February 18, 1982
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Horsemanship program to be discontinued
by Becky Blnon
In May, 1983, when finals are over and the doors close, the stalls of the Horsemanship Center will be cleaned out for good.
The horsemanship program, which currently serves about 150 students, is definitely being discontinued, said Sister Linda Kulzer, vice president of academic advising*
S. Linda emphasized the cutback is not due to a lack of funds or the relatively low enrollment (23) in the degree program. It is due to a desire to reallocate funds in order to better support the athletic department.
Joanne Coyle, CSB horsemanship instructor, said the closing the horsemanship center will be a great loss to CSB and the surrounding community. The program, established in 1972, has ex-
panded its enrollment and curriculum.
The program also offers courses to 155 people outside the CSB community and has given tours to area 4-H clubs, Girl Scouts and other civic organizations. Revenue from these classes, combined with profits from sales of horses has totaled more than $17,000 in the past year, Coyle said.
"There is not one good reason why the program should shut down. It pays for itself and it makes money," Coyle stated emphatically.
Minnesota ranks ninth in horse population. The horses are used for recreational purposes such as riding, jumping, and showing. Coyle said she feels it makes sense for a state so highly populated with horses to offer a program like this.
Legislative Task Force
Letters are effective
Every so often the patron saint of financial aid decides that it's time for another letter writing campaign. Do these letters really do any good? The five members of the legislative task force think so.
Mary Hougnon, Terry Farley, Sue Gretz, Cheri Tembreull and chairwoman Cindy Harkwell are responsible for keeping this campus up to date on financial aid matters. The task force, according to Harkwell, ' 'is really good because students really didn't
know the issues that affect them and this committee is a way of informing them."
Harkwell is also the CSB representative of the Minnesota Association of Private College Students. The MAPCS has been meeting throughout this year. At the last meeting they discussed the success of the recent federal letter drive. Due to Governor Quie's proposed 12% cut in aid, plans were set for a state-wide letter drive.
The letter drive was organized
by the task force to begin in December, but was cancelled midway because of new information from MAPSC saying that the tax cuts were as yet uncertain.
Would this letter campaign have been effective? Harkwell says that *'letters to congressmen have proven to be effective lobbying devices.*'
As to the future of financial aid and private colleges in general, Harkwell thinks simply that it "looks bleak,"
Do you think students are well informed about decisions made by the CSB administration?
Karen Marrinan-Sophomore— Social Science: "No. They tell you once the decisions are made. There's not enough student opinion involved/'
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Julie Ulrich--Senior--Psychology: "I feel that people are as informed as they want to be. It's a matter of what's important to you. Some people can go through four years here and never worry about what they do in the administration. The effort is made by the administration to make the knowledge available; it's just not always posted in the Commons."
Marcie Jacobson—Sophomore-Natural Science/Horsemanship: "No I'm in the horsemanship program and I don't think they asked our opinion on certain aspects of how students think things should be handled. I won't be able to finish up my minor before it closes."
Cathy Ethen—Sophomore--Elementary Education: "No. All of a sudden the horsemanship center is closing and I didn't even know the idea was brought up. The meetings were unnanounced; there was no student input. I think there should've been notices put up in the Commons. There are people who won't be able to finish the program."
Carol Chirpich--Freshman-Psychology: "I think so. They let us know through the calendars and P.A.'s, but not always promptly."
Mary Hughes--Junior--Government: "No. They tell us, but it's not emphasized enough for us to think it's important. I don't always know what's going on and 1 consider myself more informed than most people." ..
