The Collegían Grove City College Newspaper September 12, 1997 Vol. 58 No. 2 INSIDE Professionals A QUICK LOOK AT THIS WEEK'S EDITION OF THE COLLEGIAN offer expertise INTERNAL AFFAIRS We all know the pressure to spend in job search our summers doing something "productive." An internship is an obvious choice. Read inside and By Janell Putt from her seventeen years of expe- see how several GCC students Collegian Staff Writer rience in human resources. Con- spent their summers in Life. rad is currently employed by the Calling all Grovers in need of National Association of Securities See LIFE, page 6 career orientation! The 8th An- Dealers, Inc. where she is the Di- nual Paine Webber Job Outlook rector of Human Resources for all Seminar is approaching. three companies included in the TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE The seminar will be held on NASD. Ads promise easy money for little Wednesday September 19, at 3:30 A second presentation will be work and minimal investment. p.m. in the Pew Fine Arts Audito- hosted by Ryan Smith who is the Some of them are legitimate; others rium. Jim Thrasher, the evening's College Relations Specialist for are outright ripoffs. Many straddle coordinator, is very excited about Westfield Companies. A 1990 the ethical-legal line. Nearly all of the event. "This looks to be a GCC graduate, Smith recruits them can leave an unsuspecting col- provocative time because all of soon-to-be graduates for inter- lege student with third-degree the speakers are human resource viewing. burns. So what can you do? Learn professionals," he said. Thrasher Jean Forti is the Human Re- how to fight back in Perspectives. continued to say that all of the sources Manager for Paragon guests "offer market place exper- Trade Brands, the leading manu- Sec Perspectives, page 3 tise crucial to any strategic job facturer of private label infant search." disposable diapers. Forti has had The schedule will consist of experience in such areas as Train- FALL MOVIE PREVIEW opening remarks from Mr. ing and Development, Selection Entertainment editor Andrew Cof- New kids on Thrasher himself and the and Assessment, Performance fin gives the lowdown on this year's PaineWebber sponsor and host, Management and many other cru- fall movies. William Mehaffey, who will in- cial areas related to employee troduce the three guest speakers. maintenance. See Entertainment, page 9 The presenters will advise stu- the block All speakers will speak from dents on what companies are experience about the skills and looking for in prospective em- characteristics necessary for your ployees and career opportunities. job search. It's never too early to Each speaker will give a 15-20 start career planning, which is NEXT WEEK. Grove City College's new faculty members are pic- minute presentation. A question why this seminar is geared to A look at how the minimum wage and answer period will follow all bill affects GCC and the surround- tured from left to right. First row: Richard Hawke, Grove City College's sophomores three presentations. and juniors as well as the seniors. ing community. Dr. Jeffrey Herbener, Richard Grimm. Second row: Susan Conrad, a member of the Regardless of your status, this Keith Bullion, Dr. Paul Kengor, Dr. Paul Schaefer. GCC class of 1971, will speak will prove to be an invaluable ex- Semester's early weeks offer prime time for fraudulent financial aid and scholarship offers By Jennifer Scott could have been purchased much cheaper at the bookstore, office box and a phone number. Then they collect the Collegian Editor-in-chief while others provide lists of scholarships for which the stu- money and move to another spot. dents are not eligible or qualified," he added. The companies often say their services are free, then College students have always been easy targets for credit Student Financial Services is a company advertising free give students the names and numbers of companies that card and phone companies, music clubs, and magazine eventually charge them. subscriptions. With little income and sky-high bills, stu- Student financial aid assistance advertisements are dis- dents are attracted to the word free. tributed in the bags in the bookstore. The National Associ- Unfortunately, fraudulent financial aid companies are YOUR MONEY ation of College Stores Bag Company determines what is not excluded from the list. More and more students are sent in the bags but could not be reached for comment. losing their money to fraudulent financial aid companies $$$$$ Lipinsky advises that a common rule students should fol- that offer deals that are "too good to be true." low is if companies charge more than $35, students should "Advertisements placed by these fraudulent companies question them. Database checks on scholarships should all contain similar false and misleading statements: mil- only cost about $15. lions of dollars of financial aid goes unclaimed each year, financial aid to students. When students call its 800 num- free financial aid is only a phone call away, results guaran- ber, they are told the company is based in Seattle and of- teed, money back guaranteed, and students will be fers national financial aid assistance, regardless of income See related story on page 3 matched with under publicized or hidden scholarships," and grades. said Joe Lipinsky, attorney for the Federal Trade Commis- The company says that for $69.95, it will offer a written sion. guarantee of $300 in aid or your money back. All it needs Editor's Note: Your Money will be an ongoing series that "But after charging students between $10 $400 for the is a credit card number. will run periodically in The Collegian. If you know of an promised assistance, the companies fail to deliver," he Unfortunately, it is very easy for scam operations to get issue that you would like to see covered, please call said. "Instead some companies provide directories that started, because all potential scam artists need is a post- X2567.