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Campus Life
Page 4 The J-TAC
. February 23, 2006
Tips for surviving roommate issues
By KARA KELTON
Staff Writer
It is not always easy to share a room with
someone. Regardless whether you have been
best friends since you were two or just met at
college, being contained in close quarters with
someone is bound to bring on some trouble.
The severity of these disagreements var-
iesjrom case to case. There are the common
battles over the cleanliness of the room, the
use of the other person's belongings or the
hours that your roommate chooses to come
in. But sometimes things can escalate and get
"out of hand.
"We had suitemates who didn't get along
with each other, so one put peroxide in the
other's shampoo/' Chrissy Daniel, a resident
advisor, said.
Steve Fillip is the Coed Housing Coordi-
nator and has been in Housing and Residence
Life for nine years. During this time, he saw
almost every kind of roommate horror story.
These vary from violations of drugs, drinking,
pets and visitation in the rooms to roommates
who borrow belongings without permission
or steal and those who disturb the other when
they are sleeping.
Simply addressing the problem in the
beginning will, most of the time, resolve the
problem, Fillip said.
"I can't tell you how many times I find out
in May that there has been a roommate prob- ■
lem the entire time they have lived together/'
Fillip said, 1 didn't want to get them in trou-
ble' or 'I didn't think you could do anything
about it' or.my personal favorite T thought
. it would just get better.' If the Housing staff
is not aware that there is a problem, how can
they possible take care of it?"
Fillip said that, more than likely, whatever
your roommate experience is, you are not the
first to have to deal with it. He suggested us-
ing this list of "Roommate Survival Tips:"
1. Keep the line of communication open.
' If yolir roommate is driving you crazy, with
something/ talk to him/her about it.
2. If your roommate won't respond to your
pleas, visit with your RA.
3. Don't be afraid to sign a roommate con-
tract. This will outline the expectations you
have for each other, and you set the guide-
lines.
See ROOMMATES, Page 10
Kara Keiton/The J-TAC
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Junior agriculture services and development major Becca Herod and senior management, mar-
keting and administrative systems major Rachel Russell concentrate on judging newspapers.
Tarleton's news writing class participated in a newspaper judging contest last Friday. Some of
the categories they judged were page design, general excellence and sports coverage.
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TSU Wellness
Factoids
"Did you know that most TSU students
do NOT engage in high-risk drinking?"
According t:o the NCH.A self-report: survey,
59.2% of Tarleton State University
students report that they do NOT engage in
high-risk drinking of alcohol! This is about
I lie national average.
High-risk drinking is also called heavy
episodic drinking. It is defined as consuming
five or more alcohol drinks at a sitting (or in
a,row), at least once in the past two weeks, if
yon are male, or four or more drinks at a
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Junior physics and math major J'Nae Zwaschka and freshman
social work major Cassandra Carter stage an argument. The room-
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Impoverished students
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struggle to pay the bills
•Tips for finding a job or making a little extra cash
By STEFANIE JOHNSON
Managing Editor
Part of surviving in college is making enough
money to pay the bills. Some students already have
this covered, but many do not. For those who are
struggling to pay their bills or looking for a little extra
spending money there are several options.
One of the advantages of living on campus is that
housing and food are Already paid for each semester.
Those students who liye on campus may still need to
work so they will have money to pay for next semes-
ter's tuition, and of course, spending jnoney.
For the 78 percent of students whp live off cam-
pus, unless they live with their, parents, or get an al-
lowance each month, life can be & paycheck-to-pay-
chefck battle. '
Although the pay is generally minimum wage,
working on campus has many, advantages. Student
workers are able to work around their class schedules
and the location can't be beat Many departments
hire student workers, including the financial aid of-
fice, the computer labs, the library and student pub-
lications. If you excel in a particular subject, tutoring
either privately or-through the school is a gr£at Way to
earn money also. However, to make more than $5.15
per hour, students usually must venture off campus.
Wal-Mart and H.EJ3. are two of the biggest em-
ployers of Tarleton studehtsin the-Stephenville area.
H.E.B. employs approximately 70 students. One
of H.E.B.'s managers, who preferred to remain un-
named, said that the best tip he1 can give students
who are looking for a job is to "be honest on your re-
sume,"
Wal-Mart also hires many students to work in
their Stephenville store, Between 140 and 150 of their
staff go to school at TSU, Manager Mark* Btown said
that Wal-Mart is a convenient place for students to
work,
"Our busiest times are evenings and weekends
— that is when we need the most help," Brown said.
"Students generally don't have class during those
busy times, so it's perfect for them to work,"
During the early part of. the semester, the job
market in Stephenville can be very competitive, so
students who are really serious about getting a job
should try to get a head start by applying before the
semester starts or starting work over winter or sum-
mer breaks.
Students can look for part time jobs on the:
Stephenville Empire-Tribune Web site www.empire-
tribune.com or on the Career Services Web site www.!
tarleton.edu -careers. The Empire-Tribune has main-
ly full-time positions listed, but the'Career Services;
Web'site lists many part-time jobs, including wait
staff, housekeepers and Web page designers.
For students who prefer to make school their full-i
time job, there are other ways of keeping afloat. Some-
students work all summer long and save the money;
they make for expenses during the school year. Oth-;
ers take out extra student loans to help pay their rent,;
utilities and food bills, !
Military aid is also available for students who
make a commitment to give back a certain number of j
years to the armed forces after graduating. I
For those who are just desperate for a little extra;
cash, try cleaning out your closets, There are somei
consignment shops in,Stephenville that will take your;
items, try to sell them, and give you part of the money!
they make. Used items in good condition can also be;
sold on Ebay. All you have to do is sign up for an;
Ebay account and you can start selling clothes, video-
games or anything else you want to get rid of.
Student Government Association Update
On Monday, Feb. 13, the Stu-
dent Government Association
(SGA) held a formal business
meeting at 5:15 p.m. in room 22D
of the Thompson Student Center.
The guest speaker for the night
was the Grassburr. They voiced
their opinion on the future of the
Grassburr and encouraged every
student to buy a yearbook.
In old business, the Student
Endowment Scholarship Criteria
passed with a unanimous vote.
Applications for the Student En- .
do\Vment Scholarships will be
out on March 1. The members of
SGA also nominated three indi-
viduals for consideration for the
Jack and Louise Arthur Award.
The three nominees are Dr. .Larry
Margolis, Dr, Sam Dodson and
Dr. Flo Reven.
SGA also discussed a new
Texan Rider proposal which
would allow the Texan Rider to
be under the Athletic Department
and be more involved in athletic
events. The SGA Constitutional
Election proposal was also pre-
sented and will he voted on at
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the next formal meeting. This
proposal would change the way
SGA is structured and operates.
If you have any questions about
it pleise contact the SGA office
before the next meeting.
The next formal meeting of
SGA-will be on Feb. 27 at 5:15
p.m. in room 22D of the TSC, All
students are welcome to attend!
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