Broward Community College - Silver Sands Yearbook (Fort Lauderdale, FL)

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was not considered a resident of s state. finite additional expenses include roximately S7 per week to run the that she and her sister have ently bought. Her financial ation may be changing however. At s writing, Miss Loftus is looking for apartment. st would agree that the student o must work in order to go to lege is pressed for both money and e. And most would agree that the :ident on a scholarship has life easy. ey would very possibly be wrong, ::ording to Monica Wilson. -cunica, an applied music major, is on ,BCC scholarship which pays her itriculation fees. She also receives a iiolarship from the Florida Atlantic sic Guild which covers applied sic fees. I E worked as a hostess in a restaurant Q. summer before coming to BCC in der to pay for last summer's school xms, which are not covered by either polarship. iwould really like to work but I just nt have the time, she stated, since ischolarship requires upholding a ipectable grade-point average. iso, the scholarships provide for the vious college expenses but provide I income. I s Wilson does, however, sing at an iaisional wedding for 310. Jsic is a time-consuming discipline. ere is much practicing involved, ncerts, and recitals. Monica rforms with the Broward Opera eatre and the Sine Nomine lWithout .imel Singers, a quartet, besides the CC Chamber Choir and Concert Iioir. She said that at least two or ee nights, often more, are taken up th rehearsals. Which doesn't leave ich time for a job. wich doesn't leave much money. iylene Corbett is paying, and rking her way through college. She eives a S99 per month workship as editor. That check can be filed as asset rather than income since it goes into the bank to be used toward tuition and costs at the University of South Florida, where she will transfer in January. She also holds a part-time job as a cashier, with a take-home pay of approximately S40 a week. Chylene lives at home, and so at present does not have any room and board expenditures. But I pay for all my clothes, all my medical bills, and though I use my father's car, it doesn't run on water, she added. Besides the more obvious kinds of financial assistance lloans, grants, scholarships, waivers of feesl BCC also has developed a program of Cooperative Education, whereby the student works full time one semester and attends classes the next semester, alternating the two until graduation requirements are met. The benefits from the Co-Op program are many. There is the opportunity to make college education lReady? All together now...l relevant, a chance to discover if your major field is really what you want to dedicate your life tO. And there is money. Average wages for a student working in the co-op program are over 32.50 an hour and students can earn between S1500 and S2000 a year from co-op employers. Assistant Director of Cooperative Education William Dery stated that money was a major part of the attraction to most of those entering the program, but both he and Walter F. Thomason, director of the program, agreed that the financial aspects lose importance as the student continues. Although BCC's program is still too young to have any conclusive evidence, in a nation-wide study it was shown that two out of three cooperative education students remain with the same employer even after graduation, according to Thomason. The director also said that most of those enrolled in the work-study curriculum probably could get by on part-time jobs. Dery added, however, that this method is a good way to seperate jobs and school. However, across campus from the Cooperative Education Office is the Financial Aid Office. Approximately 1500 full time students, or about a quarter of the total enrollment of full-time students, receive some sort of economic assistance from this office, according to Mrs. Betty Cooper. Mrs. Cooper said that all Term l grants and scholarships were distributed. These numbered about the same as for the previous year, but there were more student applicants this time around. ln addition, all 130 on-campus workships and 160 off-campus workships were filled. These levels were unchanged, too. Short-term, interest-free loans are available to students who apply during the week their fees are due. All these loans are to be paid by April 1. In the fall term, the entire fund was distrubuted. Mrs. Cooper also noted that many loans were still available to full-time students who have been residents of Florida for at least two years. All applications must be co-signed, even those of married persons, Mrs. Cooper added. Payment of these loans begins after graduation at an interest rate of 4 percent. So there is some financial assistance to be had. But with the increased emphasis on college education, not only for the academically oriented but for those interested in technical fields, the present status of financial aid may seem to some to be merely tokenism. And even those who do get it are not guaranteed a free ride. It may be incongrous, notwithstanding all the talk of meaningless education and a somewhat reactionary cry for simpler times, there are still many who care enough about an education to finance it themselves. We may be evolving into a species that will thrive on three hours sleep a night. And there are still probably a surprising number of BCC students who for three days of the week find themselves driving on E in possession 27 cents.

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ff Q' 1 f f f 1 'Nl l3i..n.ti4rla.i. titties llciii sgutrii' ri slim .air , Mg' N T' If .4 J ttf! 1 , V . :leaf . 'Nl lf 1 There was a time when Economics was thought simply to be a course that accountants had to take and that it had something to do with graphs. And when one talked of The Economy, it was usually suffixed by size and referred to laundry detergent. The economy is big today, though lor least the subject of the economyl and students find themselves not only concerned with economics in general but their own specific situations. On a campus the type of BCC a myriad of financial problems plague students. One of the aforementioned graphs which is always very popular is the carving up of the consumer dollar, or in this case, the matriculation fee dollar. However, according to Hall Whaley, BCC comptroller lpronounced controllerl, it is a bit difficult to see exactly where the student's money goes. To begin with, the additional 34.50 that students paid with their fees this term goes to the state for scholarship distribution, rather than remaining within the school. Whaley believes that this is unfair to those who are paying out-of-state fees, since they are ineligible for these grants. He is also opposed to the fact that this additional fund has taken the place of a legislative appropriation. Certain auxilliaries of the college, for example, the bookstore, are self-sustaining and receive no appropriation. But how do students come up with money to pay the fees in the first T place? Out-of-state tuition has been mentioned and that provides as good a starting place as any. Mary Couture moved to Hollywood before her senior year in high school in order to care for her sick grandmother. Her parents, however, remained in Michigan. Term I marked Mary's fifth and final term at BCC, for all five terms she has paid out-of-state tuition because she is dependent on her parents who hold residence in Michigan. Miss Couture's parents do not contribute to her educatiion however. If she were to become an independent minor, she would be dropped from her parents insurance. Insurance for and independent minor is more costly than out-of-state tuition. Along with increased tuition, Mary, a music education major who has been a member of Chamber Choir since her first term here, has the additional expenses of applied music fees. Mary added that she and a brother who has recently graduated from college and pointed out that the cost of living is much higher in Michigan, where it snows much of the year. She feels that out-of-state tuition is necessary but that waivers should be permitted. It shouldn't matter that much where you're from. A psychology major who prefers to remain anonymous took night courses in addition to coming to school during the day because he registered too late. He registered late because he did not '1 ' ' bT!l-'3!R'L0l'Q'5'9!W4'T2-5 ' have the money to pay his fe including out-of-state tuition Anonymous was able to talk to I George Young, Dean of Stude Affairs who offered him a short te loan in order to pay the fees. T student however would not need t loan if his schedule could be put hold until he was able to reach t bank rather than voided. Dr. You arranged this. This student is also financing education with the GI Bill. Working I hours a week as a parking attenda and carrying 13 credit hours, he fin he has enough time to do as well he can in both Phoenix News Editor Patty Loft though statistically rich, finds hers practically poor. She describes h stepfather as quite wealthy owns several houses and land in bo Florida and Chicago. However, he refused to financially assist in t college education of Pat or her sist l Barbara, since he is not bound by I to do so. J Miss Lotus is working 20-25 hours week as a cashier with a take ho I pay of about S30-35. On a Fede l workship, another S99 per month added income, and this is usual deposited in the bank y Term l of 1971 was the first term th 1 she had paid resident fees, now sophomore, she had paid out-of-st tuition through term Ill-A. Residen W is determined by physical presence a 1 although her family had been payi taxes and bills on their Florida ho lp a year prior to moving from Chicag l .43 1.51, i ' ll' x. , 5, .. 5 r P Y r ' , . h if A 3' - ilu- 1 .Q bb nn. all ' ,V Q' I' if H' Nj ff' I Km.. I I,- f , i .--as - N '- 1' l mf Wu. afjg, M W -i li' F ? . . i , I A I 'QUE 'NI-' ' L 1s 1 altar.,-za Q., 2 Xe., ' j f I M ' .ff I . .,,. 1 Y , l i a , 1 I I I 'l 'l ' l l . R ll ll ' l l'

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0 Ralph Nader: Supercihze By Nancy Mixon l think one thing we've learned, even though we may not want to admit it, is that the sheer growth of our economy is solving fewer and fewer problems. Speaking to a group of three thousand students, faculty, and other community members on November 10, Ralph Nader conveyed his findings regarding the American economy, consumer protection, and environmental standards. The noted consumer advocates was introduced by SGA president, Larry Brannon, whose organization sponsored lVlr. Nader's ninety minute speech. Security police patroled the BCC gymnasium, while purses and bags were searched as additional safety measures. Speakers were operating outside for the benefit of those who were unable to enter the crowed building. Nader commented upon the unfair distribution of financial resources, citing crumbling cities, pollution of the environment, schools closing because of lack of revenue, and the high costs of medical care as examples of issues that are excluded from response to economic needs. He believes that Americans are too complacent about what occurs in the country and that many have a tendency to compare the American economy with those of foreign countries. However, he stated, we should only be compared with our own potential. We should be ashamed of oufselves for having such depressing problems in a country of unparalleled wealth and resourses and scientific and technological skills. There's no excuse for having 25,000,000 Americans live in a state of continual poverty and millions undernourished children , Nader added. He later stated, We must redefine democracy to meet new challenges and issues. The importance of the environmental crisis was outlined in three steps by lVlr. Nader. First, it creates a new level of perception from which pollution may be regarded, that is, as a form of destruction capable of generating epidemics. Pollution is a primary destroyer of private property from which it originates, in the form of corporations, plants, and mills. Second the environmental crisis m be considered systematically. Polluti is a part of the whole picture subj to no ecological barriers. Third promotes the effective organization citizens in an effort to combat problem. As Nader stated, Polluti can be controlled in two ways. 0 way is building more hospitals a providing more beds for the wheez l 1 l i i victims. The other way is to trace 1 problem and administer controls at 1 earliest point of commencement The consumer advocate descri The price is quite high, as is sho by its status as as health hazard wh often resuts in cancer and emphyse as well as genetic effects, for th who are subjected to prolon exposure to polluted areas necessitates far more controls than being used to combat the problem the cost of controlling pollution minimal in comparison to the pro of the corporations that are the ma polluters and the cost if pollution is stopped. Pollution is the cause of million worth of property dam annually. At this revelation, Na asked his audience Can we aff not to stop pollution? l 4 1 l I I ' I A Q . rl n l l .i ui , pollution as the price of progre 'v ii i ll ii I I ll Il i