The Daily Barometer, May 25, 2016 by The Daily Barometer

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Money management Proposed ASOSU bill could give ASOSU more control over student fees

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Juneteenth celebration on campus Event will honor anniversary of end of slavery By Sarah Weaver News Reporter

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Joshua Kaufman, an ASOSU senator and the co-author of the proposed bill that would change the structure of the student fee setting process talks at the ASOSU Senate meeting Tuesday night. By Sean Bassinger Forum Editor

In a 4-2-0 vote, senators from the Associated Students of Oregon State University have passed a measure that would transfer the student fees committee from the executive branch to the legislative branch. The restructuring of the student fee system have been part of ongoing debates since the implementation of Oregon Senate Bill 270, focuses around language in ORS 352.105 that states only a “recognized student government” should have the ultimate authority to make student fee structure decisions for each fiscal year. JB-07.23, an ASOSU bill that would seek to “Integrate the SIFC into the (Student and Incidental Fees Committee) into the ASOSU Congress,” will now approach the House of Representatives meeting in the Memorial Union Journey Room tonight at 7 p.m. Parties on both sides continue to discuss whether or not this will be the best decision for students moving forward. Regardless of the changes brought forth in the bill, there would be no current changes to the overall feesetting structure, according to SIFC

Chair Claire McMorris. “One of the key objectives was to make the SIFC a more established part of the ASOSU,” McMorris said. OSU’s previous system, which relied on recommendations from the usually independent Student and Incidental Fees Committee, included the Associated Students of Oregon State University House of Representatives in the decisionmaking process. The SIFC, however, was not previously part of the ASOSU organization structure. This became subject to change in May 2015, when the ASOSU judicial branch ruled that the SIFC will be described as “an Independent Committee residing within the executive branch of ASOSU,” according to a Majority opinion from Judicial Council Chair James Knudsen. What followed was a dispute in the SIFC election process, which resulted in emergency elections for SIFC members and a new chair the fall of 2016. McMorris said the new build could help prevent such occurrences in the future. “While the situation wasn’t ideal, SIFC was able to continue with processes,” McMorris said. Right now, JB-07.23 establishes to set a baseline for future adjustments

to the entire process with future administrations, McMorris added. “That doesn’t mean it’s going to be the same forever,” she said. “This legislation really aims to define the SIFC within ASOSU.” Continued deliberation Some members of SIFC and other student leaders have expressed concern with the passage of JB-07.23. Cassidy Nevada Radloff, SIFC member, said ASOSU has not communicated with or interacted well with SIFC throughout the budget season and the year. “This bill getting passed would only perpetuate the issues that arose this budgeting season around ASOSU’s involvement in the budgeting process,” Radloff said. Rafid Chowdhury, the Memorial Union president who has sat on the SIFC, believes the overall bill still poses a conflict of interest in regards to the SIFC remaining as an independent student organization. One potential concern of Chowdhury includes the potential of the budget mediation process being changed. “People these days don’t like confrontation,” Chowdhury said. “It

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In celebration of Juneteenth, the anniversary of the end of slavery in the U.S. and liberation of African Americans, the Lonnie B. Harris Black Cultural Center (LBHBCC) will be hosting a celebration in the Memorial Union Quad tonight at 5 p.m. The event will feature guest speakers who will talk about the significance of the holiday, including Barry Jerkins, the president of the Corvallis/Albany branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and Angel Harris, who will give opening remarks and provide historical context about Juneteenth. Ac c o rd i ng to the Juneteenth web page, the holiday dates to June 19, 1865, two years after slavery was abolished by President Lincoln on Jan. 1, 1863. “We open with history because it’s important to remember history,” said Julia Shields, leadership liaison and Juneteenth event coordinator. The closing remarks will focus on keeping attendees motivated for the future, and will discuss social justice as well as fighting injustice. Juneteenth will have an atmosphere much like a family reunion or barbecue, Shields said, and the event will focus on building a community and celebrating the future. “We build community by having games and activities for all ages to play,” Shields said. The LBHBCC originally printed 100 dinner tickets, but there will be dinner tickets available for purchase at the

event for students and community members who may not have been able purchase them before hand. While the event is being hosted by the LBHBCC, it is also put on in collaboration with other groups, including the Black Student Union and the Black Graduate Student Association. According to Director of the LBHBCC, Terrance Harris, while Juneteenth falls on June 19, Juneteenth will be celebrated on campus tonight due to school not being in session on the actual holiday. Despite this, OSU has been hosting Juneteenth celebrations for at least the past five to 10 years, Harris said. In addition to the live speakers and food, Oregon State University’s Juneteenth celebration will also have activities and games like kickball and football, as well as music, Harris said. The aspect of community building is a significant part of the holiday and celebration, especially as time goes on, Harris said. “Although we have overcome slavery in some aspects, we still have some work to do especially in our community,” Harris said. Harris emphasized that even though school will not be in session on Juneteenth, there are Juneteenth celebrations held across the country and there will be Juneteenth events hosted by the Corvallis/Albany branch of the NAACP that community members can attend. The Corvallis/Albany branch of the NAACP will be hosting their own Juneteenth celebration on Saturday, June 18, at the Thompson Shelter at Avery Park from 1 to 4 p.m. “We’re just going to talk about the importance of this date and where we are now over 150 years later,” Harris said. baro.news@oregonstate.edu

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ASOSU

Continued from page 1 doesn’t mean you completely disregard the process.” During winter 2016, the ASOSU and SIFC joint session witnessed mediation in an effort to resolve disagreements on budget allocations for three student fee-funded branches. The budgets that went into mediation included ASOSU’s own budget, the Student Sustainability Initiative and Performing Arts. The overall mediation process helps in setting boundaries and helps offer more chances for additional students to join in on the conversation, Chowdhury added. “We don’t want (students) to feel isolated,” Chowdhury said. “Get involved. We’re not stopping you.” Sami Al-Abdrabbuh, who sits on the ASOSU House of Representatives, said he plans to vote no on JB-07.23. “SIFC legislative power is 50 percent of the mediation committee in the case of a conflict

Friday, May 20

House party Officers arrived at a house for a large party. While they were standing outside of the house, they saw a group of people jump the back yard fence. The officers told them to stop, but they began to run. The officers caught two of the runners and issued them citations for MIP Alcohol and Interfering with a Peace Officer.

with ASOSU,” Al-Abdrabbuh said. “This bill seems to downsize the power to zero percent if the SIFC is changed from an independent to an advisory entity.” ASOSU senators continued their own deliberation Tuesday night before the majority voted to pass JB-07.23. First bill passes Senate Brett Morgan, ASOSU senator and incoming vicepresident, said he questioned the independence and role that SIFC would have, even if incoming ASOSU members were part of non-voting seats. “As the bill stands now, the SIFC would see an increase in seats that are directly associated with the members of ASOSU,” Morgan said. Kaufman, who also serves as an ASOSU senator, said the bill represents “kind of a compromise” to keeping the SIFC the way it is. “The budget process has been somewhat disjointed between the SIFC and Congress, and that leads to the mediation committee

Car Crash A man called the police to report that he had been driving his vehicle when he became ill. He had leaned out of the window to vomit which caused his car to leave the road and impact a tree. The vehicle was not operational after the collision. The man was issued a citation for Failing to Drive in Lane.

Saturday, May 21

MIPs and open containers Officers cited a man for MIP Alcohol for having three cans of beer on him. A man was cited for MIP Alcohol for having an open bottle of rum on him. A woman was given an MIP Alcohol for having a water bottle full of rum and lemonade in it. Two men were sitting on a street curb when an officer noticed they were drink-

ing open cans of beer. One of the men who was over 21 was cited for Open Container, and the other who was under 21 was cited for MIP Alcohol. A woman was cited for MIP Alcohol after she was observed drinking a Four Loko on the street. Police approached a man after they saw him with an open can of beer. The man threw the beer on the ground and began to run

after the officers approached him. Two officers chased the man through multiple yards until finally catching him. He was cited for MIP Alcohol and Interfering with a Peace Officer. A man was cited for MIP Alcohol after he set off an aeriel firework near where an officer was conducting an investigation. (There were several more instances of citations being handed out for MIP Alcohol)

more often than ASOSU might want,” Kaufman said. “When we say ‘integrate,’ we’re not talking about who has power over who (…) it’s to get the two bodies to work together so when budget season comes around, it moves more efficiently. Though he could not attend the meeting, ASOSU VicePresident Lyndi Petty read a statement from William Miller, president pro-tempore of the ASOSU senate. “The SIFC should stay as an independent advisory board under the executive branch,” Miller wrote. If JB-07.23 passes the House of Representatives, it will then arrive at the desk of ASOSU President Cassie Huber for approval or denial. Marcus Trinidad contributed to this report. For more information and a copy of the bill itself, see The Daily Barometer’s Facebook page. baro.news@oregonstate.edu

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(TOP) Members of the ASOSU Senate met Tuesday night to discuss and vote on JB-07.23. The Senate ultimately passed the bill on to the House of Representatives, who will vote Wednesday at 7 p.m. (BOTTOM) ASOSU Student Advocate Drew Desilet discusses budgetary parameters and conditions of the bill text in JB-07.23 during Tuesday’s meeting.

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ASOSU senator Brett Morgan, and vice president elect, voted against the bill.

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Who will punch their ticket

The Beavers might have kept their postseason hopes alive by taking two of three games on the road against USC on May 20-22.

The Beavers have a good chance to extend the season

series win ended a slide that saw OSU drop five of their previous six games. Despite getting back on track, OSU is still not a lock. D1baseball.com held thier weekly chat on Monday. A By Brian Rathbone question was asked what the Senior Beat Reporter Beavers needed to do in order One final week. That’s all that to make the postseason. left in the college baseball regu“Series win will probably be lar season. With the Memorial enough, though it wouldn’t Day selection show coming up make the Beavers a lock, in less than a week, eight Pac-12 that’s for sure,” said Aaron Fitt, teams are in contention to make staff writer for D1baseball. the field of 64. “Finishing 15-15 in the Pac Here is a breakdown of the with an RPI around 50 — that’s Pac-12 teams. Who will get in usually good enough out West.” and who will be left out for the According to D1baseball’s field of 64? UCLA, Stanford and projections, the Beavers will be Washington State were left off in the tournament as the last because they have pretty much team in. But Baseball America played themselves out of post- released their projections, season contention. which has the Beavers watchOregon State ing closely. To get to those 15 Record: 32-19, 13-14 Pac-12 conference wins, OSU will need (Currently sixth in conference) to take two of three from UCLA Rating Percentage Index this weekend. (RPI): 52 Utah Strength of Schedule: 117 Record: 23-26, 17-10 Pac-12 D1Baseball.com Projection: (Currently in first) Third seed in Charlottesville, PRI: 101 Va. Regional Strength of Schedule: 57 Baseball America Projection: D1Baseball.com Projection: Not in the field (First four out) Fourth seed in Lafayette, La.. Changes of making tourna- Regional ment: 6/10 Baseball America Projection: The Beavers might have kept Fourth seed in Oxford, Ms., their postseason hopes alive Regional Changes of making tournaby taking two of three games on the road against USC. The ment: 6/10

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Utah is in a strange place. They sit atop the Pac-12 standings, holding a one game lead over the rest of the Pac. Win one, two or three games this weekend then the Utes will be crowned Pac-12 champs. That’s a good place to be. However, should they get swept this weekend --they host Washington this weekend -- that would drop them out of first place and likely ending their season. The Utes only won six games out of conference which puts their RPI in the triple digits, that means that if they don’t at least share the conference crown, the Utes won’t be selected. That’s where Utah does not want to be.

Washington

Record: 31-19, 16-11 Pac12 (Currently second in conference) RPI:53 Strength of Schedule: 66 D1Baseball.com Projection: Third seed in College Station, Texas regional Baseball America Projection: Third seed in Long Beach, Ca., Regional Chances of making tournament: 9/10 Washington still has a shot at the conference championship. Sweep Utah, the title is theirs. Win two, share the title. Win one or zero games this weekend, and Utah wins the title.

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Unless Washington tanks this Arizona State is surging right weekend, consider them a lock now. Winners of five straight for the tournament. Pac-12 series, the Sun Devils are now flirting with hosting a Arizona Record: 33-20, 16-14 Pac-12 regional round. ASU still has (Currently fourth in conference) a chance to share the Pac-12 title, should they sweep USC RPI: 25 this weekend, along with a Strength of Schedule: 24 Washington winning two of D1Baseball.com Projection: three at Utah, that will put Second seed in Gainesville, Fla. Washington, ASU and Utah all regional with a 18-12 conference record. Baseball America Projection: Southern California Second seed in Baton Rouge, Record: 25-27,13-14 Pac-12 La. regional Chances of making tourna- (Currently sixth in conference) RPI: 103 ment: 10/10 D1Baseball.com Projection: Arizona fumbled their chances of hosting away. After sweep- Not in the field Baseball America Projection: ing the Beavers two weeks ago, the Wildcats fell to Arizona State Not in the field and Oregon. Still their high Strength of Schedule: 44 RPI to go along with finishing Chances of making tournaconference play with a winning ment: 2/10 record, ‘Zonna will hear their The Trojans are going to be named called on Memorial Day. cursing Travis Eckert’s and Bryce Fehmel’s name in a couArizona State Record: 33-19, 15-12 Pac-12 ple of days. USC had a real (Currently third in conference) chance to punch their ticket to the tournament, but a Eckert RPI: 39 D1Baseball.com Projection: and Fehmel stimied the Trojan’s Second seed in Tempe, Ariz. high-powered offense. There is a chance for USC regional (Hosting for Florida to work their way back in, with Atlantic) Baseball America Projection: Arizona State on the schedSecond seed in Charlottesville, ule this weekend, a series win would put them at .500 in conVa. Regional ference...but that triple-digit RPI Strength of Schedule: 60 Chances of making tourna- might be too much to overcome. ment: 10/10

OSU baseball’s projected seed in the Charlottesville Regional according to D1Baseball.com

Oregon

Record: 29-23, 14-13 Pac-12 (Currently in fifth) RPI: 77 Strength of Schedule: 65 D1Baseball.com Projection: Not in the field Baseball America Projection: Not in the field Changes of making tournament: 4/10 What’s keeping the Ducks out of the postseason? It could be their RPI, would a series sweep on the road against Stanford this weekend move the RPI needle enough? Hard to say. But if the selection committee follows Fitt’s “.500 conference record and an PRI in the fifties” criteria, the Ducks will at least be close.

California

Record: 30-20, 12-15 Pac-12 (Currently in eighth) RPI: 68 Strength of Schedule: 110 D1Baseball.com Projection: Not in the field Baseball America Projection: Not in the field (Next four out) Changes of making tournament: 4/10 Cal is trying to make a late push to get into the tournament. They fall into the same category as the Ducks, will a .500 conference record and a decent RPI be good enough? On Twitter @brathbone3

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CORAL GABLES, Fla.— In his office, Mark Richt can hear the clatter from the weight room below. There’s music blaring, the sound of weights hitting the cushioned floor, the occasional shout from one of his football players trying to squeeze an offseason workout in between a summer class or two at Miami. “They’re working hard,” Richt says with a smile as he glances down at the weight room. Five months into his tenure at Miami, the same can be said of Richt. Since the Hurricanes wrapped up spring practice, Richt has spent plenty of time on the road meeting with boosters that have packed sold-out events hoping for the chance to meet the coach expected to return the Hurricanes to elite status. Richt has also put together a comprehensive recruiting plan and an intensive summer camp schedule that he believes will help his staff take advantage of the spring evaluation period in one of the most talent-rich areas in the nation. And he’s continued learning about the school and community that have welcomed him back with open arms, re-energizing Richt after his 15 years at Georgia. “It’s been busy, but it’s been good,” Richt said this week between travel stops that have included Amelia Island for the ACC’s annual meetings and New York and Chicago as part of Miami’s “Building Champions” spring tour. “I think we’re on track and implementing the way we’re going to go about our business. I think our players have responded well. I think our coaches are all bought in, and I think we’re doing all the things that we need to do to give us a chance. It’s tough competing against other schools trying to do the same thing, but we’re on the right track.” For Richt, getting on that track has involved a handful of endeavors, most notably signing his first recruiting class at Miami in February and then guiding the Hurricanes through spring practice. He was actively involved in working with the Hurricanes’ offense—particularly the quarterbacks group led by Brad Kaaya—and got back into the groove of calling plays, something he stepped away from during his later years with the Bulldogs. Then there’s been the matter of getting to know his new players and their families, the rest of the coaches in Miami’s athletic department, his new community and spearheading the school’s efforts to raise funds for an indoor practice facility. That’s something both Richt and Athletic Director Blake James have repeatedly said is an urgent need for the Hurricanes, who are one of only a handful of programs among

the Power 5 conferences to lack such a building. Even there, the coach says he has seen progress. Miami officials say the project has garnered momentum in recent weeks thanks in part to Richt’s meetings with multiple high-level donors who could help bring in the lead gift the school will need to begin work on the project. Ticket sales have improved too, with James telling the Sun Sentinel last month that renewal rates exceeded 85 percent, while more than 6,000 new season ticket packages had been purchased. The energy around the program has been felt almost everywhere by both Richt and his players. “We’re undefeated right now, so everyone’s fired up,” the coach laughed. “But it’s good. You can feel the energy throughout the program and it’s the people that bring the energy. The fans. Even things like this indoor facility. I really have a lot of confidence this thing is going to happen. That’s energized me quite a bit because I know what it can do for our program.” Added Kaaya: “The first impression he set has lasted with us. He’s been the same guy since he got here, a really respectable, humble guy who’s motivated us. I think all of the guys are responding to him well. He’s influencing the guys in a positive way, influencing the entire team, including guys that weren’t easily influenced before.” There have been challenges too, of course. Since Richt’s arrival, the coach has had to deal with a handful of disciplinary issues after the arrests of four players during the offseason, including most recently running back Mark Walton, who remains suspended after a DUI arrest last month. But during spring practice, Richt acknowledged meting out discipline is part of the job and his hope is always that whatever must be done serves as a lesson for his players. To continue to help his players realize there’s more for them to focus on than merely football and their classes, Richt says he plans to have the Hurricanes—all of them—participate in various community service events throughout the summer. He wants that, too, to be part of the work he continues to do here. “Our goal is to become a part of the fabric of this community and to try and bless it any way we can,” Richt said. “I think it’s important for our guys to help people that can’t help them back or try to influence young people to achieve and do great things. When you show up with your jersey on and they see a University of Miami football player talk to them about how he made it to this point and how they can do it too, I think that’s important.” Sun Sentinel

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ASOSU: Here we go again. EDITORIAL

Oregon State University students could have less say in where their student fees go. Our own student government, the one that was elected and put into place to represent the entire student body is back at it again, and a few of them appear to be shifting regulations within the student fee setting process to give themselves total power and control over where our money goes. More specifically, the ASOSU House of Representatives and Speaker of the House could have more of a say in what happens with the Student and Incidental Fees Committee. The latest bill in question is JB-07.23, coauthored by Corey Fisher, ASOSU graduate representative, and ASOSU Senator Joshua Kaufman. To recap, Kaufman previously resigned as ASOSU’s executive director of finance following allegations of the misappropriation of funds during student body President Cassie Huber’s impeachment trial in the Fall. It’s also important to note that he will also serve as Speaker of the House next year. Oh, and it’s additionally important to note that he was one of the four senators who voted “yes” to JB-07.23 Tuesday night. While many of us see our student government as a place in which nothing happens, the truth is that our student government does have a substantial amount of power and influence, especially over our student fees, and they are doing their best to misuse this power now. This organization is supposed to represent the interests of the entire student body, not

the interests of the student government itself. We’ve said it before, and we’ll say it again. The ASOSU Congress should not have the complete power to vote on, approve, stall or mediate their own budget. As we saw during winter term, the SIFC, which is tasked with the responsibility of hearing from campus groups funded through student fees and that recommends the final fee amount for approval by ASOSU Congress, had some obvious disagreements with the ASOSU when it came to final approval. SIFC and ASOSU went to mediation over ASOSU’s proposed budget (along with that of the Student Sustainability Initiative, in part due to the Night Owl, and the performing arts’ budget), and demanded that more money be given to the SafeRide program (currently part of the ASOSU budget as well). The SIFC disagreed, and ASOSU ultimately agreed to approve the original SIFC recommended amount following discussions during mediation. This was an ordeal. Trust us. It was thanks to the current process of mediation that ASOSU was not ultimately successful in reducing funding to other programs in order to increase their own. But some within ASOSU weren’t satisfied with these decisions, which is now why we likely see the entire process at risk of becoming corrupt. As of now, SIFC exists under ASOSU, but has autonomy and stands on equal grounding when it comes to how much say they have. If ASOSU were to unjustly cut funding of another

program or increase their own, SIFC would have the ability to go head-to-head against the changes in mediation rather than simply being overruled. The fees committee and the ASOSU have a history of controversy, and this bill will do nothing but further perpetuate any conflict that exists. JB-07.23 could essentially allow for ASOSU Congress to dictate their own funding, and take away funding from other organizations and groups on campus if they feel like they are not being given enough. This is a conflict of interest. This is wrong. This is ASOSU. The vote to determine if the ability for the SIFC to take the ASOSU to mediation lies entirely within the ASOSU House of Representatives and the ASOSU Senate. Let us rephrase that. The organization that was upset that it could not take money from other organizations and not find “wiggle room” to give it to itself is voting on whether or not to skip other checks and balances entirely. The Senate already passed the vote 4-2-0, and the House is likely to do the same. The bill, if passed, would end up on President Huber’s desk (who is also a part of ASOSU leadership), which means one of two things could potentially happen: Huber, whose term has been marred with controversy and an impeachment trial, will either go down as the ASOSU president that made the call to consider the broader voices of students on campus and vote this bill down, realizing that the way the process exists currently protects and pushes for the betterment of the student body as a whole. Or, Huber will go down, for a lack of better

words, as the student body president who pressed the metaphorical red button that flushed the student fee setting process down the toilet and gave future legislative branch officials—a group of people historically ridden with issues of conflict of interest and controversy—the power to decide where student money goes. The ASOSU has operated this entire year (and beyond) with an utter disregard for the students they represent. Unfortunately, “ASOSUseless” may be a sentiment of the past. Now we are dealing with “ASOSUnderhanded” and perhaps even “ASOSUntrustworthy.” This organization has continually failed us, and it’s time they step back and not only realize what they are doing is wrong, but acknowledge it. Do not make a decision that could take the power of mediation away from the SIFC. Vote this bill down. And if the House passes the bill on through the legislative branch and it finds its way onto your desk, you must veto the bill, Ms. Huber. We, as a student body, need to wake up. We let this happen through years of apathy. ASOSU knows that they can make these arbitrary rules because we continue to let them do so. We are tired of talking about this. Exhausted, even. Please, do the right thing. Editorials serve as a platform for Barometer editors to offer comentary and opinions on current events, both global and local, grand in scale and diminutive. The opinions expressed here are a reflection of the editorial board’s majority.

Professional literacy imperative to students’ future employment By Dr. Jon Dorbolo

summer reading list. “The Seventh Sense: Power, Fortune, and Survival in the f you want to stand out Age of Networks,” Joshua in your career search Cooper Ramo, Little, Brown and progression then and Company. In this book it is important that employCooper proposes a frameers know that you can read work for interpreting largeand write. scale and seemingly chaYou should be reading otic changes in the world. books that are relevant in His framework is based on your career area or important network analysis which he generally and you should applies to finance, econommake sure that employers ics, politics, cultural conflicts, know that you are literate in war and terrorism. Anyone this respect. who promises a new way of Your cover letter should looking at the world gets my have a “right now I am readattention and this summer ing...” line with a title that I’ll find out whether Cooper matters to your career area provides a usable paradigm. and why you think it relevant. I’ll get back to you on that. Your resume should have a “significant books that I have “The 160-Character read” section with titles that Solution: How Text Messaging area consider important? mote your career than by get- a n d O t h e r B e h av i o ra l matter to your career area. ting inside the head-spaces Strategies Can Improve It is not hard to find that You should be conversant at interviews about books out and those who do so, and of the people that you want E d u c a t i o n ,” Benjamin that matter to your career read the books, will have a to work for? Castleman, Johns Hopkins distinct edge over less literate Be warned that claiming University Press. Some peoarea. candidates. books that you have not read ple worry that text messagA top interview question Research the leaders on is a quick ticket to embarrass- ing and twitter indicate that is; “What important book have you read?” and they will LinkedIn and look for their ment and disappointment. shallow thinking is generThis summer is an excel- ally increasing. Castleman expect you to tell them why blogs. They will often tell you which books they are reading lent time to cultivate your argues that effective uses you think it matters. professional reading habit. Do you know the 10 books and consider important. of short messages lead to that leaders in your career What better strategy to proHere are two books on my more focused meaning on the

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part of writers and increased self-regulation on the part of readers. Maybe I can use his ideas in my teaching. Consider the reading one of the following recent books this summer: “But What If We’re Wrong?: Thinking About the Present As If It Were the Past,” Chuck Klosterman, Blue Rider Press. “Blockchain Revolution: How the Technology Behind Bitcoin Is Changing Money, Business, and the World,” Don Tapscott, Portfolio. “ Pinp oint : How GPS Is Changing Technology, Culture, and Our Minds,” Greg Milner, W. W. Norton &

Company. “Throwing Rocks at the Google Bus: How Growth Became the Enemy of P r o s p e r i t y ,” Douglas Rushkoff, Portfolio. “Seven Brief L essons on Physics,” Carlo Rovelli, Riverhead Books. “Sharing our Lives Online: Risks and Exposure in Social Media,” David R. Brake, Palgrave Macmillan. “Using Te c h n o l o g y , Building Democracy: Digital Ca m p a i g n i n g a n d t h e Construction of Citizenship,” Jessica Baldwin-Philippi,

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Continued from page 7 University Press. “Inside the Machine: Art and Invention in the Electronic Age,” Megan Prelinger, W.W. Norton. If none of these books catch your interest, I promise that with a bit of searching you will find some that do. By choosing to read books that are relevant to your career area and by telling others what you learned from those books, you are presenting yourself as a literate member of that profession. To put it conversely, if you were in charge of hiring someone, would you choose someone who is conversant in the current literature of the profession or someone who reads what they are told to read and never talks about it? That leads to the topic of sharing what you read with others; in particular others in your chosen profession. Book reviews on social media are a strong way to demonstrate your literate intellect Goodreads is a social book review platform with 25 million members and can be linked to post your reviews to Facebook. With these online connections you can make your professional literacy public and point employers to it. Strong reviews are concise and identify specific aspects of a book while explaining why those aspects are significant. A social book review is not intended to explain the whole book. Think of your book reviews as arguments that are intended to give evidence for

whether someone should read the book or not. If you need to prime your writing pump in order to write a review, consider Minimalist or Distraction-Free writing tools. ZenPen is a prototypical online Minimalist writing site because you don’t even login, just start writing. Do not confuse it for the electronic cigarette with the same name. FocusWriter is a program for Linux, Windows, and OS X that has plenty of features in the settings though they are hidden when you write. Write! Is a distraction free text editor with a “focus mode.” Hemingway Editor started as a free online app and has morphed into a paid-for desktop application that is a minimalist interface with useful analysis and formatting features built in. One does not need a computer to write; just a pad of paper or journal and pencil. Keep those tools with your book so that you can note insights as you read. My proposal is simple: find out what books matter in your future profession, read some of those books, write about what you read and make sure to promote what you read and write to prospective employers. And with less effort than you put into a single course project you can make your professional literacy into a key asset for finding a job in your career area and moving steadily upward in that career. The opinions expressed in Dorbolo’s column do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Barometer staff. Dr. Tech’s Blog: Jondorbolo.com

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