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Show •• LIFE B4 II\ Dangers of Facebook and Being Employed ,liosemor 4 Oiltvg* r Do you have any dating wisdom or dating stories? We are looking for a dating guru who would want to continue the dating column. If interested, send your best work to: (lindsey.mml@gmaiLcom) Utah Vall welcomes western music star CHRISTINA RUTH/UVU REVIEW When looking for employment or being empolyed it is important to monitor your facebook by deleting incriminating or distasteful posts and pictures. Employers are beginning to use facebook as a tool to filter out potential employess By Cheyenn Clayburn Assistant Life Editor bowlet_3@hotnnail.conn In today's society one of the biggest social media tools is Facebook. People use Facebook for various reasons which include: keeping in touch with those that live distantly, planning activities, sharing information, forming groups and sharing causes. Recently however, Facebook is being used by many employers for a different reason. Many employers are beginning to look up those in which they are interested in hiring in order to filter out those who would not be suitable for their company. Other employers are also checking Facebook to examine the integrity of their employee when they take a "sick day." "The company I work for actually had an issue with this. We had a few supervisors that had called in sick but were actually just hung over from a party they had had the night before. My boss saw pictures of the party and fired them on the spot," Elan Monson, a sophomore. Julie Giles, a freshman had a similar experience to Monson. "I had a friend that was employed for a family friend. She had had a party the night before and was hung over so she called in 'sick'. The boss saw pictures on Facebook of her party, and called her and told her not to bother coming in anymore," Giles said. The question that revolves this issue is, is it really ethical for an employer to use Facebook as a tool when deciding who to hire and who to fire, or is Facebook Laser Tag at By Cheyenn Clayburn bowlet_3@hotmail.com Laser Tag is a sport in which teams or individuals use a gun that emits an amplified infrared beam when the trigger is pulled. If this beam hits a sensor on the vest or in some cases gun, on the opposing player then he/she is hit and loses a "life." The game continues until all of the opponents are out of lives or until the set time limit expirers. According to www.collegesportsscholarships.com, Laser tag was invented and manufactured in the 1980's by two companies, Shoot the Moon Productions and World of Wonder (owner of the trademark name `Lazer tag'). These two companies released some of the first publicly available laser tag toys. Today many different companies manufacture laser tag equipment such as: Tiger Electronics, ToyMax's Laser Challenge line, LaserTron, Laserforce and many more. UVU's intramural program has embraced the laser tag frenzy by By Melissa Lindsey Life Editor Iindsey.mml@gmail.com "MilIMMUMMO MP' • • ■••■■•■=111111.111.111.01111.111 ... 18,0*•0 • ..m.mos4011 llbWol0601100•0 Sawa • I • • •• • WI ••• I f• ♦ a. • 1 • •• i lb •ea.. dowwWwwwwwftipost •• 0111; 11011 ISM •■•••■••■•••■•••.,, I • e •• • OOOOO I r•• ••• Or ••••••••••• • • or I I I I I I I /10 411,• • • • • • ft/ •• •••••• Ir ••■ ••• IMP ••■ •••■ •••• I I II 0.6.6 O Ow UV Om ••••• I • I I I I I •••••••••ila I I OOOOO lb ilo ore, powp•ib0 00 olI,, plo •pisobsoitor II I. 8 0000f efOIIIIl s. • d ,,,, 41100 0 orn O 00foOldt. o Otroef 000, 11•IfIfoo IIIIIIer I think the intramural program is all about having a fun place for students to go to have organized sports where you don't have to be a professional. Josh DGraw, Event Supervisor t , TYLER DEAN MUNDY/UVU REVIEW See WESTERN MUSIC, B5 UVU embraces laser tag by holding laser tag events every Tuesday and Thursday Assistant Life Editor Western Music Hall of Famer, Michael Martin Murphey, is now a part owner of a new Utah Valley restaurant Michael Martin Murphey is a recognized name to country music fans, but he's also becoming familiar to UVU students. Wild Mustang Grill and Bakery, a new restaurant located on the south side of University Parkway across from campus, has welcomed Murphey as part-owner. Wild Mustang Grill and Bakery is the only location in Utah that has all of Murphey's albums available for purchase. Murphey, a Texas native, has won numerous awards and honors from organizations, including the National Cowboy Hall of Fame and the Academy of Country Music. In addition to those honors , in 2004 he became an inductee of the Western Music Association Hall of Fame. Murphey spends much of his time in northern New Mexico, southern Colorado, the Ocooch Mountains of Wisconsin and the Panhandle of west Texas. Murphey has recently added Orem to his list of travels. Friend and restaurant owner Glen Overton approached Murphey with an opportunity to be part-owner of Wild Mustang Grill and Bakery. According to Murphey, he was comfortable doing business with Overton because he trusts him and agrees with his vision for the restaurant. Murphey and Overton want to expand Southwestern cuisine by offering dishes with "Mexican, ranching and [American] Indian simply a form of expression? UVU students voiced their opinions in a number of ways. "I don't really think that it's right for employers to use it in that way. Facebook is just a way to express your opinion and everyone is entitled to that," said freshman Jordan Millet. However, Giles disagreed with Millet because he felt that if it's out there, then it fair for anyone to look at it. "If it's on the Internet anyone can look at it. If you put it up there you can't be sad when you get fired because of it," Giles said. "Besides employers are trying to find the UVU students enjoy taking a break from the stresses of school by playing around of laser tag in the student center. UU best fit for their company and too many people lie on their resume." UVU's Director of the Career Development Center, Michael Snapp explained the purpose behind employers checking Facebook and gave some advice for those that have a Facebook and are looking for employment or are currently employed. "Facebook is being used more and more as a filtering tool for companies," Snapp said. "Set your privacy on the highest level so only your closest friends can see your page, delete posts and pictures that are incriminating and keep your Facebook managed." holding laser tag nights every Tuesday and Thursday in the Student Center from 10p.m-12a.m. The intramural's program have been doing these nights for about two years. Recently the popularity of the even has been more consistent. "There are usually about 20-30 people every Tuesday and Thursday but sometimes we have a lot more," said Event Supervisor Jesse Llewellyn. A few of the UVU students that attended Laser last Tuesday described their experience in a few different ways. "Laser tag is a really good idea for students to come, relax and take their minds off of school," said Junior Ana Palomera. A unique aspect about the laser tag intramural program is that it is free to anyone that wants to attend. "I think that it is really fun. It gets people to come to the school and see that it has a good environment. I also love that it's open to anyone, UVU student or not," said freshman Jeni Bowman. Besides being fun and relaxing other students describe their laser tag experience as being strange and different. "It's different because it's not a set up area like usual laser tag but I think it's interesting just like the way you would imagine it, randomly playing in a building," said Sophomore, David Toomey. The UVU intramural program is not only known for doing laser tag at school but also for renting the equipment to private events. "We've done private events for the UVU Fraternity, Springville's 4-H, the University of Utah and Carriage Cove apartment complex," said Event Supervisor, Caleb Reeve. Reeve went on to explain that rental is on a two hour block schedule with prices varying depending on the size of the group. Freshman Jesse Jorgensen said, "It was awesome to play at the apartment complex, there was a lot more room to run and hide which added a whole new element of fun." For more information on renting the UVU laser tag equipment for a private party contact the intramural's office. UVU's intramural program also includes activities such as: Armory free play, floorball, basketball, volleyball and sports night. Sports night is a night were the intramural program opens the Center Stage to watch sports, eat pizza and socialize. "I think the intramural program is all about having a fun place for students to go to have organized sports where you don't have to be a professional," said Event Supervisor, Josh DGraw. |