4 The Michigan Daily-Saturday, March 27, 1982-Page 3 New service searches for .student financial aid By FANNIE WEINSTEIN More than $3 billion in scholarships, loans, and work-study endowments are waiting to be claimed by students, the only problem is knowing where to look, says J. Dale Boyd, the head of Ann Ar- bor's newly-founded scholarship search service. Boyd, who last. month founded the Ann Arbor based American Academic Scholarship Service, claims that all students need do to find all this money is pay him a $49 fee and he will find for them at least five potential sources of financial aid. BUT, HARVEY Grotrian, the University's director of financial aid, warns that students should be careful before dishing out fees to any of the many financial aid serach services that have cropped up around the country over the past year,. "We're not saying they're not a valuable source (for locating of aid)," he said. "But students should not use these services blindly. they should do some footwork on their own and then consider them." "We would suggest that students familiarize themselves first with in- formation available free to the studen- ts," Grotrian said, adding that a book with listings of scholarship sources is available at the University's Office of Financial Aid in the Student Activities Building. BOYD, WHO is a local aerospace, executive, said his service is hooked in- to a New Jersey computer which has a listing of more than $250,000 possible sources of financial aid. The New Jersey company has been compiling data for four years, Boyd said and has serviced more than 10,000 clients since it opened last summer. It provided 96 percent of those clients with at least five sources of possible aid, he said. If the computer does not come up with at least five sources, Boyd said he refunds the $49 fee that the student submits with a completed dataform and the student is provided with whatever information the computer did turn up. THE FORM, which can be obtained by sending $1 and a self-addressed en- velope to Boyd's Ann Arbor post office box, includes questions on topics ranging from occupational goals to special talents and skills. An estimated family income is also requested Boyd said, becaqse some, awards listed are based on need. According to Boyd, the student is sent a computer print-out listing up to 25 possible sources within two weeks after the application is received. At that point, he added, it is up to the student to contact the potential sources. "YOU JUST don't know where to go or who to contact (for aid). That's the value of putting it on the computer," Boyd said, adding that on a trial program he ran on his son, he was aware of only four out of the thirteen sources the computer listed. College freshmen and sophomores and high schol juniors and seniors benefit the most from the service, Boyd said, stressing that it is important for high school juniors to act early in case there are award requirements that have to be met during the senior year. BOYD SAID he knew of no particular reason the awards are not more publicized but added that information on them is available to the public. For example, he said, the American Legion has an extensive scholarship program but it is only publicized among the group's current members. "The beauty of it," he said, "is once you put your information on the dataform, the computer does the mat- ching." It would be impossible, Boyd said, to narrow the number of awards available to an individual from 250,000 to 13 without the help of a computer. The company is currently working on gathering information on athletic scholarships and is also designing a program for students pursuing advan- ced degrees, he said. Daily Photo by MIKE LUAS Cot in the actf These participants in the Greek Week bed race, members of the Chi Omega, Sigma Phi, and Zeta Beta Tau houses, face the disheartening prospect of a broken bed. Although their nighttime vehicle proved less than trusty, their spirits during the Greek festivities were hardly dampened. Ue:Japan shoul defense City aware of student apathy By STACY POWELL Student apathy may have replaced student activism in several areas of campus life-especially concerning city government. "Students don't realize that city politics have anything to do with them," said City Councilmember Lowell Peterson (D-First Ward). "Students drink in Ann Arbor bars, pay taxes through their rent, and drive on the roads." MAYOR LOUIS Belcher agreed that, student apathy is a serious problem in the city. "I've watched student par- ticipation drop substantially in the last six or seven years," Belcher said. Belcher said the lack of student involvement can be blamed on a preoccupation with academics. "They're (students) more interested in studies and getting a job," he added. Although many blame low student participation on out-of- state students who don't register to vote, Peterson disagreed. "EVEN PEOPLE who are registered don't vote," Peter- son said. Peterson said student involvement in political issues is limited to a "solid core of people." Democratics are more ac- tive than Republicans, Peterson said, adding, "The Young Republicans are more of a social club. I can't imagine any student supporting the Republican party." The activists center around issues such as the U.S. role in Central America, robotics, and President Reagan's financial aid cutbacks to University students, Peterson said. BELCHER-IS optimistic that student involvement will pick up in the future. "Long-range programs like energy, recycling, and solid waste disposal" have spurred student in- terest recently, he said. "They (students) feel a strong sense of responsibility to. work out these issues," Belcher commented. To increase interaction between students and the city, Ann Arbor has set up internships through the University. 20 or 30 students currently have internships with city committees and commissions, Belcher said. TOKYO (UPI) - Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger told Japan yester- day the United States is determined to remain "a Pacific power" but that the Japanese must start spending more on their own defense. Weinberger, beginning his first of- ficial tour of Asia with a three-day visit to Japan, told a luncheon audience that Japanese who believe the Soviet Union is-no threat to them are being "foolishly naive." "IT WOULD be dangerously shor- tsighted and foolishly naive to believe that if Japan divested itself of alliances or of the means of defending 'its homeland and its sea lanes that the Soviets would no longer present a threat," he said. Weinberger said "the United States will remain a Pacific power" but that Japan must also do more about its own defense. "Soviet aggression has taken place" thoughout the world, Weinberger said in answer to a question. "It's quite clear they are not a friend to you." He recalled Prime Minister Zenko Suzuki's promise last year that Japan would defend itself and the sea lanes around it to a distance of 1,000 miles and said that "will require increases in defense spending substantially greater than the current annual growth rate." Japan's new defense budget is $10.6 billion, an increase of 7.75 percent over last year but still only one percent of Japan's gross national product. Most NATO allies, by comparison, allocate three to six percent of their GNPs to defense. Weinberger called Japanese defense spending increase a "very encouraging first step in the right direction," but said Washington was concerned with the "pace of these efforts" to improve Japan's defenses. Wen berger ... Japan must increase defense spending H APPENINGS Salvadoran govt.:Rebels won't deter voters HIGHLIGHT The Blixt Gallery presents the work of Brenda Holly, who has given us -three groups of images using the combination of photograph, photogram, and hand coloring. The opening reception is at 2 p.m.today, at 229 Nickels Arcade. FILMS Alternative Action-Joe, 7p.m.; Easy Rider, 9p.m.,MLB 4. Cinema II-Prince of the City, 6:30 & 9:20 p.m., Aud. A, Angell Hall. Cinema duild-Dawn of the Dead, 7 p.m.; Martin, 9:30 p.m., Lorch. Mediatrics-A Frenc Lieutenant's Woman, 7 & 9:30 p.m., MLB 3. PERFORMANCES Michifish-Maize and Blue Splash, 8:15 p.m., Bell Pool. Ark-Tom Paxton, 8 & 10p.m., 1421 Hill St. Mendelssohn Theatre-False Promises, 8 p.m., Mendelssohn. Mark Sullivan and Musicians-Pattern Music, 8 p.m., Canterbury Loft. Sunday Funnies-Comedy Shows, 8 p.m., Schorling Aud. Artworlds-NADA, 8 p.m., Artworlds Ballroom. School of Music-Opera, Gianna Schicci & The Old Maid and the Thief, 3 & 8 p.m., Power Center; Piano Recital, Daniel Latterner, 4 p.m., Recital Hall; Yunshik Min, 6 p.m., Recital Hall; Tuba Recital, Randall Evenden, 8 p.m., Recital Hall; Flute-Recital, Christine Eckers, 8 p.m., Stearns; Japanese Classcial Music Concert, William Malm, 8 p.m., Rackham Dance Recital, 8 p.m., Dance Bldg. SPEAKERS Copernicus Lectures-"Independent Publishing in Poland," 3 p.m., Rackham. Committee for Gender Research-Mary Patterson McPherson, "Woman in Higher Education and Public Affairs," 10:15 a.m., Henderson Rm., Mich. League. General Union for Palestine Students & Organization of Arab Studen- ts-Hatem Husseini, "Palestine: The Key to Peace in the Middle East," 11 a.m.-5 p.m., Multi-purpose Rm., UGLi. Museum of Art-Stephen Markel, "Margaret Watson Parker/A Collec- tor's Legacy," 2 p.m. MEETINGS Ann Arbor Go-Club-1-7 p.m., 1433 Mason Hall. Student Alumni Council-Seminar, "Something for Seniors," Pendleton Rm., 1-3 p.m., Union. Japan Club-6-8 p.m., International Ctr. Interfaith Council for Peace-"Hunger in Latin America," 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m., Zion Lutheran Church, 1501 W. Liberty. Ann Arbor-Ypsilanti War Tax Dissidents-Wesley Foundation, 12-2:30 p.m., Pine Rm. MISCELLANEOUS Safe House-Spaghetti Dinner, 5-8 p.m., 1914 Greenview Dr. Washtenaw County Cooperative Extension Office-Spring Landscape SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador - Of- ficials said yesterday they expected a turnout of 85 percent for tomorow's elections despite a rebel offensive that has disrupted communications and transportation in nearly half of the country. Leftist guerillas skirmished with government troops in eastern El Salvador yesterday and the army tried to retake a rebel-held town in nor- theastern Morzan province. BUT TWO days before a nationwide election, the army's spokesman said guerrilla activity had fallen short of an expected all-out offensive to block the vote. In the capital, the government prepared for election day by sending heavily armed soldiers patrolling in trucks, jeeps, cars, on motorcycle and on foot throughout San Salvador. Pedestrians were stopped for iden- tification, cars were searched for weapons or explosives. The two major parties, the moderate ChristianDemocrats and the far-right National Republican Alliance, known as Arena, appeared to be running neck and neck as election day approaches. THE ELECTION is for a constituent assembly to write a new constitution, replacing the civilian-military junta that has governed during a 2 -year-old civil war that has claimed an estimated 33,000 lives. The assembly will also name a provisional president to govern until another round of elections, probably next year. Voters will pick a 60-seat constituent assembly that will consider rewriting the constitution, name a provisional' president and set the date and rules for a general election, probably in1983. Leftist rebels, who are boycotting the elections, kept up their offensive to disrupt the balloting. Fighting was reported in nearly all of the eight military outposts in northeastern Morazan province. THE REBELS have cut off the eastern third of the country from the rest of El Salvador and have disrupted communications and transportation in at least 40 percent of the nation. "With respect to the elections that are very near, the strategic plans of the guerrillas have already been set in motion," a guerrilla commander war- ned in a broadcast over the rebel Radio Venceremos. OnWednesday, U.S. Ambassador Deane Hinton said more arms had poured into El Salvador for the guerrillas in the last three months than ever before and that the leftists would try "something spectacular" to disrupt Sunday's voting. CENTRAL elections council officials and- party leaders estimate between 500,000 and 700,000 Salvadorans will vote. There are between 'one million and 1.5 million eligible voters in the country. Dr. Jorge Bustamente, who heads the council, says uncertainty of the number of eligible voters stems from the social upheaval since the last elections, which were riddled with fraud. Congressional critics of President Reagan's policies have threatened to move to cut off, all U.S. aid to El Salvador should Arena, which has been linked to right-wing death squads, win the elections. Police arrest suspects in Nat. Sc.break-in Police arrested three teenagers late last night who had apparently broken into the Natural Science Building. The three were arrested on charges of lar- ceny and fleeing from a security guard after they had attempted to steal what appeared to be two typewriters from the building. Five police officers in two squad cars arrived on the Diag just before 11 p.m. Correction A story in yesterday's Daily ("Union student groups discuss grievances") should have made clear that cuts of 6 percent in, the salaries of Union em- ployees apply to administrators as well as workers. last night and apprehended the three youths, who appeared to be between the ages of 14 and 16 years old. As officers handcuffed the suspects, another officer put two cases, which appeared to be typewriter cases, into the trunk of one of the squad cars. AChicago' legend comes to town. Chicago pizza. Deep dish pizza. Pan pizza No matter what you call it, this marvelous style of pizza got its start in Chicago, in 1943, at the corner of Wabash and Ohio. That's where Ike Sewell opened Pizzeria Uno, a wonderful restaurant specializing in a new kind of pizza. It begins with a rich, crisp crust baked in its own deep pan and filled with nearly twice as much of what people love most about pizza-the finest meats, freshest vegetables and cheeses, and deli- cate pices. The rest is an American legend. Uno has become the world's most celebrated pizzeria. But there's no need for you to travel'all the way to Chicago to in- dulge in this renowned treat. Because Uno has come to town. 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