Tuesday, May 14, 1974 THE MICHIGAN DAILY Page Thirteen Tuesday, May 14, 1974 THE MICHIGAN DAILY Page Thirteen 'U' not participant in merit aid trend Rape reclassification proposed By SANDY HAUSMAN Rising costs of higher educa- tion may be hurting low-income students in more w.Rys than one, A recent study by the Chronicle of Higher Education showed that more scholarships are now being offered on the basis of merit alone. Rather than lose good students to cheaper state schools, many private universi- ties and colleges compete by offering "no-need" grants. Although some state schools are responding with similar merit awards, University ad- ministrators say assistance here is still based heavily on demon- strated need. Thomas Butts, di- rector of the Office of Financial Aid, sees the new trend as un- fortunate. He claims that some the University will not suffer from the competition of merit grants at other institutions. "W'd estimate the cost of ed- ucation for a freshman here next year to be about $3,200. That's still a couple of thous- and dollars less than it will cost to go to many private schools," Butts says. HE GOES ON to explain that middle income students are not shut off from aid. His office con- siders a number of factors in awarding money, including fam- ily income, number of children in college, family size and un- usual expenses. On the basis of all factors, Butts claims that many middle income students do qualify for help. At present, from 25 to 30 per By ANDREA LILLY Help may be on the way for rape victims. New legislation that would change the legal clasification of rape has been introduced in the state senate by Sen. Gary Byker (R-Hudson- ville) and a similar bill h as been introduced in the s t a t e House by Edgar Geerlings (R- Twin Lake). The bill is an attempt to help rape victims to prosecute suc- cessfully for the crime. It is based on a proposal by the Michigan Woman's Task Force on Rape, recommending classi- fication of rape as a crime of violence rather than a sexual offense. The bill also provides for male rape victims. "HOPEFULLY," says Byker, "this bill will give victims enough boost in morale to more readily report rape. It will act as a deterrent to the assailant in attacking a woman." Byker also said that he hopes that his bill will help to change the current public opinion of rape in this country. "We must educate the pub- lic," he continued, "to realize that the injustices thrown at women are inhuman. Rape is not a crime of passion, it is a crime of violence." THE BILL would establish four degrees of sexual assault, ranging from first to fourth, de- pending upon the amount of vio- lence and coercion committed. The proposed legislation would eliminate the requirement that a rape victim must "resist to the utmost" or e- .Ae to nrCK secute the assailant at all. The bill also prohibits the de- fense attorney or the person charged with rape from inquir- ing about previous sexual activ- ity of the rape victim. "We think," said Geerlings, "that this bill will definitely in- crease the number of convic- tions." students may be tricked into at- cent of University students do tending schools on the basis of get aid of some kind. This year money alone. alone, the Office of Financial "WHAT'S REALLY important Aid paid out nearly $24 million.A e is for the student to pick the Butts reports that so far his of- school which has the right pro- fice has been able to keep up gram for him or her. The dollar with inflation thanks to increas- sign on it shouldn't be that big es in the amount of money cc-m- of a problem," he says. ing from both private and go\- Butts contends, however, that ernment sources. Upwardly mobile families notru more motivated, study shows CasSifed 4 E DELI VERY 7 PROBLEMS? Our Head Carrier awaits your calls every morning Tuesday through Friday-9-11 a.m. 764-0558 The major reason some fam- ilies move up the ladder of eco- nomic success and others fall into poverty or hard times has little to do with how motivated, hard working, or thrifty they are - and a great deal to do with changes in the composition of the family and decisions about who works and who does not. That is among the concl's- ions of a recent study of in- come change conducted by Uni- versity's Institute for Social Re- search. THE STUDY was the first re- search effort to follow a nation- wide sample of American fam- ilies over a period of several years and search for the causes of the changing economic f o r- tunes. Over 5,000 families were interviewed concerning their background, attitudes, behavior, and elements of their social and economic environments. 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