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The tutors love helping students and
enjoy watching students’ faces when some-
thing finally clicks, Focht-Hansen said.
“We love seeing the light bulbs go off,”
Focht-Hansen said with Benavidez in agree-
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Students can make appointments with the
center by walking in and setting one up or by
calling 210-486-1433.
Hours are 8 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday through
Thursday and 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Friday. The center
is Room 203 of Gonzales Hall.
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Upon completion, students
using the international fee might
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the annual convocation and pro-
mote at least two other interna-
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success rate of students who
study abroad or are engaged in
international activities is much
higher than students that do
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one of the staff tutors, said Tuesday.
Operating hours were available Monday
through Saturday in recent semesters, but
this fall the center is open Monday through
Friday.
Trevino said they have already seen a 10
percent decrease in their budget.
This decrease has resulted in the center
eliminating online tutoring.
Focht-Hansen said with the lack of tutors,
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“We are having to turn people away,” she
said.
If students are interested in trying to make
a difference, they can always write to the
state senators and representatives with their
opinions on budget cuts. She also mentioned
students should address the Alamo Colleges
board of trustees to voice their opinion about
the impact of the budget cuts.
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Peer Educators are a group commonly known
as “the rubber people” for their distribution of
contraceptives.
Usually composed of counselors and current
students, Peer Educators counsel and give infor-
mation to students about sex education, sub-
stance abuse and depression.
In the spring, five students were Peer
Educators, but so far this semester, there are no
students filling that role.
Counselor Patricia Sanchez and Delia De Luna,
student services assistant, who work for the offic-
es of disability support services, are providing
those services.
“We are always here to help students anyway
we can,” Sanchez said.
Whenever activities are held in the mall area,
she said the group will likely “piggy back” on them
and set up a station.
In past semesters, Peer Educators also had
programs such as “Don’t Cancel the Class,” where
qualified members filled in for professors who
could not make it into class.
“Even if you just need someone to vent to, we
will not turn any student away,” De Luna said.
Possible volunteering for the group is still
being worked out. With no former peers available,
volunteer training and management would fall
directly on counselors like Sanchez and De Luna.
Office hours are from 8 a.m-5 p.m Monday
through Friday in Room 145 of Moody Learning
Center.
Walk-ins are generally accepted, but students
are strongly encouraged to make appointments.
For more information, call the Peer Educators
office at 210-486-1448.
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percent of funds would go to stu-
dents studying abroad.
Alamo Colleges offer study-
abroad programs in China,
Japan, Spain, Peru, Brazil,
London, France, Australia, Wales
and Canada.
Study abroad programs are
Alamo College classes that travel
with a professor out of the coun-
try to study specific skills such as
language or architecture.
The board of trustees will vote
on the $1 international educa-
tion fee during its regular meet-
ing 6 p.m. Tuesday in Room 101
of Killen Center, 201W. Sheridan.
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FEE from Page 1 The cost to study abroad var-
take place was discussed. ies, but Fimmen said the aver-
The Legislature approved age cost per person to travel is
allowing higher education institu- $3,000-$3,500 for five weeks,
tions to assess a $l-$4 fee to sup- More than 100 students in
port study-abroad programs. Alamo Colleges apply to study
“The Legislature set this up abroad, but only about 60 get
as a means to expand student to participate, Fimmen said. The
experiences abroad,” Leslie said. other 40 students, she said are
The fee does not need student unable to travel abroad because
approval unless the fee exceeds $ 1. of lack of financial resources.
Students should be allowed to “We do have a number of stu-
vote on this fee, McClendon said. dents that can’t afford it," Leslie
“If we allow them to vote even said. “With this scholarship,
at $1, it will be their decision this will allow expansion of the
instead of us forcing this down numbers of those who can take
their throats,” he said. advantage of it.”
Texas Tech University and McClendon countered,
Texas State University already “You’ve got students that are
have a $4 fee for internation- being assessed who have no
al study-abroad programs, interest in doing it.”
The University of Texas at San “We assess student activity
Antonio charges students $2. fees to all students and yet very
Students here would be few students actually take full
awarded up to $1,000. advantage of it,” Leslie said.
“We believe with the $1 fee, If the fee passes, a special
this scholarship will be enough committee will be formed to
to provide at least a $1,000 schol- handle scholarship applications,
arship to students who apply To be accepted to the study-
for the study-abroad program,” abroad programs, students must
Carol Fimmen, director of inter- have at least 12 cumulative credit
national programs, said. hours from Alamo Colleges, have
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