Spring styles sprout at GWC Arts & Entertainment. 7
Baseball team blazes Surges into a tie for the conference lead. Sports. 12
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Earth Day events here on April 22 Making the planet a better place By Joey Blood Western Sun staff writer April 22, 2015 is Earth Day, a time where people come together to try and solve a common problem, trying to make our planet a better and safer place. If you’ve been on campus lately you’ve probably noticed easels with the word “Indonesia” and a young man in a river boat floating along in a river completely surrounded by trash. This is the everyday reality for some people living in countries like Indonesia. Due to pollution individuals in third world countries are forced to endure harsh conditions. One aim of Earth Day is raise awareness about tak-
ing care of this planet so that everyone around the world can enjoy its riches. This year the focus is on plastic pollution in our oceans. Many people are still very unaware of how severe the plastic pollution in our oceans is and the hope is that this event will change the way our students, faculty, and staff think about their everyday use of plastics. It will also be a great opportunity for students to come together and have meaningful conversations about their role in sustainability. There will be three designated stations that students can visit to learn more about: The Path of Plastics, The Global Effect of E-Waste and The SoContinued on page 2
Getting a taste of life at area universities By Tre Nesbit Western Sun executive editor
Gone are the good ol’ days of trips to the Aquarium of the Pacific or the Museum of Tolerance as in middle and high school. With many young adults in community college hoping to transfer the grown up version of the school field trip consists of visiting universities, gearing up for the real world, and equipping themselves with as much knowledge and insight into their hopeful professions and how to achieve their aspirations. Golden West students took Continued on page 3
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GWC STUDENTS gather at the Microsoft booth during the April 16 Career Fair.
Students get career insight
By Tre Nesbit Sun executive editor Jobs, internships, careers oh my! A multitude of businesses ranging from Microsoft, Jack in the Box, even the FBI congregated outside of the Golden West College Book Store on Thursday, April 16 for the college’s first career fair in five years. Students meandered through a maze of booths manned by employers who were eagerly accepting applications and resumes, even hiring on the spot in addition to sharing tidbits of career information and advice for prospective employees to nibble on in addition to the candy and snacks many provided. “We’ve received at least 30 applications so far, so it’s been pretty successful for us,” says Ali Pangle who worked the
Waterworks Aquatics table. portunities out here that I “I’ve been working for this wouldn’t have had access to company for a year and a half otherwise. I filled out a few and volunteered to man the other applications for jobs booth,” she says. and one for Dream Trips “It’s the first [career fair] which arranges large groups we’ve done but we plan on of people to travel together.” doing a few more at Orange Media Mix 365, a marketCoast College. The positions ing call center represented by we’re fillHolly Deing now, spies tried to “We’ve received at least loop potential [lifeguards and swim 30 applications so far, so student workinstructors], ers by having are excellent it’s been pretty successful them take a for students personality for us.’” because quiz rather Ali Pangle they’re flexthan just fill ible. We get out an applito design our own schedule, cation or submit a resume. more or less, so it’s great for “We’re very peopleworking around busy class oriented so we want to reschedules.” ally get to know our emOne applicant, Genaro ployees. We want everyone Rosales, 20 year-old student who works for us to enjoy majoring in theatre arts said each other so we really sift “There’s a lot of great op-
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