Both Matlick and Funk have seen an increase in the amount of hours students are clocking into work.  With MSU Greenline’s extra hour shifts, callers can work on their off nights and call during the day.

With the extra hours, students can work up to 29 hours a week during the school year, a time commitment both Funk and Matlick are observing in many students.

With the increase in tuition and decrease in federal funding of MSU, Funk said that there are negative impacts on students.  She said that overall students might look for other ways to gain professional experience other than college. As students have to take more and more out for student loans, and will have to devote more time to work, the commitment of school may be more than some are willing to face, said Funk.

Matlick said that the college experience of joining clubs, gathering for social events, getting really involved with extracurricular activities will continue to decrease, and some of those programs might even lose funding.

Matlick said that as students have had to devote more time to work than ever, their college experience is beginning to suffer.