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April 24 - May 7, 2014 | Vol. 24 Issue 8 | Always Free THE M WORD HEATS THINGS UP STUDENTS SHARE ONLINE DATING TRIALS & TRIBULATIONS STILL NEED HELP PICKING YOUR MAJOR? 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Calendar Editor COLLEGE CENTRAL Frederick Mintchell Laugh Your [email protected] 05 Students Answer: Arse Off! Editorial Interns Truth is by far funnier than fiction, and this collection of real calls “Why Did You Pick Your Major?” to law enforcement in Hometown Police Blotter is exactly that. Diego Girgado Whether you give it a gander atop the throne, or share it with Blanca Palacios friends, it’s sure to bring a smile to everyone’s face and then some. Laura Koeller 06 Online Dating at College: Available in Paperback, Hard Cover and ePub. Luyi Yang It’s More Common than You Think www.HometownPoliceBlotter.com Contributing Writers 14 Class of 2014: Cooper Copeland Kendall Robertson Get Ready for Graduation! 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UCLA School of Dentistry, Westwood Campus All rights reserved. Makes Her Way to L.A.! www.CampusCircle.com CAMPUS CIRCLE April 24 - May 7, 2014 3 NEWS RICHARD MESSINA/HARTFORD COURANT/MCT NEWS &VIEWS The Latest from L.A. and Beyond BY CAMPUS CIRCLE STAFF NCAA STUDENT-ATHLETES MIGHT GET UNLIMITED MEALS Sports Illustrated reports the NCAA Legislative Council approved a few new rules, including student-athletes can receive unlimited meals and snacks. Previously, student-athletes were given three meals a day or a stipend; however, some believe this does not “meet the nutritional needs of all student-athletes.” According to the NCAA: “Members have worked to find appropriate ways to ensure student-athletes get the nutrition they need without jeopardizing Pell Grants or other federal aid received by the neediest student-athletes. With their vote, Shabazz Napier once said he goes to bed hungry sometimes because of food costs. members of the council said they believe that loosening NCAA rules on what and when food can be provided from athletics college students participate in an accelerated degree program wrong major and missing out on important life skills. departments is the best way to address the issue...” that obviously cuts college costs tremendously? The bottom line: graduating in three years is not for This new rule, among others, can be finalized when the Well, graduating in three years is just not as easy as it everyone. Division I Board of Directors meets April 24. sounds. One of the reasons is that it’s difficult to get enough credits to graduate in three years, especially if you have a major JAY Z BRINGING 2-DAY ‘MADE IN AMERICA’ MORE STUDENTS STUDIED STEM FIELDS such as nursing or engineering. MUSIC FESTIVAL TO DTLA DURING GREAT RECESSION Also, it’s a huge challenge! Some students have to use AP For Angelenos who never get tickets fast enough to make it to Once the Great Recession hit the U.S., science and technology Coachella or never have the energy to drive all the way to the Bay fields experienced an increase in American college students. Area to visit Outside Lands, Jay Z ‘s news comes as a wonderful A professor at UCLA and another at the University of “Members have worked surprise. Pennsylvania analyzed surveys of college freshmen between The rapper announced Wednesday his ‘Made in America’ 2007 and 2011. They found a “57 percent increase in the number music festival will be coming to Downtown Los Angeles’ Grand of students who said they planned to major in engineering” and to find appropriate ways to Park on Labor Day weekend, running from Aug. 30 to 31. a 28 percent increase of those interested in biology. The festival’s traditional home is in Philadelphia, and STEM fields include science, technology, math and this will be the first time an American music festival will run engineering careers. In today’s current economy, it’s been ensure student-athletes simultaneously at the same time on both coasts. reported numerous times that job employers are looking for It’s unclear who will perform at ‘Made in America’ in Los students who have skills in any of these fields. Angeles this year, but Jay Z’s wife Beyoncé, Drake, Kendrick Many students are even encouraged to take STEM classes get the nutrition they need…” Lamar, Skrillex, Deadmau5, Nine Inch Nails and Calvin Harris to help them stand out among other applicants looking for jobs appeared at last year’s festival in Philadelphia. upon graduation. ‘Made in America’ is expected to draw crowds as large – NCAA as 50,000 people, which was a concern for the City Council. STUDENTS NOT TAKING ADVANTAGE OF According to the Los Angeles Times, Jay Z’s plan to establish the ACCELERATED DEGREE PROGRAMS credits or summer classes to graduate in four years, let alone festival in L.A. faced opposition, as people worried about street Finishing college in just three years makes a lot of sense. Not only three. Even more, students just aren’t willing to stress themselves closures, too many people and too much alcohol that could will college students find themselves in the real world making out with a hectic course schedule. After all, college is supposed create a “nightmare.” real money sooner, they also save tens of thousands of dollars. to be both work and play. Still, that didn’t stop the rapper from making his dream However, Time reports very few college students around the According to Time, colleges that do offer an accelerated come true. “Los Angeles is the perfect place, the perfect West country are actually graduating three years after starting college, degree program caution students from graduating in three Coast home for Made in America,” he said, according to the despite it being a super money-saving tactic. Why wouldn’t all years. Going through college too fast could lead to picking the LA Times. 4 CAMPUS CIRCLE April 24 - May 7, 2014 Film | Music | Culture COLLEGE CENTRAL HELP! I’M HAVING TROUBLE PICKING A MAJOR! Students share tips for the undecided and undeclared. BY KENDALL ROBERTSON Yes, it’s stressful to choose one (or a few) majors. Just make sure you’re doing what you love. GEORGE THOMPSON/CHICAGO TRIBUNE/MCT COLLEGE IS A TIME FOR SELF-DISCOVERY and learning, their own insight as to how they settled on their fields of study. being successful in the chaotic world we live in today.” both inside and outside of the class. In terms of academia, your education will be largely LETTERS, ARTS & SCIENCES ENGINEERING influenced by your chosen major. Whether American media has Drew Boxley chose economics as his major because it combined As an aerospace engineering major, Brendan Plecque knew made this clear or not, much of your time in college will be spent his interests and skills: “I came in as a [psychology] major, because what he would be studying long before his acceptance to USC: learning in the classroom, not just drinking at parties. I liked understanding people. But [during] my second semester “I chose it because when I was 6 years old, I watched Top Gun Therefore, it’s important to choose a major that lies within [in] senior year, I took an [economics] class and was really good and thought the planes were the coolest things in the world. your passions and interests, and will guide you in future career at it. I’ve always been really good with numbers, and I view Ever since then I knew I wanted to work on airplanes. So, decisions. As many wise, clichéd old men have said, “Do what you economics as an applied psychology, sort of like how physics is an aerospace engineering seemed like the only answer.” love, and the money will follow.” applied math.