By Logan Jones
Student Reporter
In Northwestern’s Academic Success Center, students will often walk in, sign in on the time sheet, get their work done, sign out and go on with their day. Most of the time, they don’t even notice the tutor who is quietly sitting at the front desk. That is, until they need their assistance.
Senior business major, Tonny Loustaunau, reports to the front desk of the ACS every Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday and patiently sits there from 6 to 9 p.m. He even occasionally comes in on Thursdays depending on appointments.
Hailing from Perryton, Texas, Loustaunau first arrived in Alva back in the fall of 2013 intending to play baseball for the Rangers while he worked toward his degree. However, things changed as he left baseball in 2016 so he could focus more on his studies.
That same year, Loustaunau began his tenure as a tutor. He signed on to work at the ASC because there was a need for a tutor who could help students with general business and accounting courses. However, Loustaunau is more than just a one-trick pony. He also helps students with composition, statistics and Spanish.
Even though most of his workdays consist of sitting at a desk, patiently waiting for someone to ask for help, Loustaunau still enjoys his job because it allows him to meet many different people, he said.
“I have many stories from my time at the Academic Success Center, but because a lot of them are so personal, I can’t share them,” Loustaunau said.
“But, what I can say is that while helping others I get to learn more about them as people, their culture, and much more.”