TECHNICIAN
monday november
29 2010
Raleigh, North Carolina
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Solar Center seminar to help students get jobs The University’s Solar Center is set to present at the McKimmon Center in early December regarding the green job market and getting environmentallyfriendly career. Brooke Wallig Staff Writer
Students will have the chance to look into greener opportunities Dec. 8 at the McKimmon Center as the University’s Solar Center presents “How to Land Your Green Dream Job.” According to the North Carolina Sustainable Energy Association, there are upwards of 12,500 jobs classified as “green-collar” in North Carolina, which brings in over $3.6 billion in annual revenue. Lyra Rakusin, a workforce development specialist with the Solar Center, said she believes it’s time for students to capitalize on these opportunities. According to Rakusin, the Solar Center will present a workshop on the green job market—and a student’s place in it—at the McKimmon Center Dec. 8 from 9 a.m. to noon. Rakusin, also the event’s coordinator, said the three-hour workshop is free, open to anyone and will focus on analyzing attendees’ qualities to help find their ‘green-dream’ job. “The goal of this workshop is for people to think about their qualities and compare them to the green jobs available,” Rakusin said. “They will list such things as their skills, interests, background information, and work experience. From there we will work with them to find what else they need like to be seen as a good candidate for this line of work.” According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, green jobs are “businesses that produce goods or provide service that benefit the environment, conserve natural resources, or involve the use of production processes that are more environmentally friendly.” Rakusin said the event will not solely focus on jobs related to solar energy, a common misconception among students and the general public alike.
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Attempting to gain extra yardage, sophomore running back James Washington is tackled by Demetrius Hartsfield and Alex Wujciak. Washington finished the game with 15 carries for 59 yards and a receiving touchdown. The Wolfpack lost 38-31 on Saturday in College Park, Md., and erased all hopes for a shot to play in the ACC Championship game next week in Charlotte.
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Police maintain ‘zero-tolerance’ for Adderall abuse With exams looming, Campus Police are taking a firm policy against Adderall abuse. Elise Heglar Staff Writer
A stressful exam period may lend itself to prescription pill abuse for some students, but Campus Police are taking a firm stance against amphetamine abuse. Capt. Jon Barnwell said Campus Police do not frequently make arrests over prescription pills, but it’s not because the consequences aren’t severe. “We don’t have to deal with it very often, but when we do it’s very strict. We get tips from students, usually, about other students that are holding prescription drugs,” Barnwell said. According to Barnwell, students caught with less t ha n 10 0 pills, can be charged w it h a
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Class-I misdemeanor punishable by up to 45 days in jail. Students caught with more than one hundred pills will be charged with a Class-I felony and can result in four to five months in prison. “People need to understand that prescription drugs are prescribed to treat something specific; taking them without a prescription or a need can lead to health and legal issues. We take a zero tolerance stance on this issue,” Barnwell said. According to a report by The National Survey on Drug Use and Health Report on nonmedical use of Adderall among full-time college students aged 18 to 22, students were twice as likely to use Adderall nonmedically in the past year as those who had not been in college at all or were only part-time students. According to the report, Adderall is the “brand name for an amphetamine formulation that is prescribed for the treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and narcolepsy.” Adderall is listed as a Schedule II drug because of its high potential for abuse and dependence, according to the Controlled Substance
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Student responses differ on recent Four Loko changes The popular beverage Four Loko has elected to change its ingredients in the face of an FDA ban and officially say the drink could be off shelves by midDecember.
cause they wanted an energy boost. People buy it because it’s extremely cheap and it gets you really drunk,” Di Gioia said. Not all students are in support of Four Lokos, however. Christophe Bequet, a junior in political science, said that the drink it dangerous and destructive. Elise Heglar “They’re dangerous drinks. They Staff Writer introduce two completely different Amidst a possible ban from the Food substances into your system at once; and Drug Administration, Phusion a depressant and a stimulant. The risk Projects decided to remove the caf- factor of something like that is just infeine elements from its popular Four sane,” Bequet said. Some Universities in the United Lokos drink. Some students have expressed mixed feelings to the alcohol- States have been trying to make their students more aware of the health iscaffeine mixture. The change came after backlash sues drinking Four Lokos can bring. from the FDA and North Carolina Harvard University sent a letter out to its entire student body warning officials. Gov. Bev Perdue called for a vote of the dangers that the product can bring, and it is two weeks ago to now illegal to sell ban the beverage in Boston. from sale in North “The real probCarolina. Accordlem with someing to a Nov. 24 thing like Four Associated Press Loko is the cheapreport, caffeinness of it. The cost ated-Four Lokos makes college kids are expected to be want to buy it,” off shelves by midBequet said. December. Some Accord i ng to other states, such Bequet, the cost as Boston, have Christophe Bequet, of the drink was outlawed the sale junior in political science a direct link to its of the beverage. popularity. Cost“It’s killed people because they’ve just been so wasted ing roughly $3 per can, the drink and way too wired. It’s a really dan- proved very affordable for college gerous combination, especially in col- students. The low price combined lege,” said Matt Di Gioia, a freshman with the 12 percent alcohol content and bright festive packaging may have in business administration. “Alcohol and caffeine don’t seem factored into the drinks popularity. “I don’t see why anyone would drink like such a good combination, so I think it’s good that they’re making them, honestly. Drinking shouldn’t just be about getting drunk. They changes,” Di Gioia said. Despite the dangers, some students taste awful and they’re terrible for are upset about the ban, according you. If you’re going to have a drink, it to Di Gioia. Due to its low cost and should be because you enjoy the taste, previously easy access, some college not because you want to get wasted,” students want to continue to drink it despite risks. “I never knew anybody to buy it be4LOKO continued page 3
“I don’t see why anyone would drink them, honestly. Drinking shouldn’t just be about getting drunk.”
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