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Digital Commons @ George Fox University "The Crescent" Student Newspaper Archives and Museum 3-5-2008 "The Crescent" Student Newspaper, March 5, 2008 George Fox University Archives Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.georgefox.edu/the_crescent Recommended Citation George Fox University Archives, ""The Crescent" Student Newspaper, March 5, 2008" (2008). "The Crescent" Student Newspaper. 1318. https://digitalcommons.georgefox.edu/the_crescent/1318 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the Archives and Museum at Digital Commons @ George Fox University. It has been accepted for inclusion in "The Crescent" Student Newspaper by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @ George Fox University. For more information, please contact [email protected]. V O I C E O F T H E FEATURE: Urban Legends, STUDENTS: Pg. 4 niBfin s Addictions, Pg. 2 Optimal Resume system unveiled By NATALIE GOULD Reporter Career Services is now offering a system called Optimal Resume, with which students can write and review their resume, create a cover letter, and receive other job-search help; but why the $25 fee? Photo courtesy ofApple.com Beginning next fall, all incoming George Fox students will be given MacBooks. The new MacBooks feature iLife software, allowing students to easily organize photos and make movies, music, websites and more. Computers Across the Curriculum goes Apple only Image courtesy of career.virginia.edu By LAURA JONES Reporter Bonnie Jerke, director of Career Services, has been trying to make In the fall of 2008, George Fox University will For the MacBook-challenged, there will be Optimal Resume available to George begin exclusively offering Apple MacBooks to workshops and online training. "The tools provided Fox students for a number of years. incoming students. The decision to move to an by Apple for this are very good," added Smith. For the This year she finally decided to move "Apple-only" campus was partly motivated by the university, a key upside of the Apple-only decision on it. fact that, in 2007, 70 percent of freshmen chose is that the program "will not cost more and may Originally, Jerke tried to get the fee Macintosh laptops over PCs, reflecting a national be able to cost less by doing some of the warranty through the budget, but there was not trend among college students. Other factors maintenance work ourselves and being reimbursed any room for it. Then she tried to get included the standardization of support services financially by Apple," said Smith. it passed as an activities fee, but was and enhanced multimedia To returning students turned down for that as well. Jerke said options such as iLife. this change is mostly a that this does not mean it will not get "The consideration to welcome one. passed through the budget or activities move toward Apple began "The MacBook's integration "I can see why they're fee in the future, but for now, this is back in September of 2007," of video with Apples iLife doing it It makes sense to said Greg Smith, Chief how it has to be. go to one system instead "It came down to having it or not applications is ideal for Technology Officer. "Russ a t r a n s i t i o n t o s t u d e n t of two. But for people who having it, and I felt our students needed DeVore, Robin Baker, h a v e P C s o r l i k e P C s i t this excellent academic tool. It is a great Caitlin Corning, Kevin generated video assignments. kind of leaves them out to value compared to other resume help Carr, Gary Spivey and I And the new system will offer dry," said sophomore Josh services available," Jerke explains. went to Apple's corporate push-button ease for faculty Borrelli, a psychology ResumeEdge.com offers a similar headquarters in Cupertino, major. array of tools in regards to writing, CA., for an executive to review or upload content to or from our Learning Freshman history editing, tailoring, and reviewing briefing. We asked tough m a j o r J u l i e To w n s e n d resumes. For an entry-level job, the questions and we got real said, "I think it's a good answers. The response Management System, iTunesU, writing alone costs about $140, the YouTube, etc." i d e a b e c a u s e P C s a r e editing is another $120, the tailoring from the team was that of dumb. I have a Mac and an additional $80, and finally the great excitement about the - Greg Smith, Chief Technology Officer it's great." review costs $80. That is a grand total potential opportunities that H e a t h e r B r o w n , a of $320. Apple could open up for us sophomore nursing major, Another resume program, Ton- in education technology. a d d e d , " I ' m a f a n o f lresumes.com, is more reasonably All of this without having to give up the Microsoft Apple. Students can still bring their own PCs and priced. Standard resumes go for about connection." there's no discrimination against that. I don't have $90, the cover letter another $30, and Through the "New in Two" option, current any problem with the plan. But it stinks that for the thank-you/followup letters are also students can apply to trade in their two-year-old upperclassman that this plan is not free." $30. Here you are only paying about computers for the new MacBook from April 10- George Fox University has been providing $150, but are missing out on some key 25. The trade-in requires that students pay the laptops to students through the Computers Across essentials in the resume process. remaining balance between the value of the two- Curriculum program since 1991. They first offered With Optimal Resume, these six year-old computers and the new MacBooks. The the Macintosh Classic to undergraduates, then in services are offered for just $25; resume program begins taking applications on March 17. the late 90s switched to PCs. Now the program is buiIder,coverletterbuilder,interviewing Unfortunately for those who prefer PCs, Smith returning to its roots with the decision to switch practice, skills assessment, e-portfolio, said that after the switch "we will no longer provide to offering only Apple computers for the 2008-09 and career website builder. Of course a PC-only choice such as HP. We will only offer academic year and following. editing and reviewing the resume are Apple MacBooks. However, a student could reload For more information on the switch to Apple or all built into the system as well. a MacBook with only Microsoft and it becomes a the New in Two program, visit cac.georgefox.edu. Continued on Page 8 PC," says Smith. Page 2: Voice of the Page 5: Arts & Culture W h a t ' s I n s i d e : Index Students Page 6: Sports ' Opinion- ARC move revisited, pg. 3 Page 3: Opinion Page 7: Faith - 24 hour plays, pg. 5 Page 4: Feature Page 8: Continued - Athlete in the spotlight: Ryan Robert, pg. 6 Wednesday, March 19, 2008 Issue 10 Vol CXXIV the crescent Page 2 - VOICE OF THE STUDENTS Insight Into addiction on college cannpuses day, and get you through that last class or meeting of By NATALIE GOULD the day. It can be found in Reporter coffee, chocolate, and most recently, the very popular Addiction- Noun—the state of being energy drinks. enslaved to a habit or practice or to something Industries have picked that is psychologically or physically habit- up on the growing addiction forming to such an extent that its cessation to caffeine and have causesseveretrauma.(accordingto dictionary, marketed caffeine infused com). This definition of addiction is a broad gum, juice, and even water. generalization of a serious issue the majority In limited doses, caffeine of students face on a daily basis. Whether it is a seemingly harmless be alcohol, drugs, pornography, sex, caffeine, drug, but as with anything, sugar, video games, computer games, or even in large doses caffeine will social networking sites such as Myspace or cause dependency and Facebook, they are all addictions. a change in the body's An addiction is formed because of physical and mental make something called the "reward pathway" which up. is a chemical in the brain called dopamine. More dangerous are the This is the chemical that makes things seem A c/^/~»Tv/r drugs cocaine and meth. appealing and sensational to a person. The Photo by ZACHARY BASCOM been proven that one dopamine levels are different from person to person, so people will find different things hit of meth or cocaine will change the brain that they are drawn to. mean students are not susceptible to become chemistry permanently. For some people, all Testosterone is the chemical that places addicted to more serious substances such as it takes is that one hit to become inseparably the need or desire for greater doses of what drugs and alcohol. a d d i c t e d . - , ^ , makes you feel good, and is also the chemical Marijuana, for example, is commonly Realizing an addiction is the hrst and most that places upon you the desire to take risks. known to lessen anxiety and induce relaxation, important step to conquering the addiction Because men have more testosterone than making it extremely popular among college you have. After that step, it is important to women, they tend to be greater risk takers.
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