If you are one of the thousands who missed the career fair yesterday, you missed out.

But before you jump off the nearest cliff, it is happening all over again today. So, after you?re done reading this column, shuffle on over to the Career Fair in the University Union Ballroom and make some plans for your future.

You can walk right in and head on out, but it doesn?t hurt to give it a look. Who knows, maybe you?ll stumble into a job offer in your field. It can happen, I?ve seen it. Whether your bag is Calpine, OfficeMax or Frito Lay Inc., you can find them all at today?s career fair until 2 p.m.

Speaking of Frito Lay Inc., I know of at least one job opening because Ricky Ray, ex-Sacramento State quarterback, just left the company for the San Francisco 49ers mere weeks ago. Current quarterback Ryan Leadingham is not the only guy with the opportunity to fill Ray?s shoes this year. It could be you, and for this job, you don?t have to do two-a-day exercises during the summer or sweat under the heavy glare of Coach John Volek.This potential job at Frito Lay Inc. is one of many that you will encounter this afternoon. Hundreds of prospective employers are just salivating at the chance to meet hungry college students, and they may be willing to offer more dough than the Arden Fair Food Court.

So don?t question it, just saunter on in there, and don?t be alarmed by the large number of uniformed police; they are only there to offer information. Be warned, you may get weird looks if you immediately start screaming “5-0” upon entry into the Ballroom. Call in sick to work, skip a class, tape “Jenny Jones,” but do what you must to help yourself out…

…Big ups to UNIQUE for getting Dr. Drew to invade our campus last week. Although he was clearly missing his tag-team partner, Adam Carrolla, he managed at times to keep the full house attentive. Some professors at Sac State should take notes. The people who asked questions of the doctor seemed to catch Drew off guard once or twice, in spite of the fact that it has been his job to answer these types of questions for nearly 20 years. Some inquiries from Sac State students drew rather pointed responses from Drew, including a few observations about Sacramento.

“You guys are f—ed up here.” Drew said. Later he remarked, “Now I know why you guys are timid around here. These women are going to kick your ass.”

But whether or not Drew comes back is not the point. If UNIQUE can continue to attract these types of people to campus, that will be great. Last year alone we saw Woody Harrelson, Bill Maher, Alan Keys and John McCain scrambling for parking on campus. Who?s next?

Russ Edmondson is a journalism major. He can be reached at [email protected].