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Top 5 saving tips for students Raynee Howell Staff Reporter
Courtesy of OSU 72 Afghan refugees have relocated to Stillwater because of the efforts of the English Language and Intercultural Center at OSU.
College of Arts and Sciences welcomes Afghan refugees Emi Norton Staff Reporter
gram quickly became a central hub for 72 Afghan refugees. “Our primary responsibility, in the beginning, was English learning services,” Over the past several said Amory, who served as the years, Steph Link, Ho’omana ELIC interim director in 2021Nathan Horton and Michael 22. “We would help individuals Amory from OSU’s Departbecome valued members of the ment of English have worked community and develop the with the Afghan Resettlement language needed for employProgram within the English ment.” Language and Intercultural Stillwater communities Center on campus. An original mission to re- and OSU services pledged to vive the language learning pro- help professors by giving added
geting is important. “Budgeting and making it a habit will save you in the long run when you want to know where your Money management money went,” Folly said. is no easy task, especially 2. Seek a part-time while in college. job There is no doubt OSU has its own that college comes with resources to help students expenses. Many students, seeking work. The Hireas new adults, find themselves facing an abundance OsuGrads website can help you search for jobs, both on of financial decisions for the first time in their lives. campus and off. All employers who It can be a difficult path to hire for on-campus jobs navigate. work around the class To save money and schedules of their employyourself some stress, there ees. For students living on are five efficient ways to campus, the jobs are within save money in college. walking distance. 1. Make a budget If you choose to work Incorporating a off campus, there are plenty budget into your financial of part-time jobs available routine will allow you to track where you spend your around Stillwater. Creating a LinkedIn account can be money. Making budgets helpful to find opportuniand organizing them by ties in the area. Not to mencategory can be helpful. tion, it will help you after Ruth Folly, biology you graduate. pre-med major, said budSee Saving on 8
support, which led to a Community Engagement Award for the College of Education and Human Sciences and a new development of OSU Compassionate Afghan Resettlement and English Services. “Not only did we have the capacity to provide resources, but we were able to centralize a lot of resources, so people knew exactly where to go to get help,” said Link, who served as the director of OSU CARES. See Afgan on 5
Texas House managers continue to spell out case to remove Attorney General Ken Paxton Lauren McGaughy and Philip Jankowski The Dallas Morning AUSTIN, Texas — The attorney that Ken Paxton handpicked to investigate complaints from Texas real estate developer Nate Paul testified Tuesday that many of the people he issued grand jury subpoenas to were recommended by Paul’s attorney. Houston attorney Brandon Cammack said during Tuesday’s hearing of Paxton’s impeachment trial that he directly reported to Paxton and sought advice from the attorney general on issuing subpoenas. Many of the people he targeted would turn out to be business and legal adversaries of Paul who had previously sued the federally indicted real estate investor. Cammack’s testimony has shown the deep involvement Paul’s attorney, Michael Wynne, had in how Paxton Courtesy of Creative Commons attempted to help Paul. Paul The Attorney General of Texas, Ken Paxton, is undergoing the process of impeachbelieved that the FBI and other ment by the Texas House. law enforcement were treating of his work. to his dealings with Paul. The him unfairly. Paxton tried to Cammack’s testimony attorney general pleaded not help Paul, and when the atcomes on the sixth day of guilty to all charges last week torney general’s top deputies Paxton’s impeachment trial. and remains suspended from dismissed Paul’s complaints as The House managers prosecutduty pending the outcome of far-fetched conspiracy theories, ing the attorney general have his impeachment trial, which Paxton hired outside counsel to continued to call witnesses to could end this week. investigate. speak to how Paxton tried to Paxton has not been presCammack also told the use agency resources to assist ent at his trial since last week. Texas Senate, where Paxton Paul, who was a friend and Tuesday’s testimony also is facing removal from office campaign donor. revealed that Wynne, who repunder numerous articles of Paxton is accused of resented Paul in 2020, was also impeachment, that he reported bribery, abuse of office and obinvolved with Paxton’s hiring of directly to the attorney general struction in allegations related Cammack from the get-go. and kept him regularly apprised See Paxton on 7
Courtesy of Creative Commons OSU has resources to help students create personalized financial plans at the Center for Financial Health and Wellness in the Spears School of Business building.