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Leave a mark with memorial bricks I NEWS, p. 5A Eagles hire Hatcher Pictures of the past ___ Chris Hatcher hirecl as Head football High: 58 I Low: 44 Our photographers capture Mostly cloudy GSU's Centennial Celebration coach, hopes to 'bring tradition back' Volume 79 Number 65 I PHOTO ESSAY, p. 2A I SPORTS, p. 1B .DAILY THE GEORGE TUESDAY, JANUARY 23, 2007 Employers, facebooking your future Prospective employers may know you a lot better than you think By Jerriod Grizzle Staff writer What many employers keep a lookout for . The term "stalkerbook," which is used around Georgia Southern on a when checking out prospects'profiles: daily basis to jokingly describe the Web site Facebook.com, could take 1) Extreme political views 5) Drunken/Sleazy photos on a more literal meaning. Jeff Davidson has no job. He 2) Extreme religious views 6) Gambling hasn't had one since the summer of 3) Claiming to hate working 7) Drugs 2003 when he was fired for what his 4) Sexual Orientation 8) Illegal activities employer called "differences of moral values." "I walked in and my boss told me, 'We need to talk' and that was all there What employers are seeing when they search was," he said. through students'Facebook profiles: His boss, simply "googling", had found Davidsons online profile some key words, which were contained in Some Facebook Quotes: 600+ GSU student profiles "I can remember when the his MySpace blog. include"beer"asan air was clean and the sex was It is not a new trend that employers dirty." interest (many listed it as use social network Web sites to check their only interest). up on employees or even read up on "Children in backseats cause potential employees, but it is becoming accidents. Accidents in the 25+ GSU students with increasingly more common as sites backseat cause children." like MySpace and Facebook grow in fully-accessable profiles popularity. "How does a girl apply to work mentioned "drugs" as an According to studies done by the at Hooters? You givehar a bra interest or activity. National Association of Colleges and and tell her to fill it out." Employers, one in 10 employers re- "If you never set any goals 130 GSU students are view network Web sites like MySpace in life you'll never be disap- in the group "Beer... the to check out existing employees and pointed." potential candidates. Photo Illustration/Morgan Marsh breakfast of champions." "Younger employees already know "My body is a movie and your how to use social network sites and penis is the star." 357 GSU students are in often can find more information about the group "Finish your beer The filthy facts about Facebook "I'm not a b*tch, I just don't people on the internet than anyone," ... there are sober kids in said George Lenard, an attorney and like you." Africa." Webmaster of EmploymentBlawg. Despite employers' close watch of Facebook, many profiles com. "I'd give my left boob to have another day to study... and Sixty percent of employers who 27+ GSU professors have still contain questionable material that may cost jobs that's my big boob!" review social networking sites said Facebook accounts. the information gleaned there has at "I feel bad for people who least some influence on their hiring By Morgan Marsh don't drink. When they wake VISIT GADAILY.COM TO VOICE YOUR 695 GSU students are in decisions. Managing editor for news up in the morning that's as the group "Class gets in the "There is a legal issue here, about * OPINION ON THE ISSUE good as their going to feel all privacy. It isn't against the law but it Employers and school administrators are becoming day!" way of college." isn't ethical either," said Lenard. increasingly interested in what students are posting on dedicated to drinking or drug use on Facebook such as Employers do not want students to their Facebook accounts as the social network gains "People from Georgia Southern will drink you under Some Facebook"Religion" 450 GSU Students are in entries: stop having fun, just clean up a bit. popularity. the table, then drive your ass home," which boasts , _,, the group "People from I pray to the porcelain god. "I have a lot of horror stories that But are students noticing this trend and reacting by 450 GSU members and "Southern Stoners" with 142 Georgia Southern will drink I have heard about what people have keeping a closer eye on their own profiles? Scanning the members. There are 695 GSU students in "Class gets "I'm a f***ing crazy jew." you under the table, then found on personal websites," he said. personal profiles and groups on Facebook, it appears in the way of college" - a group many future employers drive your ass home." that many students aren't - at all. "Sex, drugs and Rock n' roll." see EMPLOY, page 6A There are more than 300 Georgia Southern groups see PROFILES, page 6A Gonzalez to speak on immigration reform today INSIDE By Rachel McDaniel legislative immigration reform in this "We are bill that if passed, will be effective engaged in things that are going on in Executive editor afternoon's presentation, "Compre- hoping to have on July 1. The specifics of the bill the state and local community," said hensive Immigration Reform: What an opportunity include eliminating all benefits for Dolores Rangel, GSU's director of the If you want to hear perspectives does that look like and why?" for questions, immigrants in Georgia, and the leg- Center for Latino Outreach. about recent immigration reforms, or Gonzalez will also show a docu- answers and islation has been created to curb the "It's good that they know because join in the discussion yourself, don't mentary, which includes interviews discussion," said flow of undocumented immigrants it has economic and social repercus- miss hearing Jerry Gonzalez today at with immigrant workers and others Debra Sabia, a in Georgia," said Sabia. sions," said Rangel. 12:30 in Russell Union 2047 or seeing affected by immigration legisla- political science Faculty members, working with The group has planned several the documentary "Fighting 529" at 5* tion. professor. Jerry Gonzalez GSU's Center for Latino Outreach, events throughout this semester. For p.m. in the Information Technology After the film, Gonzalez will lead "This event are working to create service-learn- more information about upcoming ing events to raise awareness about events, visit http://www.georgia- Auditorium. discussion on Georgia Senate Bill is part of a series of events we're Special Photo Gonzalez is executive director of 529, the Georgia Security and Im- hosting this semester. We are trying Senate Bill 529. southern.edu/~lamy/y529_calen- the Georgia Association of Latino migration Compliance Act, which to get students to be familiar with "There is a group of professors dar.htm or contact Debra Sabia at Hillary Clinton, Elected Officials, andhe will speak on goes into effect July 1. SB 529, which represents a senate who are interested that students get 681-5725. Our next president? Analysts, Clinton insiders, opponents and political operatives say Clinton has a Schedule of Events: good chance of winning the Thursday, Feb. 8 Wednesday, Feb. 21 Monday March 19 Thursday April 5 Monday, April 23 2008 Presidential election. Public Lecture: "Post-War "Ties that Bind" God Works in Mysterious Ways: "Dislocation & Connection" Book club roundtable | NEWS BRIEFS, p.3 5-7 p.m. People of Faith and Immigration 6:30 p.m. 2:00 p.m., Newton 1106 Migrations: The Bracero CIT Auditorium 1004 12:00-1:30 p.m. Newton 1114 Creative Nonfiction students will Program and its Legacies" Photo esssay 2A News Briefs 3A Russell Union Room 2080 Creative Writing students will read report on works dealing with per- 3:30-4:45 p.m. This award winning documentary Campus 5A-6A on the illegal immigration issue Discussion of the spiritual from their writing about immigra- sonal accounts of the immigration Forest Drive, Room 1233 will be followed by an academic motivation of working with the tion issues and explore personal experience. Bring your favorite Dr. Laura Shelton, History Sports 1B-3B discussion. immigrant community. connections; public invited. book on the topic! Public invited. Public Invited. Classifieds 4B News 5B-6B www.gaciaily.com Established 1927 • The Newspaper for Georgia Southern University Covering the campus like a swarm of gnats. r: PAGE 2A I PHOTO ESSAY iDAY, JANUARY 2: I THE GEORGE-ANNE DAILY 100 years Museum takes a look back The Georgia Southern museum opened its exhibit commemorating the past Jamie Ventre/STAFF 100 years of student life, Sophomore Nijal Dunn and junior Lee Shivers serve beverages to guests at the Tao Ventre/STAFF with a Centennial Celebra- Centennial Celebration yesterday. Mackenzie Hoffman and Kate Fortune get a close look at an exhibit of dinosaur fossils. tion yesterday. University leaders and community members gath- ered around pieces of GSU history, including an oral his- tory video, a specially-com- missioned centennial paint- ing, books, photos,clippings and the center court from GSU's first basketball court, which was salvaged during renovations.