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with total sales in excess oI $948 million per year. Our expansion
internationally includes Canada, Puerto Rico, Japan, Taiwan, Hong
Kong, Korea, China, Singapore, Malaysia, Australia, New Zealand,
the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and more. Over million
customers purchase and use Melaleuca products each month. With
both our customers and our employees we exempliIy our mission
statement oI "Enhancing the lives of those we touch bv helping
people reach their goals."

In order to support our amazing growth, we are seeking qualiIied
candidates who are interested in making a positive contribution to a
very dynamic team at our Idaho Falls Headquarters. Melaleuca is
looking Ior team members with great interpersonal skills, analytical
abilities, and strong academic credentials to work in the Iollowing
areas:

Management Trainee Forecasting & Planning Analyst
Financial Analyst Purchasing Buyer / Expeditor
Staff Accountant Marketing Asst. Brand Manager
Copy Writer Web Programmer
Graphic Designer

Melaleuca employees enjoy working in a fast-paced
environment, providing personal and professional growth
opportunities, along with competitive salaries and excellent
benefits such as Medical, Dental and Life Insurance, 401(k),
Profit Sharing, a Corporate Fitness Center, an on-site Child
Care Center, Vacation, Tuition Reimbursement, Paid Holidays
and much, much more!

Come see us at the Career Fair
Wednesday, September 28
th
in the WSC Ballroom

Apply on-line at: www.melaleuca.jobs, or with BYU Career
Services.

Company Website: www.melaleuca.com

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DEMOCRATS
BYU College
Democrats note
record interest
Continued from Page 1
a dominantly Republican
university?
Its really fun, said Hansen.
Youre kind of forced to really
know what youre talking about
because youre challenged.
Im more educated and more
informed because I go to BYU
and Im a Democrat.
At least half of the group is
involved in some sort of cam-
paigning activity, but the clubs
Co-President Ben Ader, a politi-
cal science major from Knox-
ville, Tenn., said the main goal
of the club is to educate.
To me, that is the principal
role of both being at BYU, being
in this club and being in any
other student organization,
Ader said. From my under-
standing of learning, and our
doctrinal mandate to study,
things become easier, more
understood and we could solve
almost all world problems if we
had a greater knowledge of all
things.
Students of all political
parties who are willing to have a
civil discussion are encouraged
to attend.
If youre not curious, get
curious, Hansen said. If you
are curious, ask us.
Johnathan Gatto, a junior
from Philadelphia, Pa., study-
ing political science came from
Utah Valley University to attend
the discussion.
I think that the Church has
told a lot of Latter-day Saints,
even in stake conference, that
they should go and get involved
in different parties, Gatto said.
The club meets Tuesdays at
7 p.m. in room 270 of the Kimball
Tower. For more information,
visit byudemocrats.org.
DEBATE
Presidential
candidates face
off in social
media prior to
Denver debates
Continued from Page 1
White House in 2008 went down
in history as the rst election
to be heavily inuenced by the
new social media phenomenon,
Knight wrote in an article pub-
lished by the Hufngton Post.
Many voters, he said, espe-
cially those who were voting in
a political election for the rst
time, used social media sites to
talk to their friends about the
voting process as well as post-
ing a record of their experience
in pictures and video. Nowhere
was this more evident than on
social networking site Facebook,
where users sent each other vir-
tual Obama or McCain buttons,
or pledged their support to either
candidate with wall posts on
their respective pages.
Fast-forward to todays presi-
dential election, where, follow-
ing Obamas example, Romney
has amped up his use of social
media. His Facebook page has
almost 7.5 million likes. How-
ever, when it comes to Facebook,
he is still playing catch-up to
Obama, whose page has almost
29 million likes.
There are two main reasons
why Obamas presence on Face-
book dwarfs that of Romneys:
rst, Obama has had a page
since last election, and sec-
ond, the Obama campaign has
recruited Chris Hughes, a co-
founder of Facebook.
Obamas dominance carries
over to Twitter. As of Sept. 26,
2012, Obamas Twitter account
boasted 20, 188, 239 followers.
This compares to Romneys
mere 1,186,030.
But Romney does not seem
daunted.
On an episode of PBS New-
shour, Lauren Ashburn, the
founder and editor-in-chief of
the DailyDownload.com, said,
Romney is so active, especially
on Twitter. Hes taken to it like a
duck takes to water. It gives the
campaign the opportunity to do
things it wouldnt do on televi-
sion or in print.
Howard Kurtz, also a jour-
nalist for DailyDownload.com,
explained that these things
include a minute-by-minute
repartee.
Kurtz further explained the
importance of hashtags on Twit-
ter, describing them as weapons
in the political battle unfolding
over social media.
Both handles and hashtags
have allowed both presidential
campaigns to send direct mes-
sages to each other. For exam-
ple, David Axelrod, a prominent
political adviser to President
Obama, said in a tweet to Mitt
Romneys advisor, Eric Ferhn,
@EricFerhn Dude, none of my
business, but shouldnt you be in
debate prep instead of trying to
explain yourself to me?
Ferhn responded, @davidax-
elrod Haha! Believe it or not, the
economy is an issue where we
dont prep Mitt, he preps us.
Facebook and Twitter, though
the major social media chan-
nels for reaching voters, are not
the only forms of social media
with which the candidates are
experimenting.
Knight described Obamas
experiment with hangouts.
He told how Over 200,000 people
recently tuned in to Reddit to see
Obama take part in whats know
as an AMA Ask Me Any-
thing. He personally answered
over 1,000 questions (no minions
intervened) ranging from poli-
tics, to philosophy, to Washing-
tons secret beer recipe.
Traditional and social media
alike will converge on Denver
for the presidential debate, but
undoubtedly, social media is a
time bomb set to explode during
the debate over each candidates
comments.
The Universe will be right at
the epicenter. Equipped with
Wi-Fi and electronic outlets, a
staff of Universe reporters will
be able to provide live updates,
side-by-side with reporters
from major national newspa-
pers and news organizations like
CNN and Fox News.
Follow the Universe on Twit-
ter at @universemetro to get
these live updates during the
debate and Debatefest, an out-
door activity sponsored by the
University of Denver that will
include food, live music perfor-
mances and activities. The event
will run from 3 to 9 p.m. and is
expected to draw a crowd of over
5,ooo.
To get more information on
the debate, you can also follow
the University of Denver on
Twitter @uofdenver, or visit
its Facebook page. To get more
involved in the debate, you can
also use the Twitter hashtag
#debatedenver.
STUDENTS
BYU students
look forward
to presidential
debates
Continued from Page 1
developing my opinion and
an education behind the vote.
Anyone can go out and vote, but
our country will only get stron-
ger if everyone has their own
beliefs and opinions behind
their vote along with a will-
ingness to be educated and stay
educated.
Like Borup, other BYU stu-
dents have planned activi-
ties to watch the presidential
debates covering domestic
policy. For many students,
this November will be their
rst time voting in a presi-
dential election. Whether they
are politically involved or not,
students are making efforts to
watch the debate so they can
make informed decisions when
voting.
Among these students
are Lauren Barden and A.J.
Swartwood. The two would
seem to be unlikely friends,
as Barden is a Republican and
Swartwood is a Democrat.
They have been friends ever
since they competed together
in New York to win the 2011
National Championship for
the BYU Model United Nations
chapter.
The two friends use one-
liners from presidential can-
didates of past debates to tease
each other. They said that this
upcoming debate will give
them new rearms to tease
one another, as well as a chance
to expand their viewpoints of
each candidate. Swartwood
and Barden plan on recording
the debate, rewinding it and
discussing each issue that is
brought up.
We have no problem being
sassy with each other, but we
do it in a civil way, Barden
said, a junior from Minneapo-
lis, Minn., majoring in political
science.
Despite their ideological dif-
ferences, Swartwood considers
them to be political homies.
They too have planned a get-
together with their friends to
watch the presidential debates
and become more educated on
each political candidate. They
both agreed they will likely
disagree during the debates,
Swartwood says the two can
agree on one thing.
As much as we disagree,
one thing we do agree on is that
this election is likely the most
important that we have had in
a long time and for a long time
to come, said Swartwood,
majoring in communications.
There are two very different
visions for the future, I think
in a very literal, real way we
have the chance to basically
control our future.
He continued by encourag-
ing students to view the debate
for themselves.
As students who are soon to
graduate, this election affects
our future more than anybody
else, Swartwood said. So
to the extent that we can be
informed and see the future
president of the United States
talking about what he believes
and why he believes it, I think
this is a valuable experience
that we need to take part of.
Barden, vice president of
the BYU College Republicans,
said she also thinks it is impor-
tant for students to watch the
debates, but she also expressed
her excitement to watch it with
people who think differently
than she does.
I think it is really good
when people with different
ideologies get together to talk
about issues, Barden said. I
think that we can learn a lot
from each other. No party is
perfect, no party is completely
clean, they are both to blame.
I think that the debates are
a really fun environment to
come together and share ideas
and stand for what you believe
in.
Barden sees the debates as
an important step in learning
about subjects that will affect
voters long-term, as well as
an opportunity for voters to be
informed in such a close presi-
dential race.
We have a duty, since we
have the opportunity to live in
a free country, to participate in
our future, Barden said.
We have the chance to
decide what type of an envi-
ronment will exist once we
leave college and what type of
environment will be there for
our children when they grow
up. I think it is important that
we show we are grateful for our
liberty by exercising our right
to use it.
On Wednesday night, Chel-
sea Borup will be sporting her
red, white and blue attire and
said that the debates will be a
fun way for her and her friends
to be politically involved.
The tone of the party is to
come, have fun, be with your
friends, but get educated about
this big event, Borup said.
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