By De’ja McNeal
It is not enough to
know what is happening
at Fayetteville State Uni
versity, in Fayetteville, or
furthermore in the United
States. It is essential for
students to understand
world events, explained
Dr. Inder Nijhawan, pro
fessor emeritus, March
21 at the fourth Global
Awareness Day.
So what is global
awareness and how
does it apply to college
students
today. Dr. Nijhawan’s
asked during his presen
tation “Globalism:
Opportunities, Challeng
es & Threats.”
Understanding that the
economy,
“integrated,
interdependent and
interconnected,” ex
plained Dr. Nijhawan.
If Americans aren’t
paying close
attention the
world will
pass by -
literally
- and the
standard
of living
so many
U.S. citi
zens have
been
used to
will be
threatened.
“They don’t
have to come to your
country to take your job”,
Dr. Nijhawan said.
In fact, it is well known
that many jobs are out
sourced to other coun
tries.
“Outsourcing allows
companies to
off load work
that isn’t part
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of their core business.
It also saves money,”
wrote Phyllis Korkki
in a Dec. 2012 New
York Times article titled
“When H.R. Leaves the
Building.”
Popular creator of
the iPhone was publicly
hammered earlier this
year when the press
discovered it was
outsourcing the
manufacturing
of iPhone
parts to
China and
support
ing “poor
working
condi
tions,”
reported
The
Economist
in its Jan.
edition. Apple
has since then
changed some of
its business strate
gies, according to the
report.
The globally economy
is thriving due in part to
social media and digitiza
tion, Dr. Nijhawan said.
He urged students to
start becoming more cu
rious about world events.
“You should also be
gan to ask yourself, are
you a creative worker or
a creative server,” Dr.
Nijhawan said.
Dr. Deborah Vasquez,
FSU’s international stu
dent / cultural immersion
program advisor, said
she was pleased with the
turnout this year. FSU’s
International Education
Center and Honors Pro
gram created the event.
i-NTEGRlTED, i-NTERDEPENDENT, i-NTERCONNECTED
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Every year the Student Activities
Council puts together a series of events
called “Rodeo Week” in the spring se
mester.
The event first began in 1995 when
former FSU student Calvin Thompson
recommend the idea of rodeo week to
the SGA. This year’s theme for rodeo
week is called “The Bronco Turn Up”.
The 18th Annual Rodeo week will be
held at various locations from April 22-
28. The general public Is welcome to
participate in events for a small fee.
By Dalecia Carr
)“Swervin’ To
The House
/Party”
)Drive-in
movie
'8 p.m. -10
)p.m.
jBand Prac-
'tice Field
“Laugh It Up”
Comedy show
8 p.m. -10 p.m.
Seabrook Audi
torium
FSU students $2
Public $5
I “Glam; Gotta Love
A Model” Fashion
(show
)8 p.m. -10 p.m.
, Seabrook Audito
rium
i FSU students $2
I Public $5
Cprir^
“A Night in Dis
guise”
Inaugural Ball
8 p.m. -12 p.m.
Capel Arena
Semi-Formal
Masquerade Affair
“The Neva End”
Pre-Dawn
Dance
11 p.m. - 4 a.m.
Capel Arena
FSU students
$5
Public $10
Cprif2/
“Ballin’with AND1”
Basketball Competition
7 p.m. -10 p.m.
Capel Arena
FSU students $5
Public $10
Kids (12 and under) $5
April
I “A Family
Affair"
The Bronco
I Family Re
union
'l1 a.m. - 3
)P.m.
■ Gazebo
'Area