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Wednesday, April 20,2005
Company says student loans
tough on recent graduates
By CollegeGrad.com
CollegeGrad.com, the
number one entry level
job site, today released its
survey results on how long
college students anticipate
it will take them to pay
off their student loans. 46
percent of student loan
recipients say it will take
them more than 10 years to
pay off their student loans.
With the rising cost
of a college education,
students are being faced
with larger student loan
bills upon graduation, and
a lengthier payback period.
“The demands being
placeduponcollegegraduates
are only increasing,” said
Brian Krueger, President of
CollegeGrad.com.
“Being faced soon
after graduation with hefty
student loans is just another
reason for college students
to make every effort to find
their post-graduation job
early,” he said.
BSA now selling tickets for
"Step Yo' Game Up"show
The Black Student
Alliance proudly presents
its Annual Step Show.
This year they give
you “Step Yo’ Game Up,
Divine Nine.” The show
will be held in the HPE
Building on Saturday,
April 30th at 7 p.m.
The tickets will
be only $lO pre-sold.
Campus Calendar
(All sporting events listed are home games.)
Wednesday, April 20
• Softball, UWG vs. Columbus State -
3 p.m.
Thursday, April 21
• UWG Education convocation - 7 p.m.
Education Center rm. 3 and 4
Friday, April 22
• Physics lecture, Dr. Ronald Mickens:
“Einstein’s Miraculous Year” - 2 p.m.
Crider Lecture Hall
Saturday, April 23
• Baseball, UWG vs. Ala.-Huntsville
(DH) -1 p.m.
• Softball, UWG vs. Valdosta State
(DH) - 2 p.m.
• Conductors’ Symposium Performance
8:15 p.m., Cashen Recital Hall
Sunday, April 24
• Baseball, UWG vs. Ala.-Huntsville -
1 p.m.
• Softball, UWG vs. Valdosta State (DH)
12 p.m.
Tuesday, April 26
• Last day of Tuesday Classes
• Concert Choir & Chamber Singers -
8:15 p.m., Townsend Center; free
Wednesday, April 27
• Last day of Wednesday classes
• Baseball, UWG vs. Columbus State -
4 p.m.
• Night of Percussion -8:15 p.m.,
Townsend Center; free
• Earth Day lecture, marine turtles -
7:30 p,m., Bonner Lecture Hall
Events are taken from web-published university
calendars and sports schedules, press releases
and from information sent to The West Georgian
by event organizers. Organizers wishing to list
an event may e-mail the details, as far in advance
as possible, to uwgpaper@westga.edu.
With only a six
month grace period before
having to begin payments
on their loans, it is critical
for graduates to quickly
begin earning a steady
income. Graduates are
faced early-on with the
“real world” of bills.
Krueger points out,
“having a steady income at
that point is important for
future financial success. It
affects credit records, and
the ability to take out loans
for things such as buying a
car or a house.”
Students often
receive loans from a
variety of institutions;
upon graduation, they are
then faced with not just
one student loan bill, but
a set of multiple bills. A
popular student response
is to consolidate their
loans, which will roll
all of their high-interest
payments into one lower
interest monthly bill.
Students have an
For its annual step
show the group has
invited the best of Black
Greeks from across the
Southern Region to put
on an amazing stepping
performance.
Participants come
from as far west as
Alabama State, and as far
south as Florida State.
opportunity to start of on
the right foot by having a
job offer in-hand before
they graduate. College Grad.
com is a great first stop for
entry level job seekers. Job
seekers can use the resume
templates to create or update
their resume, research more
than 300 entry level career
fields, and apply directly to
relevant entry level positions
by visiting the College Grad.
com job board.
Following are the
overall survey results:
How long will it take to
pay off your student loans?
-1 have no loans -31 %
- Less than 5 years - 14%
-5-10 years-23%
- More than 10 years - 32%
The survey was
conducted nationally
using an online poll placed
on the CollegeGrad.com
home page from February
18 through March 31,
2005. The results are
based on more than 2000
respondents.
The host will be
Akini “Black Mac" from
107.9 and the show will
also feature I)J Branu
from Break Records,
Tickets are on sale
now, and DVD's of the
event will be sold for
a nominal fee. This is
the last BSA event of
the year.
Greek groups plan whole week
of events, activities and awards
From Staff Reports
Every spring at the
University of West Georgia,
the community of fraternities
and sororities participates in
“Greek Week.”
The week is a time to
allow the social Greeks of
UWG to come together to
become a stronger, more
positive society and to
have fun at the same time.
This year, the Greek
community will raise
money to benefit the
American Cancer Society
and collect canned goods
for the Carroll County
Marine turtle lecture now set for April 27
From Staff Reports
The UWG chapter of the
Student Peace Action Network is
hosting its fourth and final lecture
for this semester.
Earl Possardt, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service SeaTurtleCoordinator
for the southeastern region, will be
speaking on Wednesday, April 27 at
7:30 p.m. in the Bonner Lecture Hall.
Dixon joins Development and Alumni staff
From IWG Press Release
Jacki Dixon has joined
the Office of Development
and Alumni Relations at the
University of West Georgia
as director for corporate
and foundation relations
and liaison for the Richards
College of Business.
Dixon served for nine
years as the executive
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Emergency Shelter.
Greek Week will take
place from Monday. April
IS. to Friday, April 22.
On Monday, the day's
theme will be “Spirit
Day,” and all Greeks
are encouraged to wear
anything that represents
their organization. Later
that evening, there will be a
trivia game show in Bonner
Lecture Hall at 7 p.m.
Tuesday’s theme will
be “Pin & Grin.” There
will be a canned food drive
in front of Ingram Library.
The Campus Awards
Activities Program will be
The event was originally scheduled for
April 30.
Possardt’s lecture is titled “The
Intersection of Marine Turtles
and Humanity and the Quest
for Sustainability of the Earth’s
Natural Resources.”
The lecture is part of the
Student Government Association's
Abe Bonner Lecture Series, and
is co-sponsored by the Black
director of the Waterways
Association of Pittsburgh.
The total construction
authorized during her
tenure in Pittsburgh was
approximately $1 billion.
Dixon will
direct the corporate and
foundation relations
program for securing
private support on behalf
of UWG and the West
at the Townsend Center for
the Performing Arts from
7:30 to 9 p.m., followed by
a talent show at the Student
Recreation Center at 9:30
p.m.
On Wednesday and
Thursday, all Greeks will
participate in “Jersey Days.”
At 2:13 p.m. there will be
an all-Greek photo shoot
on the Intramural Fields,
followed by a game day on
the Intramural Fields from 1
to 4 p.m. After the game day
w raps up, Zeta Phi Beta will
host a cookout at 4 p.m. in
Love Valley.
Thursday, Greeks will
Georgia Foundation, Inc.
She will also serve as
the major gift officer for
the Richards College of
Business and she will direct
strategic communications
for corporate, foundation
and RCOB prospects.
Dixon earned a
Bachelor of Science
degree in social sciences
from California State
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participate in a volleyball
tournament at Rivers
Edge Apartments from 3
to 5 p.m. Following the
tournament, there will be
the Mr./Ms. Pageant at
7:30 p.m. at the Student
Recreation Center.
Immediately
following the pageant, the
Greek Week Awards will
be presented.
For more information
about Greek Week or
Greek activities at UWG,
contact the Student
Activities Office at (678)
839-6526 or Jonathan Tate
at jtate 1 @my. westga.edu.
Student Alliance, the Department
of Political Science, and the
Department of Sociology.
Professors are encouraged to
offer their classes extra credit to attend
this lecture, and all student, faculty,
staff, administration and community
members are invited to attend.
For more information contact
Joshua Eaton at xanandax@gmail.
com or by phone at (706) 540-6651
Polytechnic University
with graduate study in
elementary education.
She has teaching
experience in California,
Utah and Pennsylvania.
To contact
Dixon or for additional
information concerning
the West Georgia
Foundation, Inc., call
(678) 839-6582.