No apparent increase
in part-time employment
federal cutbacks in aid to UNL.
an increase in tuition costs, dormitory
rates and the cost of living, one might
expect more students seeking the extra
income of a part-time job to stay in
school.
A check with local employers and
University records, however, shows no
noticeable increase in the student work
force this fall.
An estimated 5 000 to 5.500 UNL
students ';s fall have part- or full-time
jobs on or off campus, this includes about
750 jobs under the work-study program
and 3.200 studrnts directly employed by
the Universitv .
The K :md Manpower agencies for
temporary .nployment report that only
a few students have applied to them for
jobs this i.;. which is about the same as
other yen
Jack Ritchie, director of scholarships
and financial aids, said the cutbacks in
stikkn' ,ud probably haven't led to more
students dropping to part-time student
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basis and working.
"The students affected by the
cutbacks probably wouldn't be here at all
this semester," he said.
"This year wc"re trying to make sure
the wealth is spread around," he said.
"We have tight controls on who we
recommend for employment."
Because of the cutbacks, the UNL
financial aids office has opened an
employment service for students,
managed by Doug Severs.
Some of the larger employers of UNL
students, according to Severs, are
industries, hotels, restaurants and
department stores.
Students work on the average 20-25
hours weekly, according to local
employers.
Severs" records show they receive from
below the minimum wage for tipping jobs
up to S5.75 an hour for unloading trucks.
UNL students can make up three-fourths
of a business total work force, as they
do at the Kadisson-Cornhusker
Hotel.
Congress recently passed a bill raising
the minimum hourly wages from $1.60 to
$2.20. As of Last Wednesday, the
President was expected to veto the bill. If
he signs, it could affect the student job
situation, for better or worse.
At UNL, the wage would go to $1.80
after 60 days, $2.00 after a year and
$2.20 after the second year.
This special allowance was made
because schools do not have the funds to
meet such an immediate raise.
According to Roy V. Loudon, UNL
personnel director, the wage hike would
probably mean fewer students employed
by the University. "We're only given so
many dollars," he said.
Among most city employers, the story
is brighter.
A representative of the National Bank
of Commerce said the wage hike would
make no difference. "We'd have to hire
someone, anyway. We don't hire students
just to be hiring students. If they can help
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