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Show Monday, January 4,2010 lr Lam pros continued from front are assuming it will reopen, not realizing it will be closed for good." Parker also said that Lampros was favored over the Shepherd Union Building lab. "I think a lot of students will be upset," she said. "We have students come Work continued from front up and complain about the Union Building lab. There are students who come in and complain, saying those computers are always having problems." Students who frequented the Lampros Hall lab have said they are curious about the closure Diamond Belliston JEW Tue - Fri 10 am - 6 pm Mon & Sat 10 am - 5 pm 3585 Hamson Blvd. #218 Ogden. UT 84403 (801)394-4814 Beliistordewelry. com "I was wondering why, why would they need this whole area that provides a lot of computers?" said Carson Monro, a senior and health promotions major. "This place has a lot of memories. It's convenient for people who are always at the Swenson and Srromberg complexes." According to Parker, convenience played a huge role in why students used the Lampros Hall computer lab. "I think many students will be upset. We've noticed the lab is pretty full throughout the day, especially since they've added the new shuttle stop." Once used as an open computer lab available to all students, the facility will now be used for the math program calledTERM. Students enrolled in the TERM program will have to use their Wildcards to gain entrance into the new TERM lab and to go to class and take tests. The Ogden and Davis campuses will both have a hub Gab) for the TERM classes. Eventually much of LamprosHallwillbededicated to the TERM program. The Lampros Testing Center will eventually be closed as well, dedicating more room to the developmental math program. "Students who work a moderate number of hours on campus do better on a number of measures than students who don't work at all," Perozzi said. "That's something I usually try to point out to parents when I'm doing parent orientations; students who actually engage on campus through work experiences tend to have higher academic achievement and greater developmental gains than students who don't work at all." Perozzi's study looked at students who work on campus compared to. a number of other variables, including students who work full-time off campus, parttime off campus and students who don't work at alL "Working off campus in general is negatively correlated with a number of measures, including persistence, graduation and academic performance," Perozzi said. "Usually, it's because students are working 40 hours a week or more and it's a distraction of sorts. They get into a situation where they're working full-time and they're going to school part-time. They think of themselves as a full-time employee and they go to school part-time (rather) than going to school being their focus." Other than academic benefits, the study also yielded the results of students being more involved with the university. "They may end up feeling more connected to the campus overall," Perozzi said. "They may feel more integrated academically and they may feel more integrated socially. All three of those variables also positively equate to persistence in college." - Because employers on campus realize they're hiring students, studying at work may be easier than at other employers. "If you have to study, they usually don't care too much if you study on the clock, as long as you're getting your work done also," Hardman said "They understand you're a student as well as an employee." Because of the methods at WSU, not only is it a great place to learn, but a great place to work. "WSU's culture is very much focused on faculty, students, teaching and learning, and that's a perfect environment to have an employment role," Perozzi said. 1 HE SIGNPOST Welcome freshmen Kory Wood Signpost columnist Welcome, freshmen! We are so glad to have you starting out. But beware!An education at Weber State University is hazardous, and lest a freshman prepares, he or she will be chewed up and spit out like old Halloween candy. But fear not! For your safety, we have prepared a list of 10 do's and don'ts, stops and goes, fail-safes and pitfalls. Feel free to reference this guide any time your journey seems fraught with peril. For instance, if a professor asks you the meaning of the word "fraught," you can check this guide and have all your fears assuaged (Fraught: n., a German fraternity). Follow these guidelines closely, and enjoy your freshman experience! 1. Don't sign up for a class just because your friend Steve signed up for the same one. Maybe the class is a general you need, but remember the Steve you knew in high school? Steve is kind of a bonehead, and midway through Comment on this story at Comment on this story the semester he's going to wsusignpost. com. at wsusignpost.com. convince you that playing World of Warcraft every day at noon is more important than going to American History. And Steve's Nintendo Controller belt buckle carries a 15-foot force field that repels females. 2. If the professor knows your name on the first day of class, that isn't necessarily a good thing. 3. Don't make fun of the person sitting in the front row oi your statistics class, answering all the questions, taking diligent notes and coming to all the extra We want you! Come Learn and study sessions, because your mom came back to college to Connect with Other Fabulous get an actual degree, unlike you, Mr. "I Wanna Write For 30 Rock" Single Mom's. English Major, and she's the best student in the class, and you might need her help come finals When: Jan 13* -Mar 3* Every Wednesday | time. 4. Here are some tips for the from 12:30-2:00. t I freshman guys! Don't travel in packs. Don't yell across the building to your friend Steve. Where: Shepherd Union Building rai. 331 | Making fun of dorks is no longer : cool. No one cares how many ' • i receiving yards you had your I WSU Women's Center Can't waitforyou ."; senior year at Bingham High School. Don't do donuts in the become part of Single Mom's United. parking lot. Put your hat on straight. Tie your shoes. Pull up your pants. And don't talk in the ; Please contact the Women's Center library. I at (801)626-6090with any 5. Seriously, pull up your pants. i questions. 6. Make sure and find out about those "easy A" classes you're taking before you register, because they may not be as easy as you're anticipating. I can tell you now, Foundations in Nutrition is harder than quantum physics. 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