Volume 95 Issue 22
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March 05, 2008
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Toban Talkback

Students at work

Chelse McKee and Magally Zelaya, staff

Karen Hildebrand
University 1

 

What is your job?
I don’t have one.
Why don’t you work?
I don’t have time in between studying.
Do you think it would affect your schoolwork if you did?
I think I would fall behind in school if I had a part-time job

 

Devan Pohl
Third-year Arts


What is your job?

I work for . . . construction.
How many hours a week do you work?
[The hours] are very flexible. I almost get to choose.
Do you think it’s affecting your schoolwork?
Because it’s flexible hours [my boss] lets me take time off if I need to study.

Flavia Flepp
First-year Education


What is your job?
Actually, I have a full-time job at [a school] and I’m a Grade 5 teacher and I go to school on weekends.
How many hours a week do you work?
Nine to five [on weekdays]. I go to school Fridays, like, four to nine and , nine to five on Saturdays.
Do you think it’s affecting your schoolwork?Yeah, it’s really hard. I don’t even have time to do anything.

Nathan Hatton
Fourth-year Kinesiology

What is your job?
Server.
How many hours a week do you work?
Probably between 10 and 15.
Do you think it’s affecting your schoolwork?
Not too much. Like, obviously during like exam period a little bit more

William Bell
Third-year Science


What is your job?
I do not have a job at the current moment. Full-time student.
Why don’t you work?
I’m a full-time student. 30 credit hours.
Do you think it would affect your schoolwork if you did?
Sure, yeah. I’m also an athlete as well: swimmer with the Bisons. So, I don’t think it’d really work out