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Thursday, January 19, 1984/The Battalion/Page 5B jcators ami- 10 in rage rage nt is stu- •und I aid. luca- with sting ;rage rs of have JO- he us at- ck to )at ze re m y> •tv >d I. “Because of these goals, a | beral arts college catering to ^ unique needs of black studenij of talent is more important y, day than at any time intheliis lory of higher education." « Reagan this fall issuedi White House “iniative” inwkidj he pledged support for til schools and a belief theyitt needed. But two years ago l® nearly dealt a fatal blow whenlg proposed massive cuts in» dent aid and loans. Reagan I versed fields, and now planjL in aid to the middle-inco®| dents, while actually incred the aid available to those wi the poverty line. "1 think he tried to cut 4 money two years ago and tii with such resistance front |j entire academic comralil both black and white, that# backed away," said Albrigi] noting small private predonJ nandy white schools face maiij of the same problems as tit black schools. "But 1 really think there's! change in philosophy. Hebe lieves that people who can pal their own way should." v To illustrate the impaa got': eminent student aid has, ibt United Negro College Fundsai freshmen enrollment at in member schools droppedbj! percent after Reagat threatened student aid cult Overall private school enrol ment fell only 3.1 percent, jg Albright, who helped dtafi policy in the Carter administn lion, said the problem is indtal ing with the bureaucraq itself and not with the White Hoist l particularly in trying to gel grants for capital improve ments. “The money is still flowing,' said Albright. “It'sjust harderio get. You have to jump throtigl the hoops.” To deal with the enrollment problem, school administrate!! say they must become mott competitive. “With eoual opportunity in | existence white schotudentsifl fill their classrooms," saidDt * Walter Walker of Lemow Owen College in Memphis Term. “The top black studenis are at a premium.” photo by John Makely Long lines and overtime Students buying books have crowded into the MSC Bookstore all week, but Terri Lynch, a bookstore employee, says the long hours and long lines won’t last forever. Houston Post starts Indies bureau Businesses may receive loans from government United Press International AUSTIN - South Texas businesses hard hit by Dece bet 's record f reeze may be elf ble for f ederal disaster loans up to $500,000, the Texas 3 nomic Development Conimis sion said Wednesday. Director Charles b , said his agency will P[ ovl ° e 0 | nical assistance in she fo loan packaging lor Rl ° ’ |. Valley area businesses ih j ify for federal Small Busin Administration loans. Wood said TEDC voters will be available at the Chamber of Commerce- 1 " the agency’s temporary oh Pharr to provide assistance Hidalgo, Willacy, CanteJ and Starr counties wer dared federal disaster ar the wake of the freeze t a troyed much of the Valley 50 rus crop. United Press International HOUSTON — The Houston Tost officials said Wednesday there are plans to set up a news bureau in the West Indies island of Barbados to cover stories per taining to the Caribbean and Central America. The Post, purchased last year oytheTornonto Sun Publishing Co., a Canadian firm, presently has bureaus in Washington and Austin. The move has caused some speculation about tax and fian- cial advantages, which might be Neither the U.S. Internal Re venue Service nor the Canadian Income Tax Department were able to comment on the specific tax advantage to be had through gained under aji obscure Barbai the Canadian-Barbados treaty. dos-Canadian treaty that could allow the Toronto Sun Co. to reap tax advantages by funnel- ing money through the Carib bean nation on the way to its home office in Canada. Irttn*' r 29 0? ! 29- 1 |9«2 ? 49 0 - 0 5 09 * ^ , nQ , Housewares, and > tb50 ^ off ^ # 1 WATER DAMAGE? COME SEE US YOUR LOCAL FULL SERVICE LAUNDRY 3702 S. COLLEGE AVE. BRYAN 846-2872 LAUNDRY J9A Wash-Dry & Fold/7 Days/Wk Attendants on Duty 8:OOAM-9:OOPM Dry Cleaning Pick-up 7 Days/Wk, 8AM-9PM 55 Washers 8c 27 Big Double Load Dryers Double Load Washers Huge 35 lb. 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Since the law applies only to buildings constructed after Jan. 1,1984, and does not affect state universities, officials say there will not be any immediate im pact on the use of state buildings around the state. But already the Purchasing and General Services Commis sion has ordered architectural changes in a new six-story park ing garage in Austin that will be going up later this year. David Garbade, director of facilities construction and space management, said the $7.8 mil lion structure will be altered so that ground floor space can later be used for commercial develop ment. “We’re talking about shops, offices, restaurants — the kinds of businesses you would find in a strip shopping center,” he said. When future state buildings are proposed to the Texas Leg islature, Garbade said the new law will require the Purchasing and General Services Commis sion to include an analysis of the building’s potential use for com mercial leasing. U p to 15 percent of a building could be devoted to private use. Sen. Lloyd Doggett, D- Austin, the author of the new law, said downtown land in most cities is too valuable tojusdfy us ing the first floor in a state build ing for only 40 hours a week or as a parking deck. “The state would be better off financially to rent this prime space and house state offices on the upper floors,” he said. Doggett added that “dark, empty buildings contribute to lifeless, dangerous streets,” one of the reasons the Austin Down town Revitalization Task Force has supported leasing part of the new parking garage to pri vate businesses. “Downtown Revitalization just wanted to increase pedes trian traffic along Lavaca (Street),” said Garbade. Dan Brody, an aide to Dog gett, said the new law will force the state to design any new state office buildings so that ground floor space wifi be easily conver tible to commercial use. Brody said the decision to re vamp the new parking garage was important because the gar age will be constructed on one of Austin’s prime commercial streets. “I think a couple of years down the road the state is going to decide we’ve got some hot property that’s worthwhile to turn into commerciaace,” he said. Another immediate possibil ity, Brody said, is a lot across from the state Capitol that was recently purchased by the state. “In time, that might be an appropriate place for commer cial space on the first floor of a building,” he said. “The idea of the bill is to make it possible to do that sort of thing.” Brody also pointed out that the commercial portion of any state building would be placed on the city and county tax rolls. He said the commercial use of buildings has been successful in Oregon, New York and Ten nessee. 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