Pittsburg State University - Kanza Yearbook (Pittsburg, KS)

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The Student Worker Many students feel that working while going to school is a very important part of their college education. Not only do they learn to value the money they earn, but they also learn to budget their time and activities. Part-time jobs enable them to explore the working world. They meet new people and develop new talents which may help them in the future. Being a college town, Pittsburg employs a lot of students at quick-food stores, restaurants, gas stations, and discount stores. In this section, you'll find students who work in these places and students with different and more interesting jobs, such as writing for a newspaper, driving an ambulance, being a disc jockey, and even working at a mortuary. On the average, the students we interviewed work about 20 hours a week. Sometimes their work ties in with class assign- ments. Sometimes they're able to study on the job. But usually time spent at jobs is time taken away from studies. Some students seem to hold down two full-time jobs. They carry full class loads C15 to 20 hoursl and still manage to work 35-45 hours a week. There are several reasons why students work. Some find jobs that let them begin to get involved in their major field, such as music or journalism. Some work because they like to meet new and different people and because they enjoy the sense of re- sponsibility a job entails. But probably the most common factor to all working students is the money incentive. They all agree that college isn't cheap, and a little extra spending mon- ey is a welcome help. Whatever their reasons for working, most admit that they enjoy their jobs - at least a little - and that they appreciate what they're learning about the business world. Working is learning.

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Jerry Clifford, disc-jockey Accounting and economics major Jerry Clifford, Lenexa, KS. sopho- more, is a familiar sight each Friday night at the Lodge. When the Lodge opened in February, 1977, the owner needed help and knew Clifford needed a job to help pay for school, so he asked him to work. I didn't start out here as a D.J. I learned it on my nights off. I played around with radio a little before, but I never did anything like this. My boss taught me the basics, and I learned from there and devel- oped my own technique. It takes a lot of practice to get everything coordinated. I love music and I love people. It's one of the best things that's happened to me in college. I just love it! It gives me a chance to see all my friends while making money, too. I enjoy working with people, and we get every kind of person in here! Clifford says there are good and bad things about working and going to school. 'Tye got to budget my time in order to study. It helps because it makes me study when I have the time. It hinders me when I have a test in the morning, because I canit study nights. That's just a price you have to pay. I know that I'rn working hard and making sacrifices so that I can go to school. It makes me appreciate it moref' Susan Broyles, clothing clerk For extra money to pay for a new Her duties include spotting sho- suitcase, and it turned out to be a car and to have something to do plifters and reporting them to a de- cosmetic salesman. inspired Susan Broyles to apply for a partment manager. You can imag- position at J.C. Penney's at the Pitts- ine how embarrassed I was when I burg shopping mall. Broyles, a Frontenac soph- omore and accounting ma- jor said, Working at Pen- ney's helps me to under- stand a lot of my business classes better? Job responsibilities include working as clerk in the clothing department and checking out customers at the cash register. Broyles enjoys her job because she sees a lot of people and gets a preview of the latest styles. Broyles works part time and her schedule is flexible. The 22 or 23 hours each week usually include some evenings and Saturdays and occasional Sundays. reported a shoplifter leaving with a Xl Qt.