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Serving UNC-Wilmington Since 1 948 VDtuME Ltl , Number 36 Inside This Issue.. Allergies season in bloom The Student Health Center pro vides allergy relief to students / 3 Azalea Festival kick-off Festivities begin tonight with Tony Bennett /13 Men’s and women’s teams in action all weekend/ 16 April 5, 2001 Tennis heads into home stretch Legality of marijuana sparks discussion Philosophy and Religion Society address the intent of laws and policies applied to marijuana Tddd Volkstdrf Staff Writer Marijuana laws and U.S. policies sur rounding them generated a lengthy dis cussion Monday evening in the Warwick Center Ballroom. Sam Murrell, an assistant professor of philosophy and religion, said he did not attend to simply say, “legalize marijuana.” He said he came to “raise some questions in regards to the equality of the criminalization of drugs in the country.” Murrell spoke at length about racial profiling. He said 80 percent of those ar rested on drug charges in the United States are either black or Hispanic, however, those two minority groups make up only 20 percent of the total drug users. “There is a notion in this country that crime has a black face,” Murrell said. He also discussed the way the federal government addresses the drug problem by sending money to countries like Co lumbia when attention could be fo cused on our own soil. “Until we address the issue of consumption, the battle we are fighting is a losing one,” Murrell said. The Philosophy and Religion Society, a club run by students, or ganized the forum. Luke Richey, the society’s president, and Evian Patterson, vice president, also orga nized a debate during the fall semes ter entitled “Is There a God?” Both events were designed to stimulate student discussion of a wide vari ety of topics, for the forums they or ganize. “It [the forum] was more geared to wards inspiring students to argue philo sophically ... to try to motivate students to participate and think critically about things they already feel passionate about,” Richey said. Mark Galizio, a psychology professor, discussed the history of alcohol prohibi- lllusiuition tv Gobe tion - including why and how it failed. He spent a lot of time talking about the effects prohibition and the nation’s cul ture during the 1930s had on shaping past and current marijuana laws. He said some of the misinformation about the effects of See Laws, PageT Internships yield high job placement for graduates Heather Grady ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR Many students will undertake internships this summer in hopes of gaining experience for their future. hitemships can aid students in making decisions about what career is right for them. - "s:^, • INDEX News............ OP/ED Features Classifieds A & E...... Sports.. The most significant part of an intemship is that it gives students a chance to ghmpse their prospective field through the eyes of the workers of the profession, said Karen Th- ompsoa assistant director of Career Services. The university is working with students to set up internships throughout summer, fall and spring semesters. It is usually recom mended for most ma jors to complete an in ternship before graduation. Students that seek an intemship with a business outside of those offered by the university should con tact the business, and discuss the terms of the intemship - in the same matter as applying for a job with the com pany. “[Internships] provide the opportunity for students to gain an understanding of whether they want to apply to that career It gives stu dents some affirmation as to whether or not it is the right career for them,” Thompson said. Thompson said that employers look more favorably on students with experience in the field because it shows that the student has hands-on knowledge to supplement learn ing they receive in the classroom. According to the National Association of Colleges and Employers, students who have completed internships have a 70 percent im proved chance of getting a job after gradua tion. They also merit a starting salary of 12 percent more than a student who has not com pleted an intemship. “Employers of accounting graduates usu ally view intemship experience as a valuable See Intern, Page 4
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