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Higher college expenses make
more students work part time
By Chris Norred
Of th« >'mn<ld
Rising college costs have forced mom and
more University students to hold down jobs while
attending school. * - • .
About 49 percent of full-time college’
students between the ages of 18 and 24 w.ere .
employed or seeking employment while atten
ding school as of fail 1985. according to IJ.S
Department of Labor;statistics,
This figure was only 39 percent in t®70’and .
only- 2b percent in 19W). Reduced financial aid, '
and higher tuition and living costs contributed to .
the increase, according to a College .Board report’ .
* To meet-., the financial ‘ burden' ’of. higher
educat iort. many students have- chosen- part'dime
° work over student.'loan debts, -thfj. report added.*'
“There i? am increasingi rfumblfr “of-studeftts".
who are working their way through'^:o}lt!g(«'..‘aml '•
there will Ih> mom if the federal igpvernmejit>
financial aid . project inns edfhe; Ime."" safd0--l Jihry.\
Smith, dfreCtor°pf the University's (career 1‘laiui
dng ami Placement Service ’-c •'V. ' :
• Two offices at the |ubT.ocation <’mdd level op-'
mept center, ^511 AgatftSt.V help J*tudenty\gnd .
area residents find work The stfuleip einpioy
meht office Has * helped*’.nearly 50?) non-work
shyly students’find jobs, in.lh'e‘Eugene area since
September, said |on West . assistant director of the
student office. Most of the jobs require -10*3U
hours of work per week and pay; from minimum*
wage to $7 an.hour.'
The general employment office helpv atxi'ut
5.000 work-study students and ato/r reSitfenls find
jobs per year, said" I.yckv Walidfus.ithe general (if;
fice's service represjuitativer';: ■: \ :
’• ■ \A/i\rL iini m>i«r Ar moo tliiist’aiiii
Working may or may* nbf^dai^jtge rstudent's
performance iij schnql* : .7'•' r' S 'C ■.
' V’lf (»fudenfs|>itre‘'.motivated', -a purt-Tinioj-jdl)
.fttrl tka «t i tk I akrftffc'MA llllt It V 11 » I*- IA 1 a|,|^Vka...^aLk .. . .°
should .riot interfere* with*si:h.Qol: |f^oui’(ire'-hiav
i'rig to Work-'to.pa*y. Vour way'"t h rodgir si: hodi :i h e i i
.I.i I.■ •’c£.nu° .liM ••**■. '
you want id be'in school'.!v Smitff saft^.
* ' BuV..Bill;lselt&r.”.;:ar i iriiv.ersit-y .siudent who
. works 20 hours |M»r;wtH>k. .said workiifg affiK ts his
ahiftty’lo do well..in school ' j* . V' . v-. \ ; .f
-- . '..'To avceriain'ijegmiv'it. iakes away a' hit of
lime 5w'beh.l*ctVafd'.hle ddfrig'be.ttor*thingslikest u:
(lying, ' ;Koilersajil ' \ y "*' ■ T ‘
• ° . ■* * I liuuitii.-ruiiuir rtiti uxtrL. Itaw i ■ *s*»l* *»»' •><«
; "I. vyrniid- falher hid w0ork bjicausertlnv going
■ to. be; doing* plenty, of ■ t hip .'.after. col lege ° Hut
without .that :job... I .would. haye no spending
.money at a [I hy.su id.... ’ ;. • •
8 The *mbriey -ho'earns- barely' makes a* debit in
his school - expenses belter said lift! he lias
managed to. |>ay about $1.1*00 toward his educu
lion over the. Iasi‘foiir terms ' ' . ; -
University enrollment down slightly
University enrollment is down, according
to figures recently released by the University
Registrar, but the decline is seen as a normal
occurrence that happens during winter term
every year.
At the end of the fourth week of classes,
winter term's enrollment was listed at 15.709
— a slight drop from fall term's 19.375.
Registrar statistician Mark Turner said he
blames the decrease on tradition.
"Winter term enrollment is always lower
than fall term." Turner said.
Pall term enrollment is consistently
higher than other terms. Mid Herb Che reck.
University Registrar.
After fall term, many students graduate,
are disqualified, change their minds about
their education or simply run out of money.
"We traditionally have the same person
tage of drop each spring," Che reck said.
From fall term 1954 to winter term 1985.
A - ,
enrollment decreased 3.2 percent This v««r it
dropped 4.1 percent. Chereck Mid But that's
nothing to be alarmed about.he added.
"If you would go beck and do a 25-year
history in universities, you would always see a
decrease at this time.” said Jim Buch. director
of admissions.
The decrease may represent a change in
student behavior, Buch Mid it's not a head
count of students — it depends on the number
of courses taken ”
A drop in fall-term enrollment when there
is traditionally a surge of new students is
something to be concerned about, Buch said
But this fall was much higher than last,” he
Mid.
enrollment figures have steadily increas
ed over the years, he Mid. In fall term of 1982.
15.405 students enrolled at the University, in
fall term of 1983, 15,478 enrolled; and in fail
term of 1984, 15,840 students enrolled, Buch
Mid.
Incoming freshmen receive phone calls
• By Lynda Singletary ‘ •
Of Ike Knwrilti , '
• One effort to recruit and re
tain. freshmen ° begins about
eight months before the student
arrives at tht? University. The
New Student Telephone Project
employs University students to
telephone incoming freshmen.
Employees • answer questions.,
offer reassurance and. Confirm
the students’ plants to attend the
University.
The eight-year-old' program,
operated by the Orientation Of
fice, resumed last week and will
continue into spring term
"The goal is to reach every
student admitted before May
, 29. ’ said Marcia Schmaedick.
the project's coordinator
“The callers reach approx
imately 2.5(H) students or 70
percent of the freshman class,"
said Roger Morris, director of
the Orientation Office.
"The phone (.all is not a hard
.sell,” .Schmaedick said.. "The
callers talk to the student about
the University in general and
address their particular ques
tions or. hesitations," she said,
Morris credits the program
with increasing enrollment.
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which is up 3.4 percent over
last year, based on frill form
fourth-week figures.
/'The University of Oregon is
the only school in this area that
has this kind of program, and
we're the only school in this
area experiencing an increase,"
he said
‘‘The figures decline
somewhat from fall to winter
and winter to spring (hut) the
percentiles are comparable."
said Mark Turner, an Office of
the Kegistrar statistician.
After receiving 15 hours of
training, callers work Hi hours a
week.
"I've had experience with
freshmen before. A lot of them
•are out of state and don't have
any brothers or sisters in col
lege. so thfey don’t know what
to expect," said Maureen
Cronin; a University caller
Calient attempt to reach each
student five times before giving
up.
The program has a budget of
about $5,000. allocated from the
University's base salary.
"The base salaiy is institu
tional money that will always
bo there. The program would
always happen." Morris said
"The payoffs are good."
"The call is often the turning
point for people to come here.”
he added
Tuesday. Kebruary 25. IttHti