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Thursday, September 21, 2000
CAREER FAIRS
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Farm Insurance Cos. collected resumes,
provided employment descriptions and
scheduled interviews. Some students
said they found this career fair vital to
their futures. “I need to find a job pret
ty quick since I am graduating in
December,” said Nathan Jablonski, a
senior biology major from Salisbury.
But some students did not attend just
for the job opportunities. Many compa-
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nies provided pens, drink holders, key
chains and toys to draw in students. “My
friend alerted me to this and drug me
here -1 got a cup, a ball, mousepad and
pens,” said Princess Small, a freshman
from Charlotte.
But for the students who attended, the
work is not yet done. Harris said, “I do
recommend students to follow up with a
letter to employers they have an interest
in.”
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IT EXPO
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and talk through headphone equipment
“The human interaction is still there,"
said Brock.
Hand-held, wireless computers from
Hewlett-Packard and IBM’s Palm Pilot
also were displayed at the exposition.
N.C. State senior Scott Haire of
Chapel Hill said he likes the idea of hav
ing hand-held computers in class to take
notes, keep track of deadline dates and
access the Internet
The hand-held computers can be
linked with a desktop or laptop com
puter and are much easier to transport,
he said.
ITD spokesman Everette Allen said
he hopes to implement the wireless
computers in some of the biology class
es at N.C. State.
But Allen said ITD did not plan to
implement a policy - like the Carolina
Computing Initiative - requiring all
incoming freshmen to have a computer.
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N.C. State graduate student Gary
Hoke of Raleigh manned a table dis
playing a computer program he
designed that introduces 3-D technolo
gy into various classes such as architec
ture, biology and physics.
The exhibit included the use of 3-D
glasses to view a slide of the Pfiesteria
virus, which has been blamed for fish
deaths in eastern North Carolina.
“This program provides a much bet
ter, realistic feel for how an object looks
in its surroundings," said Hoke.
N.C. State microbiology Professor
John Mackenzie, who is working with
Hoke, said the equipment needed for
the project costs more than $120,000,
which limits the program’s availability.
But Mackenzie said the costs should
come down in the near future.
“Soon, $30,000 hardware will
become a SI,OOO card,” he said. “With
lower cost, this technology will have
uses in many different fields.”
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JUVENILE
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relocating these facilities to more con
venient locations is necessary.
“Most counties can’t afford to build
training schools on their own,” he said.
“It would be preferable if counties could
share the costs and place the facility in a
central accessible location.”
But the need for these centers is swift
ly growing, and Sweat addressed the
increasing demand
for juvenile ser
vices.
“Our training
schools are over
crowding,” he said.
“By 2002, North
Carolina needs to
have 300 beds, or
we’ll be in terrible
shape.”
Orange County
“We need to cut to the chase on
how we get finding. I’m bold
enough to ask for more money
if we need to do it. ”
George Sweat
Juvenile Justice Department Secretary
Commissioner Moses Carey said too
many administrative programs are hurt
ing department efficiency.
“We need to experiment in collapsing
and consolidating these programs,” he
said. “This flexibility should bring
progress.”
Sweat agreed to work with local offi
cials but warned of the potential dangers
of nixing programs.
“You have to be careful that you
don’t lose sight of the mission of juvenile
justice,” he said. “If you collapse pro
grams, you run the risk of losing focus.”
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fective programs as means of cutting
administrative costs, enabling more ser
vices for youth.
“By collaborating, we have a chanoq
to stretch these dollars,” he said. “I think
we can reduce the long line of children’
waiting for services.” ~
Sweat said all these adjustment?
would require an increase in funding,'
He also said he does not have a problem
asking the N.C. General Assembly fojr
extra cash as long
as it is necessary.
“We need to cut
to the chase op.
how we get fund
ing," said Sweat.'
“I’m bold enough
to ask for more
money if we need,
to do it”
Juvenile justice
is not anew topic
for legislators. The Juvenile Justice
Reform Act, signed into law in 1998,
paved the way toward a more effective
juvenile justice system.
At the forum’s close, Sweat said he is
pleased with the input he received and
excited about implementing some of the
suggested changes.
“Everyone had reasonable and
insightful requests,” he said.
“The forum has been very gratifying,
and I’m ready to see things change for
the better.” Jj£ ;
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