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The Phoenix Thursday, February 18, 1982 Westem Maryland College Volume 1, Number 16 Unique program begins at WMC L "Can you imagine a more difficult the experts 'NOrking at the Helen Chris Sota job in rehabilitation?" stated Vernon. Keller· Center provided the base for The Helen Keller National Center for ''This is a group with maximum need the program to build on Deaf-Blind Youths and Adults and and a minimum amount of services Vernon stated it was "a gruesome Western Maryland College have offered to help them. Nobody was task arranging everything. but now jointly put together a program to train being prepared to help these people it's done" graduate students and professionals and they couldn't ask for help without The program consists of nine hours to work with the deal-blind. The first being taught how to ask." of specialized courses taught by the program, a first in the world, was The program also developed out of Helen Keller staff, nine hours in thought up by Dr. McCay Vernon, a concem lor the 6,000 Children born deafness which the WMC program professor of psychology at WMC, and deaf-blind in the rubelhi epidemic of regularly offers, nine hours in the Martin A. Alder, director 01 the Helen 1963-67 who are now entering adult- graauate students' area of interest Keller Center. hOod. This rubella influx will more such as counseling or special ed., Dr. Vernon said that he became than quadruple the usual prevalence and six hours required by the gradu- concerned with the needs of the of deaf-blindness from diseases such ate school-one course 00 research deaf-blind when he was doll"lQ re- .ee Ushers syndrom methods and one conceming trends. search on the causes of deaf-blind- Adler, as quoted in Newsday, said For the Master's Degree Certiflcatioo, ness. The research Involved going to that while there are training programs 12-14 weeks of intemship at the the Helen xener Center in Long for children's specialists, there is Helen Keller Center are required. Island, the only center in the world none on any level for those wor1l;ing FIV8 weeks 01 intensive study be- serving just the deaf-blind. Vernon with deaf-blind adults gins June 21, and is made up of two said it was obvious that the center Vernon said that he started talking courses taught by a three-member was having to hire people with no with Adler about a program to train training team from the Helen Keller training in the specific area 01 deal- professional to 'NOr1I; with the deaf- Center led by Sister Bernadette blindness to do the hardest possible blind. WMC itself has a nationally Wyone Kiwanis WMC job in rehabilitation: teaching and respected graduate program in deaf- Vernon commented on the expense start The Loch Raven program. Club gives I-r Edward a $300 donation Dr. fo help the deaf-blind Mccay Kilcullen, From working with the deaf-blind. ness, and this program coupled with of the having program raising and the all hard the time he Vernon, Paul F. Cremear, Thomas J. Hayes. Is money SGA plans cuts needed Rfteen braille typewriters equip- and "Eligibles for tile program are those are interested in the program have to buy the necessary ment. five expensive machines called Opti- whO have already wor1l;ed with the already completed some of the re- gons are a few examples of what is deaf, blind, or deal-blind but have quirements. Vernon said ne doesn't Rdy Kuo needed, along with all the utensils, never had formal training," stated know the number of students inter- Next year's budget proposals for school-funded organizations household appliances, and other Vernon. "And anyone whO has a BA ested yet, but the first announcement were reviewed on March 10 in the,Leidy Aoom. Overseeing this meeting equipment needed to aid in teaching and is interested." of the program will go out soon in a of the Budget Committee was Caryl Connor - SGA Treasurer. the deaf-blind simple functions of Those students on campus whO brochure. At 9 p.m. the meeting commenced. Connor asked all organizations see related story on page 4 daily living, said vernon have taken courses in deafness and to think mom realistically in terms of budget cuts, not raises approval Preview of Reagan cuts "At this point," she said, "lrs not sure if any more lTIOOey will come in." She also reemphasized that the proposals, after beIng cleared in Senate on March 17, still require Dean Mowbray's review. Rnal will occur in the spring time. The present organizations' budget proposals and net increases In student aid IS grim are presented here in their entirety: Wont ,....... Now Social Committee $18,425 $18.424 -$1 PEll GRANTS The SSIC fund matches grants The Phoenix $6,200 $7,000 +s 800 to the made to students by the states. The Contrast $1,125 $1,000 -$125 CPS WASHINGTON, D.C.-In what-one According to numbers leaked Con- administratioo wants to end the pro- Yearbook $6,300 $6,600 +$300 press, the administration wants gram entirely, whlch this year serves Pell Seniors - $200 $200 o o . of·them termed a "historic" largest gathering grtess 40 to cut funding Only for students Grants 300,000 students of the "eno percent. from representatives by Juniors $1,400 $1,400 most in the less tterr $14,000 GUARANTEED STUDENT LOANS scctorores $200 $250 /+$50 important college groups families eaming a About 3.5 million students took out the get Freshmen $200 $200 o land last week to preview with - alarm Presi- - year could of $27,000 grants, this compared The GSls tnis year, but the administratioo politically to surprise to a limit year. - and Homecoming $125 $200 $75 dent Ronald Aeagan and the 1983 maximum grant, moreover, would be wants to cut drastically the number of Publicity $75 $25 -$50 education budget he wants Congress $1400, down from $1670 this year. students eligible for them in the Office $100 $125 +$25 to pass. SUPPLEMENTAL EDUCATIONAL future. Reagan proposes to eliminate Aepresentatives of state schools, pri- OPPORTUNITY GRANTS: all graduate and professional school $34,350 $35,424 $1,074 vate universities, community and jun- _SEOGs, which currently serve some students from the program, double Contrast, WMC's literary publica- off with." ior colleges, students and faculty 615,000 college students, would be the loan origination fee tOJO percent tion, declined a raise and asked that He recalled the great expense of members bitterly predicted that as eliminated. of the loan value, make borrowers $125 be taken off their budget. The the homecoming float that, "almost, many as two million college students NATIONAL DIRECT STUDENT pay market interest rates (up from the reason offered was that there wasn't cleaned us out." Still, the Freshmen will be hurt by the cuts. Thousands-of LOANS current nine percent) starting two enough student interest to make more Class budget remained at $200. them may be driven from campus Under the NDSL program, created years after leaving schOol, and limit than one issue. However, the Sophomores gained altogether. during the Eisenhower administration, GSLs to students with "unmet The Yearbook at first asked fOl" a $50 for next year "Deep cuts have already been 250,000 students now get jow-cost needs." $600 raise. Next years staff hoped to The Socia! Committee that handles made in appropriatioos for studen.t loans to pay tor school. The adminis- Loan But Dr. Edward Fox of the Student add eight more pages of color pic- _ WMC mixers, movies, ~d concerts, financial aid," summarized Ed Han- tration will ask Congress to end all Marketing Association, which tures. ~ were voted down to a was reduced in budget. At first, they ley, lobbyist for the U.S. Student funding for NDSLs helps arrange GSLs among banks $300 raise instead. . requested a $575 dollar increase. Association (USSA). "Further cuts are COLLEGE WORK·STUDY PRO· around the country, says those The Seniof class had no change In However, Ward Street. the current going to keep thousands of students GRAIl changes might effectively mean the program their $200 budget pr~. And, the president, had it cut from returning to college this fall, and The Aeagan budget calls for a 27 end of the GSL in the Junior Class was denied a $200 1 rrotlco that it be reduced," he others will never get to attend college percent funding cut. for this program, "Any change (GSL) legisla- raise. Ken Schaele.r, last year's Fresh- said, "because, next years officials at all." - under which the federal govemment tion is the forerunner of an incredible The spokespeople, solemnly facing amount of expensive paperwork for men . Class president, argued for didn't care to stick around to see helps colleges pay students ·working the (who addibonal money for the Freshman what would happen." During the an audience of reporters and ass0- their way throogh school .. observers banks actually make the ciation staffers in a House committee estimate some 250,000 students will loans)," says Fox, whO was not at the Class. meeting, several persons left. hearing room, said the Reagan edu- Washington press conference. "My experience last year," he Most of the meeting centered on lose their jobs as a result of the cut. stated, "showed that we needed cation budget would affect all federal STATE STUDENT INCENTIVE "Banks could certainly be dropping something more substantial to start continued on page 3 student aid programs: GRANTS out in the future."