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To qualify for the credits, students must live in off-campus housing and be declared finan- cially independent. STUDENT TENANTS are eligible for the home heating tax credit even if heating is included in their rent bill, according to Curt Gemalsky, income tax administrator for the state's Department of Treasury. The credit, is "meant for low income people," Gemalsky said, and is based on household income. and a standard allowance set by the state. Y A rent credit, based on total rent and total income, is also available for tenants. And if a tenant owes no other state taxes, the rent credit can qualify for a refund. THE CALCULATIONS for the tax credits are easy to make and can lead to substantial savings. "It was worth filing for last year," said LSA senior Al Bayer. "For simply filling a few lines I made almost $200." For tips on federal income tax, H&R Block super- visor Jerry Browning advises students who earn less than $3,300 a year not to withhold federal tax on em- ployment forms. If the federal tax is not withheld, filing a federal tax form is unnecessary; if the tax is withheld, a student must file to get his or her money back. "Why should you let them hold your money?" Browning said. Students can call the state Department of Treasury to receive an income tax credit booklet with complete information on calculating both home heating and rent credits. The Michigan Daily-Tuesday, February 9, 1982-Page 3 China plans extensive govern1enalcutbacks HONG KONG (AP)- China plans an extensive governmental retrenchment that includes cutting the number of vice premiers from 18 to two or three and scrapping a system -that allows most bureaucrats to keep their jobs for life, an authoritative leftist Hong Kong newspaper reported yesterday. It was the most detailed report yet on the Communist leadership's plan to cut down China's monumental bureaucracy, which many senior Chinese officials blame for stalling the country's drive to modernize by the year 2000. THE HONG Kong Chinese-language daily newspaper Ta Kung Pao, which reflects the official Communist Party line in Peking, said the program was "revolutionary" and of paramount im- portance to the "fate of the country and the party." Although the report could not be verified in ,Hong Kong, diplomatic sources in the British colony said it was likely. The sources, who asked for anonymity, said the Chinese gover- nment has called on all ministries, bureaus and councils to submit retren chmert plans before March 1. .....v ;,v{.. .v.".*.....*.**..*.:..v...:......... .....i.+f..................... '.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . :: :v::::::::::."i:: ii:::' ii: i:v:::}:::"::J; :'::":: ii: iii:.4::5:: :: is i: :":.i+ :i::":i::c:ay} :::......:::.:: ii: }::: ii +i"::. ":::,.; :.................. :v:::::' ..1;v:. ,_ HAPPENINGS] BBA program revised HIGHLIGHT The Committee on Domestic Budget/Economic Priorities will hold a discussion about President Reagan's federal budget at 7:30 p.m., at the home of Jo Kelsey, 6 Buckingham Court, Ann Arbor. Discussion may focus on budget ramifications for county health and human services, defense spending and defense contracts, as well as concentrating on what action can be taken to implement changes. FILMS AAFC-Warner Brothers' Oddities, 7 p.m.; Classic Hollywood Cartoons, 8:30 p.m., Lorch Hall. Jewish Cultural Assoc. and E. Quad Dorm-Cast a Giant Shadow, 8:30 p.m., E.Q. Room 126. Women's Studies-The Life and Times of Rosie the Riveter, 12 p.m., 2203 A.H. PERFORMANCES School of Music-Concert Band and Chamber Winds, conducted by Carl St. Clair, 8 p.m., Hill. School of Music-Louis Nagel: Program includes J.S. Bach partitas, 8 p.m:, Rackham." School of Music-Voice recital: Steven Stolen, 8 p.m., Recital Hall. Reader's Theatre Guild-"I was a Teenage Anthology," 8 p.m., Residen- tial College Aud. Impact Dance-7 p.m., Union Ballroom. SPEAKERS Bioengineering-Vincent Pluvinage, "Testing a Model for the Coupled Network of Photoreceptors in the Turtle Retina", 4 p.m., E. Eng. Kelsey Museum of Archaeology-Timothy Gregory, "From Paganism to Christianity in the Sanctuaries of Greece," 4p.m., Kelsey Museum. Geological Sciences-L. Gordon Medaris, "Petrogenesis of Ultramaic Rocks," 4 p.m., CC Little. Urban Planning-Mitch Rycus, "Energy and Planning," 11 a.m., 1040 Dana Bldg. Chemistry-Isaac Bersuker, "The Interaction Between Electronic and Vibrational Motion in Molecules," 4p.m., 1300 Chem. ..AIESEC-Ronald L. Mercer, "Obligations of the Business Community," 5: 30 p.m., Hale Aud. SPublic Health-Joel Grinker, "Obesity: Behavioral and Metabolic Fac- tors", 3:30p.m., 3061 SPH Computing Center-CC Counseling Staff, "Chalk Talk: File Editing for Beginners", 12:10p.m., NUBS. Computing Center-Forrest Hartman, "Intro. to Pattern Matching," 3:30 p.m., B114 MLB Housing Special Program-Thomas Holt, "Great Black Leaders Past, Present and Future," 8p.m., Strauss Library, West Quad. International Center-Joe Volk, "Power, Peace and Justice-Global Ef- forts for Peace," 12 p.m., 603 E. Madison St. MEETINGS Ann Arbor Go CLub-7-11 p.m., 1433 Mason Hall. Botticelli Game Players-12 p.m., Dominick's. Windsurfing Club-7 p.m. 2230 CCRB. Ann Arbor Libertarian League-Candidate planning meeting, 7 p.m., Count of Antipasto Restaurant. American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics-7 p.m., Room 107 AEB. Folk Dance Club-Beginners 7 p.m., Intermediate 8:30 p.m., Michigan Union. MISCELLANEOUS American Chemistry Society-Free tutoring for Chemistry, 10-12 a.m., 1210 Chem.' English Composition Board-ECB Faculty, "Responding to Specific Pat- terns in Student Writing I," 4-6 p.m., 2553 LSA Bldg. Alpha Phi Sorority-Sucker Sale, all proceeds to American Heart Association, all day on Diag and Fishbowl. Michigan Media and CLRT-Faculty Instructional Workshop, "Video Technology: The 1980's and Beyond," 7-9:30 p.m., for info call 763-2396. Chinese Studies-Bag lunch, Shpen-fu Lin, "Of Dried Fish and Men: Love Songs of the Six Dynasties," 12 p.m., Commons Room, Lane Hall. CEW-Counseling group, "Assertion Training for Secretaries," 7:30-9:30 p.m., 12-1 :30 p.m., Hunt Club, Center Library. Women of the University Faculty-Mary Chrichton, "Innocents Abroad: The Junior Year in Freiburg, 1979-80," League. Women of The Univesity Faculty-Cafeteria supper, 5:30 p.m., League Rooms 1land 2. Economics-Wayne Passmore, "SHAZAM Econometrics Program," 7:30- 9 p.m., 2443 Mason Hall. Economics-Dave Rodgers, "FORMAT Marcros for Research Reports and Letters," 7:30-9 p.m., Seminar Room, CC. Women's Ultimate Frisbee Team-Practice 10-12 a.m. and 9:30-11 p.m., Colliseum at Fifth and Hill. Women's International League for Peace and Freedom-Committee on Domestic Budget/Economic Priorities, 7:30 p.m., 6 Buckingham Court. Michigan Solar Energy Association-"Heat Loss Through Windows," 7:30 p.m., Ann Arbor Public Library Conference Room. Ann Arbor Public Library-Christella Moody, "There is a River: The Struggle for Freedom in America," 12:10-12:50 p.m., Ann Arbor Public Library Meeting Room., Alpha Phi Omega-Blood Drive, Afternoons and Evenings, Markley, Couzeis, Union and Bursley. National Organization for Women-"Women in the Trades," 7:30 p.m., Unitarian Church, 1917 Washtenaw Ave. To submit items for the Happenings Column, send them in care of: Happenings, The Michigan Daily, 420 Maynard St., Ann Arbor, MI. 48109. -r~a 3afh Annalai fewer eourses required BY INDRE LIUTKUS Beginning next fall term, students working on their bachelor of business administration degrees will have fewer required courses and greater freedom in choosing electives from their areas of specialization, according to business school officials. The philosophy of the BBA program has changed over the years, explained Donald Skadden, the business school's associate dean for academic affairs. Originally developed to serve as a broad business background for graduate work, the BBA program is beginning to emphasize specialization for the growing number of students en- tering the job mrket immediately after graduation, Skadden said. THE REQUIRED two three-credit core marketing courses will be con- solidated into a single three-credit course, explained Martin Warshaw, chairman of the business school's curriculum committee. Students will also have to choose one of two currently required finance cour- ses, and they may choose to take the other course as an elective, according to. Skadden. Students questioned about the change seem to agree that the flexibility provided by freeing hours for electives is desirable. WILLIAM Middlebrooks, a senior finance major, said that although a basic understanding of financing and marketing is crucial, the new program answers the need for more electives. "This reduction in the two cores'should not cut back on fundamental knowledge that is applicable to all phases of business," he said. Bob Peak, a business school junior, said he thinks "It's great because more specialization will help in a job. Everything here is geared toward ac- counting," he said. "There is a need for more electives in other areas." Another change in the business school involves students who have taken University courses in other schools which are considered equivalent to those offered by the business school. Students will take Placement exams next fall which may enable students to waive the business course, according to Judith Goodman, director of ad- missions and students services in the business school. "I STRESS that this (exam) is an op- tion available to students, not a necessity," Goodman said. "If a student does waive a course, the freed space must be filled with a business school elective," she explained. LONGESTI HOUR OLDEST PIZZERIA Finest Pasta Dishes INN, HAPPY HOUR HAPPY HOUR 2M r -F6PM Mon. thru Fi. Free Hors d'oeuvres both at 512 E. WILLIAM 663-3379 Environmental groups- urge control of waste shipments LANSING (UPI) - Environmental groups geared up yesterday for a key committee fight on a bill strengthening Michigan's control over radioactive waste shipments. Officials of Greenpeace Great Lakes and the Safe Energy Coalition appeared at a news conference to urge approval of the bill by the House Public Health Committee Wednesday- and counter, arguments the-state is preempited by federal action on the issue. THE BILL, developed by a House subcommittee after several months of work, is designed to give the state the legal authority it needs to control ship- ments of high-level radioactive waste through Michigan. Gov. William Milliken used emergen- cy rules to block a Canadian shipment last yearksandpermanent regulations are: in the works, but backers of the bill said a statute would give Michigan "a stronger day in court'! in a legal clash viewed as almost inevitable. 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