BSU hosts event with CDF and Target
Besides making good grades, most college students are worrying about employment possibilities, or the lack thereof, after graduation. With an economic slump, job opportunities seem less certain and early exploration for career options is becoming increasingly popular.
That being said, we hope that you will take advantage of a great networking opportunity TONIGHT! Two inclusive groups, the Children’s Defense Fund and Target, are interested in helping YOU navigate your potential community and professional career. The Children’s Defense Fund (CDF), a national non-profit organization, fight for the millions of unheard children in America. If you are interested in a career that advocates for better education, affordable health care, and the termination of child labor, CDF may be a perfect fit. Additionally, Target has a vested interest in recruiting a multicultural workforce. From their marketing strategies to the clothing designs, they want different faces for different ideas to ensure that they are appealing to all consumers. If you are interested in helping diversify corporate America, Target needs you!
The partnership reception will take place tonight in the Union Magnolia Room at 7 p.m. ALL students and majors are welcome to attend; business attire is suggested.
We hope that you join us for this night of food and fellowship. This program is highly dependent on your participation. These groups have a genuine interest in our future and want to meet as many young people as they possibly can. Some of the greatest careers start off with one connection -make your connection a reality tonight!
We’ll see you there.
Erica J. Washington, Chair
Education and Outreach
Black Student Union
Brandon M. Smith, President
Black Student Union
Smokers need to respect other students
Why doesn’t Louisiana State University have designated smoking areas? I don’t know about the general population but I really don’t enjoy inhaling second-hand smoke. Those who smoke not only endanger themselves but everyone else around them.
For those of us who don’t smoke, hanging around smokers causes the non-smoker to have increased chance of catching a cold or having respiratory difficulties like asthma, heart and lung diseases and even lung cancer. Not only is smoking unhealthy for the smoker, but consider those who aren’t even present at the time, the unborn. Smoking is a known cause of stillbirths, underweight births, Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, mental retardation and asthma in newborns. I really don’t enjoy smelling like someone else’s ashtray.
One person asking LSU to protect the health of its population of students and faculty is probably not going to get results. I realize this is an inconvenience for smokers. But it inconveniences me when they smoke in my high-traffic walking paths. It inconveniences me because I am so allergic to cigarette smoke that I cough, sneeze and often have an asthma attack.
Every time I have asthma attacks my lungs become more damaged making it easier for me to become sick. What is the point of getting a flu shot if I am just going to get sick from walking through plumes of cigarette smoke anyway? I am not asking smokers to not smoke outdoors.
All I am saying is that it would be nice to be able to step out of an academic building and be able to breathe the air without having an asthma attack. For more information including my own source, go to www.pmusa.com, the official site of Philip Morris USA.
Fay Thibodeaux
sophomore
studio art