhausk.is said he hopes
he has some figures to work
with before- the next regular
Board meet trig.July 14 when he
has to present the budget.
"If I do a little Utter with the
legislature,   then   that   will   be
•elicited*    lie     -aid      'We     an
ti  ■   I lllg     .1     1 Ig III      s,|.|t-e/e     being
tin-    lowe-t    I iinili d    I   n i\ i i s i1 y
.Hid   I he   -t udetlt s   ,ue   teellllg   It
111 1111II
Our W age  ~i ale  ha-  [lnl   I l-ell Wol k     He   Would   like   to  ch.l 11 g
,is  nun h a- ,,| her in -I it lit ion s that   to  make  I lie   -i-ti-in   more
lie   -old   unlike   lll.i-l    UlllMtl- t eTll ! all/id
tie-.    -I ildetlt    W ages   ate    -et    by
! he d< p.it I merit -  m w )ni h t hey
• •   WAGE
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Court ruling fuels conflict over abortion
by JEFFREY JOHNSTON
In perhaps the most divisive political issue of the past two
decades, a rare moment of concensus was apparent Monday.
In the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling on Webster
vs. Reproductive Health Services, everyone interviewed agreed
the implications of the decision will be far reaching.
That was the only point of agreement, however, as pro-choice
advocates condemned the ruling as an assault against women's
rights and anti-abortion activists hailed it as a victory for the
rights of the unborn.
Political science instructor Joyce Baugh said the decision
involves three major components. First, the preamble of the
Missouri law, which states that life begins at conception. Five
of the court's nine justices agreed there was no need to examine
this question.
The second point involves restricting the use of public
facilities and employees from providing abortion services, and
the third provision allows states to require viability testing for
fetuses more than 20 weeks old. Viability testing determines
whether a fetus can survive independently.
Roth of these provisions were upheld by a 5-4 margin. Baugh
said.
Rarbara lasting, president of Right to Life of Michigan,
thinks the ruling was a step in the direction of overturning the
19";i Roe vs. Wade decision.
"I think it is the court's long-term objective," she said.
Listing said she sees parental consent requirements as a
possible next goal for Right to Life.
"Ft can be viewed as parents' rights, civil rights — for the
parent and the unborn child," she said.
Iastings said the ruling does not set back the clock for
women's rights.
"I don't feel it enhances women's rights to be given the
private right to kilt their unborn children."
Despite the court's affirmation of many Right to Life goals.
Listing thinks the decision did not go far enough.
"Our preference would be court recognition of the personhood
of the unborn child," she said.
Linda Mason, a spokeswoman for the local branch of the
National Organization for Women, thinki the court has gone
further than many people realize.
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