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THE CAMPUS ECHO ^ EXCELLENCE WITHOUT EXCUSE V iMtoesa MRTH GAROUNA CENTBAL UNIVEmsmr F«1l. 14* 1994 N.C.C.U. Students Lend Helping Hand Terry Boykin Staff Writer NCCU students have a new opportunity to serve their ccxnmunity dirough an(xganizatkxicalledStu> dent Action with Farmwcxkers. SAP’s ser vice learning program, “IntoflieFiel(b:SAFSum- mer Intemshq) and Lead ership Develop!nent”has awaided NCCU a mini grant to create its ownpro- gram on social justice and ^umwoiker issues. Theprogrambeganthis semester with a class on Monday nights from 7KX) to 9:00. Each night, a dif- fo^lectuierwillpresent infcMmation on various farmworker issues. Al- diough the class will be hosted by NCCU, Duke andUNC-ChapelHiUstu- dents will ttlso be attend ing. The class is q)en to all interested students, but is mandatory those who wish to do an internship this summerthroughSAF. Credit hours given for the class depend on the indi vidual student’s involve- mentiatt^ding class and att^ding lectures is worth one hour, but adding field work and an agreement to intemiswordithreehours. The actual intemship k worth three hours of eitia academic credit wdpays $i,ooa ' The class teaches stu dents about the quality of life of fermworkers, hat- Tien they face ki law, safety, ai^ heaMi, and possible rolesforstudrats feat can knpiove feese conditions. The intern ships are in various areas, including education, le gal services, health ser vices and oormnmiity or ganizing. Why is all this needed?According to SAF, during the i^cul- tural season about45,000 migrant farmworkers come into N(»fe Carolina and join abput 300,(XX) seasonal farmworkers who live here year-round. While ^)[HX)ximately 80 peroentof feemigraiUs are Hi^xanic, nearly 80 p^- oent of fee seasonal woik- ers are black. SAFstatistics showtfaat farmw(xkers have a life expectancy of only 49 years due to accidents, poor health and poor liv ing conditions. They are some of the hardest woik- ingpeqile in America, yet they are also some of fee poorest Progresshasbeenmade to correctfeese conditions. Recently, Noife Carolina faimwoikers were instru mental in getting quick implementation of new pesticide safety rules, ac cording to In laige part tlm was possible te- causectffeewcxkofgroi^ feat like those interns wffl w(xk with. You canmake a diff^nce. The class is still c^n, and the deadlii^ for in temship applications is March 1. &e Dr. Parrish at Ro(»n 135 in fee Health ^ucaticHi building OTcall 56CM6404. For more in formation, you can also call SAF at 660-3652. Community Service Program Offers Way To Repay Student Loans Nakia Kittrel Staff Writer On Sept 21, President Clinton signed into law the National and CominiButyServioeTnist Act that will permit students to repay student loans by performing ccxnmunity service. The act is intended to engage Americans in meeting critical needs through direct community-based sovioe and “strengfeen the coids thattnndus togdho* ai a people,” dintonsaid. The act establishes AmeriCoips, a program which will allow people to earn education bme^ inexchangeforgr^roots community service. The effoitisintendedtoiebuild America throu^ service. AmeriCorps builds upon the network ctf exktingmtional andkate lervice programs by suppoitinglocally driven projects feat meet high national standards of perfocmance. AmeriCoips supports both ftiU-time and part time service. Paiticipants will receive a st^nd and possfele benefits during their term of service whkhcanrangefitxnone year oi full-time to two years of part-time service. Partich>antsdoa 1700- hour term of full-time service over nine monfes to a year (M* do a part-time term of900hours ( over 1 to 3 years). It may sound like a lot, but it averages only 25 hours per month for three years (the maximum for a full-timecollege student), but suiyoiters argue feat fee time is reasonable if you consider how long it would take you to pay bade your studeitt loans. The program allows you to do good and stay out debt, siqiporters claim. For more infcMmation on fee {Hogram, con tact the Corporation for National^Community Service, 1100 Vermont Ave, NW, Washington, D.C. 20525. Mm®
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