The Michigan Daily - Thursday, May 26, 1983- Page 3 OUT-STATE AID LAGS BEHIND ' ' aid can't bait students By JACKIE YOUNG In the race to nab top-notch students nationwide the University can't count on slick financial aid packages for bait that competing schools use. Leading universities which have poured money into financial aid programs and merit scholarships to at- tract high quality students are stealing potential applicants from the Univer- sity. ALTHOUGH the University is one of the leaders among public institutions in providing financial aid to Michigan residents, it is losing hold of the out-of- state student market, said Jim Zim- merman, associate director of financial aid. (See related story.) An out-of-state student at the Univer- sity who receives financial aid on the average comes up $2,500 to $3,000 short of paying tuition costs. Other schools are able to fully subsidize students. Private institutions have an edge over the University because they I. Clerical eligibility chalienged at union vote By JAYNE HENDEL Almost 100 University secretaries and clericals who cast ballots in the past two days in a vote to unionize, discovered they may be ineligible to vote, union officials said. To ensure that ineligible workers did not cast ballots, polling officials checked every voter's name with a computerized list supplied by the University which was later edited by both University and union officials. ALTHOUGH it is standard union voting procedure to verify an em- ployee's status, some University secretaries and clericals said they See CLERICAL, Page 17 A rborla receive the majority of their financial aid funds from alternative sources and do not rely solely on state or federal funding. For example, the University receives less than $1 million from sources out- side the state or federal government such as alumni contributions, while Stanford University receives more than $6 million from outside sources. THE UNIVERSITY is trying to in- crease funding from outside sources, said University Financial Aid Director Harvey Grotrian, but meanwhile rising tuition and less financial aid for out-of state students has increased the competition with other leading colleges. Competition for qualified minority students is especially fierce, Grotrian said. The University's black student enrollment has consistently declined in the past six years according to a report by the office of Affirmative Action See UNIVERSITY, Page 4 Michigan residents to get more financial aid By JACKIE YOUNG Threats from the federal gover- nment to cut or eliminate major student aid programs will not go into effect this fall and financial aid of- ficials saidthe outlook for Michigan residents is positive. "There are positive signs that the University would be able to meet the (financial) need of more in-state students and award more students this year than in 1982-83," said Har- vey Grotrian, University director of financial aid. THIS IS a sharp change from the past three years when both in-state . , ; and out-of-state students have faced delays and deept cuts in federal financial aid programs which forced them to find outside sources to pay education costs. Grotrian predicts that this fall the financial aid office will be able to provide in-state students with com- plete packages because of an in- crease in work study funds. Far fewer students will have to turn to alternative sources, such as guaran- teed student loans, to help pay education costs, he said. This fall students will be "more See FEDERAL, Page 7 University employees Marlene Allen (left) and Marie Schatz use their lunch hour to tell fellow secretaries and clericals to vote "no" to AFSCME unionization, at the Michigan League yesterday. nd promises big bargains By CHERYL BAACKE It looks like Briarwood Mall will have some com- petion for student money next fall, when a local shopping center will offer similar quality goods at cheaper prices. The Arborland shopping center, located on Washtenaw between Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti, is changing its format from a traditional shopping mall to an "off price" retail center. THE MALL WILL include stores offering name brand items at discount prices, such as TJ Maxx, Hit or Miss, and F & M Distributors, according to Ar- borland Area Manager Steve Bowden. "This is the most progressive form of retailing that's happening right now," he said. Arborland was sold to Melvin Simon & Associates, Inc. of Indianapolis, Ind. last month after it ran into financial problems. Arborland has consistently had trouble competing with Briarwood Mall, said Jim Lee, vice president for development at Melvin & Simon. ARBORLAND WILL not close completely during the remodelling that begins next week, because some stores will stay in the mall. One of Arborland's major stores, Montgomery Ward, has already closed and an other, Crowley's, is scheduled to shut its doors Satur- day. The remodelled center will be the first of its kind in Michigan, Lee said. The company already owns two similar shopping malls in Indiana. . Although the type of stores planned for Arborland will have similar quality merchandise that other department and retail stores have, the prices will be lower because the center will pay less overhead and maintenance costs, Lee said. "THERE IS less emphasis on decor and fancy treatment," he said. "The purpose is to give value and bargain to customers." Lee said Arborland's location was one of the deciding factors in the move to buy the ailing mall, because it is close enough to Ypsilanti, Detroit, and Ann Arbor to get business from all three cities. The center is also easily accesible to students through public transportation, Bowden said, adding that the low prices will attract a large student clien- tele. "This kind of retailing is ideal for college students," he said. Bowden said there are not firm plans yet as to what stores will be in the center, but mall owners hope to open some stores by fall and are planning a grand opening next spring.