Student Newspaper of The University of Lethbridge • Volume 37 Issue 5 • www.themeliorist.com • Thursday, 9 October, 2003 "Here they come, the boys in the bright white sports can.." Check out some of this week's main features ryj Canada Trust e TD Canad I • Career fair - pg 5 The local rock show - pg 12 Trolls rugby - Pg 20 Only the elite shall learn? World's weirdest websites - Pg 14 See related article on page 3 Index apinA News - Pg 4 wJTnlghtcluhJ Entertainment - Pg 9 A Revolution in Nightlife. Sports - Pg 19 *0ur NwMf tair forty" Question of the week - Pg 14 Crossword - Pg 17 420 6thSired SoulE • l eihbi ^. i U-Q, TU ?C9 TLF's-Pg 18 ^ www.clubspin.ca WWW.54.CA Careers & Opportunities The Meliorist | Thursday, 09 October 2003 | Page 02 careers and opportunities 29i Jinu noqqo bns «99is> JOBS, JOBS, JOBS!!! DAT, GRE • an array of career planning information It's not too late to get registered for On-Campus • FOUR student work stations are available for you to conduct SUMMER Recruiting if you are graduating in the coming aca­ online job searches or to find career planning information. demic year or want a career-related summer position • workshops for On-Campus Recruiting (OCR), resume writ­ - Canada Customs and Revenue Agency, Okanagan & for 2004! We will continue to receive positions that ing, and interviewing Kootenay District - Student Customs Officers (Oct. 31st) start NEXT YEAR. Don't wait - it's never too late! • organizing employer information sessions and the annual - Young Canada Works - in Both Official Languages; in OCR positions are listed below. Career Fair. Heritage Organizations; National Parks and National Historic Sites. Must be returning to school in the fall of 2004. (ASAP) Career & Employment Services is a student service office So stop by B610 and talk to Pat, Diane, or Cheryl about our - Federal Student Work Experience Program (FSWEP). dedicated to assist you in your job search and career plan­ services. We're here to help you! Positions for Summer 2004 will be posted online Oct. 27th at ning. We're within the Career Resources Centre in B610 jobs.gc.ca. along with the two Cooperative Education and Applied Below is a listing of the jobs we have currently post­ Studies programs. CRC office hours are 9 a.m. - Noon and 1 ed. Complete descriptions can be found on p.m. - 4 p.m. You can also check out our website for more WorkopolisCampus.com (you must contact us to get FULL TIME detailed information: www.uleth.ca/reg-ces/ the ACCESS CODE), or in the job binder in our office. DEADLINES are in brackets. ASAP means they may - Young Canada Works Internships - Aboriginal Urban Youth; Some of our services include: hire the first qualified person who applies - DON'T Building Careers in HeritagejBuilding Careers in English and • Jobs online with WorkopolisCampus.com - part-time, sum­ WAIT! French. Must be a graduate who is unemployed or underem­ mer, full-time, international and volunteer! You can check ployed and under 30 years of age. (ASAP) postings 24 hours a day, seven days a week, from the comfort ON-CAMPUS RECRUITING (OCR) positions: - Enterprise Rent-A-Car, Lethbridge, Calgary, Red Deer, of your own home or elsewhere on campus. For more infor­ (watch for more - they're coming in daily!) Edmonton, Camrose - Management Trainees (Oct. 30th) mation about workopolisCampus.com and how to access the - Standard Land Company Inc., Calgary - Petroleum Landman site, come in to our office in B610. On-Campus Recruiting is the process by which employers (Oct. 31st) • university and college calendars across Canada, some U.S. recruit students for full-time and summer positions for NEXT - AgCall Human Resources - various agriculture postions and international calendars as well YEAR! Full-time positions can start any time between across Canada. Online. • employer information January and September 2004, while summer positions gener­ - Chinook Arch Regional Library System, Lethbridge - • hand-outs on standardized testing such as LSAT, MCAT, ally start next May. Employers most often come to campus to Information Technology Assistant (ASAP) conduct their interviews. - Allegis Group Canada, Calgary - Recruiter/Sales Trainee Come in to CES (B610) and find out how to apply!!! (Oct. 31st) - U of L Faculty of Arts & Science - Student Program Advisor. DON'T MISS THE DEADLINES FOR AWESOME JOB Term position (Oct. 9th) OPPORTUNITIES. YOU COULD HAVE A FULL-TIME OR - InfoSpec Systems, Edmonton - Systems Support SUMMER JOB LINED UP BEFORE CHRISTMAS!!! Representative (ASAP) Student Newspaper of the university of Lethbridge - Agrium, Calgary - SAP Application Analyst; Application Full-time OCR positions: Developer; Infrastructure Technical Analyst (See OCR info An autonomous body, separate from the U of L Students' Union SU-166,4401 University Drive West, Lethbridge. AB Tl K 3M4 - Transalta Corporation - New Graduate Program, Finance above!) and Accounting (Oct. 16th at NOON SHARP in CES) - Japan Exchange and Teaching Programme (JET) - Assistant mel*io*rism (meel'ye riz'm, me'le e-), n. the doctrine - Agrium Inc. - Infrastructure Technical Analyst, Application Language Teachers; Coordinator of International Relations that the world tends to become better or may be made Developer, SAP Application Analyst. Positions to start May (Nov. 21st) 2003. (Oct. 9th at NOON SHARP in CES) - Village Theatre West, Hudson, QB - General better by human effort - TD Canada Trust - Account Manager, Agriculture. (Oct. 15th Manager/Artistic Director (ASAP) The Mekxist is the student newspaper of the University of Lethbridge, pubkhed most at NOON SHARP in CES) - Kainaiwa Children's Services Corporation, Standoff - Child Thursdays throughout the academic year by The Meiorist Pubishing Society, an Watch for more! Welfare Case Manager (Oct. 10th) autonomous incorporated body. Please address all correspondence to The Meiorist, - Principality Foods Ltd., Edmonton - Quality Assurance 4401 University Drive, Lethbridge. Aberta, T1K 3M4, a drop it off at room SU-166. PART TIME Supervisor (ASAP) Deaaine for submissions is Sunday at noon. The phone number is (403) 329-2334 or - Communications Security Establishment, Ottawa - Careers fax us at 329-2333. The Meiorist appreciates and encourages the writing of thought­ - Save-On foods, Lethbridge - Courtesy Clerks/Guest in Languages. (Dec. 15th) ful, concise, timely letters. However, The Meiorist wi only consider fa publcation those Services. Apply ASAP - interviews Oct. 10th! letters which are signed by the author (special arrangements may be made for those Public Service Commission of Canada is recruiting NOW wishing anonymity, but absolutely no pseudonyms), contain the authors legible name, - Southern Alcare Manor, Lethbridge - Relief Shift Supervisor through its POST SECONDARY RECRUITMENT (PSR) cam­ address, telephone number and student identification number (address, I.D. and for weekends and holidays. (Oct. 31st) paign. Some of the opportunities with the federal government phone number not for publcation). Letters may be edted fa brevity, clarity and legal­ - Greyhound Canada, Lethbridge - Ticket Agent/Courier posted now are the Management Trainee Program, ity. The Mekxist reserves the right to edrt submissions and wil not print ibebus material. Agent (ASAP) Mathematicians/Statisticians, Foreign Service Officers, - Diversified Staffing Services, Calgary - Bank Data Management & Consular Affairs Officers. More will appear Editor-in-Chief | David Green Processing Clerk (ASAP) on their website at jobs.gc.ca. Deadlines vary between Oct. [email protected] - Student to do legal research. (ASAP) 3rd and Oct 10th. Business Manager | Kris Fleckenstein - Canadian Diabetes Association Collection Program, - Marketing Assistant/Administrator. (ASAP) [email protected] Lethbridge - Telerecruiter (ASAP) - IOGEN Corporation, Ottawa - RA Manufacturing; RA - Personal Care Worker (ASAP) Advertising Manager | Ken Atwood Hydrolysis (ASAP) - Kainai Manufactured Home Park - Supervisor (Oct. 13th) [email protected] - International Council for Canadian Studies - International - U of L Recreation Services - Gymnastics Instructor (Oct. internships (Oct. 15th) Copy Editor | Alicia McKenzie 31st) - Gienow Building Products, Calgary - Inside Sales (ASAP) [email protected] - U of L Faculty of Fine Arts, Dept. of Art - Art Models (ASAP) - Grasslands Group - Production Manager in Yorkton; Service - Bridge City Chrysler, Lethbridge - Clean-up Person and Department Manager, Farm Equipment in Rosetown, SK: Production Manager | Lance Semak Lube Technician (ASAP) Sales Rep/Agronomist, Frontier, SK; Sales Rep/Agronomist [email protected] - Shopwell - Campus Rep (Oct. 31st) in Naicam, SK (ASAP) Distribution Manager | Byron Dovichak - Meal Exchange, U of L - Campus Coordinator, Director of - Financial Benefit Inc., Lethbridge - Financial Advisors (Oct. Marketing and Public Relations, Director of Donations, 15th) News Editor | Jen Pierce Director of Human Resources (ASAP) - Grasslands Group -Prairie-Based Recruiter (Candidate' n.editor(u themeliorist.com - ICM Systems Inc., Calgary and Lethbridge - Sales Associates Recruiter II) (ASAP) Entertainment Editor | Tanya Plonka (Dec. 31st) - Worldwide Flight Services, various - see www.worldwide- [email protected] - Growth Stage Consulting - Project Coordinator for Calgary flight.com (ASAP) based agricultural company. (Oct. 16th) Sports Editor | Craig Hamilton [email protected] - Coaldale Gymnastics Club, Head Coach and Assistant Coach For