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Sophomore Hannah Crowder has a job on campus through the work study program. This is her second year working in the Athletics Department. 4autumn keiss ankeiss@live.olivet.edu
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he amount of money that funds the work-study program at Olivet was decreased at the beginning of the 2010-2011 school year. The federal government uses the work-study program to help students who have to work in order to attend school. Every year, they give each university funds
meant to help students secure oncampus jobs. “The government cut our workstudy in half this year so there’s been a crunch on campus,” said Greg Bruner, Director of Financial Aid at Olivet. Cut-backs in this program may make job hunting more difficult for students. “When students in work-study work on campus, 75 percent of their wages come from that
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Decrease in funds leave students jobless allotment,” Bruner said. That means “the typical department pays only 25 percent of the wages of a work-study student, so budget-wise, it makes more sense to hire a work-study student.” Of the 1,015 students who worked on-campus last year, 433 of them were in the work-study program. Some students, like Junior Sarah Durazo, who is starting her second year working for intramurals, have not been affected by the reduction of the work-study program. “I have work-study, and only applied to one job,” Durazo said. However, not all work-study students apply for only one position. Freshman Lindsey Ramirez, a Fine Arts department worker, applied for many jobs before finding success. “I applied for five jobs,” Ramirez said. “Only one showed an interest in hiring me.” Her roommate applied for even more jobs and has still not found anyone willing to hire her. “Everything seems to be full or given to upperclassmen.” Freshman Christine Caven is thankful that she did not have to search for weeks to find work. “When I came to Olivet I wanted to find a job, but I didn’t
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have time to look for one,” Caven said. “I was offered a job in Alumni Relations. I’m thankful for how smoothly everything came together.” While on-campus jobs may be convenient for some, they are not the only option. Junior Ron Rottmann works at Subway instead. “I tried a couple of places on campus,” junior Ron Rottmann said. “It was late in the semester so a lot of places weren’t hiring.” Not only are there different types of jobs, there are also different reasons for working. Ramirez works so she can buy groceries. Caven uses her job to pay for her tuition, to earn spending money and to help her establish contacts. In past academic years, 78 percent of undergraduate students held jobs, according to the American Council on Education, an organization that gives a “voice” to higher education facilities. Though this is the trend, some students will decide to focus on class work instead to ease time management. “I haven’t ever worked oncampus,” Junior Brad Millikan said. “Right now I have a really busy semester so a job would be overload.”
Shoe sales help kids in need
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Vol. 70 No. 3
Beyond Olivet 4cathy schutt cschutt@live.olivet.edu
International Miners rescued after two months SAN JOSE MINE, Chile —
Thirty-three miners have been rescued after spending two months underground, USA Today reported. The men were lifted to the surface one by one in a custom-made capsule nicknamed “Phoenix.” The rescue began on Tuesday, Oct. 12, and lasted 22 hours. The men had been trapped in a shaft system half of a mile underground since a collapse in the mine on Aug. 5.
National Man throws book at Obama during rally PHILADELPHIA — CNN
reported that a man threw a book at President Barack Obama as he was concluding his statements during the Democratic National Committee rally on Oct. 10. Secret Service agents detained the man after the incident and concluded that he is not a threat; rather, he is an author who threw his book onto the stage in hopes that the president would read it. No charges have been filed against the man.
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Almost 300 Olivet students purchased TOMS shoes. The shoes can be picked up Friday, Oct. 15, in the quad. 4jessica cohea jcohea@live.olivet.edu
Throughout the week of Sept. 27, 270 students bought a pair of TOMS shoes for themselves. In doing so, they provided 270 children from all over the world with a pair too.
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In celebration of this, the quad will be filled with live music, sidewalk chalk, and students decorating their new shoes starting at 5 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 15. TOMS is a company that is determined to provide children in need with a pair of shoes. Blake Mycoskie, founder of this movement, was inspired to help in
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2006 as the result of a trip to Argentina. The TOMS official website, toms.com, lists three reasons why wearing shoes in “developing” countries is important: A leading cause of disease in developing countries is soil-transmitted diseases, which can penetrate the skin through bare feet.
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Wearing shoes also prevents feet from getting cuts and sores. Not only are these injuries painful, they also are dangerous when wounds become infected. Many times children can’t go to school barefoot because shoes are a required part of their uniform. See “TOMS” on Page 2
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BEECHER, IL — According to The Daily Journal, a Lynwood police officer was arrested on Friday, Oct. 8, for the shooting of three men on Oct. 5. Brian Dorian, 37, was accused of firing at three men, killing one and wounding another, while the third escaped unharmed. They were working on the rehabilitation of a burned home in Beecher. The gunman then shot a local man in Lowell, Ind., after talking with him about beekeeping. However, Dorian was released late on Tuesday, Oct. 12, because police investigators found “computer keystroke evidence,” giving him an alibi. According to local authorities, the shooter is still on the loose.
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