Arizona State University - Sun Devil Spark / Sahuaro Yearbook (Tempe, AZ)

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RISE anging letters. ju- nior Brian Lewis updates the Sun Devil 6 Theatres ' sign. Although some jobs re. quired a keen sense of equilibrium, all stu- dent-workers had to learn how to balance jobs and school. Photo by Scott Troyanos. Layout by David Kexel NE-AND-TWO n top of getting in shape, Senior Ac- counting Major Katha Jacoby instructs aerobics at the new Student Recreation Complex. A job became a necessity for the ma- jority of students, and Student Employment helped by employing 5,000 students. Jobs 1

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A MATTER OF the rising costs of co lege tuition, it was not surprising that more students were spending their free time working as well as studying. A nationwide study done this year by the American Council on Education found that in the college•age group (16.24), 64 percent were in the labor force in 1988 as compared to 42 percent in 1972. At ASU, with an older average student age (26), these percentages were probably even higher. The ACE study noted that of students age 26 and up, 74 percent had jobs and were more likely to work full-time. As more students took on jobs as well as school, the 24 hours of each day became more valuable, and efficiency was the key to survival. I learn to manage time better, and I am more orga- nized than last year, said sophomore Tina Krycho who worked in the new Student Recreation Complex. Assisting with the job craze, the ASU Student Employ- ment office employed 5,000 students on campus alone, according to Assistant Director of Student Employment Richard Cons. Of those, 800 to 1,000 were under the Work-Study Pro- gram, which was federally funded and available to those who qualified for financial-aid. While skeptics may have thought the rising trend of students in the work force would lower the grade point average, Cons referred to a recent study of the Washing- ton State Higher Education Board which concluded that working students had even better grades than unem- ployed students, as long as they did not work more than 20 hours a week. ' I 1111 • JOB INTERFERES WITH HOMEWORK, BUT IF I DIDN ' T WORK I WOULDN ' T BE ABLE TO GO TO SCHOOL ANYWAY. LISA ENGELHARDT FRESHMAN BROADCAST JOURNALISM — rata NE ME ON ill kr! PLEASE it a typical after- noon, sophomore Bryan Teglia takes order after order at Co llege Street Deli on Sept. 12. Besides one of the hottest places for lunch, the deli employed several students and was a con. venient location for students who chose to work there. NO Jobs

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EWS BRIEF egotiating with demonstrators, former President J.Rwell Nelson works with student leaders on a twelve-point anti-rac- ism plan as local re- porters circle. The April 21 sit-in was the largest civil protest in ASti ' s history. Photo by Michelle Conway. layout by David Kexel CONTROVERSIES IGNITE TMOIL it was a time of emotions. It was a I time of action. It was a time of change. APRIL 12: Two Hundred students protested proposed budget cuts in front of the Memorial Union in hopes to grab the attention of state lawmakers .. . APRIL 21: 600 students, faculty, staff and administrators protested campus racism during an eight-hour rally and sit-in outside the MU . . . JUNE 5: Over 250 demonstrators gathered to show their support for the thousands of Chi- nese students murdered in the Tianan- men Square protests .. . As student protests exploded across campus for different reasons and at dif- ferent times, a common thread - change - linked them all together. Average stu- dents left behind their daily routines and took up arms in their voices. Whether to combat racism or show their support for Chinese students on the other side of the earth, protestors united under a single cause and gener- ated change. (Continued on page 24) Student Protests