EBR Y 16,1 DISARH © FOR SURVIVAL Julie Steele of Financial Aid The early bird gets the worm by Sean Valentini If you are intending to apply for student aid next year you hould be prepared to apply in ate April so as to avoid some the problems encountered is year, says Financial Aid’s ulie Steele. ‘Loan/Grant applications for the 83/84 academic year are. expected to arrive at the end ‘of April, at which time. Steele will be conducting sessions ex- plaining the procedure stu- dents should follow to comp- . lete the forms.as well as point-.. - ing out the areas to be extra careful with. — Occasional problems have occured in the area of docu- mentation of assets and ex- penses. If for example the Black Book value of your auto- mobile is higher than its actual value, appraisal from two auto dealers is recommended. Automobiles listed over $3,200.00 could mean a deduc- tion in your request. Docu- mentation of child support, daycare or medical and dental premiums should be supplied as well. The 30 per cent increase in plications, coupled with vol- tary one month lay off that e personal and student serv- ges took had a predictable ect on Financial Aids’ ays that those applying be- ore the July ist deadline should receive their loan/ grants by September. When completing the pre term portion of your applica- tion it is recommended that you estimate your expected earnings from summer em- ployment. If you are uable to obtain a job in the summer you can fill out a reassesment form in September and you will still fi to process forms. Steele receive funds from.your initial. application to pay tuition etc. ° So beat the rush, apply early. It will save you and Financial Aid a lot of headaches. Last Falls Budget Reviewed by Glen Nazaruk The fall 1982 budget synopsis _ shows that the Student Society is under budget to the amount of $9,379.00 This amount re- presents the excess capital that is available to the Student Society after it has fulfilled all of its’ budget obligations, and © includes a $3,500.00 carry- ~ over which will be used to operate the Student Society during the summer months plus $1,000.00 slated for intra- murals. Students pay between $6.00 and $19.00 per semester in student fees. These fees are used at the discretion of the Student Society, and it is the responsibility of the Student Society to use these funds in -ways which best service the students. The Student Society allocates its’ funds on a yearly basis when it formulates its budget in September. Budget allocat- ions give the Student Society some idea of restrictions on the amount of money it can spend in each area. Hopefully, at the end of each semester these allocations will closely _reflect what has actually been aesece erry aN a aaah car a ae \ FPS L INS ESS OEE PE SEES EES ESE OI IEEE OEE ES In the fall of 1982, $10,750.00 was allocated towards office administration and expenses. $10,512.00 was actually spent. The Student Society offers a $250.00 scholarship each sem- ester to a needy student who is chosen through applications from the student body. The Student Society allocated $1,500.00 to clubs and assoc- iations last semester. . Only $500.00 was actually spent. The move to the new campus hampered the planning of any clubs or associations last sem- ester. The Student Society must encourage more student involvement on campus. An over-allocation in this area of $1000.00 may relfect an in- ability of the Student Society to comply with the needs of the students. Most student organizations in Canada are part of the Can- adian Federation of Students, a national support organ- ization comprised of various student bodies in Canada. National Conferences are held twice yearly in alternate reg- ions of Canada. In the fall of 1982, the Student Society allo- $1,100.00 to. cover ex-, EES eee eee ew ee TOTES penses to go to the National Conference this fall, part of which would go towards travel costs and delegates fees. The Student Society actually spent $1,700.00 on this semesters’ conference, resulting in a $600.00 over-expenditure in this area. Various activities such as pub nights and Student Society sponsored events cost the Society $13,00.00 last sem- ester, but brought in $8,600.00 in revenue. $7,000.00 was allocated to cover these expenses last sem- ester, leaving an excess amount of $2,700.00 Some of the items the Stu- dent sponsors include the use of the local YM-YWCA, Fare Cards for bus transit, Travel Cuts service and the Youth- saver discount card, both of which are sponsored nation- wide, and various intramural events and clubs. The Student Society has, in : the past, purchased various pieces of equipment for the college, the most recent exam- ple being a recording device to be used by blind students in the, library... oe oe viet ve vave ae eT ra Gays Assaulted Montreal (CUP) Violent homophobia has_ erupted again at Bishop’s University in Lennoxville, Quebec, follow- .ing the Feb. 11 publication of a gay and lesbian supplement in the student newspaper. Three students, two of whom worked on the supplement for the student newspaper, ‘‘The Campus’’, received hate let- ters threatening to ‘‘squash the queers and faggots.’’ About 500 ‘‘Campus’’ issues were stolen from the news- paper’s office. The supplement was co- ordinated by ‘‘Campus’’ staff member Daron Westman, who is also involved with local gay groups. He was beaten up Feb. 13 by three unidentified men, including one who hit Westman with a hockey stick. Westman saw only two of his attackers. Both were dis- guised in ski masks. They gave Westman a sprained wrist and a cut above the left eye. An unidentified person or persons sent Westman, “‘Campus’’ Editor Bob Palmer and his girlfriend Stephanie Lindeburg hate letters Feb.14, threatening to break Westman and Palmer’s legs and to rape Lindeburg. Lindeburg did not work on the supplement and is not a ‘‘Campus”’ staffer. All three were shocked by the extremely personal, violent tone of the unsigned letters. ‘‘Ididn’t see anything (in the issue) to get people upset,’ said Lindeburg. The four-page supplement included a poem describing violent attacks against gays, stories on the daily. experiences and_att- itudes faced by gays and les- bians and a history of the stru- ggle for official recognition ot the Bishop’s Gay Students’ alliance. “I expected hate letters, but ones that we could have pub- lished,’’ said Palmer. Westman, who the supp- lement described as ‘‘still the only openly gay person on campus,’’ was assaulted three times last year in Lennoxville. But he didn’t expect any vio- lence this time -- just nasty notes. ‘I was thinking things had improved. I guess Bishop’s hasn’t improved in the four years I’ve been here,’’ he said. ‘‘It’s hard to believe this is 1983.” Violent expressions of homo- phobia are nothing new at Bishop’s. In October 1979, Westman was beaten up after he tried to establish a gay. group at Bishop’s. The assault scared off potential members and the violent homophobic atmosphere made it difficult for gays and lesbians to be- come visible, according to Westman. In 1980, the student hand- book, edited by Westman, was seized by the administration because of its allegedly taste- less pro-gay bias. It was later distributed with a_ student council disclaimer apologizing for any tasteless copy or graphics. Some 75 students, however, took matters into their own hands and burned more than 100 copies of the handbook. “‘The (university) atmos- phere is not very welcoming, it is very fearful,’’ said West- man. “‘It (the university) is very conservative and it’s worse because it’s so small. There’s a great deal of pres- sure to conform.”’ The latest assault against Westman is being investi- gatged by campus security. Westman is debating whether he should enlist the help of Lennoxville police. In the past, he has found them to be un- caring and unco-operative. The university has not been very supportive either, accord- ing to Westman. “The principal is not tre- mendously sympathetic about the gay community. My im- pression is that he’s not overly concerned,’’ he said. A special gay and lesbian is- sue of the Concordia Univer- sity newspaper provoked a similar reaction in November. Three contributors received violent threats and about 5,000 copies of that issue were destroyed. No one has been found re- sponsible yet.