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Page 4 The Chronicle • November 5 1997 Campus Ministry Pians Trip To Staten Isiand B y : R enee I sgro Assistant Editor SAINT ROSE - In January, a group of 10 Saint Rose students along with three faculty advisors will spend five days working with the homeless, hungr>, and HIV infected people of New York City through aprogram cal led Project Hospitality. “it (the trip) is something that has been life-changing (for the volunteers). Their sense of poverty and homelessness is different afterward,” said Joan Horgan, staff advisor for the trip. Project Hospitality is an interfaith organization set up in refurbished, tbrmerly run down, buildings on Staten Island. There arc only 150 people employed by Project Hospitality, so the organization relics heavily on volunteers, such as the students from Saint Rose. According to sources, the operation began in 1982 with one person handing out sandwiches in the Staten Island ferry terminal. This person realized that there was no one to refer the homeless to, that there was no place for them to go- Fifteen years later. Project Hospitality offers a multitude of services. The program has two shelters for homeless adults, two soup kitchens, several programs tor HIV infected homeless and low income citizens, and afamily shelter for 46 women and their children. Mothers and children usually stay at the shelter about nine months. I I* r . ■imk t ■ A student enjoying last year’s trip to Washington, D.C. File photo Accoding to Horgan, it is very sobering to “see children, and recognize the face of poverty.” The Saint Rose students will be guaranteed an intense experience by working directly with tho.se who they will be helping. They will work everyday from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. with the mothers and children in the shelter, passing out meals in the soup kitchens, and al.sovisitingthe homesof those who are HIV infected. The students will meet with faculty advisors as a group each evening to discuss what they have experienced that day and anything that they may find disturbing. Since homelessness can be .such a difficult thing to understand, the issues of race and money often come up in evening discussion. Horgan said that theexperienceisaltering, expecially to see how pervasive the problem is in the larger cities. “To see so much (poverty), you get a more varied sense of what makes people homeless,” said Horgan. Campus Ministry also takes a group of students to Washington, D.C. over Spring Break to work with a program called So Others May Eat (SOME). SOME was started by a Catholic priest and the .soup kitchen feeds approximatly 1,100 people a day. In Washington, D.C. the inequality of financial status is particularly hard to swallow. People are lined up outside for food at 7:00a.m.,before it isevenlightout,and there are often limosines seen on the same streets. Horgan said that they students are usually mo.st impressed with the respect that the workers show the homeless. In fact, many of the workers are formerly homeless and they all refer to the people who frequent this e.stablishment as “guests.” ‘The humility of the operation is striking in both places. The workers deal with the guests with a firmness, but a respect,” .said Horgan. Horgan said that in pa.st years, the student volunteers have been a very diverse group. Last year, there were students of four different religons in the group of 10 who went to Staten Island. Horgan also said that it is the general consensus of the students to want to volunteer again. “The students that we’ve brought seem to be continually energized,” said Horgan. The trip to Staten Island will take place January 4-9. Anyone who is interested in volunteering should contact Joan Horgan in the Hubbard Interfaith Sanctuary at x5296. The trip is funded slightly differently this year, as money has been provided by a few private donors, .so the cost for students will be about $60. Students will also be able to sight-see while in either city. Students: Beware Of Scholarship Scams! B y : E llen D evane Staff Writer SEATTLE- The FTC (Federal Trade Commission) has issued a warning to college students concerning scams that are run by companies intending to o f fer “ s c h o la r s h ip a s s i s t a n c e ” . Joe Lipinsky, an Attorney with the FTC says “ these companies have fleeced tens of millions of dollars a year from college students by enticing students to pay money for rudimentary and minimal services.” In an effort to combat this growing business, the FTC has actively pur sued these companies, bringing suit against eight companies in the last year. The FTC also announced the settlement of fraud charges brought against two Seattle, Washington-based companies as a result of misrepresentations made guaranteeing financial aid. As part of the settlement, Progressive Media, Inc. and Collegiate Communications Group, Inc., agreed to pay $288,000 into a pool from which partial refunds will be made to students who suffered losses as a result of the fraud. The FTC is quick to point out, however, that many similar fraud schemes are still in operation and warn students to be cautious. The FTC cites six warning signs of scholarship scams: 1. ^Thescholarship is guaranteed or your money back.** No one can guarantee that they’ll get you a grant or scholarship. Refund guarantees of ten have conditions or strings attached. Get refund policies in writing—before you pay. 2. **You can’t get this information anywhere else.” There are many free lists of scholarships. Check with your school or library before you decide to pay someone to do the work for you. 3. “May 1 have your credit card o r bank account number to hold this scholarship?” Don’t give out your credit card or bank account number on the phone without getting information in writing first. It may be set-up for an unauthorized withdrawal. 4. ‘‘We’ll do all the work.” Don’t be fooled. The re ’s no way around it. You must apply for scholarships and grants yourself. 5. “ The scholarship will cost some money.” Don’t pay anyone who claims to be “ holding” a .scholarship or grant for you. Free money should not cost a thing. 6.“You have been selected” by a national foundation’ to receive a .scholarship, or “ You are a tlnalist” in a contest you never entered. Before you send money to apply for a scholarship, check it out. Make sure the foundation or program is legitimate. The FTC advises that students interested in obtaining financial aid for college check with their col lege ’s f inancial aid office or visit their local library for f ree information about available scholarships and grants. Inspite of repeated e fforts to discuss these scams with a representative of Saint Rose’s Financial Aid Office, no one was available for comment. FREE T-SHIRT +$1000 Credit Card fundraisers for fraternities, sororities & groups. Any campus organization can raise up to $1000 by earning a whopping $5.00A^ISA application. Call 1-800-932-0528 ext 65. Qualified callers receive FREE T-SHIRT.
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Title | The Chronicle, Vol. LXIII, Issue 4 |
Date, Original | 1997-11-05 |
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Transcript | Page 4 The Chronicle • November 5 1997 Campus Ministry Pians Trip To Staten Isiand B y : R enee I sgro Assistant Editor SAINT ROSE - In January, a group of 10 Saint Rose students along with three faculty advisors will spend five days working with the homeless, hungr>, and HIV infected people of New York City through aprogram cal led Project Hospitality. “it (the trip) is something that has been life-changing (for the volunteers). Their sense of poverty and homelessness is different afterward,” said Joan Horgan, staff advisor for the trip. Project Hospitality is an interfaith organization set up in refurbished, tbrmerly run down, buildings on Staten Island. There arc only 150 people employed by Project Hospitality, so the organization relics heavily on volunteers, such as the students from Saint Rose. According to sources, the operation began in 1982 with one person handing out sandwiches in the Staten Island ferry terminal. This person realized that there was no one to refer the homeless to, that there was no place for them to go- Fifteen years later. Project Hospitality offers a multitude of services. The program has two shelters for homeless adults, two soup kitchens, several programs tor HIV infected homeless and low income citizens, and afamily shelter for 46 women and their children. Mothers and children usually stay at the shelter about nine months. I I* r . ■imk t ■ A student enjoying last year’s trip to Washington, D.C. File photo Accoding to Horgan, it is very sobering to “see children, and recognize the face of poverty.” The Saint Rose students will be guaranteed an intense experience by working directly with tho.se who they will be helping. They will work everyday from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. with the mothers and children in the shelter, passing out meals in the soup kitchens, and al.sovisitingthe homesof those who are HIV infected. The students will meet with faculty advisors as a group each evening to discuss what they have experienced that day and anything that they may find disturbing. Since homelessness can be .such a difficult thing to understand, the issues of race and money often come up in evening discussion. Horgan said that theexperienceisaltering, expecially to see how pervasive the problem is in the larger cities. “To see so much (poverty), you get a more varied sense of what makes people homeless,” said Horgan. Campus Ministry also takes a group of students to Washington, D.C. over Spring Break to work with a program called So Others May Eat (SOME). SOME was started by a Catholic priest and the .soup kitchen feeds approximatly 1,100 people a day. In Washington, D.C. the inequality of financial status is particularly hard to swallow. People are lined up outside for food at 7:00a.m.,before it isevenlightout,and there are often limosines seen on the same streets. Horgan said that they students are usually mo.st impressed with the respect that the workers show the homeless. In fact, many of the workers are formerly homeless and they all refer to the people who frequent this e.stablishment as “guests.” ‘The humility of the operation is striking in both places. The workers deal with the guests with a firmness, but a respect,” .said Horgan. Horgan said that in pa.st years, the student volunteers have been a very diverse group. Last year, there were students of four different religons in the group of 10 who went to Staten Island. Horgan also said that it is the general consensus of the students to want to volunteer again. “The students that we’ve brought seem to be continually energized,” said Horgan. The trip to Staten Island will take place January 4-9. Anyone who is interested in volunteering should contact Joan Horgan in the Hubbard Interfaith Sanctuary at x5296. The trip is funded slightly differently this year, as money has been provided by a few private donors, .so the cost for students will be about $60. Students will also be able to sight-see while in either city. Students: Beware Of Scholarship Scams! B y : E llen D evane Staff Writer SEATTLE- The FTC (Federal Trade Commission) has issued a warning to college students concerning scams that are run by companies intending to o f fer “ s c h o la r s h ip a s s i s t a n c e ” . Joe Lipinsky, an Attorney with the FTC says “ these companies have fleeced tens of millions of dollars a year from college students by enticing students to pay money for rudimentary and minimal services.” In an effort to combat this growing business, the FTC has actively pur sued these companies, bringing suit against eight companies in the last year. The FTC also announced the settlement of fraud charges brought against two Seattle, Washington-based companies as a result of misrepresentations made guaranteeing financial aid. As part of the settlement, Progressive Media, Inc. and Collegiate Communications Group, Inc., agreed to pay $288,000 into a pool from which partial refunds will be made to students who suffered losses as a result of the fraud. The FTC is quick to point out, however, that many similar fraud schemes are still in operation and warn students to be cautious. The FTC cites six warning signs of scholarship scams: 1. ^Thescholarship is guaranteed or your money back.** No one can guarantee that they’ll get you a grant or scholarship. Refund guarantees of ten have conditions or strings attached. Get refund policies in writing—before you pay. 2. **You can’t get this information anywhere else.” There are many free lists of scholarships. Check with your school or library before you decide to pay someone to do the work for you. 3. “May 1 have your credit card o r bank account number to hold this scholarship?” Don’t give out your credit card or bank account number on the phone without getting information in writing first. It may be set-up for an unauthorized withdrawal. 4. ‘‘We’ll do all the work.” Don’t be fooled. The re ’s no way around it. You must apply for scholarships and grants yourself. 5. “ The scholarship will cost some money.” Don’t pay anyone who claims to be “ holding” a .scholarship or grant for you. Free money should not cost a thing. 6.“You have been selected” by a national foundation’ to receive a .scholarship, or “ You are a tlnalist” in a contest you never entered. Before you send money to apply for a scholarship, check it out. Make sure the foundation or program is legitimate. The FTC advises that students interested in obtaining financial aid for college check with their col lege ’s f inancial aid office or visit their local library for f ree information about available scholarships and grants. Inspite of repeated e fforts to discuss these scams with a representative of Saint Rose’s Financial Aid Office, no one was available for comment. FREE T-SHIRT +$1000 Credit Card fundraisers for fraternities, sororities & groups. Any campus organization can raise up to $1000 by earning a whopping $5.00A^ISA application. Call 1-800-932-0528 ext 65. Qualified callers receive FREE T-SHIRT. |