DAILY HELMSMAN
Wednesday 3.26.14
The
Vol. 81 No. 089
Independent Student Newspaper of the University of Memphis
Education fair to connect students to careers By David Creech
news@dailyhelmsman.com The Spring 2014 Education Career Fair will be taking place in the University Center Ballroom from 1 to 4 p.m. Wednesday. The career fair, held by Career Services and the College of Education, is targeted toward those looking for a job in educating students and those wanting to network with potential employers. The career fair will be open to all students and alumni, but not to the general public. More than 30 school districts will be represented to recruit students. While some school districts are looking for education majors only, almost half of those attending are scouting for students in any major. Courtney Cook, assistant director in the Office of Career Services, believes the career fair provides an excellent opportunity to network and meet with those in the education field. Cook also said students should be professional in all ways while at the career fair. “It is important that students be professional in both attire and behavior,” Cook said. “It may also help to research the school districts that will be attending. Professional dress is required at the career fair and students should bring several copies of their résumés. “I advise that every student bring several copies of his or her résumé,” Cook said. “Students should also get business cards from several employers and follow up with an email thanking them for their time and information.” James Aldinger, director of HR, Federal Projects and
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Students utilize food pantries By Joey Kachel
news@dailyhelmsman.com In the U.S.—the land of plenty— it can be easy to forget that people go hungry. But food insecurity— not having reliable access to enough food for basic needs—is a problem that plagues 17.6 million American households, according to hungerrelief organization Feeding America. And an increasing part of that 17.6 million are college students. In a study of 354 students attending a mid-sized rural college in Oregon, scientists found that 59 percent of them faced food insecurity in the previous year. 27 percent of them participated in food assistance programs such as WIC and SNAP. Those who were employed and those who took in less than $15,000 often had the most trouble getting food. It doesn’t stop at going hungry—the study suggests that time spent working in order to make ends meet and buy basic food might have a detrimental effect on a student’s academic success. College students go hungry for some of the same reasons other people go hungry—rising food costs and a worsening economy. Exacerbating this is the fact that the “average student” is changing—away from late teens, early twenties with support
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Allen Bolen, volunteer at the food pantry at St Luke’s United Methodist Church, helps a patron with her food. Photo Courtesy of St. Luke’s United Methodist Church. from home to older students having to juggle getting an education with raising a family and/or holding down a full-time job, the wages for which may not have risen in accordance with the rising cost of living. Students may be unable or unwilling
to go to their parents for support. Some might be unaware of whether or not they qualify for assistance. As a result, household budgets are stretched tight and some students are having trouble feeding themselves, let alone their families.
Some reasons—like increasing tuition—are unique to the college experience. For example, in 2011 a full-time, in-state University of Memphis student living off campus
student government does.” He then faced his also sharply dressed vice-presidential running mate, Jalen Griggs, and began thumbing on his chest and humming. Griggs joined him in this “The Wolf of Wallstreet” styled chant. At the same time inside the UC Bluff Room their opponent, current SGA President Ricky Kirby, sat sideways in his chair with one leg eccentrically crossed over the other. Wearing a bright-blue linen Stein Mart blazer, he rested one arm on the
chair’s back and explained that Martini used to be a member of his cabinet. “He didn’t officially resign, but it became clear, as far back as November, that he was going to run against me in the next election,” Kirby said. “Actually, it was his running mate who let it slip. He cannot hold a secret.” This was the scene 20 minutes before the SGA debate between the incumbent Making a Difference party and rival A.S.A.P. party. SGA senate hopefuls and party supporters filled
the seats. MAD members sat behind Kirby on the right side of the room, while A.S.A.P. members positioned themselves across the aisle behind Martini. The only interaction between the two parties occurred when the leaders shook hands at the start of the debate. The audience submitted questions for the candidates before and during the debate to moderator and election commissioner, Sheridan Sinclair. One
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MAD and A.S.A.P. go head to head in debate By Jonathan A. Capriel news@dailyhelmsman.com
Dressed in a two-piece charcoal Joseph A. Banks suit and two-toned blue tie, the Always Serving and Preserving party presidential candidate Domenic Martini leaned on the University Center balcony rail. “We are not going to go on the offensive in this debate,” Martini said. “Our party will get the student body more involved. Right now many don’t even know what
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