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Tagc Tkvo, The Ji^tUda Newly Chosen R.A.'s Announced By: Susan Long Staff Writer Quite recently. The Resi dent Assistant try-outs for the 1991-91 academic school year were held here at Montreat. After a process which in cluded personal interviews, the positions were filled. For several weeks, fliers advertising R. A. tryouts were pasted all over Montreat's campus. Applicants had to fill out their applications, and Wage Increase^ April 1, marked the miimmun wage increase to $4.25 per hour. Labor advo cates are pressing for larger increases still, for the approxi mate 3 million workers receiv ing minimum wage pay now. Science Update-Researchers have found that some female eggs in the reproduction proc esses emit a certain substance which attracts sperm and aid in fertilization. This discovery could lead to male birth control pUls, which would decrease the attraction of the sperm to the egg, and treatment for infertile women. Brady Bill Debate-Presented be fore the Senate is a seven-day waiting period biU for handgun purchases. If this bill is passed, it would require a seven day waiting period and criminal history check before issuing a handgun permit to the hopeful lisencee.' Appalachian Trail Qeanup-The Appalachian trail, which ex tends 2,100 miles from Maine to Georgia will be worked on Aug. 29-Sept 2. Duties include gen eral cleanup, footpath recovery and other work projects. Ex penses are covered, including lodging, food, transportation to work projects once the volun teer reaches a base camp. For more info: (703) 544-7388. Info, collected from USA Today and Asheville Cit, Times. provide two references from faculty or staff at Montreat or from an employer. After wards, they were given an appointment for an interview in front of a selected panel. This year's panel consisted of Tom Hilgers (head of student activities and residence life), the given dorm's Resident Director, when possible Dean Hargrove, at least one other Resident assistant, and some times the given dorm's presi dent. After much delibera tion, the new R.A.'s for next school year were chosen. For Montreat-Anderson Hall the following are new R.A.'s: Samantha Steelman, Lisa Haynes, Emilia Cabrera, Rebecca Powell, Kylie Van- dawalker. Returning R.A.'s are Frances Domingues, Debbie Crain, and Rhonda Littlejohn. One more R.A. position will porhap>s be filled for this dorm at a later time. McGregor Hall R.A.'sall have a previous year's expo- rience. They are: Reid Cavnar, Leslie Blow, A1 Goodman, and LeAnn Beach. Howerton Hall will have a particular challenge with all new R.A.'s: William Mwaura, Simeon Kerich,JoeTroutman, Mark Turner, and John Har ris. The other male dorm, Davis Hall will have Matt Liebler, Thys Musengwa, Bryan Hinkle, and Scott Jef freys as R.A.'s. one position is also opon here. According to Montreat's student handbook, R.A.'s "have the meaningful chal lenge of helping to involve fellow students in a variety of activities and experiences designed to make resident life more conducive to healthy growth and development." Nextyear'sR.A.'s will all have a challenge ahead of them, with determination and unity the job should be easier. Financial Aid Opportunity Grows By: Traci Folk Staff Writer Have you ever looked at your school bill and won dered how you could pxissi- bly pay for it all? If so. Mon treat's Financial Aid Office is the place to go. Here you will discover the two easiest ways to pay for school: scholarships and workstudy. There are several differ ent places you can look for scholarship possibilities. These include the bulletin board in the hallway beside the Financial Aid Office, bro chures containing school sponsored scholarships, and three catalogues that students may browse through in the office itself. Two of the major school sponsored scholar ships are the Presidential Scholarship and the Leader ship Scholarship. Unfortu nately these are only offered to incoming freshman, but the Leadership Scholarship can be renewed each year through the senior year as long as your grades and activities remain within certain guidelines. This is good news for fresh man now, but what about juniors and seniors? Where are their scholarships? Ac cording to Lisa Lankford, head of the Financial Aid Office, the school endowment fund is not large enough to provide these much needed scholarships. She is quick to add, however, that as the fund grows over the next few years because of the building cam paign, the possibility for uppor classmen scholarships will increase greatly. One of the catalogues available, "Student Financial Aid for North Carolinians," is specifically for students from this state. The other two, "The Scholarship Book" and "The A's and B's of Academic Scholarships" include a wide variety of scholarships for many different individuals. The second type of finan cial aid comes in the form of workstudy. This category consists of a vast array of aid, anything from federal loans to institutional funds. Feder ally funded workstudy gives a maximum of four hundred dollars each semester whereas institutional funds can provide up to five hundred dollars per semes ter. If you are interested in finding out more, stop by the Financial Aid Office located in Gaither, and talk with di rector Lisa Lankford. Whether you need a little or a lot she will be more than willing to help you in your search for extra money! Quotables A man is what he thinks about all daylong. — H.D. Thoreau
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