NEED FOR THE CATALOG
By Jesse Mangham
Books are essential to the lives of every student. Many of them are costly and some students can get away with not buying them for certain classes, though the feat is rare. But there is one book that all students need and, thankfully, it’s free - the catalog. The school catalog is packed with information about every aspect of student life. Students can ?nd the answers to most if not all their questions if they are willing to read it. The catalog is a manual of student life. But a sad fact is many students don’t even think to open it. Some only look insider this manual once or twice to see what their required classes are or to try to remember their course name and number. There are things in the catalog that are absolutely need-to-know and many students have no other way of learning about them. believes that if she had checked the calendar in the latest catalog she would not have been so unprepared. She refers to the catalog as Anisa Hanser, a 28-year-old her bible but this once she junior majoring in Social gave it no attention and Work, knows personally what learned never to do that kind of problems one can again encounter without the book. Upon returning from a sumFellow Palauan student, mer trip home to Palau, she Deidli Subris, feels the same discovered that she only had way about the book. Perone day to add the required haps even more so for an classes to her schedule. To incoming freshman such as make matters worse, all herself. Subris, a 23-year-old three of them were closed, Business Administration mathus requiring overriding jor, didn't have as rough a requests. "It was hectic and time with registration as did frustrating," Hanser laments. Hanser, receiving an ample "Very last minute." Luckily, at amount of assistance from 4:45pm on the last day of the of?ce of the Dean. But Drop and Add, Hanser was even with her good fortune able to secure all her she feels incomplete. She classes. hasn't been able to pick up her catalog yet and can't She admits that it was her wait to get her hands on it. own fault that she was "Of course I will read it. It caught unaware. Hanser gives all the information you need. It's helpful and all students should read it." Subris speaks sound advice for such a new student. Although she has yet to give it a glance, she is wise enough to know how important it is to understanding the ins and outs of school. Holidays and deadlines on the calendar, withdrawal policies, and ?nancial aid information are just some of the essential things that can be found in the catalog. Taking the time to read about these things and more can answer most of the questions and ease some of the fears that many students are bound to have. This makes the catalog the most essential book that will carry students throughout their academic life and it won't cost a dime.