Morehead State University - Raconteur Yearbook (Morehead, KY)

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NOff C ampus Work Requires SeIf-Discipline Sihcefederlal aid has been cut and student loans are scarce, it can be tough to pay for a college education these days. Some- times the money earned from a summer job just isn't enough. More students are having to turn to part-time jobs off campus during the school year to pay their bills. At many downtown businesses, students can see friends and classmates hard at work. The university supplies a lot of custom- ers for these businesses, so they give something back by em- ploying the students so they can pay their school bills. 3 Fast food restaurants, pizZa places, stores like Roses and Heck's, and the Dynamic Lady Spa hire college students. McDonald's employes 22 students, Druther's 5, Mr. Gatti'sJO, and Allen's lGA East employes 9. The number of students varies from semester to semester because some students only work one semester and then quit. 3 One McDonald's manager said they had several students quit this year after the fall semester because their spring class sched- ule was too heavy. The manager said some of those students plan to return in the summer. Work schedules are usually arranged according to students' schedules. At most places students workaround 20 hours a week, but sometimes they may work 30- 35 hours Ron Cantrell, a senior from Morgan County, likes his job at Hardee' s where he s worked since the end of last summer. ROn works about 20 hours a week. lilt' s a good job I enjoy it, Ron said. ul usually stay ahead in my classes too3' i l Some students, however, have more difficulty in keepihg up with a job and studying. Melissa McCarty, a freshman from Morehead, worked at Hardee's during the fall semester and, like Ron, she enjoyed working there, but Melissa said, ul decided to take a leave of absence until summer. I had a hard time fitting everything in. Melissa worked 20 hours a week at Hardee's, ten hours a week as a work study on campus, and carried seven- teen hours last fall. Delores Sizemore, a sophomore from Hazard, KY, quit Hairr I dees for a 20 hour-a-week job at the Farmers Home Administra. tion doing secretarial work, plus a college work study, She liked working at Hardee's, but her hours were too rough. She went to classes until four in the afternoon, went to work at Hardee's at five, gothome late, arid had to get up early for classes the next morning. Tl am fortunate enough to have a boss who lets me i work around my class schedule, Delores Said. An off-campus job is not for every student. The pressures of attending classes, studying, and working can be too muchfor many students But some students have found off-campus jobs to be an agreeable way to finance their college education. Junior Beverly Maddix, an empIOyee of Roses from Olive Hill, works 30 hours a week In the winter and full time in the summer and'fall. TWOrking off campusista'big adjustment, Beverly said. ltMy first semester I tried it and it was really difficult. You just have to budget time. By JOAN ALTMAN ? TO Off-Campus Workers

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PARAMEDICS HAVE to be on constant alert in case of an emergency. Everett Duna way checks an oxygen tank to be ready if an emergency arises. PHOTO BY IACK SIMPSON WORKING OFF campus while trying to keep up with classes can be hard, but running your own business takes even more time. Stephanie Bond runs her own store in Olive Hill. She is trying to make a sale to Bobby Lecampte from Shelby- ville, K Y. PHOTO BY LARRY TACKETT FAS T FOOD restaurants hire a lot of students to work part time. Belinda Stambaugh and Teresa Layne work in the kitch- en at Pizza Hut. PHOTO BY LESLEY TACKETT