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linguistlist.org>Dear subscribers, We thought you'd like to hear from some of the students your funds are supporting. So this year each fund drive issue will include a brief paragraph from one of our editors telling you, their sponsors, about their work with LINGUIST. And now, few words from Gayathri Sriram... I am an Information Systems major from EMU. I have been working for the LINGUIST as a programmer/database analyst for the last couple of years. Working on the LINGUIST has been quite an enriching experience for me. Not only do I get to discover and improve my programming skills, I also get to learn about this rich discipline, linguistics, for free! (Considering my major, it is not surprising that I do not have any formal training in linguistics). During my masters, I was told that getting to work on a huge database would be a rare occurrence. Well, I am glad I am one of those lucky ones as LINGUIST has a 70-table database (the entire database takes up about 12 A4 sheets to print). Also, this huge database can handle multi-national characters! This Unicode-compatible database enables us to provide you with the various user-interfaces and also the latest and most accurate information about the discipline. At LINGUIST, it is not all work and no play: we have the most amazing Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Easter potlucks (since we have an international crew, all our celebrations are interesting). International food, LINGUIST parties, Unicode database, and programming challenges make working for LINGUIST all the more enticing for me! Gayathri Sriram To donate to LINGUIST, go to: http://saussure.linguistlist.org/cfdocs/new-website/LL-WorkingDirs/donation/index.cfm To see and read more about Gayathri, go to: http://linguistlist.org/people/gayatri.htmlMail to author|Respond to list|Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issue