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The Chronicle’s View: ASUU Must Look At Funds Closely

By , , and • April 16, 2002

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Nuclear Power Is no Longer Child of ’70s

By By Chris Brockway, By Chris Brockway, and By Chris Brockway • April 16, 2002

Environmentalists beware: Nuclear power may be making a comeback. For the first time in more than 20 years, permits will be requested for new nuclear power plants in this country. These new requests stand up in defiance of the blackout on new plants that has existed since the 3-Mile Island nuclear incident of 1979.

Job Offers Down, Recruiters More Scarce in Certain Fields

By and • April 16, 2002

Springtime will release a flood of U graduates into the job market, ready to put their education into practice. However, many graduating seniors are doubtful of their employment prospects because of the wake of the economic slowdown after Sept. 11. These fears are not unfounded as the National Association of Colleges and Employers reports that overall college hiring is down 37 percent and graduates are competing for fewer and lower-paying jobs.

Despite Economy, Graduates Have Some Job Opportunities

April 16, 2002

As graduates prepare to step out of college and onto their career paths, job markets are fluctuating with the economic downturn. While the slow economy has affected many job markets, some areas still remain strong. At the Graduate School of Social Work, students currently have about an 85 percent hire rate within three months of graduation, according to Dean Jannah Mather.

Graduate Schools See Jump in Applications Due to Economy

April 16, 2002

Working toward post graduate degrees has always been an option, but throughout the '90s large salaries lured students from universities and onto their career paths. Now that the job market is drying up, students are taking a closer look at graduate schools.

Majors Without Clear Career Paths Give Some the Jitters

April 16, 2002

Looking back on her education, senior Marcy Bauer sounds a little wistful. "I actually tried for two years to get a degree in something I thought I would be able to get a job in," she said. But she disliked parks, recreation and tourism enough to leave it for the uncertainty of a language major.

Career Services Will Soon Help Alumni Find Jobs

April 16, 2002

As of next fall, Career Services hopes to start matchmaking between employers and a whole new section of the U community?alumni. On average, someone will change jobs seven times and careers twice, according to Pat Steigauf, who holds the recently created position of alumni career counselor.

Career Services Seeks to Increase Visability

April 16, 2002

Bret Hortin came to the U in search of potential financial services reps. And last Wednesday's foray went pretty well. Hortin, a recruiter with Intermountain Financial Group, found the applicants well qualified. Others tend to "deselect" themselves, he said from a tiny office used for interviews in Career Services.

Engineering Situation Difficult, Not Dire

April 16, 2002

Gov. Mike Leavitt has taken numerous trips to Silicon Valley in the past two years trying to lure high-tech companies to Utah. Leavitt, with support from lawmakers, has showered money on engineering programs with the charge that they double the number of engineers and computer science graduates in five years.

Gymnasts Deserve NCAA Title

April 16, 2002

In my two years as a Daily Utah Chronicle sports staffer, I have reported on nearly every type of sport the U sponsors. I have done write-ups for men's basketball, skiing, baseball, golf, men's and women's tennis, football, volleyball?the only ones I can think of never covering are soccer and softball, not yet at least.