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Roth wrong on budget

In print | Published October 1, 2009 — Updated October 07, 2009 17:07

To the Editor:
We would like to clarify some misinformation in an article in the Sept. 17, 2009 issue of The Phoenix, entitled “Yoel’s pounds and dollars fail to add up,” authored by Yoel Roth.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Students who attend recommended study abroad programs like the Sarah Lawrence program at Oxford remain registered at Swarthmore and are assessed Swarthmore tuition, room and board, just as they would be if they remained on campus. A budget for room and board costs is set for each study abroad site.

Mr. Roth wrote that he will receive an inadequate stipend for food ($2,600 according to Roth). In fact, he has received $1,300 for the fall term and will receive an additional dollar amount for the spring two terms of the academic year at Oxford, equivalent to 1,350 pounds sterling, which we estimate will be approximately $2,150 (at today’s exchange rate) for a total of approximately $3,450 for the meal allowance for his academic year abroad (not $2,600). Food stipends are never meant to be used for “assorted living expenses” but are for food only.

Off-Campus Study Staff
Patricia C. Martin, Director
Rosa Bernard, Assistant Director
Professor Sharon Friedler, Faculty Adviser

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