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Best on campus I Work study is extremely beneficial to students needing financial assistance because the jobs are mostly on campus and pay I relatively well. Campus employers benefit, too in that they only pay 20% of the student wages, while Uncle Sam picks up the rest. With some luck, students can find a Job of their choice in their own college, making it more interesting and workable around their class schedule. Since I study in the Cullen College of Engineering. I was fortunate to get a Job requiring the technical expertise I had — at the Engineering Media Center. It was conveniently on the same floor as some of my classes, and my duties Included drafting, pro-cessing and printing photographs and earning $6.00 an hour. The ususal range for student salaries is. however, from $3.50-$7.50. Work study’s advantages include savings in transportation costs, higher pay than equal work off-campus for most jobs, and flexibility for exams and student events. Clearly, the one disadvantage is the bureaucracy involved. First, students have to fill out the ACT forms which evaluate financial needs, taking anywhere from 4-6 weeks to process. If there arc any problems. Amelia Romero. Senior Secretary, and Mary Valle and Claudia Olivas. Record Specialist assistants, are ready to help. These three process approxia-matcly 1100 students a year. Not all students continue with the program: this Spring only 738 students remained with their work study positions. Students don't realize the amount of paperwork involved for each person. Some come into the office and expect a problem with their work study to be resolved immediately, and sometimes it Just can’t be corrected in one day, said Valle. Many students are suprised to find how much work study they can qualify for. and the variety of Jobs available. Work study students are from all backgrounds, and work in areas such as the library, optometry, media relations. child care, and science laboratories. The best thing is that after graduation, or when the award is used up. the department may opt to hire the student on their own budget. ► Sunil N. Thakkar Using the computer to process financial aid. Charles Tran does for At the Testing and Placement Center. Mlran Times updates the others what he went through In part to get this work study Job. schedule for various standardized tests. Photo by Robert Denton. Photo by Robert Denton. Work — Study ■ 27

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Huong Hoang helps keep everything organized in Library Records Documents. Photo by Robert Denton. Senior Secretary Amelia Romero flashes work study students a smile as she takes care of their problems. Photo by Robert Denton. Returned library books have to go through Emmanuel Cavazos before they And their way back on the book shelves. Photo by Robert Denton. 26 ■ Campus Life

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Festival of Colors Vidhu Gupta performs a classical Moving the decorated sticks with the music of the last dance are Devanshl Patel. Kalpana dance. Bhakta, Abeezar Tyebjl. Sandhya Sanghani. Paresh Parikh and Shetal Patel. ISA Photo. Basant Bahar. the annual spring show presented by the India Student’s Association. shot off to a colorful start Saturday night. March 18. displaying the theme Rango Ka Mela (A Festival of Colors) in the Cullen Auditorium. The masters of ceremony. Paulomi Patel. Sunil Thakkar and Abeezer Tyebji. brought to life an audience of about 1.000 people: entertaining them with jokes and comedy skits. The emcee’s were entertaining and relaxing: the show flowed very smoothly. Hemant Patel said. The three-hour, all-student show began at 7:30 and consisted of various filmy dances and singing, a modern India fashion show, and even a raffle of three saris. The throwing of colored powder accompanied the final dance fitting the theme. Being a participant not only allows you to make new friends, but gives you an In the latest fashions in salwar kameez's, Neha Jasani models to fast-paced music. overall feeling of accomplishment and pride in the Indian culture. I.S.A. Treasurer Divyesh Das said. Tanweer Mian, said Basant Bahar was special to him because he chose the songs he wanted to entertain with, leaving creativity in his hands. ”1 choose to sing the most recent and popular filmy songs because it attracts all ages of the audience. Mian Said. The President of I.S.A., Tina Patel, said much time — three months — and effort had been put into organizing the show and she’s just glad everyone enjoyed it. Many students and parents have sacrificed many hours of their time and I know the show’s success is very special to them. Patel said. The show concluded with India’s national anthem, sung by students and audience alike. ► Kalpana Bhakta 28 ■ Campus Life