Summer Jobs at the Dorms!

If you are in search of a summer job, chances are you werent looking to the housing office for employment, but thats where the jackpot is! The CSULB Housing Office has opened multiple positions for summer job seekers.

The position that is the most sought after is that of the hall office Student Assistant better know as the summer SA. This position entails the dutys of a regular semester SA, including tending to summer residents, mail and other office duties. Being an SA over the summer also requires that you stay on campus for the duration of your position. The housing office's Student Assistant applications also favor those with relevant experience and open availability.

"Yea the flyers are all over the place," said Anne Contreras a resident of parkside building L. "I wouldnt mind being here over the summer, work is work."

The dorms go through a summer cleaning shortly after regular semster residents vacate. Maintenance offers a summer positions for students looking to make some summer cash. This job entails helping residence maintenance with the up keep of the vacated dorms. Signs and flyers are posited around campus and the position is open to all students.

For more on jobs and summer openning visit the housing office located on Earl Warren Dr. accross from the parkside community.

-Leslie Campos

Evaluating the RA Position

          As the semester comes to a close, I spoke with some of the CSULB RAs about their overall experience in the RA position.

          "It was an absolutely amazing experience," said Los Alamitos RA Nicolas Diaz. "I got to meet so many people, take on leadership responsibilities, and I had a lot of fun doing it."

          If chosen to be an RA, you are given your own room, free room and board, a laundry card for the laundry rooms, and $100 on your BeachClub card to use anywhere on upper campus. However, with the nice perks comes a lot of responsibility.

          "You have to be the bad guy sometimes," said Residence RA Nicholas Cvjetkovic. "You have to be willing to be the adult in difficult situations and write up students that break the rules and lay down what's appropriate and what isn't."

          The RA position has a lot to offer. It provides students with leadership skills, event planning opportunities, and a chance to get a different experience of living on campus. They meet new people and have the convenience of having free housing on campus. But they do work hard, they have many huge responsibilities, and they give up much of their free time to do this.

          "It may be a lot of work, but in the end, it's absolutely worth it," said Cvjetkovic.

-Lauren Weiss