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Show College’s cost forcing students to take on too much? Some students take on jobs for fun, others juggle classes and work as a matter of survival fluctuating time schedules, depending on classes.” “I know that hundreds of students work in offBy VERONICA GARNER campus positions. Just through campus jobs, we Financial) and other business establishments work SENIOR STAFF WRITER employ 700 to 800 students throughout the year,” well with their employees to help accommodate their said Rex Michie, director of financial aid. schedules, said Dellas Imlay, student employment The old cliché of being a “poor, starving college Michie explained that the federal work-study officer at Career Services. student” seems to speak the truth for many students program allots a block of money to be paid for wages “Arby’s is really flexible for scheduling because of SUU. After paying tuition, fees, rent, and and SUU matches the funds by 25 percent. After there are a lot of people who work there. If I need purchasing books, it’s surprising to many how much matching funds, there is nearly $270,000 to be used as time off, I can get it,” said Rodney Anderson, a money isn’t left over to buy food, or even so much as wages. He said regular payroll programs come directly freshman from Richfield. “I don’t like to work, but I a Scantron. This shortage of money has caused many from university funds; last year $931,337 was spent to need to. A lot of people feel that way I think. It gets to join the work force, either to help pay for college or pay student wages. pretty stressful at times, when there’s pressure from add some extra spending money to their wallet. “Almost $1 With the rising costs million a year gets of education, some spent on student students are finding wages, I believe that themselves working this says a lot for two jobs as well as the number and Child Care Center was an important resource. attending class. With quality of jobs “My suggestion to the young marrieds—don't have kids By TODD RANSOM scheduling conflicts available,” said right away,” said Brown. “To those who already have JOURNAL STAFF WRITER and the fact that there Michie. “Having them, get to know other non-traditional students with are only 24 hours in an of kind it’s and money is the upfriends become many because children For the majority of students at SUU, life is homework, each day, some find front reason informal support network for baby-sitting.” social life, and possibly a job. But for many nonthis situation rather students work. music major from Salt Lake sophomore a Arevalo, Joel life family classes, homework, is life students, traditional stressful. City, said that he takes Many students gain and work. “Financing an advantage of the SUU Child a great deal of According to Suzanne Young, education can be really Care Center when he has to, but experience through one of the SUU representatives for stressful on occasion. he prefers to alternate babyworking and : l non-traditiona students, it is hard Many people handle sitting time with his wife. attending classes.” to figure out exactly how many the situation really Dan Earle, a junior zoology Some 150 to 175 students have families, but she well, most accept that major from Cedar City, said that work-study jobs, said it is a large number. it is going to be baby sitting duties for his son, and several regular Young said that they keep the difficult,” said Harman Wyatt, are divided between he, payroll jobs are l number of non-traditiona Bonniksen, dean of his wife Janie, her parents, and available. However, student meetings per quarter to a students. “For many there are a lot more the neighbors. minimum and when they do have students, paying for “Tt’s pretty much a family students who the meetings, there is often a college consists of the qualify for work affair,” Earl said. small turnout because people are necessary fees and Having a child helps a person study, than the usually busy with their families. books, as well as realize how important school is, number of jobs. Because of the lack of attendance, movies, dates, food Most often, though, and makes the “play things” in SUUSA has created a suggestion and...play money.” life seem much less important, if a student qualifies l box for non-traditiona students to “There are times for work-study then Earle said. voice comments or concerns. when it’s hard to keep “It’s pretty much impossible to they most often can Harman Bonniksen, director of everything in balance, get more than a few hours of get a Pell Grant, the Wellness Center, emphasized finding time to get my said Michie. spare time a week,”said Earle. the various programs available to homework done before “The problem “Sometimes I'd like to quite aid students with families. These or after work. I have to school, but having a child puts it with most students include the SUU food bank, the keep reminding myself % in perspective,” Earle said. who say that there’s non-traditional club, free that I have student no work available is Arevalo also felt that while counseling at the Wellness loans to pay off,” said 2 having a child has hindered the that they’re too Center, and various support Christie Ford, a junior picky,” said Imlay. £ number of classes he can take groups coordinated through physical education % each quarter, the responsibility “So many jobs are Wellness Center psychologist major from Orem. Ford available in |5 has made him a more serious Gary Dunford. works 30 hours per custodial, plant “¥* student, and his grades have “1f the [parents] have an issue,” week at Matrixx operations, food improved as a result. James Shannon, an English major from St. Bonniksen suggested, “it needs to Marketing. wait in line service, student Sophia, Darren Edwards, a senior daughter, and George, be articulated through the non“1 haven't really had activities, grounds German major from Cedar City, during a break in their busy college life. , traditional representatives or if too much of a problem keeping, and offices. copes with going to school and it’s something in the medical area balancing my his and he Everyone wants to that so schedule his adjusting by parent a being come they them—if help we at the Wellness Center could schedule. I work 20 be a secretary, but baby-sitting their son. alternate can wife help could we are issues those what know us let and hours per week, and it a to on a campus like opposed as us of one with Tyson keep to try “We provide support for them.” keeps me busy. There’s this, you can us in that hindered has it “But said. Edwards baby-sitter,” and Services Support Student of director Lynne Brown, not a lot of stress, and guarantee that I can't take quite as a heavy class load as I would want to, the Multicultural Center, also suggested the nonit’s helpful to have the custodial positions to have also I because quicker school through get to traditional club and representatives as support for extra money for bills,” are going to be work.” SUU the that felt particularly but children, with students said Tiffany Anderson, readily available. ” a freshman employee major employed education freshman a Midgley, Sara out.” works all it but things, other school, work, and of Hogi Yogi. “The best part is having a boss who but have to scholarship, a have “I said, Aid, in Financial At the end of fall quarter, some 200 students were understands our situation and is anxious to help plan help pay to work to have I housing. and books for pay regular or study employed on campus through work our schedules.” class and after home go to nice be It’d things. those for off employed are percent 30 to close payroll; campus Heather Judd, manager of Hogi Yogi, said that it is money.” the need I but else, anything about worry not campus. These nearly 500 jobs seem to be a small difficult planning around 11 different schedules, “but “The majority of the students are very resilient, . population student 6,000 the to fraction compared it is necessary. They’re hard workers and are trying to dedicated, and oriented in making things work out for “With the influx of students, there are not get themselves through school as well as earn a little them. Some students will have to make sacrifices rising the enough jobs available on campus. With extra money on the side.” such as taking a quarter off to work, and then come week, per hours 20 to 5 from are jobs costs, most Many employers in Cedar City share this attitude. back. This shows a lot of dedication in trying times,” generally paying minimum wage,” said Imlay. “A Off-campus jobs in the telemarketing industry, said Bonniksen. with jobs more or lot of kids will have two industry, (Carpenter Paper Company) food industry (McDonald’s, Denny’s) private investment companies (Cedar Woods College + spouse, kids = stress! (Matrixx Marketing) service |