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On-campus jobs offer short commute, flexible hours
By Katie Kurylo
Rocket Contributor
Issue date: 3/2/07 Section: Focus
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In a moment of creativity, you've decided to mix your leftover Fruit Loops and hamburger bits with the last few noodles of your friend's pasta salad.
You've stirred it all together and spiced it up with half a shaker each of salt and pepper.
You and your friends laugh about it and maybe even force one of the unfortunate members of your group to have a taste of the concoction.
Then when it comes time to clean up, the dish is taken from you by a pair of mysterious hands that shoot out of the dish room window. Glad that you didn't have to take care of the mess you made, you walk away happy.
Someone does have to clean that up. And that someone is more than likely a fellow student.
Many SRU students have on-campus jobs. While money is usually the driving force behind getting a job, working on campus is a convenient alternative to having to commute to work. Students can find job opportunities all over campus as dishwashers, food servers, librarians, office secretaries and tutors.
Choosing an on-campus job can be a smart move for some students, especially for those who have busy schedules.
Christine Carmichael, an undeclared freshman, said she needs a flexible job.
"Working on campus was much more appealing than a job off campus," Carmichael said. "With my on-campus job, I am able to schedule specifically around my classes and other activities."
Sometimes transportation is a deciding factor for where a student works.
"I work on campus because I can walk to my job," Kim Pincin, a junior environmental study and resource management major, said. "I have a car, but it is just easier to walk."
Students who get on-campus jobs have often had jobs in the past.
"I worked at McDonald's in town," Pincin said. "I worked there because I got transferred from the McDonald's I worked at back home."
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