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Show THE FORUM 2 Oct. 13, 2004 Wednesday Career Resources Graduate Schoollmernship Fair, Payne Gym 1 1 a.m.-3p.- A Stress Management Workshop, Converse 209 12 - 12:55 p.m. M P U s Chris Wharton AS WC Wild Wednesday, Game Show, Name That Tunc Syme Urunge 8 10p.m. 2004 Presidential Debate Watch Party, Gore Auditorium 9 p.m. 6-- Thursday Volunteer Center Youth link Presentation, I; Iowa Conf. Room 12 -- 1:15 p.m. Friday Lance Giroux, GSB Exec. In Residence, p.m. Jewett, Dumke Student Theatre 1- -9 Saturday Lance Giroux, GSB Exec. In Residence, Jewett Dumke Student Theatre 9 a.m. -- 12 p.m. Fall Choral Concert, Jewett, Vieve Gore Concert Hall 7:30 -- 9:30 p.m Sunday Campus Ministry Discussion Group, Religion and Gay Rights, Foster Faculty Lounge 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. Monday WSPA Poll Results Data Analyst -- N D A Last week during the intercollegiate voter registration drive, the Westminster Students for Political Awareness participated in collecting signatures, registering voters and creating and a Westminster Community Straw Poll. The idea was to try and predict how Westminster College students will vote in the election on Nov. 2. The Westminster Vote is a prediction based on surveys of about 10 percent of the total student body. All votes were anonymous and students were asked to vote as though the election were being held today.CJ Senate President U.S. John Kerry (D): 55 George Bush (R): 27 Ralf Nader (I): 4 Undecided: 14 Paul Van Dam (D): 29 Bob Bennett (R): 20 Gary Van Horn (C): 3 Undecided: 30 Governor How would you Scott Matheson Jr. (D): 55 John Huntsman Jr. (R): 20 Undecided: 25 Amendment 3? Attorney General Gregory Skordas (D): 25 Mark Shurtleff (R): 23 Andrew McCullough (L): 5 Undecided: 47 vote on (Consitutional amendment to define marriage) Yes: 12 No: 66 Undecided: 22 Will you vote on Hnv. 2? Yes: 96 U.S. House of Representatives Jim Matheson (D): 54 John Swallow (R): 12 Patrick Diehl (G): 3 Undecided: 30 No: 3 Undecided: 1 Total students polled: 200 Image courtesy of US Marine Corps official Web site. Debate Club, Raster 318 5-- 7 p.m. J Kimberlie M. Blesch Staff Writer Considering graduate school? Trying to find an internship? Here is your chance to get it done. The Career Resource Center will host the Graduate School and Internship Fair on Wednesday, Oct. 13, from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Payne Gymnasium. This event will have everything you need to make that first step toward deciding on a graduate school or landing an internship. There will be 25 representatives from various graduate schools available to answer all questions and enlighten students interested in applying. There will also be an information wall sent by representatives who couldnt make it. Stations will be set up to iditi iW't'jsiOijp .WTRUV ii'f- - iteallhii-I i f7 Mi 7 i f tiSftia fits iliV TiUillHU guide and assist students with important initial steps to applying for a graduate school. Students will receive tips, guidelines and general help in preparing for admissions tests, .writing admission essays and filling out applications. For internship seekers. there will be 20 to 25 employers at the fair, prepared with information about open positions waiting to be filled. These internships will be for spring, summer and fall semesters in 2005. Some are even continuing internships, allowing students to benefit from extended experience and maybe a job opportunity. Graduate schools include University of Utah Law School, University of Utah School of University Medicine, of Puget Sound Occupational Therapy and Physical Therapy, National College of Naturopathic Medicine and others. Internship employers will include Ballet West, Salt Lake County Criminal Justice Services, Alphagraphics, Inc., Beneficial Financial Group and others. A complete list of graduate school and internship representatives is available on the Westminster Web site; go to current students and link to the Career Resource Center. Bev Christy, director of the Career Resource Center This is a perfect opportunity for students to check out graduate programs from across the nation. Also, to come see the various internship opportunities there are. .Its perfect , because everything available will be in the same room, making it convenient for students. Christie encourages all students to attend. Even for freshmen, sophomores and seniors, its important to get an idea of what your goals are for the future, said Christie. The fair will definitely supply information needed to help students reach their career and educational goals. According to Christie, Westminsters School of Business requires an internship as a part of program requirements to graduate. Some majors in the School of Arts and Sciences also require internship credit. These majors include: communication, social science and political studies. Overall, Westminster strongly encourages all students to acquire internship experience. Internships give said, See Fair pg. 8 |