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-566f! MAuWOll European travel expensive ny uionne searcey Senior Editor Few recent graduates travel abroad to Europe probably because of high costs, employees of local travel agencies said. Karen McGinn, manager and a travel consultant at ConlactTravel, 4001S. 48th St., said the price of an airline ticket alone could range from $700 to $900. This price doesn’t include costs for stay ing in hotels or youth hostilcs, she said. Linda Kunz, a travel consultant forTravel Agents International, Meridian Park Centre, 70th and O streets, said students who wanted to travel in Europe on their own would find that hotel rooms cost about $100 a night. “Europe travel is very expensive," Kunz said. Costs vary for youth hostel or bed and breakfast programs, Kunz said. Traveling by program is usually cheaper than traveling alone, she said. Kunzsaidstudentscouia Duyariexipass, a pass that allows students to travel by train or water taxi as much as they want for a certain number of days. But these passes cost between $200 and $300. Lori McCullough, a travel consultant for Allied Tour & Travel, said youth hostel programs are probably the cheapest pro gram that students traveling to Europe can use. She said Allied travel had received few calls from May graduates inquiring about Europe travel. These students are probably “just wor ried about getting a job" following gradu ation, she said. Kunz also said few graduating seniors had called to inquire about European travel. “Right after you graduate, you’re proba bly so worn out you want to stay parked for a while," she said. Kunz said that if students are thinking abou t Eu rope travel, they should plan ahead for the cheapest prices. Get a job May graduates face tough market By Jeremy Fitzpatrick Senior Reporter University of Nebraska-Lincoln stu dents who graduate in May will face an extremely competitive job market, an official said. “It’s ‘not unusual for graduates and alumni to be taking many months to find employment in the position they are looking for," Larry Routh, director of UNL’s Career Planning and Placement Center, said. “I’ve been in this profession for a long time, and this is unusual how competi tive it is." Routh said several factors had led to the competitiveness of the job market. The recession and military cutbacks are two main ones, he said. Both have caused people to lose their jobs, which places experienced workers out in the field competing for jobs with graduates. People in southern California and in the northeastern United States have been hardest hit by these factors, he said. Another problem for graduates, Routh said, is that many students have entered fields such as engineering, actuarial sci ence and business that once were con sidered to mean sure employment. As greater numbers of people enter these fields, he said, demand for graduates has decreased. "Today it seems like the word has gone out on areas that have been hot on employment, and as more and more people go into those fields, supply starts exceeding demand," he said. “A lot of the big corporations have really cut back in hiring or have had layoffs.” Although finding a job will be difficult for this year’s graduates, Routh said, it will not be impossible. “It’s a tough year to be a college graduate, but I don’t want people to think there is no hope, because we are hearing from people who continue to become employed,” he said. “Students can get jobs, it might just take longer.” Graduates who stay in the Midwest when looking for work are at an advan tage, Routh said, because the region is not dependant on the industries that have been hardest hit by the recession. “We don’t have companies as severely hit," he said. “We’re not affected as much.” Routh said there is no “hot” field in today’s job market. He advised graduates to not pick their future jobs based on fields’ perhaps temporary popularity. “It’s kind of like the stock market, to tell you the truth," he said. “If you pick it on supply and demand, you’re making a mistake. “Pick a field where you will be very well qualified — pick one where you can be the best." Routh advised students to work in internships and gel other career experi ence before they graduated. He said they should also stop by the career placement and planning office to use its resources. Staff in the career office will help students develop a resume, contact employers and arrange campus inter views. For a $15 charge, the office will send students’ resumes to potential employers through a computer system. Guess which I >aljys mother smoked while she was [megnant. If you're pregnant, tee a doctor now. Fight low birthweight March of Dimes Campaign For Healthier Babies I University of Nebraska Class of '92 Michelle Flam me - We are very proud of you! Congratulations I Love - Dad, Mom, Brenda and Lisa University of Nebraska Class of *92 Lara Vander Yacht - Congratulations - You’re a terrific daughter and you'll be a great dentist! Love • Mom and Dad University of Nebraska Class of *92 Jennifer Blume - Congratulations on your graduation. Love - Your family and friends University of Nebraska I Class of '92 till * t Kimberly K. Gabriel - You never gave less than your best! We are so very proud of you. Love Mom & Dad University of Nebraska Class of '92 Steve Mack I Justice O'Connor • Steve Mack, on to Law College. Thanks Jan Kauffman and Pat McBride. Congrats, Steve University of Nebraska Class of '92 Lauri Ann Gengenbach - We love you and couldn't be prouder of such a wonderful daughter. Love - Mom, Dad and Steph University of Nebraska Class of '92 Jon Mason • Congratulations - We never dreamt you'd be a geologist. We re proud of you. 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