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DRUGS: SURE mm; In BRING YOU DOWN WHEN YOU ARE HIGH. '

OTTAWA (CUP)- Follow the leader Department.

Canadian Legislators were in the news recently for pro posing changes to the crhn- inal code that would allow the police to confiscate it- ems owned by suspects in drug charges. They got the idea fron shnilar program in the United States.

Canadians could be in for some interesting devel- opements if they follow anr other new American idea in the neverending war on Drugs. Boston police and the city's mayor went on the air ear— lier this month to ask people to call into an open—line radio show, " Report a Push- er". The show drew 250 calls in four hours and lead to 91 arrests. More charges are pending.'

Detectives recorded lic- ence numbers of cars, des—' criptions, times and locat- ions of narcotic deals, names of buyers and sellers and other "quality information?

" In theory, if the police go on the air and solicit in— formation from people about a crhne, that's a perfectly legal and acceptable active ity." said John Roemer, exec— utive director of the Americ an Civil Liberties Union of Maryland. He said the group Imanitored the b: '

A Boston police spokes- person who was asked if any- one had objected to the pro— gram said " only the people who were arrested."

rTUITION FEES: MID—m swarms IN THE U.S.A.

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American colleges, faced with funding cut- backs and budget defic— its, aren't waiting unr til next year to hike tuition fees. Colleges from California to New York are boosting fees midryear, and students aren't happy about it.

Accordint to Jamie MacKenzie of the Miss— ouri Students' Assoc— iation, most students will have a tough time

mewifhth‘? Cfsha.“

Says MacKenzie: " Co— llege is samajfing you plan to pay for months! or even years in advance not a spur of the nrnr- ent decision."

Other student lead— ers are even more adam- ant about fighting the hikes. U.S. Students' Association Chair Janice Fine says the mid-year increases show: " a cone plete and total lack of responsibility on the part of tha administr~ ators and governments?

In Pennsylvania,,stu— dents even went to court to stop a 75— dollar tui tion hike.

TUITION FEES: CHARGE STUDENTS 11,000. URr GES DAL PROF

HalifaX(CUP)--

A Dalhousie Univer— sity professor of econ— onics has a solution to the problem of under- funding the post secon- dary institutions-— cha rge students for the en— tire cost of their educ—

‘ation.

John Graham told an Acadia University aud— ience recently that stu dents are the main bene—

1ficiaries of attending 5University or college so ,they could pay the full cost. Dalhousie already is anong the most expes— ive universities in Canada, charging about $1,100 a year for most

I programs. These fees wou

-ld increase to $11,000 ‘

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were adopted.

He said accesability could still be maintain led by greatly increasing .governnent bursary grant and loan schemes but the plan must be adopted nat ionally. "If fees went up in just one province there would be a stenped away form these univers-

ities." ‘ University students

currently pay about 8 to

15% of the direct costs

of their education acros Canada. Graham.wants to

increase this 100 per

cent. His plan would keep government fund— ing at current levels but that money would go into grants and scholar— ships to needy students rather than to funding to institutions.

He said his schene would force those with the ability to pay to take a larger share of tuition fees. " If we have a high proportion of students frtnlthe upper income classes, then we should be get— ting a higher share from those people ... stud— ents from low income fam ilies should not have to incur a high anmount of

loans than they can aff- 6

0rd."

Student's aid should be weighted towards burs aries rather than loans during the first year of university and student loans should be interest free for the first two years after graduation, said Graham.

Scholarships play a major role in his pmtmr

. osal. The best students

should be funded more by society than personal contributions, said Graham, because when "you get to research and theoretical study, then the benefits are mainly to society, instead of just the studen ."

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CHIEF HEADTH OFFICIAL W“ Jan.14 1983.

Because of the many ing— uiries reciev from the public and the media expres- sing concern over the inc- idence of meningitis in this province, chief health officer for P.E.I., Dr. W.R. Stewart wishes to reassure citizens of the province that there has been no unusual increase in the number of children affec— ted by this illness.

" A survey of Prince Edward Island hospitals and pediatricians reveals that there were two (2) confinned cases of Septic Meningitis in children in the fall of 1982. One child was treated in the hospital and recovered un— eventfully. The other child expired on arrival in the hospital," Dr. Stewart said.

The doctor also stat that at this time of year respiratory infections are prevalent. Parents of child— ren with high temperatures should consult their fam—

ily physicians.

NORODEATTHEIoP (RNR/CUP)4-

Who's perfect? Acc— ording to a recent psy- chological survey, most American_think they are.

The study showed eve— ry adult male questioned put himself in the top half of the population when it came to getting along with others. Sixty per cent put themselves in the top 10 per cent, and 25 per cent tried to squeeze into the top one per cent.

Even in an area where self-deception should be more difficult, 60 per ‘cent said they were in the top 25 per cent in terms of athletic abil- ity.