Night
students make it work
By Oscar Montealegre
On-line Forty-Niner
Night
school is not Mariana Novellino’s first
choice. However, the pressures of the real
world leave her with no alternative.
“In a ideal world, I and all the students
across the nation would not have to work
and we could dedicate all our time in pursuing
a quality education,” said Novellino, a
senior communications major. “Unfortunately,
that is not the case.”
Students attending night classes make up
a large part of the student population mainly
due to work.
Plenty of students pay car insurance, have
credit card debt, pay rent and our responsible
to pay for their own food.
In order to receive their degree, they attend
night school because that is the only time
they can attend school.
“I have to work every day during the morning
or early afternoon so I can have a decent
living,” Novellino said. “Therefore my time
only permits me to go to school during the
evenings.”
Students that come to school at night unfortunately
miss out on the activities that occur during
the day. For example concerts, club meetings,
speeches delivered by professors or invited
professors and the daily creativity that
students partake in finding a parking spot.
“I go to school during the night because
I have to work during the day. But I at
least I don’t have to go crazy looking for
a parking spot,” said Vicky Pavon, a junior
at Cal State Long Beach. “I always find
one close to the campus buildings.”
Although some CSULB services do close at
5 p.m., many other services stay open during
the evening. For instance, the university
library closes at midnight from Mondays
through Thursdays. Both enrollment services
and cashier’s office close at 7 p.m.
“It’s not like everything is close during
the night here at the school, most places
are open before I go to class at 6:30 p.m.,”
said Brian Kleiban, a senior who has attended
classes during the evenings for the past
two semesters.
Also, if the office hours of certain professors
are scheduled during the day, most professors
would make a special arrangements to schedule
an appointment when most convenient for
the student.
“All my professors have been more than happy
to schedule an appointment with me before
or after the class, or any time that we
could both meet and is convenient for both
of us,” Kleiban said.
However, most evening classes begin between
6 to 7 p.m., classes that start after 7
p.m. are very scarce.
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