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note: UBC Archive, Vol. LXVI.No.28 Vancouver, B.C. Tuesday, January 17,1984 y&A- 48 228-2301 Government may By GORDON CLARK The provincial government is thinking of cancelling its entire grant program now available to B.C. students and returning the funds to general revenue, a student leader warned Thursday. Kevin Russell, Simon Fraser University student society external relations vice- president, said he learned recently the government is also considering the following two program changes: • money formerly earmarked for student grants could be sent directly to universities, with each institution taking the program responsibility of administering the program and money used to extend bursaries now given, • grants could become loans and the program's emphasis could shift to the federal government. Russell, who recently attended a meeting with finance minister Hugh Curtis about the issue, said the government no longer supports the grants program. He said Curtis told him that only one member of the Social Credit caucus favors the current system. Dick Melville, information services director of the education ministry, said the government has made no recommendations yet. "That is still in the review process. Nothing has been announced," he said. No one at UBC has apparently heard in detail about any proposals to change the grant program, but administration president George Pedersen said changes were "obviously" being considered. "I don't think anyone has heard anything yet.' Pedersen s'aid he discussed the issue with assistant deputy universities ministry Andy Soles, who said the government is consider ing a number of possibilities. He added he expected to hear word from the ministry. The provincial cabinet believes that a user-pay system is more effective and that students should bear more of the financial burden, Pedersen said. "There is no agreement between the two level of government about a requirement for a grant program." G. G. E. Scudder, senate budget committee chair, s…
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