Nontraditional jobs give money, experiences to college students If there is one common experience that most college students share it is the summer job. For many students the summer months are a time to earn extra money for the upcoming school year, and some spend summers in ways that are truly unique. Junior Jim Henry spent not only the summer months, but a year and a half on the road as a truck driver before coming to Harding. Henry took a job with New Prime Inc., a trucking company based in Springfield, Mo. "I had always wanted to drive a truck. My grandpa drove for years in Kansas and Nebraska," Henry said. "I also needed to save up some money for college." After a three-month, company-sponsored training course Henry passed the test for his commercial drivers license, or CDL. Henry spent between five and six weeks at a time on the road, with a typical day involving roughly 10 hours of driving. Henry's home while he was on the road was a 1998 Freightliner truck equipped with a large compartment added to the back of the cab called a sleeper. The sleeper was equipped with a bed, television, VCR, refrigerator and a computer that Henry used to receive directions from the trucking company. Henry said sites like Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Niagara Falls and Mount Rushmore were among his favorites. "It was exciting to see the different sites that I read about in history," Henry said. Sophomore Russell Phillips spent the past two summers cleaningoutthesewers ofNew Orleans. He worked for Video Industrial Services, Inc., a company that clears main sewer lines and makes video tapes of damage in the lines. "People think it is a horrible job - it's not," Phillips said. "The sewer didn't really smell that bad. 1'd say half the time it smelled like laundry detergent." Unusual jobs are a good way to create new and different work experiences. - Casey Neese Zeb Holland-Lake-Alvin, Texas Nicole HolliS-Arvada, Colo. Donald Hoofman-Searcy, Ark. Rob Hopper-Antioch, Tenn. Amanda House-Delight, Ark. Britni Howard-Cedaf Hill, Texas Clinton Howard-Sheridan. Ark. Nate Huddleson-Los Angeles. Calif. Sha HudSOn-Grand Prarie, Texas Kami HugheS-Friendswood, Texas Josh Hydrick-wOOdstock, Ga. Bekah Hyslip-Batesville, Ark. Ana Iacoboaie-Bucharest. Romania Gabbi Iacoboaie-Sucharest, Romania Joanna Ingle-Roanoke, Texas Tara Ingraham-Nassau, Bahamas Luke Irvine-Richmond, Va. Nathan Irwin-Indiana, Pa. Adam JaCObY-FIc:ming, Ohio Jonathon JerkinS-Memphis, Tc:nn. Junior Russell Phillips earns money for school working with his father in the sewers of New Orleans. Phillips has found everything from jewelry to guns to an eight foot alligator while cleaning out the sewers. Photo supplied by Russell Phillips. =S _o L P _h ~o _m~o_r _e s~ __________ --4~ People ~
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