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Show D ebt continued from page A8 Monika Rodie, assistant director of the Shepherd Union Building, said her daughter was able to graduate with her undergraduate and graduate degree without debt. "She was very lucky," she said. "It's really hard." One factor for students graduating with debt is their abilities to qualify for it, Rodie said. "I think students these days have so much more access to debt," she said. "If you get a student loan, use it for school." Wildcard coordinator Donnie Ruth agreed, saying students also might not know what classes they need or think about 9 GRADUATION - FALL 2011 FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2011 LEAP continued from page A8 the extra costs of supplies and transportation, particularly books. "Books are horrendous," she said. "I think, a lot of times, kids don't know what they're doing and they end up taking classes they don't need." But part of going to college, she said, is going without extra things. "It's a lot of sacrifice to go to school and get a higher-education degree," she said. "You have to be willing to sacrifice." Despite the prevalence of student debt, some are finding ways to avoid it. Michelle Paul, a secondyear nursing student, said she uses budgeting and work to avoid debt. "I make sure I balance my finances enough so I have a buffer," she said. Paul said her parents taught her from an early age to avoid debt at any cost. When she was first applying to the nursing program, she said she did end up gaining some debt, but quickly paid it off. "I can see why it would affect other students," she said. "My plan is to maintain scholarships I'm getting now." Comment on this story at wsusignpost.com. ions," Yovere said. "But it doesn't matter to the Muslims. The Muslims saved the Jewish because those are humans beings, and in human beings there is an inherent force, a natural force, to keep together." Sheridan said she was so impressed with the presentations by her students that she invited them to present to a class of Venture students, which she also teaches. This gave LEAP students an opportunity to showcase their English-speaking skills and teach other students. "The Venture students were very impressed," At SFREINDEER ANT11 4 ;111 c(D„ Wednesday, December 7, 1pm-7pm, WSU Campus Store •Make you own free holiday crafts. •Browse for holiday gift ideas •$5.00 Fill the Sleigh event t-shirts. Portion of proceeds go to the participating charity. •Bring your camera and take a picture with Santa We need your help in filling Santa's sleigh with much needed items for the Catholic Community Services Joyce Hansen Hall Food Bank. A few of the needed items are: . Diapers* . Baby Wipes . Paper Towels* . Toilet Tissue* . Napkins . Cleaning Supplies •Food Items* (Beans, Rice & Pasta) She talked about how researching Gies led her to admire her. "I remember she said one sentence that influenced me a lot," she said. "'I feel strongly that we should not wait for our official leaders to make this world a better place.' I agree with her that we can do our part to make this world a better place." While all this allows the program to be utilized for the benefit of the campus, Yovere said the students who are part of the program also benefit. "It's very useful, because it's going to make you feel more confident about how to speak with other people," he said, "because it's a different culture, and you have to intern with people from many countries, and other people speak English very well." Comment on this story at wsusignpost.corn. continued from page A8 should. It cost us two team places. He let himself and the team down, but he learned a lesson, and he did graduate." Sophomore Amber Henry, who is a member of the WSU women's cross-country team, said it is hard to balance both athletics and school. She said that, for her, it's best not to get too absorbed in either one. "I feel there's a small margin of finding that balance," Henry said. "I have been on both sides of the fence, but what I have found helps me is to not totally revolve my life around one or the other, but to use both as a form of rest from the other. That way I am not getting burnt out." WSU Athletics Director Jerry Bovee said the school has been improving on the number of studentathletes who graduate, and that is the No. 1 focus of the athletic department. "We are committed to continuing to improve the good graduation rates of our student-athletes," Bovee said. Each year, the NCAA measures the success rate of a school in graduating athletes with a scale called the Graduation Success Rate. The NCAA developed the GSR to more accurately assess the academic success of student-athletes compared to the federal graduation rate. The GSR measures graduation of student-athletes who receive an athletic scholarship in their first year of college attendance. It excludes student-athletes who transfer from the institution who are aca- demically eligible, as well as those who serve in the military or on an official church mission. The Big Sky Conference has seen a dramatic rise in the GSR for men's basketball since 2001. Of men's basketball players, 77 percent who enrolled in classes in 2004 graduated, which was an increase of 29 percent from the 2001 GSR. The 77 percent tied for the sixth-best percentage among the Division I conferences. Big Sky Conference women's basketball players recorded a GSR of 88 percent, up from 71 percent in 2001. Big Sky football players who enrolled in 2004 graduated at a 65 percent rate, up from 52 percent. Ahmad said each athlete handles the workload differently, but he said that being a student-athlete isn't for everyone. "It's not easy," Ahmad said. "It takes a special person to be a student-athlete. Everyone has a different way of doing it." The Wildcats saw improvements in football, men's track and field/ cross- country, men's tennis, volleyball, women's golf, and women's tennis. In addition, two sports at WSU, volleyball and wornen's track and field/crosscountry, rank above the overall national average on the GSR. WSU saw improvements last year in the graduation rates of 7 out of 11 school -sanctioned sports. THE SifitiPt9ST . Hygiene Items (Shampoo needed)* . Feminine Hygiene* Products . Dry Laundry Detergent . Aluminum Foil . Plastic Wrap * indicates most need items c) Sheridan said, "not just with what they achieved, but that they were brave enough to go and speak to a bunch of strangers." Venture students expressed gratitude for the presentations and asked about the international students. Many said they wanted to learn more about the international students and what they were doing at WSU. 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