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University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Vol. G4No. 120
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ByAnnLcve
Stiff Exporter
Editor's nctc: This is the first article In
a five-part caries exploring ways stu
dents can cpend the sunsner. Othr
articles 'Mil be on working, ciudylEj
GP.d traveling in the United Sidles end
abroad, m well 3 a look at some locally
based internship programs. Because
most of these programs have early
deadlines, it's important for stud cuts to
start applying now besides, it's almost
summer.
7 f you're thinking about summer employ-
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meni ana warn to get some college
credit too why not consider an intern
ship? Many companies and government, agen
cies offer on-the-job experience to college
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me interns get pay, some get credit and
some get both. But most interr.3 get valuable
experience that help3 them land permanent
jobs later, said Millie Katz, coordinator of the
UNL Oalce of Experiential Education.
The OES lists hundreds of internships for
the summer, spring end fall semesters. In
addition, UNL colleges have internship place
ment programs at the department or college
level, she said.
Once a function of the College of Arts and
Sciences, the OEE now is part of the UNL
Career Planning and Placement Center. This
change has opened many internships to UNL
students, K&tz said. Many national companies
that interview graduating seniors also ofler
student internships.
But UNL students were missing these oppor
tunities because interviewers didn't know
about the university internship programs, she
said.
The OEE and college placement cHlces
don't assign students to jobs, Katz said.
Instead, the offices provide information on
available internships, offer job-hunting tips
and help students set up interviews, she said.
Getting the internship is up to the student.
About 970 students interviewed for intern
ships through the OEE in 1084, Katz said. Of
these, roughly half found them, she said.
Lincoln has the most jobs for UNL interns,
Katz said. Eat the OEE also taps national and
international internship programs. Some stu
dents find work in their home towns, some go
to Washington, others go abroad. But opportun
ity is more limited in these programs because
of competition with students from other
schools, Katz s M.
Government agencies have many openings
for student interns, Katz said. Of 210 spring
semester interns registered with the OEE, half
are working in government agencies and earn
ing political science credit, she said. Eat
opportunity is growing in other fields, she said.
For example, the number of life sciences
interns working in hospitals and other health
care offices has doubled since 1979, she said.
Katz estimated 05 percent of interns take
jobs related to their academic fields. Work
experiences may va7 with the jobs, she said.
Interns in state agencies might work on
research projects or public relations. Meteo
rology students might work for the Federal
Aviation Administration in air-traffic control.
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University's Special Services Project
oners- help. ior disadvantaged students
Bj Gene Gentrop
Geniar Eeporter
UNL's disadvantaged students can
get help with career development and
class deficienc3 through the universi
ty's Special Services Project.
F.ebecca Hargrove, writing and learn
ing skills specialist for the program,
said students with deficiences in math
and the hard sciences or students
uncertain about their career goals can
benefit the most.
Hargrove said ths prcyam, which
sznzs sbout S30 students a yes:, re
quires thst students have a 2.9 Grada
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or lower on th3 Antsricsn Ccllsga Test-
Students then must meet any one of
three requirements, including: a han
dicap, low income or parents who are
first-generation U.S. residents or who
don't have a four-year college degree.
Vaughn Robertson, assistant direc
tor of the program, said he has seen a
"push toward racial minority students,"
but insisted the program is designed to
"serve all kinds of students."
The preset is part of the federal
government's Trio program, which helps
disadvantaged students deal with cur
ricular offerings, educational counsel
ing, tutoring, careers' and cultural
Trio programs include "Talent
Opportunity Centers and Educational
Training Services.
In 1083, Trio projects served nearly
500,000 disadvantaged students. Of
these, 41 percent were black, 35 per
cent white, 17 percent Hispanic, 4 per
cent Native American and 3 percent
Asian. Eleven thousand were physically
handicapped. ,
Robertson said other services include
tutors that go to class with students,
take notes, take tests and compare
their skills with the student's. Tutors
then help students improve their skills
in notetaking, test taking and studying.
Hargrove said the program locks at
fesshmsa students who had avenge cr
feelow-e?ers3 high school academic
ciencies in math and sciences."
Through the program, some students
can take courses like Math 100 over a
period of 1 8 weeks instead of the usual
eight weeks.
Robertson said that besides educa
tional help, the program helps stu
dents with cultural development.
Although some students don't qual
ify for the program, they usually are
referred to other campus programs,
such as the Educational Learning
Center.-
"If we don't have a tutor trained in
something like trigonometry, we usu
ally direct then there," ha said. "What
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Look Party's
door-to-door
campaigning
violates rules
By Kevin LcCcy
The Look Party received a formal
wTittenjvarning Thursday night during
a closed hearing bftha Eesideaca Hall
AssjcktIon's election commission for
illegal campaigning.
RHA election commission member
Ken Libty said he saw Janet Markvicka,
a Look candidate for the Home Eco
nomics Advisory Board, and Jana
Schenzel, a Look candidate for the
Committee for Fees Allocation, cam
paigning door-to-door in Gather Hall on
Thursday, violating university policy
and election regulations forASUN and
RHA.
Libby said he told the women that
door-to-door compsigning was illegal
and notified P.HA election commis
sioner Gary Aurand, who called the
closed hearing.
This warning is Look's second from
KHA's commission.
Look had been warned for not sign
ing campaign posters in tha Cather
Pound M Karper-Schramm-Smith res
idence halls.
Because Aurand is a Chang? Party
candidate for the College of Engineer
ing and Technology, he abstained from
voting and i-equested that Libby lead
the meeting.
Chris Nabower, a Target Party can
didate for the Teachers College Advi
sory Board, also abstained from voting.
Look first vice presidential candi
date Eric Lane and Abel Hail president
Tony Coe represented the Look Party at
the hearing.
Two years ago, the commission
banned two parties from campaigning
in the residence halls because of viola
tions. Aurand said the commission
mentioned that option for Look, but
decided to spans the party unless it
receives a third warning.
RHA president Dave Edwards e-aid
the ASUN electoral commission and
the Office of University Housing have
the option of taking more action against
Look.
Edwards said possible options could
include a written complaint, action by
' the judicial board cr nullifying election
results.
Lock first vice presidential candi
date Eric Lane said hs attributed the
problems to S'cpcrtsns bcinj "crei'y
rootivstedM to f rt sexpert th? ?v.
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