Project hopes to bring Iraqi students to pursue studies in America

IRAQI, page 1 create a support network to assist the students once they are cleared to come to the schools.

“The real thing is getting schools in the area to commit,” Pistone said. “Ideally, we would like to have several students in a particular region where they can then have contact with each other and have their own support network.”

The goal of the project is to have students cleared and able to attend these colleges when the selection process is completed.

Former teacher and graphic artist Jane Pitz is also a member on the board of directors and is working to gain support from colleges

Law aims to save money

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ing. It appears to me that the increase seems reasonable and beneficial,” Girard said.

On the other hand some believe that though the act sounds great, the actual benefits will affect relatively few students.

According to the Chicago Sun Times.com, Pell grants made to the lowest-income students increase from $4,310 in 2007 to $5,400 by 2012-- an additional $11 billion in funding over the next five years. Lenders will face a squeeze on profits because of reduced payments from the government to subsidize their activities.

According to the Chicago Sun Times.com, the real story behind these headlines is the fact that many families are suddenly waking up to the fact that college has become unaffordable. Students graduate with huge debt burdens, larger than their parent’s original mortgage. and universities in South Bend, Ind., where she currently resides.

Mike Colahan, director of Financial Aid, states that a huge chunk of the college’s budget works towards loans and financial aid. He stressed how hard Cabrini works to keep the costs down.

“The real issue is not the aid, its college costs,” Colahan said.

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“How many students we will have here in August 2008 is out of our hands once the students have been accepted and take on the visa application process,” Pitz said. “I have hopes as do others involved in the program that we would have at least 13 students here to begin studying in the autumn.”

Currently, the project continues through the selection process as the support groups continue to be formed. Many behind the project are working to gain support in the states so that the project can be successful in its transition for the Iraqi students to study.

“ISP and these students need advocates in the US to get tuition waivers, to build support groups, to let the State Department and Congress and Homeland Security know that we owe Iraqis; yet we Americans too will benefit if these young people can come to do their studies here,” Gabe Huck, member on the board and head of the project in Syria, said.

College students rely on sleep aids

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Sleepless nights turn into missed classes for many students. The use of sleep aids is becoming more wide spread.

According to Joan Goldberg from the Sleep Foundation, “54 percent of adults said they have experienced at least one symptom of insomnia.”

The college lifestyle changes sleep patterns for students many times throughout the year. Many students are now relying on sleep aids to help regulate their sleeping patterns.

“I take sleep aids about once a week to help me get to sleep if I know I have something to do or if I need to be up at a cer- tain time,” Vikki Burke, junior social work major, said.

Trouble falling asleep? Insomnia could be why. Insomnia can be caused by factors such as stress, anxiety, depression and poor sleeping habits.

“Freshmen are usually the group of students who have the most sleeping problems. They have a hard time adjusting to living on campus because they are out of their normal environment,” Mary Jo Rose, R.N of Cabrini’s health services, said.

Sleep aids may have a temporary solution to sleeping problems, but they can bring serious side effects that can hinder the expected result. Mixing sleep aids with other medications as well as alcohol can completely change the chemical compound of the sleep aid.

“There have been times where I have taken too many or I have taken them too late at night so I sleep right through my classes,” Burke said.

Over-the-counter sleep aids are easy to access, so many students rely on them. When using over the counter aids there is more of a risk of an overdose because the dosage amount can vary.

Other students who have been prescribed medications such as Rozerem and Lunesta also have claimed to encountered problems.

Dependency on any sleep aid can be serious. Goldberg recommends that four weeks should be the recommended limit that a person uses sleep aids. There can be a dependency to use them every night after the month of initial use. If a student is using any type of sleep aids they should check with a doctor before use.