How do you buy books for classes after you have maxed out your financial aid availability or your check hasn’t come in yet? What if your boss doesn’t pay you until the following week but you need your books now? For those lucky 70 students that received the ASG student book loan, their stress was alleviated a bit for the first weeks of the semester.

Funded by the Associated Student Government at Fresno City College, the ASG student book loan is a monetary loan of $100 made available each semester on a first come, first serve basis.

Although all the loans have been given out for this spring 2008, students can apply at the end of this semester for the following term if they are enrolled in at least 9 units, are in good standing with an overall GPA of 2.0, and have a current student ID from the school. College Activities then reviews the funds available, and gives out as many loans as their funds allow. Each student is given a credit of $100.00 at the bookstore within 48 hours after approval for the loan, and the individual can simply head directly to purchase books without having to cash a check.

“I think this that [the ASG book loan] is great. It’s a positive offer that the ASG is giving between paychecks and financial aid,” said College Activities representative MayLee Glover regarding the loan.

However, the ASG student book loan is still a loan, therefore all students who received one this semester must pay the school back no later than March 7. Those who receive financial aid can make arrangements to simply deduct the cost to pay back the loan directly from their next check. Students interested are asked to visit College Activities to apply for this loan for the semesters to come.