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Last year, the bill was expanded and offered nearly $120 million to state colleges and universities to provide for the TEXAS Grant. Records show that of the $120 million, both public and private schools in Texas returned over $27 million because they failed to find enough qualified applicants. Critics have claimed the bill is too specific about what requirements must be met before a student becomes eligi ble, causing the $850,000 to not be distrusted Examples include students who chose to take an Advanced Placement course in another subject in place of a regular level course in a required area and were denied eligibility to the grant even after establishing financial need. “This bill was designed to be a bill in the works,” Brown said. “We will continue to change it around until it is 100 percent effective. This could obviously include loosening the require ments because each case is unique and trying to fit every student into a specific criteria might not be the most effective way to improve education here in the state.” Problems were also cited in regards to the publicity of the grant. Educators from around the state have noted that few stu dents and high school coun selors understand the new provi sions that no longer require a specific family income as long as students can show a financial need. The Legislature will include the money that was returned from schools this year in the Higher Education General Fund for the next fiscal year. “This money was designed to go to furthering higher education in our state,” Brown said. “It will not be sent off for other pro grams when it is returned to us. It will be spent improving higher education in some other way.” With the support of Texas Governor Rick Perry, the state will increase spending once again on the TEXAS Grant pro gram for the school year begin ning in the fall by offering $162 million statewide. “I think Governor Perry understands how important higher education is to our state,” Brown said. “Despite the fact we had some money returned to us this year, we’re going to con tinue to offer this money because the students of Texas are our greatest asset.” Developing countries demand more access to world markets ROME (AP) — Led by Cuba, developing countries on Tuesday demanded greater access to international markets and an end to export subsi dies, saying fairer free trade was the only way to end world hunger. On the second day of the U.N. World Food Summit, leaders of the world’s poorest countries called on the United States, European Union and other exporting nations to give poor farmers a competing chance to sell their wares. “We are poor. You are rich. Level the playing field!” Teofisto Guingona, foreign minister of the Philippines, said. “Do not in the name of free trade deny us time to integrate our resources, and hav ing integrated them deny us access to your rich markets.” Many poor countries say the current interna tional trade framework leaves farmers in the developing world unable to compete with subsi dized crops from richer countries. The issue of freer markets has dominated the four-day summit, designed to accelerate efforts to meet U.N. targets of reducing the number of the world’s hungry from 800 million to 400 million by 2015. Leaders adopted a resolution Monday promis ing to work harder to meet the goal — and to develop in two years a voluntary set of guidelines recognizing the right to food for the world’s 6 bil lion people. The United States, which opposed recognition of that right in the past, may register a reservation to the final document or may not sign, human rights groups say. The European Union pushed for the summit to consider food a human right. Several EU leaders also acknowledged that high export subsidies — among them in the EU — were part of the world's hunger problem. Italy’s agriculture minister, Gianni Alemanno, said the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization, which is hosting the summit, should play a bal ancing role to the World Trade Organization. “FAO must be strong and credible ... to avoid that the processes of globalization be dominated only by a purely commercial logic devoid of an ethic of solidarity,” he said. Cuban Foreign Minister Felipe Perez Roque went further, saying hunger would never end as long as wealthy countries controlled an economic system that he alleged deprives 800 million people of their daily bread. NATIO' THE BATTALlOf Sbisa Continued from Page downstairs,” Zawieja said/Tli way, they can see it on then to the bookstore and accotnir date everyone’s needs.” Other dining options ava able include the Ag Cafe J West Campus, Pie Are Sqm and Azimuth Espresso which are open until 3 p r i Monday through Friday, and Bus Stop, which is open unt p.m. Monday through Frida\ Hosford said not havr Sbisa is frustrating, but studr response was similar to wtie Sbisa closed for renovations. “I think most students wet into a kickback to when Sfe was closed and don’t mind fin: ing a different place to ea; I Hosford said. As a resident hall advise Hosford listens to student fee: back and campus issues, sii said. Students seem nottomr the situation but feel theycoi still open Sbisa and only op; the Commons on certain day “(Even with other option' think Sbisa should be opened: the students having to liven Northside,” Hosford said. 1 they are going to have ti Commons open all summerfi the new students conferent; there, but open Sbisa for ik on some Tuesdays i: Thursdays, w'hy not keepSb: open and only open ti Commons on certain days?’ Response Continued from page present and asked that the pr posal be reconsidered. It u sent back to the executive cor mittee and reappeared for cot sideration at the meeti: Monday, where it passed unanimously. Greenwald said senaio: were polled throughout May identify what issues the Seiu should focus its energy o. Topping the list was acaden integrity, he said. University president DrJ M. Bowen was out of town week and could not commeni the future of Zey or the decision. 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