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However, the two self-proclaimed opposites — Forbes Magazine editor Steven Forbes and former Secretary of Labor under the Clinton Administra-tion Robert Reich — found themselves more alike than different.

The symposium, put on by the MSC Wiley Lecture Series and MSC SCO-NA, was titled the “Rise of the Rest: Embracing a Newer World Order.”

During the event, Forbes and Reich

offered their opinions on what the U.S. must do to return as a stable economy, considering the nation’s recent lag in economic growth.

The four most productive economies in the world currently after the U.S., known as the “BRIC” countries, are Brazil, Russia, India and China. Forbes said BRIC countries have seen the “pathway” that the U.S. has demon-strated and are catching up.

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sues from two politically polarized icons.

Politically opposing forces find middle ground in friendly fuedPhotos by Roger Zhang — THE BATTALION

Steve Forbes, left, and Robert Reich, right, discuss global economic issues and what the U.S. must do to remain economically competitive in global markets Wednesday in the MSC Ballroom.

Both analysts agree that a competi-tive global economy isn’t the cause of America’s dwindling economic growth, but rather domestic issues.

Reich was the first to address the is-sue. He said he’s not worried about the growing competition, because econom-ic competition is beneficial for America. Rather than outside forces being the source for the downward spiral in the American economy, he said the issue lies in internal failures.

“If there’s a failure in the U.S.,” Reich said. “The failing is that we aren’t

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See Forbes on page 3

Globenomics

A magnitude 7.9 earthquake rocked Costa Rica Wednesday, 124 miles from the Soltis Center for Research and Education — a division of Texas A&M University.

Despite being located far from the epi-center, Eugenio Gonzalez Jimenez, direc-tor of the Soltis Center, said the quake was still felt, and even caused some minor dam-ages to the Center.

“It was a really strong [earthquake], probably the strongest I’ve ever felt in my life,” Gonzalez said.

Gonzales said the damages caused to the

Center were minor, and included damage to water lines, water heaters and small cracks in the columns and walls of the Academic Building, where classrooms and labs are located.

Gonzalez said a structural engineer would be called to inspect the integrity of the structure.

San Isidro, Costa Rica, home to the Soltis Center, is located on the outskirts of the Costa Rican capital of San Jose, where there was also damage reported, as well as two deaths.

Gonzalez said there were no injuries at the Center.

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Earthquake shakes coasts of

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Lecture spotlights architecture in health

Every day, Texas A&M stu-dents embark on numerous kinds of challenging endeavors. Kate Vincent, a senior biomedi-cal engineering major, used her faith, creativity and business skills to breath new life to Northgate Vintage, a vintage clothing store on University Drive.

Vincent owns a small business, Crowns and Chandeliers, where she sold hand-made headbands as a fun way to make money for mission trips and other expenses. When Northgate Vintage, a store that carried her headbands, was put up for sale in August, she saw an opportunity to pursue some-thing bigger.

“When I called to restock, [store owner] Ranger told me he was selling the business. I re-ally loved the character and the feel and the uniqueness of the place and was interested to see what someone would do with

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Students gathered in the Wright Gallery at Langford Hall to listen to Charles S. McDaniel, ASLA (American Society of Landscape Archi-tects) Managing Principal for the SWA group and Class of 1979, as the Architecture for Health Visiting Lecture Series continued on Wednesday.

The series covers issues related to improving health-care and sustainable health-care facilities design on both a national and international level. International projects endure challenges and inter-national clients want quality, uniqueness and sophistication in their designs.

“Many architectural, land-scape architecture and con-struction firms are rapidly evolving how they practice in response to the changing environment,” said George

Mann, the Skaggs-Sprague Endowed Professor of Health Facilities Design. “Compet-ing for and effectively under-taking international projects is very difficult and fraught with problems, pitfalls and opportunities.”

McDaniel shared his expe-riences with the students and expressed the importance and impact architecture can have on millions of people.

“People don’t want to be uncomfortable,” McDaniel said. “They want an environ-ment that makes them feel safe. Architecture can im-prove anyone’s life.”

Students came to learn more about architecture’s af-fect on life.

“These lectures are im-portant for everybody,” said Ana Escobar, sophomore en-vironmental design major. “It

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Senior biomedical engineering major Kate Vincent bought Northgate Vintage just weeks ago once the previous owner announced the location was for sale.

insidelife | 2Health on full displayAt the MSC’s Grand Opening Ceremony, health organizations came together to display what the Student Health Center has to offer A&M students.

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Chuck McDaniel, SWA Group’s managing principal, commences the fall 2012 Architecture For Health lecture series at Wright Gallery in Langford A Building on Wednesday morning.

Vintage gets new look

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The Wellness Commit-tee’s group effort to raise Aggies’ awareness of its ser-vices is displayed through efforts like arranging a di-etician from Student Health Services to help the REC Center, and providing the REC Center with the Stu-dent Counseling Services’ Qigong classes.

As part of the Memo-rial Student Center’s Grand Opening Celebration, health organizations came together Wednesday to display what the Student Health Center has to offer the A&M cam-pus in Health and Wellness Fair in the MSC’s Respect Lounge.

All key members of A&M’s Wellness Commit-tee, the Student Counseling Service, the REC Center, Alcohol & Drug Education Programs, ADEP, and the Student Health Services sta-tioned themselves at tables to inform students of all that is available to help Aggies stay informed and stay healthy.

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Lanice Chappell, a li-censed professional coun-selor at Student Counseling said the idea of a Wellness Committee was proposed by Gen. Joe Weber, vice president of Student Affairs.Four organizations with a passion for health make up the committee.

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At the REC Center’s table, DeAun Woosley, the fitness director at the De-partment of REC Sports, highlighted how the REC Center can benefit stu-dents and at the same time works with the other mem-bers of the Health Wellness Committee.

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it,” Vincent said. “Later, I came across the ad in the paper, and the numbers looked doable for me. I mentioned it to my par-ents and they thought it was crazy and I thought it was crazy.”

But the possibility of owning the store blossomed into reality when Vital Seed, a company dedicated to investing in Chris-tian-oriented businesses, invited Vincent to present her ideas.

“I was floored and honored that they would consider me for an investment, so I decided I was going to start dreaming. I pitched the idea of having a vintage-style boutique,” Vincent said. “They felt like I qualified for investment.”

After further discussion with her par-ents and encouragement from the store’s previous owner, Vincent decided to take the leap and become a student en-trepreneur. Since signing the contracts two weeks ago, she has been hard at work planning, renovating and stock-ing for the Northgate Vintage reopening Thursday night.

Vincent will be preserving some as-pects of the store but will also bring her own changes.

“It’s going to be such a unique place, one that you’d have to go to either Dallas or Houston to find anything close to it,” said junior allied health major and Northgate Vintage employee Camille Doster.

Vincent plans to replace the previous stock of used clothing with vintage-in-spired clothes sold at reasonable prices for college students. Vincent will continue to carry TOMS and accessories, includ-ing her signature line of headbands. In the future, she will also carry select, affordable vintage pieces.

“The whole store has been reno-vated from a grunge-vintage look to a more shabby-chic, open environment,” Vincent said. “In the past, it was also a hub for live music on first Thursdays. I want to keep that and make it a chance to just hang out, listen to music and have free coffee.”

As her business grows, she plans to sell

VintageContinued from page 1


Under new student ownership, Northgate Vintage will reopen for First Thursday with free music and coffee.

free-trade items. Next month, Northgate Vintage will begin carrying a cosmetic line, Radiant, that donates a portion of proceeds to anti-sex trafficking minis-tries. JOYN, a line of free-trade handbags crafted in India, will also be offered in the future.

JOYN is an organization designed to create artistic job opportunities for those living in poverty in India.

“Those are the things I’m looking to carry,” Vincent said. “Things with a story.”

As a student, and therefore part of her target market, Vincent has a unique per-spective when it comes to selecting mer-chandise and pricing items.

“Since Kate’s a college student her-self, she really knows what girls our age are wanting when it comes to style, and the prices that we can actually afford,” Doster said.

Vincent said when she is shopping for new items to sell in the store, she gathers her roommates and other women her age to offer their opinions.

She also plans to incorporate her faith into the business by operating on Chris-tian values and creating an inviting envi-ronment for all.

“A portion of every monthly income has already been set apart to be donat-ed to local ministries and local people in need,” Vincent said. “As a business, I want to follow the principles that God has laid for us for our daily lives, and so that means giving beyond. I just know that the Lord is going to honor that and make this a ministry to bless other people.”

The reopening of Northgate Vintage on Thursday will begin at 8 p.m. and will last until midnight. Kaitlyn O’Brian and Votary will be performing live and free Starbucks coffee will be served.

“I’m incredibly excited for the grand reopening. It’s a unique team working at Northgate Vintage and I’m thrilled to be a part of it,” said senior recreation, park and tourism sciences major and North-gate Vintage employee Gracie Turner.

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Reich promoted a “bot-tom-up” style of econom-ics, one in which Americans grow together. He also said the government must start investing in its infrastructure

in order for us to reach our full potential.

“The major asset in a na-tion is not the corporation, it’s the people,” Reich said.

On the other hand, Forbes promoted a free market.

To re-emerge as a global power, Forbes argued that the U.S. must establish a so-lidified value for the dollar, take down trade barriers, as well as implement regula-

tion. Forbes predicted that five years from now, the dol-lar will be backed by gold in order to stabilize the value.

The event offered stimu-lating discussion and shed light on the need for students to be educated on the global economy they will enter af-ter graduation.

Brandon Pichanick, grad-uate student at Mays Busi-ness School, attended the

event to broaden his mind-set on America’s role in global economics. He said he hopes this campus gains a passion for issues beyond America’s borders.

“I’m looking for people to start thinking outside of their College Station-box,” Pichanick said. “If we don’t open our minds we’re going to get bypassed.”

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applies to every field and it’s cool to learn how everyone has and does their own part.”

McDaniel works with the SWA group on an interna-

tional level. From China to Mexico, their projects range from r e s i d e n t i a l communities to the Acade-my of Sciences

building in San Francisco. “Landscape architecture

and design is critical,” Mc-Daniel said. “Design makes the world nicer and usable and we should do things that make life safer and healthier.”

The construction and de-sign of healthy living and cities can help more people understand the importance of healthy and sustainable living through architecture. Places like hospitals are key where health and making people feel comfortable is important.

“Architecture can decrease stress,” said Ma. Autumn Leveridge, Medical Service Corps Officer for the U.S. Army. “Sometimes being in a hospital elevates fears and

anticipation. Architecture impacts that.”

Building and designing healthy living spaces is im-portant both inside and out. Landscape architecture has to work in collaboration with other designers and architects.

“It’s more than medicine,” said Chris Nilles, sophomore environmental design major. “It’s how to implement na-ture into your project.”

The lecture series is being made possible through the generosity of two former stu-

dents. Ronald Skaggs, Class of 1965, is an adjunt profes-sor of archi-tecture in the college of ar-chitecture. Jo-seph Sprague,

Class of 1970, is the principal and senior vice president for HKS Architects.

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Student Senate passes meal plan, MSC hours bills

The 65th Session of Stu-dent Senate met Wednesday night, first confirming the University Committee ap-pointees, including the Ex-ecutive Committee for Inter-im Vice President, the Vice President for Diversity and the Judicial Court.

The Senate passed the MSC 24-Hour Bill, which would move to leave the MSC open to students through the night. The Senate also passed the

Mandatory Meal Plan Bill.The argument behind pass-

ing the MSC 24-Hour Bill was that since lights and air-conditioning are constantly operational, areas such as the Flag Room and lobby should be left open to students. The bill was passed by voice vote.

The Mandatory Meal Plan Bill moves to repeal meal plans as being included in on-campus room and board expenses. The bill passed with by voice vote.

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3bd/2ba mobile home on oneacre, 3131 Cain Rd. CS, $600/mo,call 777-2395.

3bd/3ba home, available now,Central air/heat, $900/mo, 10minutes from Vet School, horsestall available, 979-229-2408.

3bdrm/2ba house for rent close tocampus, 2 car garage, very clean$1300/mo 214-797-7400

3br/3ba 2000sq.ft. house on1/2acre forested double-lot in Ag-gieland, w/long-term lease. Walkto Kyle Field. Available immedi-ately, $1200+utils. Call317-371-7133.

4/3, 3/3 &3/2 Houses,Townhouses, Duplexes&Fourplexes, 1250-1700sqft. Veryspacious, ethernet, large kitchen,extra storage, W/D, greatamenities, on bus route, nowpre-leasing, excellent specials.979-694-0320.www.luxormanagement.com

Available now, 3bd/2ba house on3 acres in town, fenced yard, petsok, $1000/mo, 979-693-1448.

Available now, large 2bd/2ba, onshuttle, fenced yard, pets ok,$700/mo, 979-693-1448.

College Station, 3/2, spacious,W/D, available now, $795/mo,979-693-0551, 979-229-9908.

CONDO! 521 SW PKWY #201, 4/4,$1200, Alpha-Omega Prop., Bro-ker, 774-7820www.alphaomegaproperties.com

FOR RENT

Country Living! Short drive tocampus. 3bdrm/1bath home.Kitchen, dining and den. Garagew/carport, fenced yard w/2 largedog pens. Barn and feed silow/three to four fenced acresw/corral. $895/mo. Call979-255-5555.

Cozy 2bdrm/2bth condo 3-blocksfrom campus, yard, w/d connec-tions, over 1000sqft., no HUD, up-dated, $595/mo total, 506-B Col-lege Main. Available.254-289-0585, 254-289-8200.

Duplex, C.S., nice 2bd/1ba, 3-min-utes from campus, Internet, W/D,remodeled, fenced front andbackyard, beautiful with many ex-tras, one week free,832-242-4917.

DUPLEXES! 3520 Paloma Ridge,3/3, $1100, Alpha-Omega Prop.,Broker, 774-7820www.alphaomegaproperties.com

FOURPLEXES! Oakdale, 2/1, w/d &water incl, $600, 4 units left, onShuttle route! Alpha-OmegaProp., Broker, 774-7820www.alphaomegaproperties.com

FREE IPAD OR LCD TV if you signa lease today! Recentlyremodeled 3/2 on the bus route;W/D, some bills included. $825or $925 w/yard +lawncare. Petfriendly. Available immediately.979-703-8925. worthres.com

HOUSES! 1309 Timm, 3/2,$1200/mo, lawn care included,close to campus. 601 Maryem, 3/1,$850, close to campus. 2615 West-wood Main, 3/2, $1250, newflooring, paint. 4111 McFarland,4/4, $1325. 4130 McFarland, 4/4,$1500. 4137 McFarland, 4/4,$1500. 11106 N. Dowling, 3/3,$1200, country setting. 123 MileDr., 4/2,$1500, huge yard!Alpha-Omega Prop., Broker,774-7820www.alphaomegaproperties.com

Just available! Close to campus,College Main and Eastgate areas.2bd/1ba., some w/dishwasher,1-fenced, some bills paid.$325-$450/mo. 979-219-3217.

Live in Northgate! High risebuilding, 1/1’s with W/D,cable/internet, water included.Covered parking available.2-blocks from campus. Move intoday! $875 +up.secondstreetapts.com979-703-8925.

FOR RENT

MOBILE HOME! 5005 Collette,2/2, 1 fenced acre, $800Alpha-Omega Prop., Broker,774-7820www.alphaomegaproperties.com

NEWLY BUILT! Granite, stainless,cable, internet, water included.On the bus-route, bike to campus,fenced patios, gated w/pool.$1190 for 2/2. ONLY 1 LEFT!Move in today! dwellsierra.com979-703-8925.

Northgate. Brand new 1bd/1ba.Also available 2bd/ba, 3bd/2ba.Washer/dryer. Walk to campus.aggievillas.net. Call 979-255-5648.

Spacious 2bd/1ba, C.S. duplex,3-minutes from campus, Internet,W/D, remodeled, fenced frontand backyard, beautiful withmany extras, one week free,832-242-4917.

Super cute! Recently built 4/2,less than 5-minutes from campus.$1450 lawn +W/D included.979-703-8925. worthres.com

FOR SALE

House for sale- Must sell! Reduce4-2, 1,923sqft. Southwood Valley,recently upgraded, $129,999,979-450-0098.

HELP WANTED

Child Care FT & PT shifts available.Some nights & Saturdays re-quired. Apply in person at 3609 E.29th St., Bryan.

Cleaning commercial buildingsat night, M-F. Call 979-823-5031for appointment.

Club volleyball coaches needed!Salary plus expenses. PracticesWednesdays &Sundays, Decem-ber-April. Two tournaments amonth. [email protected]/brazosvalley-juniors

HELP WANTED

COACHES & BUDDIES WANTED:Our challenger soccer program (aprogram for mentally and/orphysically challenged children) islooking for people to volunteerand provide a positive experiencefor challenged children. Call764-3424.

COACHES WANTED! We need en-thusiastic, positive, motivationalvolunteer coaches for Girls Volley-ball. Call 764-3487.

Computer Programmer neededat Electrical Engineering Firm(P/T). www.mccordeng.com

Draftsman needed at ElectricalEngineering Firm (P/T). ACAD2006+ experience. www.mccor-deng.com

Hallmark Cleaners hiring deliverydriver. Apply in person 3611S.College Ave.

J.Cody’s hiring meat cutters andcashiers, apply within 3610 SouthCollege. No experience necessary,just common sense!

Lawn crew member needed,$9/hr. Hrs Monday, Wednesdayand Friday 9-6, experiencerequired. Students only.979-224-2511.

Local Environmental and Analyti-cal Testing lab looking forpart-time lab technician. No expe-rience necessary but a sciencebackground is a plus. Email re-sumes or questions [email protected] or call774-7485.

Looking for enthusiastic femalestudent to pick up 3-kids at3-schools, help with homeworkand prepare a snack. Ages14,11,9. M/W/F, 3-5:30, Fridaysare flexible. $15/hr. Must havereliable transportation, cleandriving record, experience,non-smoker. Email resume [email protected]

Now hiring bike or car delivery.Burger Boy, 4337 Wellborn, inWestgate Shopping Center. Applyin person. Flexible schedule!

HELP WANTED

Part-time job helping handi-capped. Male student preferred.$360/mo. 5-10hrs/wk.979-846-3376.

Part-time warehouse helpneeded. Flexible hours. Businesshours are M-F 7:30-5. Apply atValley Supply 3320 S. College Ave.Bryan, TX. 979-779-7042.

PT help needed. Local huntingclub needs PT guides. Freshmanand Sophomore only. Average 1-2weekends/month in offseason;2-3 in Fall and Winter. Limitedhunting privileges. Applicationsat www.yardbirdhunting.com

Receptionist/Cashier needed:Must be customer oriented, ableto work Saturdays. Flexible hours.Apply at Readfield Meats & Deli2701 S. Texas Ave, Bryan.

Servers needed, LonghornSteakhouse in Downtown Bryan,201 East 24th Street, must be will-ing to work weekends, no phonecalls, apply within.

SERVPRO of Brazos Valley, a localfire and water restorationcompany is accepting applicationsfor productions helpers andsupervisors. Full-time positionsavailable. Applicants must beable to work some weekends andon call schedules. On the jobtraining provided. Previouscleaning and or restroration workexperiene is preferred. Moti-vated, drug-free, persons withgood driving records are welcometo apply by contacting Eric [email protected] applicants must pass a criminalback ground check.

Shuttle bus drivers needed for allTAMU home games, must haveCDL, $15/hour, call 214-708-7668for additional information.

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The Battalion Advertising Officeis hiring an Advertising SalesRepresentative. Must be availablethis fall. Must be enrolled atA&M and have reliable transpor-tation. Interested applicantsshould drop off resume in theMSC Suite 400, Battalion Advertis-ing Office from 8am-4pm.

HELP WANTED

The Corner now hiring all posi-tions for all shifts. Come by inperson to apply.

Tutors wanted for all subjectscurrently taught at TAMU/ Blinnand Sam Houston State startingat $8.75/hour. Apply on-line @www.99Tutors.com,979-268-8867.

Weekend merchandisers.Budweiser has immediateopenings for part-time positions.Great pay! Pre-employment drugscreen. Apply at Jack HilliardDist., 1000 Independence, Bryan,TX

MOTORCYCLE

150cc scooter, maroon, 100mi/gal,automatic, great for campus,$1200, 220-7777.

MUSIC

Private guitar lessons in my home,beginner through advanced,blues, rock, jazz. Call Phil281-785-3729.

REAL ESTATE

B/CS. Sell/Buy/Invest! MichaelMcGrann TAMU ‘93 CivilEngineering 979-739-2035,[email protected], Town & Country Realty.

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Best tutoring math/physics call Raj979-571-8978. [email protected]. Visitwww.oneuptutor.com.

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SAT and AP Language tutorneeded for highschooler. $20/hrtwice/wk, evenings. 713-852-7018.

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With the constant threat of a college degree being ren-dered useless due to the in-ability to find employment, the Career Center is a resource to help students realize the full potential of their degree.

The fair on Wednes-day marked the introduc-tion of the Career Center to the 2012-2013 academic year as students from various colleges took advantage of free advice.

The Career Center, locat-ed in the Koldus Building, is geared specifically toward aid-ing students achieve employed upon graduation. But students have to be willing to partake in the process, said the ex-ecutive director for the center Leigh Turner.

“We really want students to get engaged with us early on so they can work in intern-ships, shadowing experiences and know what all their op-portunities are,” Turner said. “This is so that they’re not

coming to us after graduation saying ‘I don’t have a job and I’m not in graduate school.’”

The Career Center provides services outside of one-on-one counseling. HireAggies.com is a website designed to assist students searching for full-time employment, internships and cooperative opportunities. This is part of a greater effort to connect current students with former students.

The center is staffed by both students and faculty

“They give me what they’re looking for and I tell them who they need to talk to,” said junior agricultural systems management major and Ca-reer Center employee Cole Kilgore. “Ultimately [the goal] is to get them that job they’ve been working four years for. That’s everybody’s goal when they come to college is to get that job.”

Students are encouraged to visit the center, regardless of class year. Leslie Smola, a junior economics major, said students shouldn’t wait before

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Career Center equips students for employmentthey visit the center.

“The career center is very helpful. [Students] start think-ing ‘I need a job but I don’t need to look right now,’” Smola said. “But people want you to have experience, em-ployers want you to have ex-perience so you need intern-ships and the career center is the best place for that.”

Freshman were also present at the fair. Turner said students should start the employment process as early as possible.

“Students as early as their freshman year in January can go on a shadowing experi-ence called an externship,” Turner said.

Smola is a member of the Aggie Career Team, the pro-motional branch of the Career

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Center. Smola said they too of-fer advice to students looking to score a job.

“At a career fair, we’re there, we give interview tips, network tips, how to talk to a company official, how to approach them as a person,” Smola said. “We boost their confidence before they go talk to anybody.”

Students can visit the center from 8 a.m.-6 p.m., go online at hireaggies.com, or call the center to have an adviser give a presentation.

“We have a very dedicated staff that want students to suc-ceed,” Turner said. “We have extended hours so students can drop by anytime.”

Career Center advisors meet with students interested in learning their employment options and possibilities.


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