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IU South Bend student employment opportunities

By Emily Trent  Staff writer  emmtrent@iu.edu   IU South Bend has multiple work-study positions open in different departments on campus, some of the open positions are with IU Office of School Partnerships, Franklin D. Schurz Library, Health, and Wellness Center, and Financial Aid & Scholarships office.  Work-study is approved part-time employment on or off-campus during the

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Mandatory fee replaces past fees, financial aid frustrates others

By: Kate Luce Co-Editor-in-Chief kmluce@iu.edu Students may have noticed a charge named “Mandatory Fee” of $323.91 for full-time students taken out and put back into their accounts on Sept. 1.  According to Judy Houston, associate bursar, this fee takes into account distance fees, technology fees, laboratory fees, repair and rehabilitation fees and the student activity

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Financial aid office offers FAFSA help

By: ANTHONY AYALA Staff Writer @bman4ever92 IU South Bend is helping students obtain scholarships. The online scholarship application opened Oct. 1 and can be accessed through the One.IU Scholarship tile. It is due by March 1. “It’s a new platform this year. You go in and fill out a general scholarships application, and then it

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Students can expect changes in financial aid and FAFSA dates

By: C.A. PRINTUP Staff Writer @dontwritedown Multiple financial aid changes will affect students over the year, from new refund disbursement dates to new FAFSA application deadlines and requirements. Around August, the Office of Financial Aid started sending out emails to inform students about the changes to financial aid. Even though some students might have noticed

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Online scholarship application now open for 2014-15 school year

By: COURTNEY CATANZARITE Staff Writer With the ever-increasing cost of higher education, financial aid may be more crucial than ever for some students to make it through college without hefty student loans. At IU South Bend, students have a variety of options when it comes to applying for scholarships. “Scholarships are an excellent way at

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