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PACE goes door-to-door Backers of the Program of Active Commitment to Educa tion (PACE) are carrying petitions door-to-door today to find out if students want a less-than-two per cent tuition hike to help needy students. Unless students are willing to help, PACE chairman S eve Fowler said, the recent cut backs in federal scholarship dollars means financial trouble for low-income students. "We could take the Idea before the Regents right now," Fowler said. "A petition drive is a hell of a lot of effort. We are doing it only to find ou' i! students want PACE. This is the first time that all students have been asked how their money should be used." Because of federal cutbacks, the Educational Opportunity Grants program lost $70,000 and tho Work-Study program lost about 300 participants, Fowler said. As federal funds are dropping, he said, the cos; of education keeps rising. This void could have been filled this year if PACE had been in effect since September, i9, he said. It would have made available about $135,000 for low-income students, the ASUN sneaor added. PACE calls fcr adding $3.50 a session to tuition fees. The money is to go to a low-income scholarship fund handled by the Office of Scholarships and Financial Aids and the Coordinator of Special Pro grams. Eligibility Is to be determined by federal low-income scholarship guidelines. Several campus organiza tions are backing PACE, Fowler said, including t'-e YWCA Builders, the Student Education Association and Mortar Board. "We re hoping it (PACE) will go through since we need mere help," commented Edward E. Lundak, director of the Office of Scholarships and Financial Aids. "It (PACE) would be CARE TO LEARN THE FACTS OF LIFE? Specifically, Northwestern Mutual Life. An NML representative will be on campus Nov. 12. to interview men and women interested in learning about th NML life underwriting career. We're big world's largest company specializing In Individual life Insurance, and among the nation's 30 largest corporations. We're solid 6 billion of assets; $18 billion of life insurance in force, and 113 years of experience. We're growing $2 billion of sales last year. Arrange an interview at your placement office. Persons Interested In Individuality and humanistic work are especially welcomed. THE NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY-MILWAUKEE NML n easy v i3 txpwtaK Mm (Iwtt. Uvo m uwffar. I tort far mBci krwF. Try Hkvyhi wttft Mkwrfc. Tmt k Mn iNf hm nmi mr Mf rity tyy tnm wtiwlug Mm n c ktoplv m4 Ukfy. To Mt AwjU. T Uakt n Mm ttetM mm. Ta rWl. triavta Mm wwhh m4 pm. tlUM H Tm mvt win Mm mn4 WM1TIS." Bit UH, b k tft A niOWlMT TOMT ftM II.? 3. Btmks ft wrfcJtn twdwrfw Stwtt 8m Stat, fvmmt, 9m, e$mimf CAMPUS BOOKSTORE 13 & R i V'V J "I c a r i V n i I ? ( c: a u income ho(ac$)lU ; I 31 u - j J mi.. I I fir r rfc I 4f: PACE ... "a hell of a lot of effort wonderful since we could then receive matching funds." He estimated that the $135,000 en visioned by PACE could mushroom Into $500,000 through matching funds. John Ritchie, assistant director of Scholarships and Financial Aids, said middle and upper-income students also might benefit from PACE. He said low-income students are given priority for federal Na tional Defense money, but PACE would free these fundi for more grants to middle- and upper-income students. Fowler said if stadents demonstrate wQIiognesa to spend their ewa money this might be a convincing argu ment for financial help from outsfde sources such as the Nebraska Legislature. PACE also may bring out what he calls the Inadequacy of the legislature's Tuition Waver program, wtuca "only pays tuition for about 2t students a year, he said. Here's JJODIKLWY'S open 2i nouns EVERY DAY For your ronvenlencc-and appetite Ctoso to Campus 17 & M MBBm PAGE 2 THE NEBRASKAN MONDAY, NOVEMBER 9. 1970