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Federal work study
program exceeds
allotted budget
Divisions feel the loss of work-study
students after layoffs cause full-time
employees to pick up the slack
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Lancers take both games
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Staff Writer
The federal work-study program
came to an early and unexpected
close last week on Thursday and
abruptly canceled 200 jobs on cam¬
pus for approximately 300 stu¬
dents, forcing many staff members
to make do without student help.
It was sudden, and the initial
reasoning was vague, but PCC stu¬
dents who reported to work on
Thursday were told by faculty
supervisors the federal work study
program had been canceled. Some
students left the campus thinking
this blow was the result of another
budget cut.
Marilyn Johnson, computer sup¬
port specialist, wasn't given any
explanation as to why she had to
let her work-study student go. She
simply retrieved a message in the
morning telling her to go, someone
go who Johnson describes as a
hard-working student.
"This was a significant impact
on my division, and I only had one
student," Johnson said. "I can only
imagine how divisions with 10 stu¬
dents were affected."
The federal work-study program
had simply exhausted its $300,000
fiscal budget before the end of the
semester, said Kim Miles, assistant
dean of scholarships and
financial aid.
The crisis came as a sur¬
prise to _
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controllers Layoffs
Crystal Samuelian/Courier
Patricia Blamo takes time away from her career/job placement position to
give directions to a student at the information desk in the L Building. Since
the work-study students were laid off, this has now become her daily task.
Linda Rapka, Daren
Dillinger and Stephen
Folan
Courier staff
Student affairs lost six federal
work-study workers. "The loss of
workers is campus wide," said
Tsianina Sturges, student affairs
assistant. "It affects everyone."
With graduation approaching,
student
affairs faces a
major blow.
"It makes a
big impact on
commence¬
ment," she
said. "Work
study workers
handle pretty
much all of the cap and gown dis¬
tribution." Luckily, a lot of the
former workers have been volun¬
teering their time to complete
the projects they had already
started. "We have about four or
five coming back on a regular
basis for a couple of hours to help
finish things up," Sturges said.
Over 300 participants of the
federal work-study jobs pro¬
gram reported for work to find
the funding for their positions
had been eliminated. No date
was given as to when funding
might be restored.
The Career Placement Center
was severely impacted by losing
about 16 student workers; all had
their funding slashed.
The signs posted at the career
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center/information front window
in the L building states: "The
Information Window is closed.
We apologize for any inconven¬
ience."
As students came up to the
window, read the sign and had a
look of anguish on their faces,
Patricia Blamo was quick to
come up and assist them.
Blamo
said that
the very
resource
on cam¬
pus that
is sup¬
posed to
be there
to assist
students who need jobs has
been severely impacted at a
time of most need. Students had
hoped to find and keep jobs,
which are both interesting and
related to their career goals.
At registration and Records,
about half of their student work-
staff was cut. About half of the
students will continue under
funding of CalWorks.
At the transfer center, director
Dena Chase said that they are in
meetings with the division head,
Dr. Lisa Sugimoto, and are work¬
ing hard to resolve both the
issues of reduced man¬
power to meet ongoing
needs, to
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individuals
Impact
Student Body Elections Nearing
Daren Dillinger
Staff Writer
Students who wish to run for an
Associated Students' office can still
make the May 7 deadline to turn in
the paperwork.
Election packets will be available
this week in CC203.
The application paperwork is due
to be turned in no later than 3 p.m.
Friday.
Eleven positions in student gov¬
ernment are up for election: the
Associated Students president, the
eight vice presidents, the supreme
council chief justice and the student
trustee.
Campaigning will start May 14
and continue for at least 10 days.
The election will occur May 24 -
26. Online voting can be done at the
Computer Cafe during normal oper¬
ating hours, 7 a.m. through 10 p.m.
Additional on-campus voting infor¬
mation will be posted as available.
Filing of any complaints or
protests to the election committee
should be made no later than 1 1 a.m.
on May 27.
Posting of election results is pro¬
jected by 7 p.m. the same day.
Election winners will start serving
their one year terms on June 1.
Keenan Gosset, the current
Associated Students president, said
"I don't think [politics] are a priority
for students. Students' lives are
more concerned with transferring
and enjoying the freedom they have
without being concerned about why
you are able to enjoy that freedom.
Students go through changes as they
advance in life that will make them
realize how important politics are,
but no one has enlightenment
overnight."
Candidates wishing to, submit a
statement to the associated students
must do so by May 13.
Those who wish to have a state¬
ment considered to be published in the
May 20 edition of the Courier should
email their statement by May 13 to:
courierJTontpage@yahoo.com.
Candidate statements forwarded
to the Courier should be 100 words
or less.
More information can he found at the
Student Services desk in the CC Building.
Camp Laurel Gives Second Chance
to Children Coping iffith HIV/AIDS
Priscilla Moreno
Managing Editor
For children living with HIV and
AIDS, life can be complicated. There is
hope, however, by way of summer
camp. Los Angeles' Camp Laurel
allows children and teenagers from 6
to 16 years of age to have fun and
meet people who are coping just like
them.
The camp is currently recruiting
counselors and activities coordina¬
tors. PCC student trustee Manny
Torres will be volunteering to work
as a counselor for the camp this sum¬
mer. "I work with disabled children;
I've developed a passion for working
with them." Torres is hoping that
more students will want to sign up
and join him.
Volunteer director Melissa
Cummings said that it is a great
opportunity for children who are
affected by and infected with AIDS
and HIV to participate. Camp Laurel
allows them to be kids. Cummings
said that they help about 600 chil¬
dren a year.
Margot Andrew founded the
organization in 1993. According to
the organization's web site, Andrew's
mission was, "Committed to
improving the lives of chil¬
dren living with HIV and
AIDS." The
group has a
belief that Camp
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