Three Things for November 8

1. Calling and Career Center to host Career and Internship Expo  

On Wednesday, Nov. 9, the Center for Calling and Career is hosting a Career and Internship Exposition to connect students with local employers who are offering full time, part time and internship positions. 

More than 40 different companies will be at the event, looking to meet students from all majors and classifications. 

The expo will be held in the SMC Great Room from 1-4 p.m. Students are advised, but not required, to come in business casual clothes, and bring a resume.

2. Musk makes Twitter changes 

Twitter announced on Saturday that it would begin charging customers $7.99 a month to receive a verification check mark on their profiles as part of the platform's subscription service, Twitter Blue. “Power to the people,” the announcement said. https://t.co/n1W80jtazL

— The New York Times (@nytimes) November 6, 2022

Elon Musk, Twitter’s new owner, made a drastic declaration after celebrities changed their Twitter display names to impersonate him — he threatened to permanently ban impersonators from the platform. 

Celebrities initially began impersonating Musk after he decided to offer a blue verification checkmark to all Twitter users, for a monthly fee of $7.99. At the same time, the platform owner laid off a large portion of Twitter’s workforce. 

“Going forward, any Twitter handles engaging in impersonation without clearly specifying ‘parody’ will be permanently suspended,” Musk tweeted.  

Musk later tweeted any name change on Twitter would result in the loss of a verification checkmark.  

Many platform users were upset with the billionaire’s decision, as the blue verification  checkmark had previously been free to individuals whose identity had been confirmed by Twitter employees. Others worried that stripping currently verified accounts will further the spread of  disinformation, especially during the election, Tuesday, Nov. 8.  

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3. Cargo capsule experiences solar panel mishap 

A Northrop Grumman cargo capsule ran into trouble with a solar panel after Monday’s liftoff to the International Space Station. Only one of the two solar panels on the Cygnus capsule opened successfully following the pre-dawn liftoff from Virginia. https://t.co/pW70Qf0VqW pic.twitter.com/svoPkXINai

— The Associated Press (@AP) November 8, 2022

A Northrop Grumman cargo capsule, headed for the International Space Station, had difficulty with one of its solar panels after liftoff. 

The cargo capsule successfully completed liftoff on Monday, Nov. 7. However, only one of its two solar panels opened properly. NASA experts are unsure if the capsule will be stable enough for the International Space Station’s robot arm to capture, and Northrop Grumman officials are monitoring the situation. 

The cargo capsule, named S.S. Sally Ride, after the first American woman in space, had 8,200 pounds of equipment intended to upgrade the space station’s power grid. 

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