Working Students Mixing work and studies can be a hassle, but many students f ind it both necessary and rewarding. It seemed as tl1ough c lasses and x tracurricular ac ti v ities xhaus ted all of the s tudents' time and energy, yet l1und reds o f Hard ing s tuden ts also lleld j obs on campus or in the community. Fo r m any, working was necessary to pay for tuiti on or rent , but s tudents also ga ined new fri ends, a sense o f respons ibi lity and valuabl e experienc through the ir jobs. The Student Jobs Program provided inform a ti on for on- and o ff-campus jobs , and approximate ly I 400 s tudents took advantage o f this opportunity this year . Students w ho chose to work on camp us were able to sel c t from part-time jobs , inc lud ing o ffi ce. library, cus todial and tel marke ting pos itions . Tuto rial work was also ava ilable for those w ho wisl1ed to earn money by he lp ing o thers w itl1 the ir s tud ies. Many found such jobs convenient and fl exibl in dealing w ith their hecti c schedul es. Anna Cromberg , a freshman from Bryan, T xas. sa id, "Work ing in the ca fe teria has been a grea t way to mee t peop le, and 1 was usuall y able to work around my s tudies." Off-campus j obs were another popular opti on. Studen ts found j obs as wa iters, cashiers, cooks and c leri ca l workers in the loca l area. Freshman Jennifer Martin sa id, "l w orked for Hancock Fabrics in Portl and befo re I cam e to college, and I was ab! to cont inue tha t j ob a t tile s tore her in Searcy. I really enjoy w hat 1 do, and so far it l1as no t a ffected m y schoolwork ." For o thers, j uggling work and the ir s tud ies was not so easy, but they rea li zed that ba lanci ng the ir s tudies and jobs made them more respons ibl and apprecia ti ve of the ir fre time. Ano ther w o rk p rog ram , th Student Co-Op, provid d s tudents w ith the opportunity to gain practica l work experi ence w hile receiv ing college c redit . The Co-op was op n to up perc lassm en w ho worked a m inimum o f I s ho urs a w eek and w ere va luated on their job perfo rmanc througho ut the semes t r. In o rder to receive fu ll c red it , tl1 y were also required to write a pap r and comple te an int erv iew based on the ir xperi ence. Find ing time to re lax and be w ith fr iends proved to b a serious challenge for working s tud nts. Some had to forfeit acti v ities such as in tramural sports, c lub parti es and weekend re trea ts. "I rea lly don't have weekends; I'm usually e ither working, s tudying or s leeping," sa id Bri an Po indexter , a junior from Beeb e, A rk . Pri oriti zing seemed to be the only way s tudents were able to fulfill all o f their respons ib ilities . Students a lso learned to manag their time ef fec ti vely by s tudy ing between c lasses and us ing daily p lanners. "I have to ca rry my pl anner everywhere I go. I'd be los t w ithou t it ," said Lori Currie, a part-time j unio r w ho o ften worked 60 hours a w eek . She sa id that occas ionally, pulling an all-nighter was the only w ay to fin ish a pap er or prepare for a tes t. Whether for enjoym ent , experi ence or financ ial n ed, jobs were a huge part o f s tudent l ife at Hard ing. A ltl1ough tl1ey often l1ad to sacrifi ce, s tudents fo und a sense o f personal sa tisfac ti on th rough thei r hard work and dedica tion. - Me lissa Owen .Jos/1 Huller - Springfield . ~10 /\ tusuko Sui10 - c 11 il><1. '"1""1 .Joe SUI/('(' - MilCkS\ "i lle . K<111 Cy1J1/1iu Sump/es - P<1ducah. Ky . E li zu/Jel/1 sw1/Jon1 - conw<1~-. N.1 1. C/1r isl!J Sund/in - searn·.. \rk Tomus Suquic - Qu<."1zal1enago . Gua1Pm11lil Ceccly SUUU(j<' - Quitrnrni. .'\rk. Luke SCH'U(JC - Coppell. Texas Korinct Sclwck1nwl11 - L<Worte . Texas Hcwlicr Sc/K1ucr - W<:>stl11kP. Ol1io i\ lullll<'ll ' Scll!llilz - Fl. Collins. Co lo. Seem Sc/Huiqwr - Ncis11,·i llc . Tenn. Edrie SC()// - Springf1clcl .. 10. Toni Scoll - Sedgwick.. \rk . Kct 1i11 Scr<J(Jf).S - GC'm1 c-1111own. Tenn Rw1die Sedwr - NewlJcrg . Ore Fr<' s /J Ill <' 11 125 P <'op I<'
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