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Women's center provides textbook scholarship
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By Regis L. Roberts
Sources
By Miranda Ebersole
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Sharing dinner with family beneficial to personal development
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By Adriana F. De Leon
Monte Ashqar
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Branch library plans to increase popular
material to become a resource for
the latest books.
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It is already time for students to
think about how they are going to pay
for school, and tuition is just one part
of the pie.
Textbooks take a significant chunk
of dough — a full-time student at this
college enrolled in core classes in the
spring 2008 semester can spend from
$450 to $500 on textbooks depending
on the instructor and whether they
buy used or new books. These figures
reflect a full load of English, math,
biology and history.
Tom Campos, director of student
financial services, said the important
passed, the Web site still emphasizes
the importance of parental involve-
ment in their children’s lives on a
daily basis.
The National Center on Addiction
and Substance Abuse goal is to pre-
vent children from abusing substances
and stresses the importance of family
dinners.
A family meal is perfect for dis-
cussing different topics that children
have on their minds. Communication
within the family teaches children
important values and emphasizes the
importance of a stable and loving
thing is to consider the need of stu-
dents, which is why he contacted Rose
Mary Alexander, education support
specialist at the women’s center, about
textbook money for students.
Campos said he knew the women’s
center had experience with providing
books to students, so they would be able
to handle a textbook scholarship well.
Alexander said students should
show a financial need and be enrolled
in courses.
To qualify, she said, students need
to have already completed a Free
Application for Federal Student Aid, or
FAFSA, complete an application through
the women’s center and write an essay.
nation after Boston Commons.
It is the smallest branch library in San Antonio
relationship between parents and chil-
dren, Xochitl Cortez-Davis, director
of communication and marketing for
Family Service Association, said.
“Communication teaches families
how to communicate and trust each
other,” she said.
Flexibility is very important for
a family to have because working
together as a team helps build a strong
bond and a unity, which is beneficial
for the children, she said.
Family Service Association of San
Antonio is a private, nonprofit and
nonsectarian agency offering parent-
Campos said no money is actually
changing hands, Follett does not give
the district or college any money, and
the student is not given any money to
buy books.
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This textbook assistance is not
exactly a scholarship but is actual-
ly a voucher system, Campos and
Alexander said.
Campos said this past year, student
financial services had $6,250 to be
used at this college’s bookstore owned
by Follett.
This money is part of the 13.5 per-
cent of the bookstores sales revenue
that it returns to the district.
When a student qualifies and it is
established how much they need for
books, Alexander said, the women’s
center gives the student a voucher that
states how much money has been set
aside for them.
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For more information from
the women's center,
call 733-2299.
For more information
on the Free Application for
Federal Student Aid visit
www.fafsa.ed.gov
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Maria Cheny and grandson Nicholas Arredondo enjoy the library
as it opened Tuesday.
ing education classes; counseling;
homemaking, organizing and parent-
ing effectiveness; helping children
cope with divorce; and helping fami-
lies build a stronger relationship.
The U.S. Census Bureau Web site
provided some examples of how par-
ents could interact with their children,
such as family dinners, giving praise
and playing together.
The U.S. Census Bureau reported
79 percent of children under 6 were
more likely to eat dinner with parents
and children older than 6 were less
likely to have meals with their parents
during a typical week.
Seventy-three percent of children
age 6 to 11 participated in family din-
ners every day.
The report also found that teens
were less likely to sit at the dinner table
with the family than children younger
than 6. During dinner, parents can
interact and praise their children.
Families who spend time together
help children develop a strong char-
acter by providing love and guidance,
Cortez-Davis said.
By being aware of children’s where-
abouts and activities, parents help
children grow into successful adults.
and is split in half between the children’s and adult
sections.
The branch has two librarians on staff, Kaminski
and children’s librarian Betsy Dalton.
Some of Dalton’s responsibilities include coordi-
nating story times, after-school activities and crafts,
Kaminski said.
Along with the rest of San Antonio Library
branches, San Pedro Branch Library offers free wire-
less Internet access to library card holders.
The library plans to increase popular materials in
their collection and become a resource for the latest
popular books, Kaminski said.
They also have a collection of movies to check
out, he said.
To obtain a library card, people need identifi-
cation and proof of residency, such as a driver’s
license, Kaminski said.
For residents of Bexar County, library cards are
free.
Residents of other counties, however, will be
required to pay $60 for a yearlong library membership,
and $20 for a three-month period, Kaminski said.
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Families who spend more quality
time with their children tend to have
better relationships.
Research has shown that positive
parental involvement results in the
child being less likely to experience
behavioral problems in life.
According to the National Center
on Addiction and Substance Abuse at
Columbia University, families who fre-
quently eat dinner together have chil-
dren who are less likely to participate
in gangs and do not smoke and drink
or use drugs.
The National Center on Addiction
and Substance Abuse introduced
Family Day in 2001.
Family Day is celebrated every year
on Sept. 24 and encourages parents
to frequently eat dinner with their
children and be involved in their chil-
dren’s lives, according to the NCASA
Web site.
Even though Family Day has
This column is to educate our
readers on how news media
work.
Communicating within a family
is key to stabalizing a
strong relationship.
The San Pedro Branch Library across San Pedro
Avenue to the west of this college reopened Nov. 8
after almost a year of being closed for remodeling.
“The place was pretty run down,” library branch
Manager Michael Kaminski said Tuesday.
The library underwent a complete overhaul,
Kaminski said. Walls were knocked out, opening up
additional space, and some new walls were put in the
4,000-square-foot building, he said.
Both the library’s interior and exterior walls were
treated to a fresh coat of paint, and the plumbing and
wiring of the building were upgraded, he said.
This library was the first branch library in San
Antonio when it was built in 1930, Kaminski said.
It sits in San Pedro Springs Park, which is the old-
est municipal park in Texas and second oldest in the
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a journalist
1 sources as
acquaintances, not friends.
Getting sources in our profes-
sion can be one of the most chal-
lenging things to accomplish.
A journalist covering immi-
gration, for example, would
have the toughest time gaining
the trust of immigrants, legal or
not, because they always worry
about their status in this country.
Gloria Padilla, San Antonio
Express-News columnist, said
when she started as a court
reporter, she was fortunate
enough to establish sources.
"Dogging them and visiting
day in and day out, I had to
show my face. That way they
got used to me being there,"
Padilla said.
"You have to deliver on your
promises in order for you to gain
their trust," she added. "When
they gave me information off
the record, it remained off the
record until they were ready."
"They learn to trust you by
what you do for them," Padilla
said. "It snowballs and you build
up a base."
She said if there was an
embargo on a story for a certain
time, a reporter nas
that.
Lomi Kriel, San Antonio
Express-News police beat report-
er, said that getting police offi-
cers to talk to the media can be
difficult, and getting supervising
officers to talk on the record is
almost impossible.
Padilla said
should always treat
San Pedro library reopened after year of renovation
Yubhya Garcia
"You should always keep it
professional with your sources
and never cross that line," she
said. "I enjoyed their acquain-
tance but not their friendship."
Padilla said on some occa-
sions she had to report on stories
that involved some of her sources
in a negative way.
"A couple of them actually
cried but understood that I had to
do my job," Padilla added.
Padilla said she tells her
sources who got in trouble it
is better if they came clean,
and told her before It happened
because it would be less prob-
lematic for them.
"They were professionals and
understood that," Padilla said.
Tips on how to make mealtimes a priority
• Encourage parents to avoid working begin before 7 p.m.
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late hours.
• Host events that include sit-down
• One night a week or one night a meals or activities with the family,
month have no school activities.
• Don't forget to celebrate Family Day
• Encourage afternoon practices to end Sept. 24.
Source: Family Service Association
• Encourage evening activities not to Web site.
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