1996_10 Insight October 1996

              In Focus
OCTOBER 2, 1996 I
UNCERTAINTY: Students looking for work hope for the best, from page 1
lawyers, teachers and marketing
specialists — flood the job market
every year.
Unfortunately, according to the
Department of Labor projections,
anywhere from 30 to 44 percent of
recent graduates arc unemployed,
under-employed, serving lengthy
internships and apprenticeships or
working in jobs where a high
school diploma once sufficed.
Blue-collar work
The AcVtv York Times documented
the fact that more and more college
students are taking jobs as factory
workers because they cannot find
college level employment.
Tim Conboy, Fresno branch
manager of Jobs Plus Temporary
Staffing Service, said that he sees
quite a few college graduates looking for blue-collar work to get their
foot in the door of the job market.
"Wc verify lhat our workers have
graduated from high school and if
they have any education exceeding
lhat. it's great, but not necessary,"
Conboy said. "You went to Fresno
State, that's great. Here's a job that
pays $5 an hour."
About one-half of students who
jump into the college baccalaureate program will succeed. Still,
each June, the number of bachelor's
degrees awarded exceed the population of ihe state of New Hampshire, about 1.1 million, according
to the 1990 census data.
Students arc hopeful that the labor market demand for workers
with bachelor's or graduate degrees
will increase to accommodate the
percentage of individuals with such
credentials. But some are finding
out ihe hard truth when they are
forced to move back home, unemployed and disillusioned.
Good and aggressive
Each year, Fresno Stale produces
3.500 graduates with bachelor's degrees in 56 fields of study and
master's degrees in 41 fields.
Will these students' expectations
be met by the job market?
"If'you're good and aggressive
enough, you can get a job no matter what." said junior Emil Milevoj,
a business management student at
Fresno State.
"More people are getting interested in entrepreneunthip, so they
can create their own business and
have their own job. Also, many
people who never had schooling
were successful because of their
creativity and intuitive spirit."
Career Development and Employment Services (CDES), located in the
Joyal Administration building on
campus, offers counseling and services to students who arc looking to
enter the job market.
"I think that a lot of student services arc under-utilized by students,"
said Arlene Bireline, director of
CDES. "If students took thc time to
research, they'd do a lot better in their
future careers."
Bireline stressed the importance of
students taking advantage ofthe services available to them early on. She
said students would have a stronger
focus and know which direction
they're heading in. .
The 1995-1996 CDES Annual Report revealed that 86 percent of all
job listings provided were filled by
Fresnq State students. CDES offers
not only full and part—time job assistance, but also offers many out-of-
classroom learning experiences
including cooperative education, internships and community service opportunities.
■"We have noticed that the more
motivated students get the better
jobs." said Bireline. "But I always
encourage students to get to know
themselves, explore their passions
and find what they love to do. That
takes time."
Emerging occupations
The Employment Development
Department (EDD) in Fresno can
also be extremely helpful for students
looking for jobs or researching future careers.
Carla Barnes. EDD Labor Market
Information Division (LMID) research analyst, encourages students
to "look at emerging occupations in
areas that people don't think about."
She highly recommends the help of
career counselors when choosing a
field.
In California, thc job market is expanding in the services industry.
Health, business, computer and social services are expected to account
for almost one of every two jobs
added to the economy during the
1994-2005 period, according to the
LMID. v
Barnes had some advice for college students, regardless of the field
they are expected to enter. "If you
can't use a computer now. you better
leam," she said, "especially if you
have a college degree."
According to the American Council on Education, between 1970 and
1990, the number of high school seniors declined by almost two million.
•     Insight photo by Ryan McKee
The bulletin board at Fresno State's Career Development and
Employment Services office lists job opportunities for students.
or 11 percent. At the same time, the
number of four-year colleges increased by 170. or 10 percent.
After reviewing these figures,
Albert Shanker, president of the
American Federation of Teachers,
observed: "College is now the sort
of place that says to anybody who's
over 18 and breathing, 'Come here
and bring your tuition.'"
Rising tuition
The 1995 U:S. New Cost of College Index shows that tuition is rising fastcT than the incomes of most
families. As a result, more than half
of all students have no choice but to
borrow in order to meet expenses.
Today, students have to deal with
the fact that after incurring college
debts, they may not even be able to
get a well-paying job to pay those
debts off— or they may still be paying when their own children are
ready for college.
Since 1980, students have defaulted on $ 19.2 billion in federal
guaranteed loans. Despite the 12
percent default rate. President
Clinton wants to expand the direct-lending program, enabling
college students to borrow straight
from the federal government and
repay the loan on flexible terms
after graduation.
"I went to college about 14
years ago," said Annabella
Oliveira. a nursing student at
Fresno State. "I did secretarial
work for 10 years, but I wasn't
enjoying what I was doing. For
the past three years, I've been
going to school at night and working full—time. By the time I
graduate, getting a job is going to
be competitive, but I hope my specialization in critical care will give
me an edge."
Recycling center
turns trash to cash
■ Bottles, cans and
magazines fill the nonprofit center.
by Armin Frey
Staff Writer
The Fresno State Recycling Center collected almost one million
pounds of materials in 1995. This recycling program, that now collects 12
different items, raked in a 15 percent
increase from last year.
"Since we have started in 1980, thc
amount we collected has increased
each year," said Red Estes, director
ofthe recycling center and head track
coach. "We are a non-profit organization. The profit we make all goes
to the track team."
The center is located at the corner
of Barstow and Maple avenues. The
drop center is open 24 hours a day
and accepts aluminum cans, plastic
bottles, glass bottles, steel tin, bimetal cans, scrap metal, telephone
books, magazines, catalogs, white
paper, colored paper, computer paper,
newspaper, pallets and refillable laser toner cartridges.
No tires, please
Items such as Styrofoam, tires, batteries, oil. other plastics like plastic
bags, hard plastics, trash, plate glass,
mirrors and pottery are not accepted
at the center.
The recycling center system also
includes a free "go around service."
This means that people from the re-
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The garden is located on the northwest comer of Parking Lot V and directly behind the Joyal Administration
building. It has been available to
Fresno State students, staff and the
community since May 1985.
The Rotary Club of Fresno donated
the half-acre garden with a common
variety of plants, bushes and trees that
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"There is a need to prevent the increase of allergy problems in people,
financial, as well as the physical discomfort," said Herbert Piper, a
Rotarian for 23 years and a member
of the organizing committee.
No garden can be absolutely allergy-free, but to minimize the allergies, the garden has plants that have
little pollen, sterile pollen, plants that
bloom when no others do and large-
sized pollen plants — all which minimize the effect of allergies.
"I want to try and boost the use of
the garden, to be available to educate,
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cycling center go around and collect
material from offices on campus.
Free services
This service can be offered for free
because the recycling center receives .
money, for the separated items they
collect, from companies.
These companies, in turn, produce
recycled goods.
However, profit is not always guaranteed because of the high fluctuation in the price for recycled material.
For example, the price for a ton of
old newspapers has a range of $5 to
$90.
Although Estes has helped to increase the amount of collected material year to year, some students are
not familiar with the recycling center.
"I didn't know that wc have a recycling center." said 24- year-old
Diana Norman.
"I thought that they only collect
aluminum cans," said 26-year-old
Daniel Fischmeyer from Los Angeles.
Ecological issues
Estes believes students are unaware
of the recycling center because it
doesn't advertise like a company.
"We are a non-profit organization.
We do it to get some money for thc
track team." Estes said.
Ecological issues are also important
for the recycling center.
Estes said: "[The] university doesn't
pay a lot of attention to ecological issues. So, we decided to do it."
GAMBLING, from page 1
into habitual and frequent visits.
Brian Dayton, a former Fresno State
student, recalls that the closeness of
a casino justified many gambling ex-
"Becausc Table Mountain was so
close I made any excuse to go. If I
did good on a test and wanted to extend my luck, I would go. If I did
bad on a test or had a bad day, I would
go to try to change my luck," Dayton
Like other students, Dayton often
finds the aura of local casinos too boring, making routine trips to more extravagant settings such as Las Vegas
or Reno, where the stakes — and excitement — are amplified. "I made it
a habit to visit Vegas at least four
times a year," Dayton said.
Al McLeod. a professor of Sociology at Fresno State for 28 years, feels
that gambling, when it transcends its
recreational purposes, could be classified as an addictive agent like drugs
and alcohol.
"Gambling, like taking drugs, gives
some people an emotional rush and a
sense of power," McLeod said. "Like
an addiction to drugs, alcohol, fast
cars and gambling gives those who
are addicted an emotional payoff."
Monitoring behavior
McLeod feels that thc difference
between a recreational gambler and
one who is addictive is that the latter
is not capable of monitoring their
behavior.
"They don't have a choice unless
they get help," he said. The prospect
of "easy money" and the influence of
popular cultural values, according to
McLeod, are factors that compel students to gamble.
"It's the same phenomenon for students as for everyone else." McLeod
said. "(Students) gamble because they
want to get money in an easier way
without working for it. They want to
fulfill the American Dream."
Almost half of gambling activity
takes place in social and non-commercial settings, most of which come
under the definition of illegal.
Fresno State students also engage
in these activities.
Sports betting-pools that arc synonymous with office settings are making their way into fraternity houses
and dormitories. According to one
member of a fraternity who wanted
his identity and his organization to remain anonymous, a pool at his fraternity house is conducted for every
Monday night football game.
"Every week we get around 30 or
so guys to play for SI0. We usually
have a jackpot around S300. with the
winner taking all." he said.
Increase in colleges
Student participation in modest activities like chance pools and fantasy
football leagues often graduate to habitual and chronic gambling behavior, turning some universities to
sanctuaries for underground gambling. Since 1992. illegal gambling
operations have been found at numerous colleges, including Michigan
State. University of Texas and Northwestern. >
Synonymous with betting is a
population of illegal gambling proprietors, known as "bookies," who in
many cases are members of the student body. A local bookie, whose clientele includes many Fresno State
students and who wanted to remain
anonymous, maintains his business is
year-round. "They (students) bet on
everything. When football is over,
they bet on basketball. When basketball is over, they bet on baseball", he
. said.
He said that his biggest business is
on Bulldog football games.
Earl Young, a Bulldog defensive
back, is unaffected by ihe amount of
pressure fellow students' bank accounts put on his and the leam's performance. "We play to win, noVfor
point spreads." Young said. "We play
for ourselves and the university as a
whole."
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