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JESSICA NASH Staff Writer
Well, spring and the accompanying fever are
in the air once again. And for all of you in the
Class of 1996, graduation looms in the near future.
If scary visions of an undetermined future are
d""Curbing these comfortable weeks of senioritis,
you might want to consider City Year as a fulfilling
stepping stone to permanent employment.
Debbie Parker is certainly glad she did.
Parker graduated from USC in August, 1995
with a major in criminal justice, but she had no
concrete plans for the future. An adviser
recommended she contact City Year, and within
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"Even though Fm from Boston (where City
Year originated), I didn't know about the program,"
Parker said. "But I've always been active in
community service, and this sounded like a good
idea since I didn't know what to do after college."
The former softball player also viewed City
Year as a way to pay the community back for her
athletic scholarship to USC.
Monday through Thursday from 9 a.m. to 5
p.m., Parker and other members of her team
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tired."
Debbie Parker, USC graduate and City Year
volunteer
work at John P. Thomas Elementary School.
They serve as teachers' aids and mentors during
school hours. After school, the work becomes
more physical as Corps members build onto an
outdoor science area at the school. Fridays bring
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jllege or graduate school or loans.
Parker has also learned to work with people
om different backgrounds. There are high school
raduateS, college graduates and students just
iking a year off to work. She has developed closer
elationships with people on her team than one
light find in an "ordinary" work environment,
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bout the program should contact Marguerite
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hose 4 million Americans fall in this category.
i are The study was financed by Bristol-Myers
cine. Squibb, which makes Pravachol. The
this drug, known generically as pravastatin,
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ailed A year of Pravachol costs between $750
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