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WA Pikmii No. 2753 — S E A T T L E {— U DIVERSITY >^^ SU students to offer free jflfl^|B^^ -^ tax preparation (2) '" ' ;" '■"'' ■ &^^ Index ASSU I2I News 2-5 Classifieds 13I Sports 6-7 Personals 131 Features 8-9 Opinion 14-15 I'" /\<££ 10-1I Campus Voice 16 2 News Accounting students lend help with tax services JAMILA JOHNSON Studentsspend between30 and 40 turnmust wait inline.Thecenteris she wasable toget $2,500back for she appreciateshow difficult it is Nms Editor hours preparing other people's run ona first-come,first-servedba- a low-income family. and was impressedby whather fel- As tax time rears its ugly head, (axes,and must go through a six- sis. "Ifelt better about myself after low students arc doing for(lie com- SeattleUniversity'saccounling stu- hour training workshop. "It doesn't mater if you made wefinished.Ifelt confident being mon good. dentsinihe AlbersSchoolofBusi- "We actually have to turn away $W,(XK) or $30,000 You stillhave able to put together the 1040s and "Ithink it is reallycoolthatthey nessand Economics are coming to volunteers,"Susan Weihnch,asso- lowaityounum.it'sthcgrcatcqual- lO4OEZs/' she said. mable todosomethinglike this." therescuebyofferingfreetaxprepa- ciate professorofaccounting,said. i/er." Wcihrich said. Duuveihaater said the workshop Beadc fiAd ration to the community. This year 38 students and six Some returns take 20 minutes wasintense,andshe learnedhow to Typically notmanyofthe returns Fromnow untilApril12.account alumni will prepare an more than while others take three hours. The figure nut any tax document. being prepared belong to SU stu- said; ing students will be available to 7(Xltax returns forIhe community. students alwaysimpress Wcihrich. It has been not only a learning dents, Weihrich hut they arc assist taxpayers ai ilu- Mt. Zion Tax services provided by insuiii "Theydon't evenrealize that 30 experience,but also a way to help more than welcome to bring their Baptist Church, locuieil at 19th nous likeH&R Block cost onaver- hoursofcummunity scryiceis alot. others. W-2s down to Mi.Zionandjoinihe Avenue and Madison Street. age $100-150per return. This free They'rejust great," Shd Sflid "Tome, it's also giving hack io line ofpeople. SU studentshave beenpreparing servicesavestaxpayersanestimated Beree Buuvcibaaler is a junior societyand tothe communityIlive Taxservices willbe available on in," froms:3o taxesat Zion for the past 28 years. $70,000 a year. accountingmajor who volunteered shesaid. Wednesdays p.m.to8:30 p.m. The programis a popular way for However, anyone who wants al the centerlastSaturday.Shepre- Sophomore' English Megan andonSaturdaysfrom 10a.m. accounting students IO volunteer. someoneelse to workon their re- pared fourtaxreturns, oneof which Bendedoesn tdoher own taxesbut to 1 p.m. Seniors want Bistro to start serving beer BRIANCONNOLLY Lcarycoopcratcd withthestudents' Plans toservealcoholinthe Bis- 19 SO it would Staff Reporter wishesandagreedthul theidea was tro wouldhave toheclearlylaidout be kind of a The senior class has a voice,and worth a try. "So far, we've been us tohow thehandlingofidentifica- hassle to huvc theyhavechosen tousethat voice to gettinga lot ofpositive feedback on tionwouldproceed anilwhenalco- toget someone pounficaieoneclearfact:they wool the idea from the senior class, and hol wouldbemade available tostu- who is 21 to alcohol servedin ihe Hawk'sNest we'dreally likelogiveita try,' N.ml dents. serve alcohol Bistro. ASSU PresidentScanO'Neill. "We'reproposing thatalcohol be everyt ime In a sent out by "We're mainlyinterested in gel- servedonlyafterallclassesare fin* someone want.s recent e-mail ' Senior Class Representative 11n;'1 1n; Ir-ii and wine served in the ished for the day and that alcohol beer."saidBon Candacc Rodgcrs to all seniors at Him 1 11s< ithatstudentshaveachance would nol be allowed to leave the Appetit em- SeattleUniversity,theidea wasput in andenjoyalcohol sociallyand Bistro,"saidO'Neill. ployee Caitlin forth to see who was interested. responsibly atschool,"saidO'Ncill. The implementation of this pro- Apparently the senior class is very Thesenior class wouldn't be the gram wouldhe amixed bag ol dif- ABBY LAXA/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER interested onlyentity tobenefit fromthispro- ficulty for Bon Appetit to execute implemented, Aliciabakerserves astudentat theBistro.Thislocation "'Ofthe38seniorswhoresponded grameither. because of the. nature of the prod- mayMtV* beerifthe seniorclass gets its way. to the poll, around 13 students are There are plenty of students at uct. opposed to the idea and around 25 SUwhoaren't seniorsbut arc over The company has a license to have a person students approve of the idea." 21-year-old and whoareinterested serve alcohol, but finding people thatis 21 or older working when increasethe amountofpeopleatIhe Rodgers said . in alcohol beingserved in the Bis- who arc allowedby law toserve it alcohol is being served and also Bistro during the evenings,giving hj tohangout there The senior's voice is not going tro. will bea littlemore difficult. Since vc asecurity guard at the door to themmorereason unheard, either. In an assembly "1don't think it's a big deal to a large amount of Bon Appeiit's makesure nooneleaves theBistro and enjoy the atmosphere. withBon Appetit last Wednesday. servebeerintheBistro,anditwould employees are undergraduate stu- withan alcoholic beverage. "People like to drink socially. long aspeople Bon Appetitgeneralmanager Buzz be a nice addition to the services dents, most of them are under the The program would provide a and we think thatas Hofford and SU Vice President of there if you ask me." said junior ageof21 and wouldnot beallowed servicetoa largeamount oftheSU can drink responsibly,we'dlike to Student Development Timothy James Hakel. toserve alcohol legally."I'm only population and would most likely giveit a try."O'Neill.said. Earn $1,000 -52,000for your ShKfcH*Group Wht i&lebtetoal fi>tufcte* program InJmtahourU Presents Muißp* U*»»i««g opromaviliKfc NocatwMh* No affln Jusuucutti way. 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"<EI Camtno be Santiago:isJa*t anb 3Dregent on the &oab to Composttela" Tuesday,February 25, 2003 * 7:30 pm 6 credits, 6 weeks,as low as$2,795 (based on Leroux Conference Room ■ typical costs of tuition,room & board,books,and estimated airfare) (ilTlcrofJcauU fVlt»«oa A Miatetry, liaaanProgram, Mactco fticrtCollcfcr, Ocp*rtoni of Ht»tor> < ollrpKv«at» Committr*at the Collcfc »f Art* A Seiraccs The Spectator " February20, 2003 News 3 Upromise not a good deal for SU debtors NicoleRetana mutelyfour-lcnthsofoncpercentof Finally.Upromiscdoesnni guar- transactionwouldtppat Inquulify "Topreparefur life uttergradua- Etiitnr-in-Chu'f all SU students receive loans, antee reimbursementsupon every for such Contribution undereither tion, students should begin pliin- "Nooitch."'saysa smallred Sign through AES under the "GATE eligiblepurchase.Upromise acts as I.'promiseorContrihutingCompany njnj to make choices that would inwhite letters."America'sleading LoanProgram."according(0White aj] iiiicrmcdiafybetweenthe mem- statements. We arvnot responsible helpthem hctter manage theiraJu- companies want to enrn your loy- Inaddition,theUniversitynolonger tvr uidconmci cootpoijiw, cel^y fol ihc tailuif ol any C 'uiiliihuriity cutional debt." White said 'lor alty by helping you »aye for col- allows any new borrowing from ingpurchaseinformation toihi*com- Compuny to pay Contributions in example,perhaps they shouldplan lege." thi* program because of the pgjMT- pany forpercentreimbursementand accordance with the terms of that to live with their parents or in an The concept is simple. Spend CUNNH't: COIH tracking accumulated savings for Contributing Company'soffer." apartment witha roommateto.save moneyat groceriesstoreslikeQFC "When welooked<ilthisprognun members. As ii states in the con- White encourages students to money and allow them to pay a and Safeway and nrccivc a small and the cost to the University, we tract."We do notrepresent or war- have a complete set of information greateramount to thedebt. Itrrughl percentageback whencertainpiod- found that there are many other rant, or give uny assurances, that regardingallof theloans theyhave notbea wiseidea toplanonbuying ucts— like Keebler. Kdlogg's,and excellent programs out there that any Contributing Company will incurred,includingthe totalamount a new cat right out of school.Re- Coca-Cola— arc purchased. The the students could take advantage provide aContribution for anypar- ofeachloan and when they needto sponsiblebudgeting can go a long percentages arc small— varying of without costingSUanymoney." ticular transactionevenwheresuch beginrepaying. fromthree tofivepercentandsome- Whitesaid."Wehavehecnpromot- iimh:.-.Inwri huiovL-i tinieihesav- iiti.Miulassistingstudentswiththose ings begin to build into big books programs."Although