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Vol. 100 No. 261
Work study helps students earn money, gain experience BY OKSANA DEMCHENKO odemchen@olemiss.edu
President Barack Obama has proposed a $150 million increase in the Federal Work Study program. The president’s budget proposal for fiscal year 2013 provides the nation with $1,126.7 million for just the work study program and $10 billion in total student aid to “those colleges that provide the best value to students by enrolling and graduating students from low-income families, restraining net prices and demonstrating good value,” the administration said in a release. “This is a dramatic increase,” said Laura Diven-Brown, director of the Office of Financial Aid. “We can use more funding because there are more students who want to have it. In both undergraduate and graduate areas there is room for growth.” In the 2010-11 school year, 509 University of Mississippi students received work study funding. The work study allocation for the current year is $973,151, which increased from $951,434 the year before. Of this amount, $20,000 goes to the medical center. “The bulk is used here at the Oxford Campus,” Diven-Brown said. “There might also be people working out at satellite centers in Desoto, Tupelo, Grenada and Booneville.” The United States government pays 75 percent of the wages. The remaining 25 percent is
Work study student Blake Longcrier, music education sophomore, puts books onto the cart Sunday afternoon at the J.D. WIlliams Library.
paid for by the institution, with an exception being the Family Literacy Program. “Within it, students go to local schools and help children with reading and math,” Diven-Brown said. “This program is paid 100 percent by government.” The state of Mississippi does not support the work study pro-
gram directly. “The state gives money to operate the institution,” DivenBrown said. “Departments may use these funds to cover the institutional 25 percent match.” Combining work and study helps students pay for college while also adding work experience to their resumes. “Sometimes students gain ex-
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perience in their field, working, nent positions after work study,” for example, in the biology lab,” Diven-Brown said. “Combining said financial aid adviser Katie job and school, students learn to Tompkins said. “It helps them manage their time and get good to earn money instead of taking work habits.” loans.” Students admit that having an Work study has also been on-campus job is more effective known to lead to more once the for studying than a job working student graduates. off campus. “I’ve seen students being hired into departments on perma- See STUDY, PAGE 6
Ole Miss International Justice group takes action against modern-day slavery BY ANNA DAVIS annaedavis1@gmail.com
The University of Mississippi chapter of the International Justice Mission will take action against modern-day slavery this week in conjunction with the “100 Postcard Challenge” initiated by IJM’s national organization. “It’s a way for everyone to have a small hands-on part in ending slavery,” said Mandi Holloway, a classics senior and member of the Ole Miss IJM leadership team. The event will support a movement for anti-trafficking regulations and services nationally and worldwide by generating support
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for the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act and continue the use of funds given by the State Department’s Trafficking in Person’s Office. “We ordered 300 postcards,” Holloway said. “We figure we are a pretty big campus, so we should be able to get at least 300 people to sign.” Holloway said starting a postcard challenge is a simple, effective way to make a difference. “It’s really for anyone who wants to do it,” she said. “It’s on their website as one of their campaigns. All you have to do is send them an email and they will send you postcards. You get people to sign them and send them back.” Tabitha Bandi, an international studies senior and member of the
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Ole Miss IJM leadership team, said she has high hopes for the campaign. “We hope that a lot of people will be willing and open to listen to what this is about and sign it,” she said. Bandi said this campaign is an opportunity to give students ideas about how to make a difference in the fight against human trafficking. “The main goal of the postcard campaign is to give people a voice, a way to actually get involved with the legislation and just let their state representatives know that this is an issue for us, and we do care that there are people being exploited around the world,” she said. Bandi said raising awareness is the beginning to fighting modern-
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day slavery. “The truth of the matter is if people don’t know about it, there’s no way that one day we are ever really going to help it,” she said.
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The postcard challenge will take place in front of the Student Union March 6-8 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
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