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Tuesday, Jan. 26,1993
Grads face mixed job market
(CPS) — Despite an improving
economy, college graduates face a
muted job market this spring. More
job opportunities maybe possible,
. but expectations for salaries arc
slower, according to a leading em¬
ployment report
There is a widespread anticipa¬
tion that the new administration
and Congress will put programs
into place to stimulate' the econ¬
omy," said Victor Lindquist, asso¬
ciate dean, >nd director of place¬
ment at Northwestern University
in Evasion, HI. He is the author of
the 1993 Northwestern University
,.  .     Linquist-Endicott Report.
The 47th annual survey of busi¬
ness and industrial firms nation¬
wide found thaicorporaie America
is "n-lati vely optimistic,'' but that
the outlook for 1993 graduates is
only slightly better than 1992, the
worst market for graduates in the
past 20 years.
Most of the 258 businesses sur¬
veyed are cutting back on recruit¬
ment on college campuses are are
reducing hiring in several disci¬
plines, including most non-engi¬
neering graduates. '   *
"StJ&ents will have to market
themselves more effectively arid
have more flexibility," Lindquist
said. "They must realize that their
'dream job' may be in another lo¬
cation or at a level less than de-
sired."
Some other findings of the re¬
port include:
° Students with degrees in com¬
puter science will find an 18 per¬
cent increase in job opportunities.
0 Demand for students with
master's degrees in accounting will
fall nearly 66 percent
• At the bachelor's level, 47 per¬
cent o( the firms will need more
personnel, but 42 percent will need
fewer employees. For students with
master's degrees, 42 percent ofthe
firms will hire more graduates, but
34 percent will hire fewer students.
° A majority of the firths con¬
duct drug tests and many check
education and past employment
references. Many firms are now
using psychological testing.
° Students with degrees in engi¬
neering can expect salaries .2 per¬
cent higher than 1992 graduates;
liberal arts, 1.3 percent higher, and
mathematics or statistics, 1 per¬
cent higher.
(Patrick Scheetz, director of the
Collegiate Employment Research
Institute at Michigan State Univer¬
sity in East Lansing, found in a
national survey that employers are
projecting a decrease in the hiring
of college graduates for the fourth
straight year.
The results were reported in
Michigan State's 22nd annual na¬
tional survey, which said the most
serious problem facing campus
recruiters is the limited number of
minority and female job-seekers,
and the need for more applicants
with work experience. Graduate
students also have unrealistic ex¬
pectations, the report said.
Among the major finding:
0 Employers are becoming more
selective about their new hires, and
some firms won't consider appli¬
cants with a grade point average
less than 3.0.
° Job availability, while com¬
petitive nationwide, is better in the
Southeast and North Central, and
more competitive in the Southwest,
South Central, Northeast and
-Northwest.
"The qualifications employers
are looking for in college students
include flexibility, teamwork skills
and the ability to provide customer
satisfaction. Computer knowledge
is considered mandatory," the re¬
port said.
° The estimated beginning sala¬
ries for 1993 college graduates
range from $40,173 for chemical
engineers to $19,114 for journal¬
ism majors. | For students with
master's degrees, the average is
$35,289. and fofPh.D.'s, $37,755.
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Student paper protests fee increases
Goleta (CPS) — In protest of the University of California Board
of Regents' decision to increase tuition by $605. the student
newspaper at UC Santa Barbara printed the names, addresses and
work te|ephone.nurnbere of all 18 regents, seven ex-officiolfegents
and the student regent a
In the middle ofthe double-page spread, among all the pictures of
the smiling regents, is a drawing of a hand with a middle fipger
extended.
"We'd like to address a question that has dogged the UC regents
at severalapf your recentmeetings," a Daily Nexus editorial said.
"We' ve heard it issue from your politically appointed lips more than
once: 'Really, are we out of touch?' Well, dear regents, sirs, and
madams, yes."
The editorial urged students to let the regents know bow they felt
about the fee hike. The voting records on the tuition increase and
some ofthe regents' home telephone numbers also were published.
'Gootifer' gets honorary degree
Florence, Ala. (CPS) — Actor George Lindsay, best known for
his role of "Goober" on "The Andy Griffith Show" and "Mayberry
RJ\D." received an honorary doctorate of human letters in Decem¬
ber from the University of North Alabama.
University spokesman William Jamigan said Lindsay, a 1952
graduate of the school, received the honorasy degree for fund-
raising and giving the school publicity.
Four arrested in dorm rape case
Daytona Beach, Fla. (CPS) — Bethune Cookman College offi¬
cials are studying ways to make the residence halls more secure after
four Bethune Cookman students were arrested and charged with
sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl on campus.
The victim told police that on Dec. I a man stopped to talk to her
at a gas station in Daytona Beach. They drank alcohol and smoked
marijuana in the parking lot.
She was then taken to a dorm room and sexually assaulted, police
said. After reviewing the case, prosecutors decided to charge the
men with assault rather than rape.
Arrested and charged with lewd and lascivious assault upon a
child were Octavia Samon Jefferson, 19, of Vero Beach, Fla.; Malin
Keth Jones, 18, of Pompano Beach, Fla; Christopher Jason Graddy,
19, of Lakeland, Fla.; and Albert Simpson, 19, of Jacksonville, Fla.
All four students lived in residence halls at Bethune Cookman.
A college spokeswoman said the administration is investigating
the security in the dorms.
She said the suspects were automatically suspended and will
remain so until the case is resolved.
Snowball fight turns ugly
East Lansing, Mich (CPS)—Michigan State University officials
were investigating how a campus snowball fight escalated into a
melee that left five studentp i rij urcd and nearly $3,000 in damage to
dormitories and automobiles. >
The fight, which lasted about eight hours,, began in the early
evening of Dec. 10 and wasn't finished until the next day.
The injuries included broken fingers, nose injuries, a dislocated
knee and a head concussion.
Officials said four students were arrested for malicious destruc¬
tion of property, disorderly behavior and violation of a vehicle code.
The melee apparently began as a stress-relieving snowball fight
that escalated into a near-riot that moved from one campus area to
another as snow supplies dwindled, school official said.
Several cars were damaged by the snowballs, and one vehicle was
kicked by a student.
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