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Show Your flampns PAGE A6 Ask Q & A with new student body president Jared Sumsion Price and the UVSC Wolverines were in the tourney, people would be saying: "The Price is right." Richie Wiicox Your Campus Editor Grant Dickinson is currently the Student Ombudsman on campus. He helps students solve many of the problems they face during their education. Come visit him in SC 107. To post a question for his column, e-mail him at ombuds@uvsc.edu. Get paid to shop I recently received an email from a student asking about a "job offer" that came in an email. It was from www.Quest2shop.com. Q2S (quest2shop.com) says you can earn $10-40 an hour just for shopping, and that their average member earns $600 a week. Q2S implies that it is such a great money making opportunity that no one should pass it up. The only thing you have to do is pay $ 10 for the cost of posting your online profile. Sounds like a good deal; $ 10 isn't a lot if one can earn $600/week. I took a look at the Q2S website and there are certain things that were missing, namely a phone number and address. In fact, the "contact us" link takes you straight to an email page. This should set off some red flags immediately. A company that asks you for money without offering a physical address or phone number doesn't seem to want to be contacted. Q2S isn't the only company running this sort of employment. Another similar company called Shadowshopper.com was doing the same sort of thing, only their memberships ranged in price from free to $399. They also failed to offer contact information beyond email. I decided to try the free membership. After filling out a short profile and submitting my email address, I was directed to a link that explained, in a FAQ fashion, what Shadowshopper.com is not. Number one on the list was "ShadowShopper" is not a mystery shopping employer." They then proceeded to tell me that they would not hire nor pay me. Basically these companies give you a list of possible employers that can now read your online profile and contact you for mystery shopping opportunities. Maybe this great employment opportunity isn't the greatest opportunity and really doesn't qualify as employment. So in short, some red flags when job searching (especially on the web) are: check for contact information, ask around if others have experience with the company, and if they are asking for money, beware. If there is any question, you can always contact the Better Business Bureau: http://www.utah.bbb.org or call at (801)892-6009. MONDAY, MARCH 21, 2005 A fter a hard fought campaign, where many tears were shed and much candy distributed, Jared Sumsion was elected by the students of UVSC to be their new Student Body President. Recently, Jared was kind enough to answer some questions the College Times had concerning the Team Focus platforms as well as give his view on topics ranging from the NCAA tournament to the possibility of having Dr. Pepper on campus. I understand you used to go to BYU. Why did you end up at UVSC? I actually went to BYU for one semester because I couldn't fit class/ work schedules together. I soon realized the reason why UVSC is the place to be! BYU=Zoobies, and Zoobies=braided belts. Therefore, UVSC=smaIler class sizes, better parking, better teachers, and better looking girls. I understand you were in Africa last year. What were you doing there? We went to the Western African country of Ghana and spent two weeks. We went during Thanksgiving to operate on the buruli ulcer disease. It was awesome! It was much like the Guatemala Hirsche Smiles mission, except we didn't just operate on children with facial deformities. We operated on everybody we could while we were there. What's all this talk about a footPhoto Courtesy of Jared Sumsion ball team at UVSC? During a recent trip to Ghana, Jared spent hfs time educating the people about disease prevention as well as helping doctors operate on the buruli Our platform stated: "Beginning ulcer disease. the process of establishing a^footNo, but I will use my presidential ball program." It made no promises, and during election week when influence to bring back the Mr. BelI talked to the students, that was the vedere series. first thing I told them, "Hey, we're not going to have a football team What are you going to do to make here next year." What we can do sure we get the digital learning Do you foresee a power struggle is aid in the process of bringing it center next year? between yourself and Mr. UVSC? here in the next few years. So, if you know anyone who would be willing The digital learning center is numNo, what kind of question is that? to donate some money to a county ber one on the table for next year! Everyone knows that my powers who badly needs a good team to We need to increase our lobbying efforts with our legislators to make are far superior to that of Mr. UVSC cheer for, let me know! sure that it happens. I am going to (Benjamin King). First of all, I am invincible to kryptonite-he isn't. How many phone numbers did get the support of our local legislators first and then move on from Second, he may be taller and can you get while campaigning? there. It is no secret that we need it. dance like Napoleon but I on the other hand can do the Macarena like Yes, I am 25 and single. Yes, I am It is a political issue, and keeping it's my birthday. Third, Pedro San- considered to be a menace to society. everyone happy is the key. chez has recently been appointed However, I would never abuse camto be the Executive Vice President, paign time for personal indulgences, What are you going to do to get giving me ultimate control of the if that is that you are implying. Kay Anderson involved in the campus (not to mention the protecschool next year? tion his posse provides). Where do you see yourself in ten years? Who is Kay Anderson? I know of a Morten Anderson in the NFL. He is One of your platforms is to do away with testing center late fees. Well, for the past four years of my like the oldest player in the league How will the testing center be paid life, I would have said practicing and is a kicker with the single bar for? medicine. Now that I am on the brink facemask. of graduation I think law might be Everyone is tired of paying late fees! the way to go for me. Hopefully I If a student has an issue, how can I myself have paid $21 this semes- will have figured out the career situ- you help them solve it? ter. Something had to be done. We ation by then and be settled down are currently working with adminis- with a nice UVSC girl. Maybe ten Whether it is mean teachers, long tration to help reduce the cost of the years from now I could be standing lines in the testing center, or needing fee starting in the fall and eventually in the bleachers at a UVSC football a social life, Student Government is eliminate it by the end of next year. game with my family! here to help! We have been elected The testing center has traditionally to represent you and your issues. We been funded by students. Howev- What are you going to do to top can act as your voice with adminiser, our awesome administration is the Moore/Hannity thing next tration and help be your advocate in helping us come up with options year? the academic process. Please come that will spread the operations cost and talk to your Student Governacross campus. ment representative because if you Either start a hall of flags dating don't inform us about your issues show, or find out how the round-athen we can't help you solve them. Who's your pick in the NCAA bout really works. I believe it was Vanilla Ice who put tourney? Will you use your influence as it the best: "If there's a problem, Yo, Either Chattanooga or Illinois! It president to keep "Arrested De- I' 11 solve it check out the hook while depends on who brings their "A" velopment" from being canceled? my DJ revolves it." game. I do know one fact: if Ronnie Is there any way we can get Natalie Portman on campus next year? I actually just got off the phone with Natalie. She said that she is currently filming the 7th prequel to "Star Wars" and will be too busy, but I think I can get the next best person to come: Doug Miller the Utah outdo orsman. What's the main thing you want to accomplish next year? Student Representation! When we first started putting together our election platforms, I didn't want it to be something where I checked it off after we accomplished each item. I want the students to know who we are and what we do in Student Government. If at the end of next year I can honestly say that I did all that I could do to make UVSC a better institution, then I would say I was successful. As far as accomplishments go, I hope that by the end of next year we have no more late fees, money for the DLC, and a clear picture of our well-deserved university status. The UVSC contract with Coke is expiring in April. Can you make sure the next contract allows Dr. Pepper on campus? Well, this is a heated issue on campus that must be addressed carefully. I myself drink the mildly generic soft drink so eloquently entitled: "Dr. Thunder." However, putting all personal emotions aside, we are currently working toward a dual contract with Coke and Pepsi, Who knows what will happen, but I do know one thing: all of us Wal-Mart cola drinkers will be left out in the dark. 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