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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (March 30, 2000)
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M; OPINION h stickers reading: former prime minister'sri atens to erupt "w«ort(o« ( «? );— Fomier prime minister] barbs and praise Wednest ruption charges, butoneit e “dry facts ’ will detemi nds up in jail, denied any wrongdoing ini d hours after police urged n and his wife on corruptm ahu and his wife, Sara. , kept 700 presents meanttii a gold letter opener from ed to influence others to lie: of the most serious charge, thu could be sentenced to night’s 50-minute intern his tenure as prime is and dramatic pauses toes cuse police of a witch hi ently deceased mother Jiculous.” Wednesday were full of described by many as anal; al, ingenious performance.:| ention from the question Cted HaaretZ Dailv. fifc. as student workers in Evans Library, are writing to address the issue of hit supporters plasteredbll'v® 1 * ear *y student worker registration as introduced in McDaniel’s March 28 r. r* j c | e ^s been estimated that nearly 60 percent of the student body are writers be Academic Operations Committee (AOC), under the Faculty Senate, claims dents cheat and abuse the early registration system by finding a job, staying long o earn the consecutive paychecks; or getting hired just in time to register early ning a letter from their supervisor saying when the student was hired This is a gument on the part of the AOC. How have they been able to gather data proving take the time and effort to do so? Maybe the process of presenting criteria to early should be amended rather than punishing the majority of student workers Ultimately fulfill the criteria. ■ As McDaniel pointed out, many students rely on registering early to plan their H Schedule Many students support themselves with the income earned from working W Bipus or in the community International students also find themselves concerned Rw ,; jpse due to paperwork restrictions most of them are only allowed to work on campus. J To many student workers, registering early is a benefit they earn Working weird m for minimum wage is redeemed when they are able to register early and choose the ItlKs they need to cam their degrees mL I We ’ the workers at Evans Library, hope the AOC will keep the best Best of the students in mind when a decision is made If student workers can't register ” nriy. athletes and honor students should be subjected to the same treatment iei ihecrely, Dons Howell '00 and Sarah Goldston ’01 "*»overw«w» If my need to schedule my cits** so thulctn wotk during the dty to f*y my »*> through college so thjtl I ctn graduate *nj par off my t*fgc debs to student ham mterfcrcs snthyour ability to get the professor you »tsnt *t dse time >ou »*nt because the huge amount of spam umc you already possess isn't enough, then phase forgtie me Oh, and I’d also like to apologue to the faculty, »ho I must be trKomemenctng by regntenttg early, though ! dont know how Why else would you cotnidei taking this tmUtth advantage away? Does it offend yoot comemtne Hepttblkast setuiMittes? Does it defy yout capitalistic notions that the nch should get richer and tisc poor should get pootet? tfao,thenl think I speak for all the hwei to middk class students here when I say that l am so sorry that we have made the tines of rich students and faculty so Hard, and to make it up to you we will stand still so that you can step on us during your climb to the top of the soctafeconomic ladder Jamesf/lMtckhr Class of 00 764-0161 TcxyAltM Bookstore pavchcvlTvw^rl! Wor ^ out °f necessity The only credit wc get from our job is the ove that is immediately used to pay for tuition, food, and rent. ****** schedule that coincides with our work schedules is already a difficult mougn ta.sk^ As an employee of Bus Operation*, it is a necessary privilege that we get to make odr schedules early. We need to be able to concentrate our classes during certain times of the day in order to make it possible to drive the different routes that we offer. Texas A&M’s bus drivers have always looked at early student registration as a necessary prov ision for scheduling and a sign from the administration that they understand and care about out concerns ■rv.- nwoie who will benefit from taking away student worker registration are those the benefit of not having to work Please show die hard working wrK f Texas A&M that you appreciate our efforts and are willing to support us in ^^voroffunding our education. Qa W Library Student Worker* Opposed to the ElimintftHon ot Early Student Registration Eruptions Filalitiei' 1663 3 days 5 1769 Unknown V\ iL^r 1822 1653 3 days lOdays kns'P 1910 6 days 1 Pi 1943-45 6 months 1 1977-70 32 hours 211 2000 More lhan 1.000 Ireiw recorded over the paS'^Wv including a preliminary Ml if^v-. IjitAAO 4 2 quake Wednesday, /.< *-‘i 1 C1*SS Lbliry h(fi. U-S SlA bMfb < - .ov Vanessa Gain Class of200) Mail Cult ou Have Something Remember Classifieds Can Do» |,siihoo TC Call 845-0569 foui The Battalion itmiycOQCC)Q Employment Timber Creek Apartments and Brazos Bingo at Oie Ccutci fo» Public Lcadcrtiup Siudi«v in the Busb tog last October. I was hired to woifc the «ady bwits of tbe day they have difficulty finding available student workers. Because l bad <o Mtetnpt to schedule my classes some tunc after noon to my work, schedule. Now I will bo the first to admil that because jo I am new to the world of TCgistr*«ion. but I'm <Krt so new that 1 bowmuchof an advamageearty registration gives me. Thutkahout tryiag to get all of her classes 12;00. I only hope that the AOC ats unrealistic as l do. Itove my job here and because of my Standing l need to work, but this would be impossible if early was abolished. Sotheywamtotakeawttyearlytegismiiion.Qmwaavsm. let’s punish the poor! lam afuU time student taking 17 hours and working two jobs that average 35 hours per week Do you think that I indulge in this stressful lifestyle for fun? Of course not, but if I want to be an Aggie, t have no other choice. , ' There ore some students in Aggicltmd that do not have the luxury of wealthy parents who can contribute to a college education and who still make too much money for their children to qualify for work study or grants, lama child from a family in this situation and have been working from the age of 15 in order to pay for college. Although living with the daily reminder that somehow I have to earn enough money to pay rent, buy groceries, gas, and pay for tuition and books, my worries are eased by the knowledge that at least I am able work while l go to school. .. The I ex . as C ? m '” ,ss .' on on 8 Representative Student Body claims they want a possibilitvof workinfs' f 0 ^. rr ° W c f n,hilbe accomplished when you take away the early registration? It Lnu m'meJnhilZr^'^'l S(urfn,ts " lhrou « h ^ elimination of We only went the elite here al !***? f ,aCC - 0 S,0fCmCn< fs bc ' n « university have the right to an education irere ^ ' V " tl paren(s ’ tfr ° rd ncrc!^ mi £ i ^ 1 ^^wtuking"tw^Iwi^dJ^n^L, formel ° work - Without even disappear IT*' S,udcnts *' this school who sh 1°' ^ ^ 10 enro11 4S * slu<:fc n« a < A<feM. <he ^ nes ' sfra,1 on if this^Ion * vh<>Se fu,Vrcs flcre wiU 0> ' bei nganAL iea ^ s "^ nora,l -Miy? Why string*** 11 ** 1 ' w 'c shouid stop and ask Worthless? Wh<ae s (tJ’^ , ^ 8,/,Ae * ,n, 6gtestheyL ^udents from their dreams s ^ Ag* ro spin, /„ rtSr <lKy hm * 'Mured thus far seem To* The Battalion PK>m lemuieT Koe Earh Registration Oatc: March U. 2t*M toi *' ’ s Battalkw. < w» •" **w«k over the Uancrsm s thoughts to remme eartv regtstrmon. j amactesof '99sttMieai putting myself through this fine natautrou in a wukaufc of "rf-*• oh job. I have worked (or approwmateh -1H years at ooe place, when the starvation and survival W the fate# inode set mef I have worked anywhere from 25-40 hours weekh since I kne been in rZ’fi. Wf frwltinan y ear. the tmpotunt ekemons»made everyday u<rcn t about sbo«W I jk»n the ^fWiClhb* but hem u*s I S««* loe« UUI tfay. or bow m the «ortdam t g^ng 10pay rent dus many 0 f the 4 .mu*. Tarty to aueodbmb ^ ^ d»,ly schedule that will ^ try mg 10 te studying.. !aud ‘^. e , tl *r*n™ ^ onJy Wo*** 1 ' witlwut ct»*«* c * mW ‘ a t e shU ; s w tW* * WO I^ly Eric Out® 1 ^ Cbm of’0-- laudeni loans, was cariv K&W*km With nonaai rcpstntkn I was guaranteed at fc*B fn« b°ors of < * a ?. aod t,Kn 30 »*wwtci HUXUae of whatever classes were not full All because I was a fneshmaa. Ihm rf a l r*** fr «*l>nun don't pc< cfwxcs The ooe great thing about student worker early' rcgtsbatioo u uemr C t?* 3 efean «‘ w decent classes and a decent Kbodufc to alkm me to work somewhat ^ l,mc If this right was taken swav. f would probably be forced to work strictly' a : bccaaae that h the t^ sobd block of ttecattamaWt The re^iWrtoedhtll**'® 4 *, 11 ^ toy about over, hkm l&are^ fortlicfirt»tcAg®>wwhowaiha»*»&6etl^ «>«»»<» wpmup madWoek* for uudents everyday, and unfomuotety A*M fcete w« i»»d one Jennifer Kot/ -99 or Employ mem Kroger r ) ri- ie d- ; a u- id )n • a its, g- in ns t. : .«> USSi. 'r, J JTtjrstt'-M PdmTZ J5M rnaokSMTorm j f I R ' *i 1 : Prom: "Klmton Andnroon- Add,... Sublet, early reglatrarion for atudent worker* Date. WW, 29 Mar 2000 11:34:30 CST I student worker and have been all through college. I will be graduating in December so the end of student worker registration affect me, but it is something that should definitely remain. t 1 didn't have to work and early student worker registration was eliminated, life would be great. Z'd schedule all of my classes in the rooming and spend the rest of the day at home studying, watching my soaps, sunbathing or whatever else seemed fun that day. But 1 live in the real world and mommy and daddy don't pay for everything anymore...which I never expected them to, anyway. I have to coordinate a schedule around work. We all know how hard it is to do this even with the early registration so I can only imagine the stress I'd have without it. Early registration is a privilege given to those who definitely deserve it and is an incentive for those of us who do have work. To those who think it's not fair, guess what.everything in life is going to be unfair to someone. 1 don't think it's fair that I have to work all day and go to school and then spend all my free time studying to get the grades that I do while the person sitting next to me gets to sit at home studying all day, so of course they pull off a 4.0 and then they want to complain because I get to register a couple of days before them. If people are so upset about us getting early registration,the solution is simple...oet a lob Kirsten Anderson Class of '00 GUY ROGERS & CHAD ADAMS/The Battalion