College freshmen might think it’s too early to start building their resume and thinking about post-graduation life when they’ve only just arrived on campus, especially if they haven’t decided what to major in.
Yet the sooner students build skills and experience to put on their resume, the more likely they will land an interview and eventually a job, and the less stressful their junior and senior years of college will be.
College freshman who haven’t declared their major yet can still gain valuable experience through volunteer work with organizations on campus. Eagles Engage, which can be found in one’s MyGS portal under the Campus Life heading, Greek Life, the Student Government Association and Serve912 on the Armstrong campus all offer valuable volunteer opportunities to start building one’s resume.
Students can also apply for a part-time job on campus to boost their resume. Dining Services on the Armstrong campus is often hiring for positions at The Galley, The Perk, Starbucks, The Gus Mart, Chick-Fil-A, or Southern Cafe. Students also may find jobs at the Learning Commons or the library.
To check for student positions as they become available, visit Georgia Southern University Careers.
Once students declare a major and start taking classes in their department, they also might find opportunities for major specific research or internship opportunities that also come with the possibility of a paycheck or scholarship.
Students who are interested in those types of opportunities should always keep an ear out for what’s going on in their department so they can gain experience, either on a volunteer or paid basis, to put on their resume.
One valuable resource that students will need as their start to build their resume and apply for jobs is the Office of Career and Professional Development.
To schedule an appointment with OCPD, students should login into their Handshake account in the Student Employment Tab of their MyGS portal, click on Career Center, then Appointments, select Schedule a New Appointment, then select Armstrong campus, finally, select the appointment type to make an appointment.
Students who cannot find an appointment time that works for them or who need immediate help can drop in to their office hours from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Students can also check the OCPD Fall 2021 calendar for events to attend.
For more information and advice about building your resume, contact the Office of Career and Professional Development (OCPD) by calling 912-478-5197 or email ocpd@georgiasouthern.edu and make sure to mention you’re on the Armstrong campus.

High school curricula: Progress or regress?

I was 7 years old when someone called me “brownie” for the first time.

People have asked me if I’m “related to terrorists” because of my appearance, have called my family “uncivilized” because of where we come from and have made fun of my culture. I experience this on a pretty regular basis. Most of the time it comes from people who don’t mean to be racist but are just completely unaware and insensitive of the blatant racism present in American culture.

I am a South Asian high school student from Orange County, California. Both of my parents were born in India and immigrated here about 20 years ago. I constantly deal with racist comments because cultural insensitivity is so ingrained in American society.

That’s why it’s so important for schools to implement a diverse curriculum. We live in a diverse society; it’s time for all school curriculums to reflect that. When schools consistently address issues about race and incorporate stories about different people of color, we can confront our prejudices and overcome them. Furthermore, it has been proven that diversity in the classroom promotes empathy in students, improves student achievement and fosters creativity.

Recent bills in Idaho, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, Iowa, New Hampshire and Arizona ban the teaching of critical race theory, the practice of questioning the role that racism plays in society. Nearly 20 more states plan to introduce similar legislation. These bills are a means of rolling back racial progress, essentially banning classroom discussions about racism, bias, privilege, discrimination and oppression. These are attacks on our First Amendment rights. White fragility is so prominent in Republican lawmakers that they are ostensibly willing to indoctrinate students into believing that the United States’ foundation, history and modern systems are not inherently racist.

Fortunately, California does not plan to implement any similar legislation. But while other states are moving backward, we are stuck in time.

We still have a severely whitewashed curriculum. California Gov. Gavin Newsom has not yet mandated an ethnic studies course for all high school students. Most of our books are written by white men. Most of our history textbooks glaze over stories about people of color and are written from the white male perspective. While California’s high school curriculum may not be in as much danger as those of other states, we still have a long way to go before we can call it “diverse” or “equitable.”

High schools in California and all over the country must implement a more diverse curriculum and address the United States’ racist history and today’s systemic racism, as well as incorporate the stories of other people of color from more countries around the world. This will make students of color feel safer in classrooms knowing that their voices are heard.

High school is an optimal time to introduce topics of anti-racism, as a student’s mindset is shaped by their primary and secondary education. Schools are severely underutilizing their influence and resources to combat racism. It’s time they do better.

Ritika Asher is a junior at the Orange County School of the Arts. Contact the opinion desk at opinion@dailycal.org or follow us on Twitter @dailycalopinion.

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Two Green Line trains collided on Commonwealth Ave on Friday evening injuring over 20 people.

Famous writer and producer Ryan Murphy’s show “American Horror Story” has been dominating streaming and television platforms for a decade. In between season nine, released Sept. 2019, and the anticipated season ten, premiering Aug. 25, a new refreshing spin-off emerges. “American Horror Stories” offers a nostalgic yet imaginative take on the series, breaking away from the structure of its predecessor.

Murphy’s idea to create a spin-off while his long series is still running was a wise choice. Viewers can tune in whenever they wish for this new spin-off since the episodes are their own horror story plotlines — committing to one episode with a singular theme is much different from committing to watching a whole season.

Although the structure is smart from a marketing standpoint, the first two episodes do not offer new or creative plot lines. The plot is similar to season one of the spin-off’s predecessor and doesn’t offer many twists for fans of “American Horror Story: Murder House.”

A New “Rubber (Wo)man”

The first two episodes of “American Horror Stories” begin similarly to season one of “Murder House” — a naive family of three move into the sought-after Murder House and quickly learn that their home life is about to fall apart due to the spirits that haunt the property.

Murphy breaks away from his regular casting of actors by offering new, yet slightly familiar faces like Gavin Creel and Sierra McCormick. Murphy did bring back “American Horror Story” veteran Matt Bomer, a perfect choice to complete the cast.

In this spinoff, Scarlett (McCormick) spearheads the gruesome acts, as opposed to the “Murder House” lead Violet (Taissa Farmiga). The episodes follow Scarlett as she moves into the house with her dads who want to renovate and sell the property. Scarlett has a dark obsession with violent sexual acts, which is revealed to the whole school through a live-streamed prank by mean girl Maya (Paris Jackson) and her friends.

The infamous rubber man suit, worn by Tate Langdon (Evan Peters) in “Murder House,” now takes over Scarlett’s life. The main difference in the plot of  “American Horror Stories” and “Murder House” is that the new resident of the house is the one driving the murderous acts with her ghost girlfriend, Ruby (Kaia Gerber). Ruby and Scarlett find love that is deep, yet toxic, and Ruby is driven to murder Scarlett’s dad’s to keep her in the Murder House forever.

Ghost Stories with Fresh Nostalgia

The plot of “American Horror Stories” felt familiar, providing a sense of nostalgia for returning viewers with a return to the location of the first season. However, the episodes ultimately contained the same through-line as “Murder House.” The first two episodes continue to explore the Murder House’s secret from season one — those who die on the property cannot leave. However, they add a new twist to the story — on All Hallows’s Eve, the dead are now allowed to roam the Earth.

Murphy’s new show is creating traction for the spin-off’s predecessor, hopefully drawing more people in to watch when season ten comes out at the end of the month. The stand-alone horror stories premieres every Thursday on FX networks and Hulu, offering viewers an opportunity to get engulfed into new, creative, scary, myths and stories every week.

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Former USC forward Evan Mobley was selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers as the No. 3 overall pick of the 2021 NBA Draft Thursday. He followed Onyeka Okongwu as the second consecutive USC lottery pick, and was tied with OJ Mayo for the highest selected Trojan in the NBA Draft. 

Jumping onto the scene as a five star recruit out of California and the top center in the 2020 class, Mobley made an immediate impact on the USC team as a true freshman. He led a defensively sound Trojan squad to a Pac-12 Championship appearance and an Elite Eight run in March Madness. Mobley averaged 16.4 points and 8.7 rebounds per game on 57% shooting over the course of the season.  

Mobley was the first collegiate basketball player to earn conference honors as player of the year, rookie of the year and defensive player of the year all in the same season in Pac-12 conference history. After a decorated season, Mobley was an essential lock to enter the draft. The Houston Rockets, who had the No. 2 overall pick, were reportedly torn between eventual second overall pick Jalen Green and Mobley. As it turned out, Mobley fell to Cleveland. 

The 7 foot tall bigman will slot into a Cavaliers roster in need of a power forward. Jarrett Allen currently occupies the center role, which Mobley could also play. The guards, Collin Sexton and Darius Garland, will look to combine with Mobley and Allen for pick-and-roll offense, and Mobley’s ability to stretch the floor with range will cater to the spacing of the modern NBA. 

Most scouting evaluations on Mobley praised his mobility and ball-handling ability for a seven-footer, but there have been questions asked of his physicality compared to NBA competition. He has drawn comparisons to the likes of former player Chris Bosh and current Los Angeles Laker Anthony Davis. ESPN analyst and former NBA player Jalen Rose said that Mobley exemplified the “modern-day big” on the network’s broadcast of the draft. 

Mobley joins the ranks of USC alumni active in the NBA, bringing the total up to nine, including Nikola Vucevic of the Chicago Bulls, Kevin Porter Jr. of the Houston Rockets and DeMar DeRozan of the San Antonio Spurs. 

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Former Gopher swimmer Bowe Becker competed in Tokyo this Sunday, in the men’s 4×100 meter freestyle relay. Becker, along with his teammates Caeleb Dressel, Blake Pieroni, and Zach Apple won gold after swimming the third fastest-time in history: 3:08.97.

On Monday’s Today Show, Becker regarded his teammates by saying “I raced a lot of these guys in college, and they were my competitors for a really long time and now they’re my teammates, which is just really awesome.”

After Becker and his teammates placed second in a qualifying heat on Sunday morning, the team was able to hold powerhouse teams from Italy and Australia at bay in the final. Becker swam in the third leg of the race in a remarkable time of 47:44, putting the team in position to pull ahead, touching 1.14 second faster than the silver medalists, Italy.

As a Gopher, Becker also had great success in the pool. Becker was a three-time Big Ten champion, and still holds the conference record in the 50 meter freestyle. Becker was also the NCAA runner-up in the men’s 100 yard freestyle in 2019.

Recalling the moment he and his team won gold, Becker says “I’ve been telling everyone it was just an unforgettable moment with a lot of emotions, and just a really, really awesome experience.”

Becker joins a list of now seven Gopher swimmers to medal in the Olympic games and the fourth to win gold.

Quentin Grimes averaged 17.8 points per game, shooting 40.3 percent from 3-point range, during his breakout junior season for UH basketball. | Andy Yanez/The Cougar

The New York Knicks selected former Houston basketball guard Quentin Grimes with the 25th overall pick, a pick which belonged to the Los Angeles Clippers but will reportedly be traded to New York, in the 2021 NBA Draft.

Grimes becomes the first UH player to get drafted in the first round since Greg “Cadillac” Anderson in 1987.

After being considered a major bust after a disappointing freshman season at Kansas, the former five-star recruit reinvented his game during his two years under Kelvin Sampson at UH.

Grimes had a breakout 2020-21 season for the Cougars, leading the team in scoring with 17.8 points per game highlighted shooting 40.3 percent from 3-point range. Grimes showed his improvement on the boards, pulling down 5.7 rebounds a game, and also took a major stride forward defensively.

Grimes’ draft stock skyrocketed after his performance at the NBA Draft Combine, as the 6-foot-5-inch guard led all scorers during the event’s scrimmages highlighted by a 27 point performance in which Grimes hit seven 3-pointers during the combine’s second scrimmage.

On top of being co-American Athletic Conference Player of the Year and named to the All-Midwest Region team in the NCAA Tournament, New York’s newest player received numerous All-American honors, including earning third-team recognition from the Associated Press.

He was the first UH player to earn All-American honors of any kind since Gee Gervin received Honorable Mention in 1999.

Grimes becomes the latest Cougar in the NBA, joining Damyean Dotson, Armoni Brooks and Nate Hinton.

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People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals published an open letter July 6 to President Christina Paxson P’19 condemning University laboratories for “chronic and egregious animal welfare violations,” citing 23 violations of federal animal welfare guidelines between March 2019 and April 2021. 

The letter, which was penned by Alka Chandna, PETA vice president of laboratory investigations cases, urged Paxson to “take personal responsibility” in confronting the violations and called for the implementation of a zero-tolerance policy for researchers who fail to adhere to federal and University animal welfare guidelines.

In the letter, Chandna cited violations of federal regulations including the death of mice from starvation and dehydration, failure to provide animals with safe housing, failure to euthanize a mouse according to veterinary directives and failure to euthanize a mouse whose tumor exceeded University size limits. Chandna also cited that 300 mice were euthanized in a method “inconsistent” with the American Veterinary Medical Association’s Guidelines for the Euthanasia of Animals.

Given their previous concerns surrounding the treatment of animals in University laboratories, “Brown University has long been on (PETA’s) radar,” Chandna told The Herald.

According to Chandna, the University’s recent animal welfare violations came to PETA’s attention after the organization submitted a Freedom of Information Act request related to the University with the National Institutes of Health. 

Since the NIH is an agency of the federal government, its records are accessible to the public through FOIA. And, because the University receives federal funding from NIH to conduct research — totaling $127,562,714 in Fiscal Year 2020 — the University is required to self-report any laboratory practices that violate animal welfare guidelines for federally-funded research institutions in publicly accessible NIH records, which PETA requested.

In addition to federal regulation violations, Chandna detailed violations of the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee’s protocols in University laboratories, including improper euthanasia and tissue collection practices, the failure to provide support to animals after surgery and the injection of a substance into mice’s feet without IACUC approval, which resulted in injuries necessitating euthenasia.

The IACUC is responsible for reviewing and approving animal research practices in University laboratories and handling instances of noncompliance with animal welfare regulations, Jill Pipher, vice president for research and professor of mathematics, wrote in an email to The Herald.

The IACUC receives education and training on animal welfare regulations from the University and works “in accordance with (the University’s) Policy on Reporting Animal Welfare Concerns, Adverse Events, Unanticipated Problems and Noncompliance.” Its responses to infractions can range from retraining researchers to increasing unannounced laboratory inspections to suspending or terminating individuals from animal work, Pipher wrote.

“At Brown, we strive to maintain the highest standards of care in our research facilities and approach the health and safety of animals with the utmost seriousness,” she explained. “Our animal care and use program is a shared responsibility” spread between the IACUC as well as other offices and individuals, including Pipher herself, to ensure laboratories uphold University standards.

In incidents like those highlighted by PETA, “Brown abides by a detailed set of policies, procedures and protocols and takes immediate steps to ensure the well-being of the animal, investigate the situation and fulfill any regulatory reporting requirements,” Pipher wrote — including documenting violations through NIH.

It is because of the University’s self-reporting policy that outside organizations “can obtain information from Brown’s disclosures … and as such the factual information about these incidents is derived from Brown’s own reports,” Pipher added.

Still, Chandna said that the University’s animal welfare protocols are insufficient, as they fail to prevent “ongoing violations” from occurring in University laboratories.

“Year after year after year animals in the laboratories continue to suffer in the same ways,” Chandna said. 

“We write (open letters) because we need the universities to know that they are being monitored, that what is going on in their laboratories is being observed by watchdog groups like PETA,” Chandna said. “They need to realize that the paper trail they create with NIH is not enough. There has to be real accountability.”

According to Chandna, these animal welfare violations extend beyond merely an animal rights issue. Oversights in animal treatment during research can jeopardize or discredit findings and waste University funding, she said. Moreover, the University receives federal funding stemming from taxpayer dollars. When it fails to adhere to federal regulations, she added, it becomes an “issue of public trust,” as the University’s conduct does not meet the expectations of the people who fund its practices.

In the open letter, Chandna proposed the University adopt a zero-tolerance policy for animal welfare violations, like the failure to provide food and water to animals or the failure to follow veterinary directives. Repercussions could include the revocation of privileges for lead experimenters and principal investigators who fail to comply with federal regulations and IACUC directives, she said.

For Chandna, the issue of advocating for animal rights becomes more urgent when the species under discussion is one that does not immediately evoke public support, like a dog or a monkey might. When discussing rats and mice, the public is less likely to respond critically, Chandna explained. Legislation also makes it harder to hold organizations accountable in these cases, as mice and rats are excluded from many federal regulations — including the Animal Welfare Act, which is the only federal law concerning animal welfare capable of imposing legal repercussions on those who violate it, she said.

Rocket Drew ’22, Brown Animal Rights Coalition executive board member, explained that issues surrounding “speciesism” in the public’s perception of animal welfare come up frequently in animal rights spaces, especially in conversations surrounding animal rights in research and experimentation.

“It’s an empathy problem,” Drew said. “Even if you don’t think mice are that important … There should come a point for you where some amount of suffering and death imposed upon these creatures is not worth it anymore, is just not morally justified.”

Drew also questioned the efficacy of self-reporting of animal welfare violations, speculating that the University might be disincentivized from reporting its own shortcomings, he said. “The analogy that’s often used for these kinds of self-reporting requirements is the fox watching the henhouse.”

“The incentive structure for a lot of animal welfare-related regulations is really corrupt and it just doesn’t work,” Ruthie Cohen ’23.5, BARC executive board member, said. “I think enforcement is pretty limited for a lot of these regulations, and I also think the lack of public pressure is a huge part of why the University, for example, doesn’t take these things seriously.”

According to Cohen, the failure of the University to correct practices which result in repeated mistreatment of animals indicates a lack of public demand for institutional change.

“Obviously the onus is on the people running the labs to make sure this doesn’t happen, but also on us to make people more aware of it,” she said. 

Pipher emphasized that the University is continuing to work toward strengthening its animal welfare programming, noting that the University recently “voluntarily attained” an accreditation with the Association for Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care.

“Only institutions that have achieved the highest standards for their animal care and use programs receive AAALAC accreditation,” she wrote. “A comprehensive program description is submitted for review and facilities undergo an extensive site inspection. Program and facility reports are submitted annually. Re-accreditation, consisting of a complete program review and site inspection, occurs every three years with the most recent visit having just occurred in February 2020.”

In addition, Pipher explained that the University undergoes routine unannounced inspections from the United States Department of Agriculture — most recently occurring in June and resulting in no citations.

Chandna said that she holds out hope that the University will adopt more stringent animal welfare regulations, with PETA continuing to nudge institutions like Brown and NIH to reform their practices by highlighting shortcomings.

It has taken a lot of work on the part of animal rights groups, “but I feel it will happen,” Chandna said. “PETA’s been around for a little bit more than 40 years and through that time we’ve seen that public trust in animal laboratories has been eroding and public support for animal experimentation has been eroding to the point where the majority of Americans … don’t support the use of animals in (medical) experimentation.”

“I sincerely believe that it will happen, maybe in the next decade, maybe in the next two decades, but it will happen in my lifetime. We’re going to see real accountability” and a critical re-examination of the use of animals in research and experimentation, Chandna said.

Recipients of the recently established scholarship in honor of George Floyd shared their stories and experiences with racial injustice, and hopes for change at the University of Minnesota.

Following the murder of George Floyd by former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin last year and the subsequent protests from countless groups across the University, leaders established a systemwide scholarship in honor of Floyd’s life and legacy. The University of Minnesota scholarship in honor of George Floyd is intended to “support underrepresented students, including the Black or African American leaders of tomorrow.”

The two scholarship recipients, Rayna Taylor and Krysjahn Johnson, shared the stories and past experiences with the Minnesota Daily that are motivating them to take action and advocate for racial justice.

“Everybody wants to feel like they’re heard, or like their life matters, their story matters,” Johnson said. “I think especially to people who maybe haven’t had the opportunity to share a story or to ever have someone listen to them — I think this [scholarship] is a great opportunity for somebody who feels like ‘nobody understands my experience’.”

Creating the memorial scholarship

The University created the scholarship to not only show commitment to the memory of George Floyd, but also to show commitment to students and to the fight for racial justice, said Michael Goh, the vice president for Equity and Diversity at the University.

“[The scholarship] is taking the opportunity to support students to elect our commitment to addressing these issues to invest in the future of the students we have awarded,” Goh said.

After facing criticism regarding the criteria of the scholarship last year, the University made the award open to any full-time, undergraduate degree-seeking student, including those with financial need and those who have been victims of police violence.

The one-year, $4,000 scholarship was awarded to students motivated by values of equity and social justice. To determine the recipients, the scholarship committee used application questions such as, “What matters to you about equity and social justice and why do these values spark your passion or move you to action?” and, “What would this scholarship allow you to do in the way of equity and social justice efforts over the next year?” according to Bob McMaster, vice provost and dean of undergraduate education at the University.

There were two scholarships awarded this year, one to a Twin Cities student and the other to a student from a system campus, although the committee hopes to expand the scholarship in the future, McMaster said.

“We’re hoping we’ll continue to build the resources and endowment for the scholarship. As we move forward, the long-term goal is to increase the number of scholarships given out each year and extend the scholarship to more than just one year so students can more fully commit to the work they’re trying to do without financial burden at the University,” McMaster said.

Rayna Taylor

During the time following George Floyd’s murder, University student Rayna Taylor said she was moved by the Recall Mike Freeman movement, which was based around bringing more progressive leaders into the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office. After directly hearing about their mission on the news, Taylor emailed the organization with a project proposal that involved giving a voice to wrongfully incarcerated people.

Recall Mike Freeman focuses on gathering experiences from people in the community to learn about negative experiences they had with the Hennepin County prosecuting office. It was Taylor’s idea to include the voices and perspectives of men and women that are currently incarcerated in Minnesota prisons.

This idea came from a previous marketing internship, where Taylor entered different facilities and shops where incarcerated citizens worked, and helped them become more marketable for the job market when they finished serving time in jail or prison. She said she felt like it was a different world and would feel anxious before entering the facilities.

“I just think it’s just me and being a Black woman and I’m going in there knowing my community is disproportionately incarcerated, and over prosecuted,” Taylor said.

Taylor said in the past, she has not received many scholarships and has relied on student loans to fund her education at the University. She said this scholarship will help support her as she continues her project spreading the voices of those incarcerated as part of the Recall Mike Freeman movement.

“Just knowing that we have the support and willingness of others in our community to help us to strive for change. I think this scholarship will really help to foster and encourage the future community leaders and pioneers of social justice,” Taylor said.

Krysjahn Johnson

Krysjahn Johnson will be a fourth-year student this fall at the University of Minnesota-Rochester campus.
Johnson discussed a time in grade school when there was a career fair. She said she was very thrilled to be attending and learning about doctors, nurses and other careers of interest.

Johnson said a teacher told her she could not do any of those professions because she’d be better suited to cosmetology. Ultimately, teachers at the school prevented her from taking part in the career fair, while her peers were still able to attend.

“I think they pulled me back because my teacher had a misconception that all Black people want to do is hair, or music or something that really fits into the stereotypes.” Johnson said. “I discussed in the application question how that made me feel and that I didn’t understand it.”

She said that experience went against what she knew growing up, because she never limited herself to anything.

“That’s something that I had to learn growing up. I have to push myself because not everybody’s going to believe in me like I believe in me,” Johnson said.

Johnson said that receiving the scholarship made her story feel valid and her experiences feel heard. She also said she feels the scholarship has the potential to make others feel the same way..

“The fact that somebody was like, ‘I hear you and that’s a good story,’” Johnson said. “It just kind of gave me some confidence within myself and what I have to share with people.”